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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Ralston, Hon. Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

As subject
actions re rail transport issues 116B:1050
experience as councillor in Surrey 152B:1715
trade mission to Asia 80B:1730-1735, 146C:1515, 148C:1415-1420
Airline industry, seaplane service between Vancouver and Seattle 146C:1515
Amazon.com Inc., operations 146C:1840
Beare, Lisa, trade mission to China 80B:1735
B.C., assets 146C:1735, 146C:1840-1845
British Columbia Innovation Council Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 4)
debate 92B:1330-1335, 94B:1530-1540, 94B:1705, 98B:1115-1155, 99B:1335-1415
definitions 98B:1115-1140, 99B:1335-1350
purpose 92B:1330-1335
title change 98B:1115
B.C. Liberal Party, position on trade missions 80B:1730
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 80B:1725, 146C:1650-1655
B.C. NDP government, priorities 80B:1720-1730, 89B:1435, 146C:1820-1825
B.C. Stats, Small Business Profile report, content 146C:1525-1535, 146C:1550, 146C:1630, 146C:1815
B.C. Tech Summit 146C:1510
Budget debate 89B:1430-1500
Business
business climate 146C:1730-1735, 146C:1840-1845
employees, access to child care and housing 161B:1135
establishment of head offices, HQ Vancouver project 148C:1540
government support 80B:1725-1730
taxation 119B:1125, 119B:1140, 146C:1840
taxation, training tax credit 119B:1135
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement 80B:1730
Canadian free trade agreement, B.C. government complaint 84B:1045-1050
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), operational issues 116B:1050-1055
Catalyst Paper Corp., operations 148C:1510
Child care
affordability and availability 89B:1430
government plan 89B:1435-1440
role in economy 89B:1435
Child protection system, children in government care, support 89B:1440
Children and youth, early childhood educators, supply and training 89B:1440
China, market for B.C. wood products 148C:1415
Climate change
government action, role of workforce development and technology sector 188B:1415
impact, economy and workforce 188B:1415
College and Institute Act, amendments 152B:1655
Communities, smart communities technology pilot program 148C:1615
Community Futures, funding and programs 148C:1350-1355
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiations 148C:1450-1455
Construction industry, employment and jobs 146C:1825-1830
Consumers, cost of living 89B:1430
government action 80B:1720-1725
Dairy industry regulation, change to "dairy plant" definition 152B:1705-1710
DigiB.C., agreement with Gyeonggi Content Agency 148C:1420
Economy
competitiveness 146C:1730-1735
conditions 89B:1435, 146C:1745, 161B:1125-1135
government strategy 80B:1725-1750, 146C:1505-1520, 148C:1605
measurement, progress indicator 148C:1610
sustainable development
emerging economy task force 80B:1725, 146C:1510, 148C:1555-1600, 188B:1415
innovation commission initiative 80B:1725, 80B:1750, 89B:1450, 125B:1415-1420
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 188B:1415
Education
curriculum, computer coding education 99B:1415
government investment 89B:1440
Employer health tax 89B:1440-1445
implementation and impact on businesses 146C:1540-1545, 146C:1750-1815
Employment and unemployment, job creation 146C:1510
Families, B.C. Family Bonus program 119B:1120
Financial services industry, tax credits to banks, Advantage B.C. program 148C:1540
First Nations and Indigenous persons, consent to projects 146C:1705-1715
First Nations Technology Council, work of organization 99B:1355
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
activities 148C:1400-1405
staff 148C:1530
Forests and forest industry
export of product and expansion of market 148C:1405
softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement 80B:1740, 148C:1520-1525
Fortinet Technologies, operations in B.C. 146C:1840
Genome B.C., role and funding 80B:1725
Germany, corporation board requirements 152B:1705
Government regulations, reduction 146C:1555-1625
High-technology industry
Cascadia innovation corridor 80B:1740, 89B:1500, 146C:1515, 148C:1415
development and government support 80B:1725-1750, 89B:1450-1500, 140B:1045
digital supercluster initiative 80B:1745-1750, 89B:1455, 94B:1540, 139B:1415-1420, 146C:1515, 146C:1640, 146C:1735
government support 92B:1330-1335, 94B:1530-1540, 94B:1705, 98B:1115-1155, 99B:1335-1415
government support and role in economy 94B:1530-1535, 146C:1510-1515, 146C:1640-1645
government support, federal funding 94B:1535
market access and procurement concierge concept 99B:1400-1410
training spaces 80B:1750, 89B:1500, 98B:1155, 99B:1410-1415
visualization technology and applications 80B:1745-1750
women in technology industry 146C:1510
workers, Canadians working elsewhere and potential return 80B:1745
workers, skilled workers 89B:1455
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 89B:1435, 146C:1510, 146C:1820
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants program 146C:1520
immigrants to B.C. 89B:1430
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., funding 146C:1520, 146C:1725
Income Tax Act, amendments 119B:1110-1140
Income tax, alignment with federal income tax 119B:1120
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, joint office on Indigenous economic development 146C:1700
Infrastructure, government investment 146C:1825-1830
Innovate B.C.
board 94B:1535, 98B:1130, 99B:1350-1355, 146C:1640-1645
establishment and role 92B:1330-1335, 94B:1530-1540, 94B:1705, 98B:1115-1155, 99B:1335-1415, 146C:1515, 146C:1650-1655, 148C:1605
First Nations initiatives 94B:1535, 99B:1355
funding 146C:1725
stakeholder consultation 94B:1535-1540
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 119B:1145
Intellectual property protection 148C:1450
Introductions by members 97B:1335, 99B:1330, 101B:1340, 111B:1345, 129B:1350, 130B:1010, 132B:1345, 139B:1345, 140B:1010, 143B:1335, 153B:1335, 157B:1335, 158B:1005, 161B:1005, 167B:1335, 172B:1010, 179B:1005, 188B:1340, 189B:1005
Investment climate 146C:1510, 146C:1720, 146C:1735
Japan, companies in B.C. 80B:1735
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
estimates debate 146C:1505-1845, 148C:1335-1645
budget 146C:1725, 148C:1400-1405
budget, allocation for trade promotion 148C:1400-1405
consultation with Green Party 146C:1650-1655
estimates process, written questions 148C:1645
mandate letter 146C:1635-1645, 146C:1700
regulatory and service improvement division 146C:1600
reorganization and transfer of responsibilities 148C:1400
role and responsibilities 80B:1725, 146C:1505-1520, 146C:1710, 146C:1725, 148C:1645
role in government action on climate change 188B:1415
service plan and goals 148C:1555-1600
service plan and performance measurement 148C:1440-1445
staffing 146C:1505
Junior Achievement B.C., programs, funding 148C:1340-1345
Justice system, tele-information, use by peace officers 152B:1715
Kabam Inc., video games studio in Vancouver 80B:1730
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta
impact on wine industry 80B:1415, 80B:1735, 84B:1045-1050
interprovincial trade issues 80B:1415, 84B:1045-1050
potential impact on B.C. coast 146C:1720
Labour market projections 148C:1555
Lebel, Pierre, comments on First Nations' involvement in projects 146C:1705
Lee, Brandon, role as consul general in Seattle 80B:1740-1745
Liquefied natural gas development, working group on labour 148C:1545-1550
LlamaZOO Interactive Ltd., operations 80B:1745-1750, 89B:1450, 99B:1350, 125B:1420
Logging Tax Act, amendments 119B:1145
Major investments office, activities and projects 148C:1620-1640
Marvel Entertainment LLC, franchise 80B:1730
Medical Services Plan premiums 89B:1440
reduction and elimination 161B:1135
Milk Industry Act, amendments 152B:1705-1710
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs, jobs task force 148C:1605
innovation and partnerships with high-technology industry 80B:1745-1750, 89B:1450, 125B:1420
taxation, exploration tax credit 119B:1125-1130
technology 89B:1450
MineSense Technologies Ltd., operations 80B:1750, 99B:1350, 125B:1420
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 152B:1655-1715
Netmarble Games, operations in B.C. 80B:1730
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 80B:1740, 148C:1455, 148C:1505-1510, 148C:1525
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust, funding 146C:1725
Northern Lights College, board membership 152B:1700
Offence Act, amendments 152B:1715
Oral questions (response)
Closing of Wavefront and support for technology businesses 140B:1045
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and impact on businesses 84B:1050
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and wine industry 80B:1415, 84B:1045-1050
Employer health tax and Small Business Task Force recommendations 161B:1130-1135
Establishment of trade and investment office in Taiwan 136B:1415
Government action on climate change and role of training and technology 188B:1415
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 161B:1125-1130
Resource industries and technology sector 125B:1415-1420
Support for digital technology supercluster initiative 139B:1415-1420
Trans Mountain pipeline and export of grain by rail 116B:1055
Trans Mountain pipeline and export of lumber by rail 116B:1050
Paish, Sue, appointment as CEO of digital supercluster consortium 139B:1420
Post-secondary education
courses and programs, technology programs 80B:1750
financial assistance, graduate student scholarships 146C:1510
government investment 146C:1740
student spaces 80B:1750
Post-secondary institutions, board membership, faculty and staff with negotiating or dispute adjudicating roles 152B:1655-1705
Railways and rail services
export of forest products by rail 116B:1050
export of grain by rail 116B:1055
Portland-Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail proposal 146C:1515
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, provisions 146C:1610
Regulatory Reporting Act, provisions 146C:1555, 146C:1605-1615
Relic Entertainment, video games studios in Vancouver 80B:1735
Resources and resource industries, innovation and partnerships with high-technology industry 80B:1745-1750, 125B:1415-1420
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter operations 148C:1505
Royal Roads University Act, amendments 152B:1655
Sales tax
application, electricity costs for businesses 89B:1445, 146C:1520
refundable sales tax credit 119B:1115-1120
Sarkar, Rana, role as consul general in San Francisco 80B:1740-1745
Science and technology
innovation 146C:1510, 146C:1635-1640
life sciences industry 148C:1530
science, technology, engineering and math education 146C:1510
Sega Holdings Company Ltd., operations in B.C. 80B:1735
Skills training system, alignment with labour market needs 146C:1735
Small business
definition and statistical information 146C:1525-1550
government policies and support 161B:1125-1135
government support 89B:1445, 146C:1515-1520
role in economy 89B:1445
Small Business Roundtable 146C:1645, 148C:1355
small business task force 89B:1445, 146C:1520, 146C:1645, 148C:1605
small business task force, report and recommendations 161B:1130-1135
taxation 146C:1520, 146C:1550
Small Business B.C., funding and services 146C:1625-1630
South Korea, companies in B.C. and market for B.C. products 80B:1730
Stemcell Technologies, manufacturing facility project 146C:1510, 148C:1530
Surrey, population 89B:1430
Taxation, fair tax system 89B:1440
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14)
debate 119B:1110-1145
definitions, "regulation" 119B:1110
regulations and retroactivity 119B:1130-1135, 119B:1145
transitional provisions 119B:1140-1145
Thompson Rivers University, high-technology training spaces 99B:1410
Throne speech debate 80B:1720-1750
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, multiculturalism component 148C:1400
Tourism, government support 80B:1735
Trade
export navigator program 80B:1725, 89B:1445, 148C:1350
exports and markets 80B:1725-1745
government promotion of trade and investment 80B:1730-1745, 148C:1400-1445, 148C:1530
trade and investment representatives and offices, representatives and offices 148C:1405-1410, 148C:1440
trade and investment representatives and offices, U.S. west coast 80B:1740-1745
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions
Asia 136B:1415, 146C:1515, 148C:1405, 148C:1415-1420
China 80B:1735, 148C:1425-1430
Japan 80B:1735, 148C:1415
South Korea 80B:1730, 148C:1415-1420
Taiwan 136B:1415
United States 146C:1515, 148C:1405-1415, 148C:1450-1515
U.S. 80B:1740-1745
trade missions
Asia 80B:1730-1735, 146C:1515, 148C:1415-1420
Liberal Party position 80B:1730
missions 148C:1530
U.S. anti-dumping duties on newsprint 80B:1740
U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel 148C:1505, 148C:1515
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement 148C:1450
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process 146C:1700-1720
University Act, amendments 152B:1655
Video games, production industry 80B:1730-1735
Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society, operations and funding 140B:1045
WeChat, tourism promotion agreement with B.C. 80B:1735
Wine and wine industry, government support 80B:1735
Winter, Alan, role as innovation commissioner 80B:1725, 89B:1450-1455, 99B:1340, 146C:1515, 146C:1635-1640
Redies, Tracy (Surrey–White Rock)

As subject
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Sultan) 158B:1140
experience during election campaign 137B:1020-1025
position with B.C. Hydro (Mungall) 94B:1410
Aecon Group Inc., contract with government 148A:1410
Alberta, impact of B.C. employer health tax and cross-border employment issues 178A:1820-1925
Arts and culture, programs for children and youth 118B:1355
Arts Umbrella, work of organization 118B:1355
Assessment Authority Act, amendments 99B:1500
Attorney General Ministry
consultation on securities industry legislation 120B:1350-1355
role re ICBC 143A:1615-1630, 143A:1700, 143A:1740
role re referendum on electoral reform 166B:1625
Automobile insurance changes, costs and projected savings 143A:1745-1800
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 101B:1820, 102B:1110-1115
Beatty, Aaron, comments on property tax 178B:1615
B.C. Building Trades, organization 148A:1335-1340
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, collective bargaining 180A:1510
B.C. Hydro
capital planning and projects 148A:1410-1415, 148A:1445
capital planning and projects, use of unionized labour 148A:1335-1345
customer crisis fund monthly charges, petition tabled 193B:1100
financial management 94B:1410, 146A:1505-1510
financial reporting, use of deferral accounts 146A:1510-1525, 146A:1540, 146A:1605, 146A:1650-1655
integrated resource plan 148A:1425
management and operations 146A:1515, 146A:1600-1605
review 146A:1620-1645
staffing 146A:1515
B.C. infrastructure benefits
establishment 156B:1115
establishment and impact of employer health tax 180A:1450-1455
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, Insurance Corporation of B.C. 143A:1700
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1710
B.C. NDP government, priorities 92B:1735, 94B:1505-1515
B.C. Utilities Commission
applications and comments by MLAs 146A:1655-1700
meetings with Energy Minister 146A:1700-1710
regulation of electricity rates 146A:1520-1555, 146A:1605, 146A:1700-1710
Budget debate 91B:1130-1140
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1735-1745, 94B:1505-1515, 99B:1455-1500, 99B:1510-1530, 99B:1545, 99B:1610-1645, 99B:1710, 99B:1725-1735, 99B:1745, 101B:1520-1550, 101B:1615-1620, 101B:1630-1640, 101B:1655-1755, 101B:1820, 102B:1110-1115, 102B:1145-1155, 103B:1335-1430
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44)
debate 171B:2020-2040, 178A:1815-1825, 178A:1900-2035, 179A:1105-1110, 180A:1335-1355, 180A:1405-1410, 180A:1440-1510, 180A:1530-1740
definitions
"BC remuneration" 178A:1815-1820
"remuneration" 178A:1930-1940
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45)
debate 164B:1605-1625, 185A:1805-1815, 185A:1905-1910, 185A:2000-2005, 185A:2030, 186A:1110-1125, 187A:1330-1400, 187A:1410, 187A:1445-1455, 187A:1540-1605, 187A:1630-1655, 187A:1710-1810, 188A:1450-1510, 188A:1535-1605, 188A:1625-1630, 188A:1655-1700, 188A:1720-1745, 188A:1820-1835, 189A:1100-1120, 189A:1140, 190A:1410-1415
amendments proposed by Green Party of B.C. 164B:1625
debate participants and staff thanked 190A:1415
definitions 185A:1805-1810
"apartment" 186A:1110
"arm's length tenant" and "non-arm's length tenant" 186A:1110-1115
property 187A:1330-1355
"residential property" 187A:1340-1350
"specified area" 185A:1810-1910, 185A:2000-2005, 185A:2030
"specified Canadian citizen" 187A:1445-1455
"undue delay" 188A:1830-1835
"untaxed worldwide earner" 187A:1540-1610
retroactivity 187A:1710, 187A:1725-1730, 187A:1740-1745
title 164B:1605, 185A:1810, 190A:1410
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 143A:1600-1635, 143A:1725
2018-19 budget
priorities 91B:1130-1140, 92B:1735
revenues from taxation 91B:1135, 102B:1055-1100, 138A:1715-1725, 138A:1750
transparency and accountability 143B:1425
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway, rail lines in White Rock–South Surrey, safety and government action 96B:1455-1510, 148B:1550-1555
Business
competitiveness 92B:1745, 94B:1505-1510, 138A:1745-1750
government support 138A:1700-1705
taxation 91B:1130-1135, 115B:1615
Business Council of B.C., comments on investment climate 108B:1410
Canada Revenue Agency, information-sharing 99B:1645, 99B:1655, 101B:1720
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on employer health tax 91B:1135, 141A:1605, 171B:2025, 178A:2030, 180A:1340, 180A:1610
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, comments on employer health tax 171B:2030
Carbon tax
exemption from security for fuel sales between refiner-collectors 99B:1510, 99B:1735
fees, assessments and penalties 99B:1520-1525, 99B:1745
rate increase 99B:1730
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 99B:1510-1525
Citizens' Services Ministry, email and records management practices 137B:1050
City Life Suites, impact of speculation tax 188A:1725
Clark, Gordon, comments on government budget 94B:1510
Comox Valley regional district, impact of employer health tax on district and municipal budgets 129B:1440
Construction industry, residential construction industry, housing starts and building permits 187A:1800-1810
Cruise ship industry, taxation 102B:1145-1150
Davidoff, Tom, comments on property taxes 98B:1040
Delta, impact of employer health tax on businesses 180A:1530
Disabled persons, accessibility initiatives 81B:1010
Eby, David
comments on ICBC financial status 143A:1615-1630
recall campaign 178B:1605-1625
Economy
conditions and role of government 92B:1745, 94B:1505-1510
measurement, gross domestic product 180A:1550
Elections
dual-member proportional representation 173B:1720-1725
proportional representation 166B:1625-1635, 173B:1710-1730
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 170B:1120
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 166B:1620-1635, 173B:1710-1730
delay for six months 166B:1620-1635
referral to committee 173B:1710-1730
Employer health tax
administration and enforcement
administration and enforcement 180A:1725
collection of small payments 180A:1730
costs 179A:1105
cross-border employment issues 178A:1815-1910
employee benefits 178A:2020-2025
tips and gratuities 178A:1930-1935
exemptions
charities and not-for-profit organizations 180A:1705-1720
threshold 180A:1610
implementation 180A:1735-1740
implementation and impact 91B:1045, 91B:1135, 92B:1740-1745, 102B:1055-1100, 141A:1705
businesses 91B:1045, 141A:1600-1605, 171B:2020-2040, 178A:1815-1825, 178A:1900-2035, 179A:1105-1110, 180A:1335-1410, 180A:1440-1510, 180A:1530-1740
businesses and modelling 178A:1920
child care facilities 141A:1610-1620
Crown corporations 180A:1450-1500
employees 178A:2035
employers with union agreements 180A:1505-1510
First Nations organizations 141A:1555
housing sector 180A:1540-1545
municipal budgets 98B:1040, 129B:1440-1445, 171B:2035, 180A:1440
non-profit agencies and public sector institutions 143B:1425
other jurisdictions 171B:2025
police services 141A:1605
school districts 132B:1415-1420
SUCH sector 141A:1510-1520, 180A:1355, 180A:1410, 180A:1730
rate 178A:1955-2000
rate and formula 180A:1620-1645
revenues 141A:1455, 141A:1510-1515, 141A:1600, 180A:1335-1340
tax deductibility 141A:1625-1630
Energy
clean energy development 148A:1440-1445
electricity rates
crisis grants 146A:1605-1620
rate freeze 94B:1405-1410, 146A:1520-1600, 146A:1645-1710
rates plan 146A:1645-1650
innovative clean energy fund 148A:1440-1445
net-metering program 148A:1430-1440
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 146A:1505-1710, 146A:1830, 146A:1840, 148A:1335-1355, 148A:1405-1445
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, Minister, meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 80B:1405
Evergreen Herbs Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 171B:2030
Fair Vote Canada, role re referendum on electoral reform 173B:1720
Families, B.C. Family Bonus program 119B:1120
Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in B.C., role re proposed college of counselling therapists 164B:1355-1400
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 138A:1700-1725, 138A:1745-1750, 138A:1810, 139A:1600, 139A:1620-1630, 139A:1640-1645, 139A:1710-1735, 139A:1810-1835, 140A:1130-1140, 141A:1335-1400, 141A:1455, 141A:1510-1520, 141A:1555-1630, 141A:1705, 143A:1535-1540, 143A:1555-1635, 143A:1700-1710, 143A:1725, 143A:1740-1800
Fleming, Rob, email on Surrey school district budget 132B:1420
Fuel, motor fuel tax, rates for gasoline and diesel 99B:1725-1730
Gibson, Gordon, comments on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1725-1730
Government, information technology contracts, procurement and government handling 137B:1050
Government records management, email and records management practices 136B:1410, 137B:1050
Gowlings Canada, legal action against B.C. government 188A:1455
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, comments on employer health tax 171B:2025
Health Ministry
estimates debate 137A:1135-1140
health information breach investigation, report recommendations 112B:1130-1135
Heyman, George, meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 80B:1405
Highway 29, realignment project 148A:1355
Horgan, John
comments on issues
electricity rates 146A:1655-1700
project labour agreements 148A:1335-1340
speculation tax 139A:1640, 164B:1605
position on proportional representation 166B:1625, 166B:1635
Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation, online providers taxation 103B:1335-1340
Housing
development costs 139A:1805
taxation 103B:1400-1430
vacancy rates 188A:1745
Income Tax Act, amendments 119B:1115-1140
Income tax, alignment with federal income tax 115B:1615
Indian Self Government Enabling Act, amendments 99B:1710
Insights West, survey on real estate industry 139A:1600
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
budget, allocation for MSP costs 143A:1540
claims, costs 143A:1725, 143A:1740
financial status and management
forecasting 143A:1555
status 143A:1600-1635, 143A:1700-1725, 143A:1800
impact of employer health tax on operations 143A:1540, 180A:1455-1500
review of operations, Ernst and Young review 143A:1600-1605
Introductions by members 94B:1335, 95B:1010, 102B:1010, 104B:1335, 132B:1340, 140B:1010, 143B:1335, 144B:1020, 150B:1335, 157B:1340, 164B:1340
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, establishment, powers and role 118B:1440, 120B:1345
ITM Power, contract to study renewable hydrogen power 148A:1440-1445
James, Carole, comments on speculation tax 139A:1640
Justice system, judiciary, consultation on issues 120B:1355
Kelowna, impact of speculation tax 164B:1615-1620, 188A:1625-1630
Kent, Lynne, property tax case 178B:1610
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta, impact on relationship with federal government 96B:1510
position of environmental groups 80B:1405
status, jurisdiction issues 108B:1410
Kitimat, Terrace-to-Kitimat transmission line project in area 148A:1420-1425
KPMG Inc., comments on employer health tax 171B:2020, 180A:1630-1635
Labour, community benefits agreement 148A:1335-1345
union component 156B:1115-1120
Langford, impact of speculation tax 187A:1410-1415
LNG Canada facility project 148A:1420-1425
Logging Tax Act, amendments 119B:1145
Lower Mainland, housing affordability and housing market 180A:1540-1545
MacLeod, Andrew, articles on B.C. Hydro 146A:1525-1530
Maple Ridge–Mission constituency and area, municipal governments, impact of employer health tax on budgets 129B:1445
Mason, Gary, comments on referendum on electoral reform 166B:1625
Medical Services Plan
premiums
First Nations people 141A:1555
reduction 138A:1715, 138A:1754-1750
reduction and elimination 92B:1740-1745, 171B:2020, 171B:2035-2040, 178A:1950-1955, 180A:1335-1355, 180A:1440, 180A:1735
task force recommendations 171B:2025, 171B:2035
Members' Conflict of Interest Act, provisions 178B:1620
MLAs, community and local representation 170B:1115-1120
Merit Commissioner, review of just cause dismissals 115B:1820, 116B:1100-1125
Mines and mining industry, taxation
exploration tax credit 119B:1125-1130
mineral flow-through share tax credit 99B:1610
Mississauga, Ontario, B.C. tax audit office 99B:1520
Motions
Hiring practices for infrastructure projects 156B:1115-1120
Listening to local voices 170B:1115-1120
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 99B:1725-1745
Muir, Cameron, comments on housing market 91B:1140, 92B:1740
Mungall, Michelle
comments on B.C. Hydro 94B:1410
meetings with B.C. Utilities Commission 146A:1700-1710
pregnancy 146A:1505, 148A:1445
Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, powers and role 118B:1440, 120B:1345
O'Connor, Kathy, advocacy re proposed college of counselling therapists 164B:1355-1400
Okanagan area, forest industry, impact of employer health tax on businesses 180A:1530
Ontario, employer health tax 178A:1820, 178A:1920
Oral questions
Budget revenue projections and employer health tax 102B:1055-1100
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 108B:1410
Electricity rates 94B:1405-1410
Employer health tax impacts and implementation 91B:1045
Environment Minister attendance at environmental group event 80B:1405
Funding for rapid transit project in Surrey 175B:1040, 186B:1045-1050
Government recordkeeping policies and use of email by Premier's office staff 136B:1410
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 98B:1040, 129B:1440-1445
Impact of employer health tax on non-profit agencies and SUCH sector 143B:1425
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 132B:1415-1420
Real estate speculation tax 101B:1420
Trans Mountain pipeline and transport of oil by rail 112B:1050
Use of private email by Citizens' Services Minister and contracts for information technology services 137B:1050
Palmer, Vaughn, comments on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1715
Peace Arch Hospital, capital projects 137A:1135-1140
Penner, John, life and interests 137B:1020-1025
Petitions
B.C. Hydro, customer crisis fund monthly charges 193B:1100
Politics and politicians
recall campaign financing reform 178B:1505-1525
recall of politicians, process 178B:1620
Premier's Office
estimates debate 148B:1550-1555
email and records management practices 136B:1410
freedom-of-information requests 136B:1410
Property tax
deferral 139A:1820, 178B:1610
rates 98B:1040, 178B:1610-1615
school tax
"dwelling property" definition and additional school tax 103B:1345-1430
First Nations lands 99B:1710
high-value properties 92B:1735, 139A:1805-1825
revenues 139A:1825-1835
Property transfer tax
exemptions for transfers re bankruptcies 101B:1705
rates for high-value properties 92B:1735, 101B:1540-1550, 101B:1730
rates for high-value properties and property developments 101B:1615-1640
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 101B:1520-1545, 101B:1615-1640, 101B:1655-1700, 101B:1710-1715, 101B:1730
The Province (Vancouver), article on government budget 94B:1510
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 101B:1735-1755, 101B:1820, 102B:1110-1115, 102B:1145-1155, 103B:1335-1340
Psychotherapists and counsellors, counselling therapists, regulatory college proposal 164B:1355-1400
Public Service Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 13), debate 112B:1130-1135, 115B:1820, 116B:1100-1125
Public service, just cause dismissals, review 112B:1130-1135, 115B:1820, 116B:1100-1125
Railways and rail services
applicability of sales tax to services 101B:1735, 101B:1755
regulation, role of government 112B:1050
safety, regulation and federal government role 96B:1505, 148B:1550-1555
transport of oil by rail 112B:1050
Real Estate Development Marketing Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 25)
debate 131B:1525-1535, 136C:1445-1545, 136C:1615-1635
commencement 136C:1630-1635
consultation on bill 136C:1445
Real estate industry
capital gains taxes 136C:1450-1455
dual agency and rural realtors 139A:1600
housing market
conditions 92B:1735-1740, 94B:1510
conditions and presales 141A:1350-1355
conditions and pricing 141A:1340-1350
impact of government policies 91B:1135-1140, 140A:1130-1140, 141A:1335-1400, 164B:1615-1620
speculation 185A:1805-1810
starts 139A:1835
starts and building permits 141A:1400
regulation and oversight, changes, consultation and information 139A:1600
transactions and collection of property transfer tax
access to data 101B:1715-1720
information-sharing 101B:1520-1550, 101B:1655
limitation period extension 101B:1710
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 178B:1605-1625
Referendum on electoral reform
debate on television between Premier and opposition leader 173B:1725
process, information and timeline 166B:1620-1635, 173B:1710-1730
questions 166B:1635
referral to committee 173B:1710-1730
second referendum requirement 173B:1710-1715
Retail industry conditions 178A:1940, 180A:1535
Sales tax
application
eligible tax services 101B:1735-1755
software 101B:1750
refundable sales tax credit 119B:1115
Sangara, Kirpy, comments on housing taxes 178B:1610
School Act, amendments 103B:1345-1430
School district 36 (Surrey), impact of employer health tax on budget and email by Education Minister 132B:1415-1420
Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
debate 118B:1440, 120B:1345-1355
consultation on bill 120B:1350-1355
regulations 118B:1440, 120B:1345-1350
Securities industry
fraud prevention and enforcement, powers of regulatory organizations and role of government 118B:1440, 120B:1345-1355
regulatory organizations, process for mergers and changes 120B:1345-1350
Self-Advocates of Semiahmoo, advocacy for disabled persons and initiatives 81B:1010
Sims, Jinny, email use and records management 137B:1050
Site C power project
budget 146A:1840
costs
contract for generating station and spillways 148A:1405
contracts 146A:1840
labour 148A:1335-1345
First Nations consultation and archaeological work 148A:1355
river diversion 148A:1350-1355
status and impact on B.C. Hydro 148A:1410-1415, 148A:1445
tension cracks 148A:1350
Smith, Adam, comments on taxation 178B:1615
Speculation and vacancy tax
annual meeting with mayors 164B:1625, 189A:1140
application
agricultural land issues 188A:1835
cooperatives 188A:1720
dual citizens 187A:1605
First Nations properties 187A:1445
geographic areas 164B:1610, 185A:1810-1910, 185A:2000-2005, 185A:2030, 187A:1400, 187A:1410-1415, 187A:1445-1455
non-winterized cottages 187A:1345-1350
principal residence rules 187A:1630-1640, 188A:1730
properties used by couples for work purposes 187A:1630-1640
satellite families 187A:1445-1455, 187A:1540-1610, 187A:1810
secondary suites 186A:1110
seniors' properties 188A:1625-1630, 188A:1655-1700
strata properties 187A:1650-1655, 188A:1725
tenancy issues 186A:1110-1120, 188A:1605
trade agreement issues 188A:1450-1455
vacation rentals 186A:1125
zoning issues 187A:1330
assessments and appeals 187A:1725-1730
declarations 187A:1455
developer community response 164B:1615-1620
exemptions
medical exemptions 187A:1635-1640, 188A:1745
owners residing in residential care facility 188A:1735
principal residence 188A:1730
property development 188A:1820-1835
implementation and impact 101B:1420, 138A:1810, 139A:1620-1645, 139A:1710-1735, 140A:1130, 164B:1605-1625, 185A:1805-1910, 185A:2000-2005, 185A:2030, 186A:1110-1125, 187A:1330-1400, 187A:1410, 187A:1445-1455, 187A:1540-1605, 187A:1630-1655, 187A:1710-1810, 188A:1745
implementation timeline 187A:1710, 187A:1725-1730, 187A:1740-1745
local government response 164B:1620-1625
name 164B:1605, 185A:1810, 190A:1410
rates 139A:1715-1720, 164B:1615, 187A:1445-1455, 187A:1810, 188A:1500-1510, 188A:1535, 188A:1550-1605
revenues 139A:1805-1810, 139A:1825, 140A:1130, 188A:1500-1510, 188A:1600
revenues and fund for affordable housing initiatives 189A:1115-1120
tax credits 189A:1100-1110
Staburn Group, impact of speculation tax on operations 164B:1615-1620
Statements by members
Arts Umbrella 118B:1355
John Penner 137B:1020-1025
Kathy O'Connor and advocacy for college of counselling therapists 164B:1355-1400
Self-Advocates of Semiahmoo 81B:1010
Strata property, presales
contract flipping and tax avoidance 131B:1525-1530, 136C:1450-1455, 136C:1515-1520
developer fines and penalties for offences 131B:1530-1535, 136C:1530-1545, 136C:1625
investigators 136C:1615-1620
reporting requirements and information collection 131B:1525-1535, 136C:1445-1545
Surrey
health care facilities 137A:1135-1140
transit services, LRT project and funding 175B:1040
transit services, rapid transit plan and funding 186B:1045-1050
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
constituent case re property tax 139A:1820
constituent case re speculation tax 187A:1350-1355
housing and impact of speculation tax 164B:1610-1615
impact of employer health tax on businesses 171B:2030-2035
Taxation
audit activities, out-of-province audits and fees 99B:1510-1520, 102B:1150-1155
government policies 91B:1130-1140, 92B:1735-1745, 94B:1505-1510, 138A:1700-1725, 138A:1750, 180A:1335-1340
tax evasion and fraud prevention, information-sharing 131B:1535
tax evasion and fraud prevention, information-sharing initiatives 92B:1735, 99B:1615-1645
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14)
debate 115B:1615, 119B:1115-1145
transitional provisions 119B:1140-1145
Telford, Hamish, comments on employer health tax 171B:2025
Transit services, expansion and government investment 175B:1040
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 96B:1455-1510
The Tyee, article on B.C. Hydro 146A:1525-1530
Union of B.C. Municipalities, report on employer health tax 141A:1705, 171B:2035
Urban Development Institute, information on presales 136C:1515
Vancouver housing
affordability and housing market 139A:1810-1820
sales levels 141A:1350-1400
The Vancouver Sun, article on housing taxes 178B:1610
Vancouver–Point Grey constituency and area, impact of housing taxes and constituents' response 178B:1605-1615
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, request for fuel tax increase 99B:1725-1730
Victoria, transit services, funding 99B:1725-1730
Weaver, Andrew, position on referendum on electoral reform 166B:1630
West Coast Gardens, impact of employer health tax on operations 171B:2030
West Point Grey Residents Association, letter on property tax 178B:1615
Western Stevedoring, impact of employer health tax on operations 180A:1740
Whistler, exemption from speculation tax 185A:1910
White Rock
beach accessibility for disabled persons 81B:1010
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 180A:1440
Wikipedia, information on dual-member proportional representation 173B:1720-1725
Wiseman, Steve, comments on property tax 178B:1615
Young, Stewart, comments on speculation tax 164B:1620-1625
Reid, Linda (Richmond South Centre)

As subject
actions re family-friendly changes to Legislature 98B:1105 (Mungall) 98B:1100
appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker (Polak) 75B:1500
Agriculture, sustainable agriculture and training 175B:1015
Animals, guide and assistance dogs, role and training 125B:1355
Bipolar disorder awareness, Bipolar Babe project 76B:1350
Board Voice Society of B.C., work of organization 164B:1400
Boyce, Lois Carson, volunteerism 122B:1405-1410
British Columbia Accessibility Act, 2018 (Bill M219), debate 143B:1350-1355
B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs, work of organization 125B:1355
Clubhouse International, support program for persons with mental illness, proposal for Victoria 111B:1355
Construction industry, building design and construction, access for disabled persons 143B:1355
Disabled persons
employment and inclusion, accessible workplaces 143B:1355
role in economy 143B:1350-1355
Harbut, Rebecca, contributions as Kwantlen University department chair 175B:1015
Holodomor 189B:1010
International Guide Dog Day 125B:1355
Introductions by members 76B:1335, 81B:1005, 83B:1340, 89B:1330, 91B:1010, 101B:1340, 102B:1015, 111B:1340, 125B:1335, 129B:1330-1335, 129B:1350, 137B:1005, 140B:1015, 143B:1350, 146B:1335, 147B:1000, 157B:1340, 158B:1010, 160B:1335, 164B:1345, 165B:1005, 171B:1335, 185B:1335, 187B:1330, 188B:1335
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
mission and programs 140B:1025
Richmond campus 140B:1025
sustainable agriculture and food systems programs 175B:1015
Legislature, infants in the chamber 98B:1105
MLAs, family-friendly initiatives 98B:1105
Motions
Amendment to standing orders to allow the presence of infants 98B:1105
Music Heals, work of foundation 157B:1355
Music therapy, benefits 157B:1355
Paquette, Andrea, bipolar disorder awareness activities 76B:1350
Paterson, Jody, role as executive director of community services organization 164B:1400
Pathways Clubhouse, benefits to community 111B:1355
Richmond, volunteerism 122B:1405
Social welfare, social policy planning framework proposal 164B:1400
Statements by members
Andrea Paquette and bipolar disorder awareness 76B:1350
B.C. Youth Parliament 181B:1340
Clubhouse International program and mental health supports 111B:1355
Holodomor commemoration 189B:1010
International Guide Dog Day 125B:1355
Jody Paterson and Board Voice Society 164B:1400
Kwantlen Polytechnic University 140B:1025
Music Heals Foundation and music therapy 157B:1355
Sustainable agriculture and food systems programs at Kwantlen University 175B:1015
Volunteerism by Lois Boyce 122B:1405-1410
Ukrainian Canadians 189B:1010
Rice, Jennifer (North Coast)

As subject
participation in question period 170B:1010
role as Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness 149B:1050-1055
visit with Haida Gwaii high school students 84B:1015
Agriculture, government support and initiatives 86B:1105-1110
Apprenticeship Recognition Week 179B:1010-1015
Aquaculture, shellfish farming 86B:1110
Asia-Pacific gateway 114B:1010-1015
Bella Bella, sinking of vessel and fuel spill in area, marine response 87B:1355
Boston Flats, wildfire recovery 125B:1355-1400
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area, flooding in area 132B:1355
B.C. by region
coastal B.C., fibre optic line and connectivity project 88B:1025
coastal B.C., role of fishing industry 107B:1020-1025
north coast, fishing areas 91B:1040
northern and rural B.C., transportation issues and services 170B:1010-1015
northern B.C., cellular phone service 170B:1010
northern B.C., Love Northern B.C. local spending initiative 80B:1350
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government, performance and priorities 90B:1655, 90B:1705
position on referendum on electoral reform 160B:1435
B.C. NDP government, priorities 157B:1650
Budget debate 90B:1655-1720
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 90B:1655-1720
Business, costs and taxation 90B:1715
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire and flooding response and recovery 125B:1400, 163B:1030
Cardiac health, cardiac arrest and emergency response 112B:1015-1020
Cassidy, Clayton, death 128B:1035
Centre for Responsible Travel, report on bear viewing 156B:1025
Child care
affordability and availability 90B:1700-1705
economic and social benefits 90B:1700
government plan and funding 90B:1705
City West Cable and Telephone Corp., participation in fibre optic line project 88B:1025
Clark, Christy, comments on proportional representation 159B:1715-1720, 160B:1430-1435
Climate change
government action 90B:1715-1720
impact, communities and economies 135B:1145
Consumers
cost of living, government action 90B:1655-1720
local spending initiatives 80B:1350-1355
Earthquakes
earthquake and tsunami preparedness 77B:1005-1010
earthquake and tsunami response 97B:1350
Economy, conditions 90B:1655-1700
Elections, proportional representation 159B:1715-1720, 160B:1430-1440
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 159B:1715-1720, 160B:1430-1440
Emergencies
disaster financial assistance 128B:1035
emergency management and funding 149B:1050-1055
emergency preparedness
Partners in Preparedness program 129B:1350-1355, 132B:1355-1400
preparedness and recovery 90B:1715-1720, 97B:1350
Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction 135B:1145
emergency response to floods and wildfires
recovery planning for impacted communities 163B:1025-1030
report 86B:1105
staff commended 149B:1050
emergency wireless alert system 132B:1335-1340
Emergency Management B.C.
budget and operations 90B:1715-1720
operations and role 149B:1055
Employer health tax, implementation and impact, businesses 90B:1715
Fires and firefighters
wildfire preparedness
response and recovery funding 163B:1030
response and recovery planning 90B:1715-1720
wildfires in summer 2018 149B:1055
First Nations and Indigenous persons
language preservation and revitalization 90B:1700
programs and services, government investment 90B:1700-1710
Fish, salmon, government management and policies 107B:1020-1025
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, policies 93B:1030, 93B:1040
Fishing industry
commercial fishery and role in communities 86B:1110, 91B:1040
conditions and sustainability 107B:1020-1025
employment and sustainability 93B:1030-1040
federal fisheries policy 91B:1040
First Nations fishing rights and activities 91B:1040
First Nations involvement in industry 93B:1030, 93B:1040, 107B:1020
fish processing industry, consolidation of processing facilities 93B:1035
fisheries loan board proposal 93B:1040
government policies and local benefits 107B:1020-1025
licences and quotas 93B:1035-1040
Floods and floodplains
flood preparedness 102B:1025, 125B:1400, 139B:1355
flooding in spring 2017 90B:1715
flooding in spring 2018 128B:1035, 139B:1355, 149B:1050-1055
Government, capital projects, priorities 90B:1715
Grand Forks, flooding in area and response 149B:1050-1055
Great Bear Rainforest, bear viewing 156B:1025
Great British Columbia Shakeout, earthquake drill and Legislature participation 160B:1355, 161B:1010
Greyhound Bus Lines, service reductions 170B:1010
Haida Gwaii, Love Haida Gwaii local spending initiative 80B:1350-1355
Health care system
acute care, multidisciplinary teams 79B:1050
primary health care, multidisciplinary teams 79B:1050
Heiltsuk Nation, spills in area waters and marine response proposal 87B:1355
Highway 16, transit system and safety 170B:1010
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 90B:1705-1710, 157B:1650
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance programs 90B:1710
Information and communications technology
cellular service, coverage in northern areas 170B:1010
high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 88B:1025
Introductions by members 90B:1335, 95B:1010-1015, 112B:1010, 116B:1010, 136B:1335, 161B:1010, 172B:1035, 185B:1340, 192B:1340
Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nation, involvement in tourism industry 156B:1015-1020
Klemtu, description and economy 156B:1015
Legislature, members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices 132B:1340
Living and Learning School, programs and students 84B:1015
London Drugs, participation in emergency preparedness program 129B:1355
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 90B:1705, 90B:1715, 157B:1650
Mental health and addiction, services for First Nations communities and Indigenous persons 90B:1705-1710
Motions
Impact of climate change on communities and economies 135B:1145
Support for agriculture industry 86B:1105-1110
Neasloss, Doug, comments on First Nations involvement in tourism industry 156B:1015-1020
North Coast constituency and area
aquaculture and fishing industries 86B:1110
issues and concerns 90B:1705-1710
poverty incidence 157B:1645-1650
Northern Native Fishing Corporation, operation of community licence bank 93B:1040
Ocean Networks Canada, work on tsunami response 97B:1350
Okanagan area, flooding in area 128B:1035, 132B:1355
Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness, role 149B:1050-1055
PharmaCare program, deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 90B:1705
Physicians, family physicians supply 79B:1050-1055
Popham, Lana, actions as cabinet minister 86B:1105
Poverty reduction strategy 157B:1645-1655
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 157B:1645-1655
Prince Rupert
community spirit 144B:1050
early childhood education 174B:1345
earthquake in 2012 and response 77B:1005-1010
poverty incidence 157B:1645-1650
Private members' statements
Bear-viewing industry 156B:1015-1025
The importance of supporting fisheries for communities 93B:1030-1040
Private members' statements (response)
Addressing family physician shortages 79B:1050-1055
Economic recovery plan for communities affected by wildfires and floods 163B:1025-1030
Emergency management 149B:1050-1055
Flooding 128B:1035
The importance of B.C. as Canada's Pacific Gateway 114B:1010-1015
Public transportation for rural B.C. 170B:1010-1015
A sustainable future for salmon 107B:1020-1025
Referendum on electoral reform
Liberal Party position 160B:1435
second referendum requirement 159B:1715-1720, 160B:1430-1440
Rental housing, government support 90B:1710
Ridley Terminals Inc., operations in Prince Rupert 151B:1025
Save-On Foods, participation in emergency preparedness program 129B:1355
Seafest, annual festival events 144B:1050
Shuman, Michael H., comments in Going Local 80B:1350
Skills training, apprenticeship system 179B:1010-1015
Social welfare, social programs and services, government investment 90B:1715
Speculation and vacancy tax 90B:1710
Spills, marine spills, response 87B:1355
Statements
Emergency Preparedness Week 129B:1350-1355
Emergency wireless alert system 132B:1335-1340
Great British Columbia ShakeOut 161B:1010
Statements by members
Apprenticeship 179B:1010-1015
Commercial fishing industry 91B:1040
Early childhood education work of Kate Toye 174B:1345
Earthquake and tsunami preparedness 77B:1005-1010
Emergency preparedness 132B:1355-1400
Emergency response to cardiac arrest 112B:1015-1020
Filipino-Canadian Association of Prince Rupert 165B:1025
Flood preparedness 102B:1025, 139B:1355
Fuel spill near Heiltsuk Nation and marine spill response 87B:1355
Great British Columbia ShakeOut 160B:1355
Internet services in coastal communities 88B:1025
Love Haida Gwaii initiative and local spending 80B:1350-1355
Ocean Networks Canada and tsunami response 97B:1350
Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert 151B:1025
Seafest events in Prince Rupert 144B:1050
Visit to Living and Learning School in Haida Gwaii 84B:1015
Wildfire recovery and role of Canadian Red Cross 125B:1355-1400
Taxation, fair tax system 90B:1715
Telegraph Creek, impact of wildfires in summer 2018 149B:1055
Tourism
First Nations involvement in industry 156B:1015-1025
visitors to B.C. from Asia 114B:1015
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 156B:1015-1025
Toye, Kate, early childhood development advocacy and election as school trustee 174B:1345
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 114B:1010-1015
trade between B.C. and Asia 114B:1015
Transit services, services for northern and rural communities 170B:1010-1015
Transportation infrastructure, role in trade 114B:1015
Weather, severe weather events 135B:1145
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on farmers and ranchers 86B:1105
recovery funding and programs 125B:1355-1400
Wildlife, grizzly bears, trophy hunting 156B:1020
Robinson, Hon. Selina (Coquitlam-Maillardville)

As subject
attendance at UBCM 122B:1735
experience as family therapist 157B:1515-1520
experience at information meeting on shelter program 122B:1750-1755
staff, family and constituents thanked 76B:1835
100 Mile House, housing project 122B:1720-1725
Agriculture workers, rental housing and seasonal issues 122B:1815
Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 42), debate 157B:1345, 164B:1640-1645, 164B:1750-1755, 165B:1100-1150, 166B:1340
Auditor General for Local Government, audit services and capacity 124B:1640-1645
Automobiles, parking fees, taxation 165B:1010, 171B:1435-1440, 181A:1510-1515
Bains, Harry, work on manufactured home parks issue 115B:1800
Board of Police Commissioners, removal of references in legislation 127B:1420
B.C. Assessment Authority, annual service plan report, 2017, tabled 146B:1445
B.C. by region, northwest B.C., resource benefit-sharing proposal for local communities 124B:1800-1805
B.C. Housing, budget, federal funding 122B:1635
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
campaign financing regulation 161B:1140-1145
transportation infrastructure and transit services 138B:1405
position on campaign financing reform 161B:1140
B.C. NDP government, priorities 76B:1835
Building Act, amendments 110B:1720
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association, position on municipal and regional district tax program 124B:1740
Clinton, seniors housing project 122B:1735
Communities
densification and development in transit service areas 138B:1405, 139B:1725, 139B:1840
gaming grants for community organizations 76B:1850, 122B:1450, 122B:1535-1555
Construction industry
building code and safety regulation 110B:1720
renovations and retrofits, employment 76B:1845
Coquitlam, housing, residential and apartments 122B:1615-1620
Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area, community services and poverty incidence, cases 157B:1515-1530
Cranbrook, manufactured home park redevelopment 122B:1800
Cressey Developments, position on development cost charges in transit service areas 138B:1405
Democracy 158B:1125
Documents tabled
B.C. Assessment Authority 2017 annual service plan report 146B:1445
Islands Trust
2017-18 annual report, tabled 185B:1435
Elections
campaign financing
ban on corporate and union donations and loophole fix 122B:1525-1535
reform, Liberal Party position 161B:1140
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 158B:1120-1135
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 158B:1120-1135
Employer health tax, implementation and impact on municipal budgets 122B:1515-1520
Fire Services Act, amendments 110B:1720
Fires and firefighters
fire code and safety regulation 110B:1725
volunteer firefighter departments, eligibility for gaming grants 122B:1545
First Nations and Indigenous persons
access to gaming revenues 122B:1545-1555
housing, initiatives 157B:1530
Forests and forest industry, wood products and uses, primary building materials 76B:1845-1850
Gauthier, Charles, comments on parking tax and revenues to TransLink 181A:1515
Horizon North Logistics Ltd., operations 76B:1845
Housing
accessible housing for disabled persons, Home Adaptations for Independence program 122B:1640
affordable housing
affordability and supply 115B:1620, 129B:1745
government plan and initiatives 76B:1835-1845, 83B:1405-1410, 115B:1800, 122B:1450, 122B:1605-1620, 122B:1715-1720, 129B:1820, 158B:1045-1050, 158B:1100
impact on worker supply 76B:1845
role of local government 76B:1850, 123B:1015, 123B:1020
development, priorities and diversity 129B:1740
housing hub initiative and partnerships 76B:1845, 122B:1450, 122B:1605, 122B:1630, 122B:1720
housing needs information 123B:1015
social and subsidized housing
construction of new units 122B:1620-1630
construction of new units and employment 76B:1845
federal funding 122B:1635-1645
government advertising 122B:1645-1650
government investment 122B:1450, 122B:1605
rental assistance programs 122B:1450
social housing renovations and retrofits 76B:1845
supportive housing
eligibility criteria 122B:1740
modular units 122B:1650-1700, 122B:1725-1730, 157B:1525-1530
modular units and role 122B:1745-1755
supportive housing, modular units 76B:1845
transition houses, funding 76B:1840, 157B:1530
Hoy Creek Housing Cooperative, redevelopment and partnership 76B:1845
Introductions by members 76B:1335, 94B:1340-1345, 104B:1335, 111B:1345, 126B:1005, 140B:1005-1010, 146B:1350, 178B:1340, 181B:1335, 185B:1335, 189B:1005
Islands Trust
annual report, 2017-18, tabled 185B:1435
work of organization and relationship with First Nations 185B:1435
Land use
development cost charges 137B:1110, 138B:1410, 139B:1715-1830, 139B:1845-1850, 141B:1340-1345
land use planning 123B:1015
Legislation, regulations 127B:1420
Local government
boundary changes 122B:1510
bylaws, service bylaws 127B:1420
housing development approval process 139B:1835, 158B:1050, 164B:1755
housing needs assessments and reports 123B:1015, 129B:1740-1745, 129B:1820, 136C:1740-1755
infrastructure needs 76B:1850
inspector of municipalities, powers 127B:1420
relationship with provincial government 76B:1850
role and work of local government officials 76B:1850
Local government elections, campaign financing
regulation and legislation 161B:1140-1145
third-party contributions and limits 161B:1135-1145
Local Government Statutes (Housing Needs Reports) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18)
debate 123B:1015, 129B:1740-1745, 129B:1820-1825, 136C:1740-1755
debate on bill 129B:1820
implementation 129B:1745, 136C:1755
purpose 129B:1740
Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 23), debate 123B:1015-1020, 132B:1520-1525, 132B:1600, 136C:1650-1715
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market, role of development charges and fees 137B:1110, 138B:1410, 139B:1835-1840
municipal elections, campaign financing and regulation 161B:1140-1145
traffic congestion 129B:1355, 138B:1405, 171B:1505
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 112B:1010
Manufactured home parks and redevelopment
disposal costs 117B:1505
eviction notice period 117B:1455
financial compensation for displacement 115B:1620-1625, 117B:1455-1500
homeowner protection 112B:1010, 115B:1620
relocation of homes 117B:1500, 122B:1800
MLAs, housing and impact of speculation tax 122B:1610-1615
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 7), debate 110B:1720-1725
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 24), debate 127B:1420-1425
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 155B:1330-1335
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
estimates debate 122B:1445-1550, 122B:1605-1625, 124B:1630-1745, 124B:1755-1825
budget and operations 122B:1455-1500
inspector of municipalities, role 139B:1755
role and responsibilities 76B:1835, 76B:1850, 122B:1445-1450
staff 117B:1450, 136C:1650, 181A:1500
staffing 122B:1445
Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of funds, potential change 124B:1650-1755
Non-profit sector, role in communities 76B:1850
North Shore, transit services and planning 124B:1815
Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance, funding and role 124B:1800-1805
Ontario, election results 158B:1130
Oral questions (response)
Government housing policy and rental housing supply 158B:1045-1050
Housing plan priorities and housing prices 83B:1405-1410
Impact of government housing policy on housing starts and supply 158B:1100
Local election campaign financing and third-party contribution limits 161B:1135-1145
Osoyoos, housing partnership proposal for seasonal workers 124B:1635
Parksville, supportive housing project 122B:1745
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 139B:1715
Penticton, housing, supportive housing and security issues 122B:1725-1730
Politics and politicians, money and politics 122B:1525-1535
Port Moody, sawmill operations, property taxation 164B:1645, 165B:1105-1110
Post-secondary institutions, student housing 76B:1840
Poverty
incidence 157B:1515-1530
reduction strategy 157B:1510-1535
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 157B:1510-1535
Property tax
assessment of property
major industry property assessments, changes and production level requirement 157B:1345, 164B:1640-1645, 164B:1750-1755, 165B:1100-1150, 166B:1340
review of highest and best use evaluation impacts 164B:1645, 164B:1755, 166B:1340
rates for small businesses 164B:1755
school tax
credit for industrial properties 165B:1115
exemption for purpose-built rental housing 122B:1710
Real estate industry, housing market, conditions 139B:1840
Referendum on electoral reform, second referendum requirement 158B:1120-1135
Regulations Act, application 110B:1720
Rental housing
evictions, compensation for bad-faith evictions 115B:1630, 117B:1515-1530
evictions for renovations and demolitions
notice period 115B:1625, 117B:1510
regulation and tenant protection 115B:1625-1630
tenants' right of first refusal 115B:1630, 117B:1530-1535
fixed-term leases and seasonal issues 122B:1810-1815, 124B:1630
landlord-tenant issues 115B:1800
landlord-tenant issues, public education 115B:1625
maintenance and upgrades 115B:1625
protections for tenants 112B:1010, 115B:1800, 117B:1535, 122B:1450
renovations
accommodation of tenants and court ruling 117B:1540
notification of completion 117B:1530-1535
rent increases, allowable increase 158B:1045
rental zoning in communities 76B:1850, 122B:1720, 123B:1020, 132B:1520-1525, 132B:1600, 136C:1650-1715, 158B:1050
supply 123B:1020, 129B:1745, 132B:1520, 158B:1045-1050
building construction incentives 139B:1750
construction of new units 157B:1530
preservation of existing stock 158B:1050
ten-year construction plan 122B:1820
Rental Housing Task Force, work and membership 122B:1705
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 112B:1010
Residential tenancy branch
dispute adjudication caseload 117B:1525, 122B:1635
operations and funding 117B:1525, 122B:1635
Ruth, Gordon, position as Auditor General for Local Government 124B:1640-1645
Safety, high-risk technical equipment safety, regulation 155B:1330-1335
Safety Standards Act, amendments 155B:1330-1335
Seniors housing 76B:1840
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
authority and powers 129B:1355
Broadway line 181A:1520
infrastructure and services
expansion projects 137B:1110
expansion projects and costs 138B:1405, 139B:1715
expansion projects and funding 171B:1435-1440, 181A:1510-1540
Mayors Council and rapid transit plan 76B:1850, 129B:1355, 165B:1010, 181A:1520-1535
revenue sources 181A:1505
development cost charges 129B:1355, 137B:1105-1110, 138B:1405-1410, 139B:1715-1850, 141B:1340-1345
parking rights tax 165B:1010, 171B:1435-1440, 171B:1505-1510, 181A:1505-1520
transportation service region 139B:1715-1720
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Mayors Council 122B:1450, 124B:1810
Mayors Council and rapid transit plan 124B:1820-1825
rapid transit, LRT lines 124B:1810
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act, amendments 171B:1440
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33)
debate 129B:1355-1400, 137B:1105-1110, 138B:1405-1410, 139B:1715-1850, 141B:1340-1350
amendment 139B:1845
implementation 137B:1110
regulations 139B:1815
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 46), debate 165B:1010, 171B:1435-1440, 171B:1505-1510, 181A:1500-1540
Speculation and vacancy tax 122B:1610-1615
Sports and recreation, capital funding, community capital infrastructure fund 122B:1505
Squamish, housing project 124B:1635
Stone, Todd, comments on property assessment 164B:1755
Surrey, rapid transit plan and funding 181A:1520-1535
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12), debate 112B:1010, 115B:1620-1630, 115B:1800-1805, 117B:1450-1540
Throne speech debate 76B:1835-1850
Tofino, tourism and housing issues 124B:1650-1710
Tolls, tolling policy 157B:1530-1535
Transit services, expansion and government investment 171B:1440, 171B:1505-1510
Transportation
infrastructure, government investment and projects 76B:1850
traffic congestion and management 76B:1850, 122B:1450, 171B:1505
Tributes
Les Wingrove 129B:1345
Union of B.C. Municipalities, seniors housing content 122B:1735
Vancouver
city government
housing needs assessment and reporting requirements 136C:1750
pensions for council members 127B:1420-1425
housing, vacant property tax 122B:1820
Vancouver Charter, amendments 127B:1420-1425, 136C:1715
Vanderhoof, supportive housing facility 122B:1740
Water systems and infrastructure, clean water and wastewater program 122B:1455
Whistler
housing, Cheakamus Crossing project 124B:1635
resort accommodations, rental issues 122B:1810, 124B:1630
Wingrove, Les, contributions and death 129B:1345
Zoning, role and purpose 132B:1520
Ross, Ellis (Skeena)

As subject
comments on bitumen spills (Heyman) 115B:1425 (Horgan) 115B:1405
comments on development issues (Gibson) 181B:1815-1820
experience as elected representative 135B:1020
experience as elected representative with impact benefit agreements 118B:1405, 121B:1020
participation in basketball tournament 101B:1350
position on UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 146B:1540, 188B:1735-1740
work on Aboriginal rights and title 120B:1615
work with Haisla Nation on improving salmon stocks 93B:1035
work with Haisla Nation on poverty and economic development 155B:1705-1730
Agriculture, government support and initiatives 86B:1120
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1555-1635
Alberta, relationship with B.C., trade and mutual support 76B:1815
Animal Health Centre, scientific research on fish, review 96A:1600
Aquaculture
First Nations involvement in industry 96A:1600, 96A:1630
fish farms
closed-containment and land-based systems 96A:1625
impact on wild stocks 96A:1555, 96A:1620
public protests and unlawful activities 94A:1620-1625, 96A:1615, 96A:1635
regulation and oversight 96A:1620-1625
tenures and review process 96A:1600-1630, 104B:1545-1615
government and industry consultation with First Nations 96A:1600-1615
government consultation with First Nations 104B:1555-1615
salmon farming standards 96A:1620-1625
science and public information 96A:1625-1630
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 146B:1540-1550
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., transportation issues and services 83B:1420
northwest B.C.
liquefied natural gas development 88B:1025-1030
resource benefit-sharing proposal for local communities 124B:1800-1805
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, First Nations issues 76B:1825
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 176B:1655-1700
content on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1540, 193B:1140
Broughton Archipelago, fish farm tenures and position of First Nations 96A:1605-1615
Bullying and harassment in the workplace, protesters issues 94A:1620-1625
Chilcotin River, steelhead population 107B:1025
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, information on steelhead population 107B:1025
Corporate Ethics International, role in environmental campaigns 184B:1125-1130
Eby, David, recall campaign 176B:1645-1700
Elections, proportional representation
Droop formula 173B:1535
first-past-the-post systems 173B:1535-1600, 193B:1130-1150, 194B:1340-1350
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 173B:1530-1600, 193B:1130-1150, 194B:1335-1350
referral to committee 173B:1530-1600
Environment, environmental organizations, activities and funding 184B:1125-1130
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 181B:1710-1740, 188B:1620-1630, 188B:1715-1740
Environmental assessment process
First Nations consultation and consent-based process 181B:1710-1735, 188B:1620-1630, 188B:1715-1740
timelines 181B:1725-1730
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 139A:1610-1620
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights and title 118B:1655-1710, 148B:1445, 155B:1710, 188B:1715-1740
Aboriginal rights and title, role of court cases 146B:1540-1550, 181B:1710-1730
agreements with government 76B:1825
agreements with government, impact-benefit agreements 121B:1020
conditions for First Nations 120B:1615, 173B:1535, 181B:1710
consent to projects 118B:1710-1735, 120B:1505, 120B:1635-1650, 146B:1545-1550, 181B:1710-1740, 188B:1620-1630
consultation by government on land and resources 118B:1655-1710, 120B:1505, 120B:1615-1640, 146B:1550, 148B:1445, 181B:1710-1715
economic development 135B:1020-1030
economic development and employment 76B:1820-1830, 155B:1710-1730, 181B:1710-1715
economic development, participation in resource economy 121B:1020-1030
governance and leadership 181B:1735, 184B:1005
land claims, overlapping claims 120B:1620-1635, 181B:1720
relationship with government 76B:1820-1825
suicides 155B:1730
Fish
salmon
government management and cross-border issues 107B:1015-1020
life cycle 107B:1015, 107B:1025
protection 86B:1120, 107B:1015-1025
protection and factors in decline 96A:1555, 96A:1615-1620
steelhead protection 107B:1025
Fishing industry
conditions and sustainability 107B:1015-1020
employment and sustainability 93B:1035-1040
First Nations involvement in industry 93B:1035
salmon fishery, impact of bycatch on eulachon fishery 93B:1040
salmon fishery, resource allocation 93B:1035
Food and food industry, seafood, promotion of farmed salmon products 86B:1120, 96A:1555
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 104B:1545-1615
Good, Bill, comments on referendum on electoral reform 194B:1350
Government
financial management 76B:1830-1835
revenues and spending 76B:1810, 76B:1830
Green Party of B.C., position on LNG development 76B:1820
Greyhound Bus Lines, service reductions 83B:1420
Haisla Nation
economic development 121B:1020
economic development and involvement in LNG industry 181B:1715, 181B:1735
economic development and reconciliation protocol 120B:1615
role in oceans protection plan development 115B:1425
Highway 16, transit system 83B:1420
Human rights, individual and group rights 146B:1550
Indian Act (federal), impact 155B:1710-1715
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 118B:1655-1750, 120B:1505, 120B:1615-1650
Introductions by members 87B:1340, 109B:1005, 115B:1335, 118B:1335, 119B:1010, 126B:1010, 137B:1005, 144B:1025, 172B:1010, 188B:1335, 190B:1330
Isaac, Thomas, comments on UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 135B:1025
Johnson, Dave, comments on economic development 88B:1030
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta
impact on businesses and jobs 76B:1815-1820
impact on wine industry 76B:1815
position of First Nations 128B:1000-1005
status and agreements with First Nations 118B:1405
Kitamaat Open Basketball Tournament, role 101B:1350
Kitimat, liquefied natural gas development 88B:1030, 155B:1715-1725
Krause, Vivian, research on foreign funding of environmental organizations 184B:1125
LaPointe, Kirk, comments on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1555
Liquefied natural gas development
development and community infrastructure and supports 184B:1005-1015
development and projects 76B:1820-1825, 88B:1025-1030
First Nations involvement 76B:1820-1830, 121B:1025-1030, 128B:1000-1005, 155B:1715-1725
First Nations involvement and positions 181B:1715, 181B:1735-1740, 184B:1005
Green Party position 76B:1820
impact of duties on imported steel 88B:1030
power supply 184B:1015
LNG Canada facility project 128B:1010, 184B:1000-1015
First Nations involvement 155B:1715-1725, 184B:1005
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 96A:1600-1605
Media, social media, use for harassment and threats 94A:1620
Motions
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1125-1130
Support for agriculture industry 86B:1120
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 124B:1800-1805
Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of funds, potential change 139A:1610
Nasoga Gulf, status 118B:1745
Nisga'a people, economic development 118B:1745-1750
Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance, funding and role 124B:1800-1805, 139A:1610-1620
Oceans and marine environment, oceans protection plan 115B:1425
Ogen-Toews, Karen, comments on First Nations economic development 128B:1000-1005
Oil and gas
exports and markets 76B:1815-1820
pipelines, protests and civil disobedience 181B:1725
Oral questions
Construction of spill response bases and protection of B.C. coast 115B:1425
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and agreements with First Nations 118B:1405
Greyhound bus service 83B:1420
Pacific salmon treaty, role 107B:1015-1020
Palmer, Vaughn, comments on referendum on electoral reform 173B:1555
Police and policing, police services in Indigenous communities 94A:1625
Politics and politicians
foreign influence in domestic politics 184B:1125
political activism by non-governmental organizations and role of foreign funders 184B:1125-1130
recall campaign financing, reform 176B:1645-1700
Popham, Lana, letter to fish farm operator 96A:1600-1605
Poverty
poverty among Indigenous persons 155B:1705-1710, 155B:1725-1730
reduction strategy 155B:1705, 155B:1730
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1705-1730
Premier's Office, estimates debate 148B:1445-1455
Private members' statements
Community supports for LNG 184B:1000-1015
Facilitating the development of an LNG industry in B.C. 128B:1000-1010
First Nations participation in the resource economy 121B:1020-1030
Social and economic future of First Nations 135B:1020-1030
A sustainable future for salmon 107B:1015-1025
Private members' statements (response)
The importance of supporting fisheries for communities 93B:1035-1040
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 94A:1620-1630
Real estate industry, dual agency and rural realtors 139A:1610
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 176B:1645-1700
Referendum on electoral reform
process, information and timeline 173B:1530-1600, 176B:1650, 193B:1130-1150
referral to committee 173B:1530-1600
second referendum requirement 193B:1130-1150, 194B:1335-1350
Resources and resource industries
permitting process 118B:1730-1745
power supply for industries, electrification 184B:1015
resource development 76B:1830
resource development, energy projects and opposition 184B:1005-1015
tenures for resource-based businesses 118B:1730-1745
Security services, use for protection of workplaces 94A:1625
Sierra Club, comments on LNG development 121B:1030, 128B:1005
Site C power project, power supply 184B:1015
Skeena River, recreational fishery closings, impact on tourism 139A:1610
Smith, Crystal, comments on First Nations economic development 121B:1030, 128B:1005
Statements by members
Kitamaat Open Basketball Tournament 101B:1350
LNG development in northwest B.C. 88B:1025-1030
Supreme Court of Canada, rulings on issues
Haida case and duty to consult 146B:1550
Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 120B:1630, 146B:1550
Thompson River, steelhead population 107B:1025
Throne speech debate 76B:1810-1835
Times Colonist (Victoria), article on LNG development 121B:1030
Trade
exports and markets 76B:1810-1815
trade between B.C. and U.S. 76B:1810
U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel 128B:1010
Transit services, services for northern and rural communities 83B:1420
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
implementation process 76B:1825, 96A:1600-1615, 104B:1600-1615, 118B:1720-1735, 118B:1745, 120B:1505, 120B:1625-1650, 135B:1020-1030, 146B:1540-1550, 148B:1445-1455, 181B:1730-1735, 188B:1720-1740
individual and group rights 146B:1550
U.S.
charitable foundations and trusts, contributions to Canadian organizations 184B:1125
oil and gas industry 76B:1815-1820
oil production and economic interests 184B:1130
Vancouver Island, North Island, fish farm protest activities 96A:1635
Vernon, Caitlyn, comments on LNG development 121B:1030, 128B:1005
Violence against Indigenous women and children, vulnerability of women to violence and sexual exploitation 181B:1725
Weaver, Andrew, comments on recall campaign financing reform 176B:1655
Wildlife, grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban 118B:1750
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, comments on UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 135B:1030
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North)

As subject
constituents, supporters and staff thanked 90B:1615
conversation with grandson on SOGI policies in schools 191B:1125
experience in the creative arts 79B:1040
experiences travelling in Iceland and as young worker 107B:1145
family voting history 163B:1105
message of appreciation for care and support after injury 193B:1015-1020
role as MLA 170B:1140-1145
Aga Khan, Diamond Jubilee as Ismaili spiritual leader and visit to Vancouver 129B:1405
Arts and culture, role in society 79B:1030-1045
B.C. Federation of Labour, leadership 186B:1015
B.C. Institute of Technology
child care centre 98B:1020
part-time studies instructors 167B:1345
British Columbia Institute of Technology, café and catering services 81B:1010
B.C. Liberal Party
performance and priorities as government 90B:1625-1630, 142B:1145
performance as government
labour relations and issues 177B:1055-1100
local representation 170B:1140
position on worker rights 177B:1055
Budget debate 90B:1610-1630
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 90B:1620-1630
Bullying and harassment
bullying and violence at school
ERASE Bullying strategy 90B:1345
prevention and sexual orientation and gender identity policies 140B:1025, 191B:1125-1130
cyberbullying prevention 90B:1340
Burnaby
Burnaby Heights community 118B:1340-1345
businesses, technology and clean energy innovation 149B:1130
post-secondary programs and students 149B:1130
Burnaby Board of Trade, comments on government budget 90B:1620
Burnaby Central Railway, miniature train experience 157B:1355
Burnaby Family Life Society, services and social enterprise 81B:1010
Burnaby North constituency and area
constituency office 90B:1615
constituents' concerns re potential impact of oil spills 114B:1145-1150
description and issues 90B:1615-1620
Canadian Association of University Teachers, annual Fair Employment Week event 167B:1345
Child care
affordability and availability 93B:1120, 98B:1015-1020
government plan and funding 90B:1620-1625
role in women's equality 93B:1120-1125
service providers, licensed and unlicensed providers 90B:1620
spaces 90B:1620
Children and youth
early childhood educators, support and government investment 90B:1620-1625
youth at risk, Take a Hike program 111B:1350
Clark, Christy, comments as Premier 142B:1145
Dailly, Eileen, public service and legacy as MLA and cabinet minister 147B:1010
Denmark, electoral system and governance 90B:1630
Disabled persons, community living services, residential and day programs 161B:1105
Discrimination and racism, systemic discrimination 93B:1120
D-Wave Systems Inc., operations 149B:1130
Education
gay-straight alliance groups 191B:1125-1130
LGBTQ students, inclusion and support 191B:1125-1130
Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool and Fitness Centre, facility and role in community 147B:1010
Elections
electoral reform, process for changes 142B:1140-1145
proportional representation 90B:1630
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 163B:1100-1105
Employment standards 177B:1055-1100
Energy, clean energy development and innovation 149B:1130
Fires and firefighters, fire hoses and safe driving 192B:1355
Fish, salmon protection 128B:1050
Fishing industry, salmon fishery 128B:1050
The Globe and Mail, article on B.C. government budget 90B:1625
Health care system, health support workers and legislation 177B:1055
Heights Merchants Association, Hats Off Day customer appreciation event 118B:1345
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 90B:1625
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 140B:1020-1025
Introductions by members 76B:1340, 88B:1015, 94B:1340, 118B:1340, 119B:1005, 138B:1345, 150B:1335
Ismaili Canadians, contributions of Ismaili community 129B:1405
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 114B:1145-1150
Labour
labour force participation by women 93B:1120
labour relations and fairness in the workplace 177B:1055-1100
labour relations code, review 177B:1100
Lanzinger, Irene, work as labour activist and leader 186B:1015
L'Arche Greater Vancouver, operations and community living services 161B:1105
LGBTQ community, rights 140B:1020-1025
Mason, Gary, comments on B.C. government budget 90B:1625
MLAs, community and local representation 170B:1140-1145
Moscrop Secondary School, gay-straight alliance forum event 191B:1130
Motions
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1145-1150
Electoral system 163B:1100-1105
Gender equity 93B:1115-1125
Innovation in clean energy sector 149B:1130
Labour rights and protections 107B:1145-1150
Listening to local voices 170B:1140-1145
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1140-1145
Sexual orientation and gender identity policies for inclusive education system 191B:1125-1130
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 126B:1040
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 126B:1040
Pink Shirt Day, anti-bullying event 90B:1340-1345
Politics and politicians, decision-making, role of creativity 79B:1030-1045
Post-secondary institutions, faculty and instructors 167B:1345
Private members' statements
Artistic expression as a quality of leadership 79B:1030-1045
Private members' statements (response)
Fairness in the workplace 177B:1055-1100
Protecting wild salmon 128B:1050
Referendum on electoral reform 90B:1630, 142B:1145
Restaurant and food services industry, server gratuities and women in industry 107B:1145-1150
Robinson, Svend, self-identification as gay man 140B:1025
School district 41 (Burnaby), sexual orientation and gender identity policy 191B:1125-1130
School districts, sexual orientation and gender identity policies 140B:1025, 191B:1125-1130
Sexual violence, sexual abuse and harassment of women in the workplace 107B:1150
Simon Fraser University Childcare Society, role and services 98B:1015
Statements by members
Burnaby Central Railway 157B:1355
Burnaby Family Life Society and café services at BCIT 81B:1010
Burnaby Heights neighbourhood 118B:1340-1345
Day of Mourning for workers 126B:1040
Diamond jubilee of Aga Khan 129B:1405
Eileen Dailly Pool 147B:1010
Fire hoses and safe driving 192B:1355
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 140B:1020-1025
Irene Lanzinger 186B:1015
L'Arche Greater Vancouver 161B:1105
Message of appreciation for care and support after injury 193B:1015-1020
Part-time studies instructors at B.C. Institute of Technology 167B:1345
Pink Shirt Day 90B:1340-1345
Simon Fraser University Childcare Society 98B:1015-1020
Take a Hike program for vulnerable youth 111B:1350
Teachers, collective agreements and bargaining, legislation 177B:1055
Throness, Laurie, comments on child care 90B:1620, 93B:1120
Trade unions, leadership 186B:1015
Wilkie, Tara, academic achievements and contributions in forensic science and nursing 167B:1345
Women
economic equity and pay equity 107B:1145-1150
women's equality and gender equity 93B:1120-1125
Workers rights
Liberal Party position 177B:1055
protection 107B:1145-1150
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)

As subject
experience as cyclist 163B:1035, 163B:1045
experience as stay-at-home parent 111B:1820-1825
experience of sexual identity issues 191B:1140
experience re employee's care of granddaughter 111B:1825
family thanked 150B:1555
father's work as school maintenance supervisor 89B:1820
stepfather's work as construction contractor 107B:1055
Agriculture
farmland protection 121B:1145-1150
new farmers 121B:1150
Arnold, William
community contributions as bicycle mechanic and retailer 146B:1400
participation in meeting on school closings 90B:1450
Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities, comments on ferry service funding 93B:1005
Balding, Anne, volunteer contributions 171B:1345
Bike to Work Week 129B:1355
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
government support 191B:1040
transportation 93B:1050-1055
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
executive compensation 93B:1005
governance and operations 93B:1000-1015
history 93B:1000-1005
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
forest-dependent communities 191B:1040
performance and priorities 89B:1815, 90B:1435-1455, 150B:1605-1610, 157B:1605-1625
project costs and management 156B:1115
rural communities 191B:1040
social issues 191B:1140
throne speech in summer 2017 150B:1600, 150B:1620
position on issues
campaign financing reform 184B:1120-1125
MSP premiums 170B:1035
referenda 142B:1135
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 150B:1600
priorities 150B:1600-1620, 170B:1035-1040
Budget debate 89B:1815-1825, 90B:1430-1455
Budgets
2018-19 budget, balanced budget 90B:1435, 90B:1455
2018-19 budget, priorities 89B:1815-1825, 90B:1435-1445
role 90B:1435
Business
chambers of commerce, position on government policies 90B:1450
international commercial arbitration and B.C. legislation update 111B:1530-1540
Child care
government plan and funding 90B:1435, 90B:1445, 150B:1610
role in economy 89B:1820
role in economy and society 90B:1440-1445
Clark, Christy, comments on role as Premier 191B:1140
Climate change impact
communities and economies 135B:1110-1115
forests 135B:1110-1115
Consumers, cost of living, government action 150B:1610
Cowichan Tribes, young population 150B:1615
Crofton Elementary School, demolition and disposal of former school building, petition tabled 160B:1430
Cycling
benefits 129B:1355
benefits and cycling infrastructure investment 163B:1035-1045
bicycle retailing and repair 146B:1400
Documents tabled
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
report for third session of 41st parliament 94B:1435-1440
Doman, Rick, train metaphor re government policies 90B:1450, 150B:1615-1620
Economy
conditions and role of social factors 86B:1040
economic development, distribution of benefits 150B:1610-1620
sustainable development 150B:1615-1620
Education
government investment 89B:1820
LGBTQ students, inclusion and support 191B:1135-1140
safety of students 191B:1135
system 89B:1820, 150B:1605-1610
Education funding
capital funding 89B:1820
per-student funding 157B:1620-1625
Elections
campaign financing reform, Liberal Party position 184B:1120-1125
electoral reform, process for changes 142B:1130-1135
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 170B:1035-1040
Employment and unemployment
compassionate care leave 111B:1825
job protection for employees on leave, changes and impact on businesses 111B:1820-1825
maternity and parental leave 111B:1825
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6), debate 111B:1820-1825
Experience Cycling, history and ownership 146B:1400
Families, bonding and time with children 111B:1820-1825
Ferries and ferry services
fares
fares and service levels 93B:1005-1015
reduction and impact 81B:1015
reduction and seniors fares 150B:1600
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 93B:1005, 93B:1015
services to ferry-dependent communities 81B:1015
First Nations and Indigenous persons
legacy of colonialism 150B:1615
population demographics 150B:1615
reconciliation, government action and implementation of recommendations 150B:1605
Food and food industry, meat-processing regulations 121B:1150
Forests and forest industry
forest-dependent communities, economic transition and support 191B:1040
mountain pine beetle infestation 135B:1115
Gabriola Island, child care spaces 90B:1445
Gramlich, Ted, death in forest industry accident 107B:1100
Health care funding 90B:1440
Highways and roads, contractors and performance standards 93B:1050-1055
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 90B:1440
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
report for third session of 41st parliament presented 94B:1435-1440
work of committee, members and staff thanked 94B:1440
International Commercial Arbitration Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11), debate 111B:1530-1540
International Council for Commercial Arbitration Congress, Vancouver bid to host 2022 conference 111B:1535
Introductions by members 97B:1340-1345, 104B:1340, 111B:1345, 122B:1335, 122B:1525, 125B:1340, 125B:1345, 139B:1345, 140B:1015, 146B:1345, 148B:1335, 153B:1425, 185B:1335, 188B:1335
Investment, government investment in social capital and public infrastructure 89B:1820-1825
Krog, Leonard, family and service as elected representative 192B:1400
Labour, community benefits agreement, benefits 156B:1110-1115
Legislature, committee system, meeting attendance 174B:1510
McArthur, Drew, work as Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner 94B:1440
McEvoy, Michael, appointment as Information and Privacy Commissioner 94B:1440
Medical Services Plan premiums 90B:1445
reduction and elimination 170B:1035
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 150B:1605, 150B:1615
Motions
Agricultural land and farming 121B:1145-1150
Appointment of Information and Privacy Commissioner 94B:1440
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1120-1125
Hiring practices for infrastructure projects 156B:1110-1115
Impact of climate change on communities and economies 135B:1110-1115
Labour rights and protections 107B:1055-1100
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1130-1135
Sexual orientation and gender identity policies for inclusive education system 191B:1135-1140
Nanaimo
housing projects 90B:1440
south end, description and issues 150B:1555-1600
supportive housing project and homeless persons, petition tabled 194B:1330
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, upgrade projects 90B:1440
Nanaimo–North Cowichan constituency and area
communities, islands and First Nations 150B:1555-1600, 150B:1615
government investments 90B:1440-1445
history of labour activism 107B:1100
Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety 107B:1100
Penelakut First Nation, conditions and ferry travel 81B:1015
Petitions
demolition and disposal of former Crofton Elementary School 160B:1430
supportive housing project in Nanaimo 194B:1330
wolf cull, proposed ban 185B:1435
Politics and politicians
foreign influence in domestic politics 184B:1125
money and politics 150B:1610, 184B:1120-1125
Post-secondary institutions, capital investment and projects 90B:1445
Poverty
incidence 150B:1605
reduction strategy 157B:1605, 157B:1615-1630
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 157B:1605-1630
Private members' statements
The importance of affordable ferry travel for coastal communities 93B:1000-1015
Investing in cycling, walking and multi-user infrastructure 163B:1035-1045
Private members' statements (response)
The cost to businesses of double-dipping 170B:1035-1040 (Routley) 86B:1040
Rural transportation 93B:1050-1055
Supporting forest-based communities in transition 191B:1040
Real estate industry, money laundering and foreign investment 184B:1125
Referenda, B.C. Liberal Party position 142B:1135
Referendum on electoral reform 142B:1135
Resources and resource industries, resource development, role of foreign investment and corporations 184B:1125
School districts, sexual orientation and gender identity policies 191B:1135-1140
Schools
closings 90B:1445-1450
maintenance 89B:1820
small schools and role in communities 90B:1450
Small business, government support 90B:1445-1450
Social welfare
responsibility and role of government 90B:1445-1455, 150B:1610-1620
role in economy 90B:1450-1455
support system for vulnerable persons 150B:1610-1620
Statements
Bike to Work Week 129B:1355
Statements by members
Anne Balding 171B:1345
Ferry fares and coastal communities 81B:1015
Leonard Krog 192B:1400
Vancouver Island economic summit 167B:1350
William Arnold and bicycle shop in Duncan 146B:1400
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, deaths and response 150B:1605, 150B:1615
Taxation, competitive tax system 86B:1040
Throne speech debate 150B:1555-1620
Throne speech, role of throne speeches 150B:1600-1605
Traffic safety, cycling and pedestrian safety 163B:1045
Transportation, active transportation and infrastructure 163B:1035-1045
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, staff commended 93B:1050-1055
UN Commission on International Trade Law, model legislation 111B:1535
Vancouver
active transportation and cycling infrastructure 163B:1035-1040
role as international hub 111B:1535
Vancouver Island
economy 167B:1350
farmland and agricultural activities 121B:1145-1150
First Nations 150B:1555, 150B:1615
mid-Island, description and issues 150B:1555-1600
Vancouver Island Economic Association, economic summit 167B:1350
Vancouver Island University, facilities, upgrade and replacement 90B:1445
Victoria, active transportation and cycling infrastructure 163B:1035
Wildlife, wolves, cull and proposed ban, petition tabled 185B:1435
Workers
activism, history 107B:1100
rights and protection 107B:1055-1100
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)

As subject
constituents, family and staff thanked 78B:1730
debate on private member's statement 100B:1105 (Deputy Speaker) 100B:1105
experience with mapping and forestry fieldwork 131B:1705
experiences as business owner 171B:1910-1915
Agriculture Ministry
Minister, recusement from cannabis policy discussions 103B:1510, 103B:1710
role in cannabis regulation 103B:1710
Alberta, caribou management and response to species at risk legislation 108B:1820-1825
Aquaculture
First Nations involvement in industry 104B:1625-1630, 108B:1500
fish farms
closed-containment and land-based systems 104B:1505-1510
regulation and federal government role 104B:1500, 104B:1625
tenures and review process 104B:1455-1520, 104B:1620-1625, 108B:1440-1500
government consultation with First Nations 104B:1510-1520, 108B:1500
shellfish farming 104B:1455, 104B:1630
Babine Forest Products, Burns Lake mill explosion 80B:1440
Boundary Act, amendments 153B:1440
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., police services 94A:1615-1620
northwest B.C., resource benefit-sharing proposal for local communities 103B:1705
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
First Nations issues 80B:1440
relationship with First Nations 118B:1430
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 78B:1730-1735
priorities 100B:1100
B.C. timber sales program
expenses and revenues 106B:1455
operations 105B:1140-1145, 106B:1410, 106B:1440-1455
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 120B:1525
Broughton Archipelago, First Nations concerns re fish farms and meetings with government 104B:1625
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 171B:1900-1920
Business costs and taxation 183B:1415
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 106B:1655, 106B:1705
Cannabis
classification as agricultural product 103B:1820
production limits 103B:1820-1825
production on agricultural land, regulation 103B:1810-1825
Carbon tax, application re slash burning 106B:1355-1400
Catalyst Paper Corp., operations 110B:1520-1530
Child care, government plan 78B:1735-1740
Clark, June, death 143B:1345
Climate change, impact on forests 106B:1425
Democracy 167B:1645-1650
Ducks Unlimited, work of organization 115A:1755-1810, 146B:1355
Economy
conditions and role in society 100B:1100-1105
government strategy 78B:1745, 80B:1435-1445
role in funding government services 78B:1745
Education
funding 103A:1345-1350
system 103A:1350
Education Ministry
estimates debate 103A:1345-1350
budget 103A:1345
Elections, campaigns, third-party activities 184B:1045-1050
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 167B:1645-1705
Emergencies, emergency response to floods and wildfires, report 108B:1525-1610, 108B:1620-1625, 108B:1640
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
businesses 90B:1420-1425
businesses and economic analysis 171B:1905-1920
charities and non-profit agencies 97B:1400-1405
Environment
conservation officers 111A:1720-1725, 115A:1735-1750
environmental organizations, activities and funding 183B:1425, 184B:1045-1050
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 111A:1715-1725, 115A:1730-1810, 117A:1540-1625
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51)
debate 183B:1405-1500, 186B:1145, 188B:1550-1605, 188B:1750-1800
use of term "Indigenous nation" 186B:1145
Environmental assessment process
consideration of impact on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change 183B:1425
costs and fees 183B:1415
dispute resolution process and facilitators 188B:1555-1605
First Nations consultation 183B:1415, 186B:1145, 188B:1555-1605
process and changes 183B:1405-1500, 188B:1750-1800
Ferries and ferry services, inland ferries, petition tabled 148B:1330
Fires and firefighters
firefighting
contracted firefighter equipment insurance 108B:1635-1640
contracted firefighter issues 108B:1640
evacuations and persons choosing to stay behind 108B:1605-1615
firefighting equipment, vandalism and penalties 108B:1610-1615
interface fire preparedness, home building standards 108B:1540-1545
wildfires
preparedness and structural protection units 108B:1535-1555, 108B:1610
prevention 108B:1525-1530
water delivery systems 108B:1620
wildfires in summer 2018 185B:1355-1400
First Nations and Indigenous persons
agreements with government 80B:1440, 183B:1440
children in government care 183B:1445
consent to projects 104B:1515-1520, 108B:1500, 120B:1455-1500, 120B:1510-1555, 183B:1430-1435
economic development 131B:1700
employment 80B:1435-1440
participation in resource economy 183B:1410-1455
friendship centres, impact of employer health tax on operations 97B:1400-1405
governance and leadership 188B:1555-1605
reconciliation, government action 131B:1700-1705
traditional territories in parks 131B:1700
Floods and floodplains, flood preparedness 108B:1650
Food and food industry
food security 103B:1820-1825
huckleberry picking, wild berries and commercial harvesting issues 110B:1415
Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., funding and wildfire recovery projects 110B:1600-1605
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 106B:1350-1415
allowable annual cut 105B:1140-1150, 106B:1400-1440
companies, role in communities and social licence issue 104B:1825-1900
employment and jobs 104B:1850
export of product and expansion of market 104B:1740-1745
export of raw logs 104B:1640-1700
First Nations involvement in industry, agreements and licences 105B:1110-1150
First Nations involvement in industry, consultation on apportionment decisions 106B:1440
forest inventory
activities and funding 106B:1430-1435
review panel 106B:1430
forest roads 106B:1350, 106B:1400
forest roads, forest service road status 96B:1440
government policies 78B:1740, 110B:1515-1520
logging contractors, sustainability review 106B:1515
mills, local processing 104B:1645-1700, 104B:1830-1845
old-growth forests, management 110B:1510-1515
salvage logging 106B:1505-1510
softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement 100B:1100, 104B:1745-1805, 104B:1815, 154B:1050-1055
spruce beetle infestation 106B:1450-1455
stumpage system, revenues to government 106B:1500
timber, market pricing system 105B:1140-1145, 106B:1455-1505
timber supply areas 105B:1145
value-added sector and local processing 104B:1645-1700
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 103B:1505-1510, 103B:1705-1710, 103B:1810-1825, 104B:1450-1520, 104B:1620-1630, 104B:1640-1700, 104B:1740-1850, 105B:1110-1150, 106B:1335, 106B:1350-1515, 106B:1530-1555, 106B:1650-1705, 108B:1440-1505, 108B:1520-1650, 108B:1725-1750, 108B:1810-1825, 109B:1110, 110B:1335-1425, 110B:1510-1535, 110B:1600-1630
budget 103B:1705
estimates process 103B:1505-1510, 106B:1515
estimates process, staff thanked 110B:1630
lands component 151B:1125
role in cannabis regulation 103B:1710, 103B:1810-1825
rural development component 103B:1705
staff recognized 103B:1505
timber operations, pricing and First Nations branch 105B:1115-1120
Fort McMurray, response to B.C. wildfires 108B:1535
Fox, Len, public service 164B:1340
Francois Lake, ferry service hours, petition tabled 148B:1330
Fraser Lake, Stella Road improvements, petition tabled 194B:1330
Fraser, Scott, comments on Liberal Party government relationship with First Nations 118B:1430
Germansen Landing 94A:1620
Government revenues and spending 78B:1745
Health Ministry, estimates debate 136A:1705
Highway 16, improvement projects 96B:1435-1440
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 78B:1740
Highways and roads, government investment in projects, upgrades to side roads 96B:1435-1440
Hilltop Greenhouses Inc., impact of employer health tax on operations 90B:1420-1425
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 78B:1735
supportive housing, eligibility criteria 122B:1740
The Hunting and Fishing Heritage Act, proposed conservation and public safety provisions 106B:1330-1335
The Hunting and Fishing Heritage Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M211)
debate 106B:1330-1335
second reading and debate, petition tabled 112B:1100
Hunting, licence fee revenues 110B:1400-1410
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 120B:1445-1500, 120B:1510-1540, 120B:1550-1555
Introductions by members 130B:1010, 139B:1350, 154B:1010, 171B:1335, 176B:1330
Investment
investment climate 78B:1740-1745, 80B:1440-1445
investment climate, "capital strike" concept 183B:1405-1415, 183B:1455
Kenney Dam, construction and impact on Indigenous communities 183B:1435
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta
impact on businesses and investment 78B:1740
interprovincial trade issues 100B:1100
position of First Nations 183B:1420
position of First Nations and role of government 120B:1530-1535
potential impact on B.C. coast 80B:1445
review process 183B:1415-1420
Kootenay area
caribou population 110B:1350, 110B:1405
huckleberry picking and impact on grizzly bears 110B:1415
Labour, community benefits agreement, union component 183B:1455
Lacerte, Paul and Raven, role in Indigenous anti-violence campaign 80B:1435
Lake Babine Nation
economic and social conditions 80B:1440
economic development 183B:1445
Land Act, amendments 153B:1445-1530
Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 37)
debate 151B:1120-1130, 153B:1440-1530, 153B:1545-1550, 153B:1625-1630
definitions, "electronic signature" 153B:1515-1520
Land surveys and titles
administration of First Nations treaty settlement lands 151B:1120-1125, 153B:1445-1505
boundary descriptions between B.C. and Alberta, approval process 151B:1120, 153B:1440
security, services and systems, improvements 151B:1120-1130, 153B:1510-1530, 153B:1545-1550, 153B:1625-1630
Land Title Act, amendments 153B:1545-1550, 153B:1625-1630
Land use
development cost charges 139B:1835-1840
land use planning
First Nations involvement 110B:1620-1625
revitalization 110B:1610
Legislature, language used in House
"pooh-pah" and "pooh-pooh" 80B:1440
unparliamentary language 80B:1440
withdrawal of comments requested 118B:1430
Lower Mainland, housing affordability and housing market, role of development charges and fees 139B:1835-1840
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty and private lands 153B:1455-1500
McLeod Lake Indian Band, moose population in area 110B:1355
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 104B:1505
Medical Services Plan premiums
reduction 78B:1735
reduction and elimination 171B:1905-1920
MLAs
community and rural representation 167B:1645, 167B:1700-1705
constituency offices, staff 78B:1730
Merrit timber supply area, access to fibre and agreement with First Nations 104B:1835-1845
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture, report and recommendations 108B:1440-1500
Missing and murdered Indigenous women
family gathering event 94A:1510-1515
government response 94A:1530
Motions
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1045-1050
Trade agreements 100B:1100-1105
Mungall, Michelle, comments on trade 100B:1100
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 122B:1735-1740
National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
inquiry and process 94A:1530-1535
support for families 94A:1515
travel assistance for families from remote communities 94A:1505-1515
Nechako Lakes constituency and area
communities and representation 167B:1645, 167B:1700-1705
economy and First Nations issues 80B:1440, 80B:1450
First Nations communities 183B:1410
impact of employer health tax on businesses 171B:1905-1920
resource industries and projects 183B:1405
roads, government investment 96B:1435-1440
Nechako Lakes constituency and area, Germansen–North Road
reclassification and policing responsibility 94A:1615-1620
status and reclassification 96B:1440
status and reclassification, petition tabled 146B:1450
Nicola Valley, First Nations in area, forest industry and access to fibre 104B:1835
Nisga'a treaty lands 153B:1505
No Net Loss of Wetland Act, 2018 (Bill M220), debate 146B:1350
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 154B:1055
Northern Development Initiative Trust, priorities re wildfire recovery 106B:1705
Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance, funding and role 103B:1705
Oil and gas
natural gas production in B.C. 183B:1425
oil prices 183B:1430
oil prices and access to markets 184B:1050
oil spills response regulations, consultation and intentions paper 81B:1040-1045
oil spills, risks 80B:1445
Okanagan area, flooding risk in area 108B:1650
Okanagan Lake, level 110B:1335
Oral questions
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 90B:1420-1425
Impact of employer health tax on non-profit agencies 97B:1400-1405
Regulations on spill response 81B:1040-1045
Softwood lumber negotiations and trade with U.S. 154B:1050-1055
Parks
changes, administrative corrections and legal descriptions 131B:1705
changes and role of First Nations 131B:1700-1710
role and B.C. heritage 131B:1705
Petitions
conservation and public safety in legislation on hunting and fishing 112B:1100
Francois Lake ferry service hours 148B:1330
Fraser Lake, Stella Road improvements 194B:1330
Germansen–North Road reclassification 146B:1450
Police and policing, workload and regional disparity 94A:1615
Politics and politicians
money and politics 184B:1045-1050
political activism by non-governmental organizations, role of foreign funders 184B:1045-1050
recall of politicians, no more than one current recall petition re MLA 180B:1645-1650
Popham, Lana
letter to fish farm operator 104B:1505
recusement from cannabis policy discussions 103B:1510, 103B:1710
Poverty reduction, role of employment 183B:1445
Prince George, Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park 131B:1700
Prince George timber supply area, allowable annual cut 105B:1145
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege 76B:1430, 91B:1115
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 19), debate 131B:1700-1710
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 94A:1505-1520, 94A:1530-1535, 94A:1615-1620
Quebec, caribou management and response to species at risk legislation 108B:1820-1825
Railways and rail services, export of forest products by rail 110B:1525-1535
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 180B:1645-1650
Referendum on electoral reform
process, information and timeline 167B:1645-1505
second referendum requirement 167B:1645-1705
Resources and resource industries
resource development
information and public perception 80B:1445-1450
position of environmental groups 80B:1445
projects 183B:1405-1500
role in economy 80B:1435-1450
role in economy and society 183B:1430
Shipping industry, tanker safety and traffic in coastal waters 80B:1445
Site C power project, First Nations consultation and position 120B:1520-1525
Small business, government policies and support 78B:1740
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33), debate 139B:1835-1840
Statements by members
Response to wildfires and evacuations 185B:1355-1400
Stewart, Ben, election 78B:1735
Stuart Lake Hospital, replacement 136A:1705
Tahltan First Nation
concerns re grizzly bear population management 115A:1735-1745
report on moose 108B:1730
Taxation, government policies 78B:1740
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Mount Milligan mine project
First Nations involvement 183B:1410-1415
water use and permit 78B:1735
Throne speech content 78B:1730-1735, 78B:1745
Throne speech debate 78B:1730-1745, 80B:1435-1450
Tla'amin Nation, treaty and final agreement, lands 153B:1505
Trade
free trade 100B:1100
government promotion of trade and investment 100B:1100-1105
trade agreements and partnerships, role in economy 100B:1100
trade missions 100B:1100
U.S. anti-dumping duties on newsprint 104B:1805-1810
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 96B:1435-1440
Tributes
June Clark 143B:1345
Len Fox 164B:1340
Tumbler Ridge, bridges and snowmobiling activities in area 110B:1335
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, issues 131B:1700-1705
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process 104B:1510-1520, 106B:1440, 108B:1500, 120B:1445-1500, 120B:1510-1555
U.S.–Mexico-Canada agreement, establishment 154B:1050
Vancouver Island, old-growth forests, management 110B:1510-1515
Vanderhoof
police services and caseload 94A:1615
supportive housing facility 122B:1740
Violence against Indigenous women and children, Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 80B:1435
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 78B:1740
Water licences, cannabis production 103B:1810-1825
Wetlands protection 110B:1420, 115A:1750-1810, 146B:1350
Whaling industry history 80B:1445, 183B:1425
Wildfires in summer 2017
harvesting of timber in impacted areas 106B:1540-1555
response and recovery
funding and programs 106B:1650-1705, 110B:1600-1610
government staff thanked 108B:1535
reimbursements to contractors and emergency vendors 108B:1625-1640
Wildlife
bear-human interactions 110B:1410
bear-human interactions, bears destroyed by conservation officers 111A:1725, 115A:1735-1750
caribou protection and recovery 108B:1810-1825, 110B:1340-1355, 117A:1615-1625
conservation and public safety re hunting and fishing, petition tabled 112B:1100
grizzly bears
food source protection 110B:1415
population management 111A:1720, 115A:1735-1750
trophy hunting ban 111A:1715
trophy hunting ban impact and transition 108B:1735-1740
inventory 108B:1725-1730
management
collaboration and data-sharing 108B:1735
independent body concept 110B:1400
predator management 108B:1745, 110B:1340-1355, 117A:1625
role of conservation and public safety 106B:1330-1335
science-based decision-making 108B:1740-1745
stakeholder consultation 108B:1820, 109B:1110, 110B:1335-1340, 110B:1400
strategy and funding 108B:1725-1745, 110B:1405
moose population management 110B:1355-1400
reports 108B:1725-1730
species at risk, legislation 108B:1810-1825, 117A:1540-1620
ungulate populations, management 110B:1350-1400
whales, protection 80B:1445, 183B:1420-1425
wolves, population management 110B:1340-1355
Wood waste, fibre use 106B:1415-1420
Yoho National Park, boundaries 151B:1120

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