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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Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)


 

As subject
 
ability to engage in wildlife stakeholder consultation 109B:1125
birthdays of family members 81B:1115
comments in throne speech debate (Farnworth) 81B:1140
personal experience with child care services 110B:1820
Agricultural Land Commission
 
applications, non-farm-use applications 96A:1515-1520
regional panel system 185B:1650
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
 
debate 185B:1640-1710
definitions, "agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 185B:1700
Agricultural land reserve
 
non-farm use 96A:1520-1525
regulation, changes 185B:1645-1710
regulation of uses
 
residential housing construction 185B:1700-1705
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 185B:1705
zones and reinstatement of single zone 185B:1645-1710
zones and zone 2 lands 96A:1515-1525
Agriculture
 
farmers
 
economic opportunities and income sources 185B:1655-1710
young farmers and generational transfer 185B:1655, 185B:1705
farmland
 
growing zones and access to markets 185B:1655
growing zones and bioregions 185B:1645
government support 185B:1645-1710
industry, costs and taxes 185B:1655
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1510-1525
Attorney General Ministry, role re referendum on electoral reform 123B:1055
Auditor General, report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 148A:1520, 148A:1530, 148A:1540
Automobiles, driver's licences and road test wait times 192B:1545
Boundary Act, amendments 153B:1445
B.C. by region, rural B.C., road conditions 95B:1140-1145
B.C. Hydro, energy purchase agreements with independent power producers, renewals 146A:1830
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 176B:1440
 
content on referendum on electoral reform 160B:1515, 173B:1650, 194B:1525
B.C. NDP government
 
action on campaign statements 81B:1120-1140
performance 81B:1140
status of government 176B:1440
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 81B:1135
Business competitiveness 104A:1805-1820
Cannabis
 
legalization and regulation, age requirement 92A:1615
production, home production for personal use 92A:1630
Carbon tax
 
impact on cement industry 145A:1650-1705
impacts and competitiveness 104A:1815-1820
rate increase 106A:1340-1355
Carbon taxes, other jurisdictions 106A:1345-1350
Child care
 
facilities, inspection and monitoring 110B:1820-1825
government plan and funding 81B:1120
service providers, regulation and public information 110B:1820-1825, 111B:1435-1440
system 110B:1820, 111B:1435
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 5), debate 110B:1820-1825, 111B:1435-1440
Consumers, cost of living, government action 81B:1120-1130
Cootes, Amanda, work at dining room commended 176B:1440
Cranbrook
 
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 97B:1425-1430
manufactured home park redevelopment 122B:1755-1800
memorial service, attendance by first responders 81B:1120
Dryden, Ken, hockey accomplishments 176B:1450
Economy
 
government strategy 81B:1125
sustainable development 104A:1800
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 87B:1400
Education Ministry, estimates debate 102A:1140, 103A:1335
Elections
 
electoral reform
 
government initiatives 181B:1840
process for changes 142B:1125-1130
proportional representation 160B:1525-1540, 173B:1645-1710, 194B:1540-1550
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 163B:1130-1135
Elections B.C., information on recall 176B:1445
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 160B:1515-1545, 173B:1640-1710, 194B:1520-1550
delay for six months 160B:1515-1545
referral to committee 173B:1640-1710
Elk Valley, watershed protection and pollution from mining operations 181B:1835
Elkford, proposal for coal mine in area, petition tabled 144B:1130
Elko, noise pollution caused by quarry in area, petition tabled 144B:1130
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
 
mining industry 145A:1640-1650
municipal budgets 97B:1425-1430
Energy
 
electricity rates 145A:1620
electricity rates, rate freeze 81B:1130
sectors, government investment and support 81B:1130
wind power, use of mined materials 87B:1400
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 145A:1605-1705, 146A:1505, 146A:1825-1830, 148A:1455-1540
Environment
 
conservation officers 81B:1135
environmental assessment process 145A:1615-1625, 145A:1635
environmental assessment process and changes 181B:1835-1845, 182B:1105
environmental assessment process, review 106A:1355-1400
environmental organizations, activities and funding 184B:1145
professional reliance model review 145A:1615-1625, 145A:1635
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 104A:1800-1820, 104A:1840, 106A:1340-1415, 110A:1750-1755
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 181B:1830-1845, 182B:1105
Family Day, date change 141C:1335-1345
Fernie, worker deaths in arena incident, anniversary and community response 160B:1350-1355
Fires and firefighters, firefighting
 
evacuations and logging equipment issues 110A:1755
evacuations and persons choosing to stay behind 110A:1750
First Nations and Indigenous persons, agreements with government 181B:1835
Flathead Valley, boundaries 153B:1445
Food security 185B:1710
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 109B:1110-1135
Generation Mining, molybdenum mine proposal 148A:1455-1500
Glumac, Rick, comments on Elk Valley water quality issue 181B:1835
Government revenues 81B:1125
Great Bear Rainforest, grizzly bear viewing 139C:1640
Green, Dianna, experience with assisted-living services 81B:1130
Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., funding for grizzly trophy hunt ban transition 139C:1640
Health care system
 
health professionals and workers, care aides 81B:1130
surgical services, deep brain stimulation 138A:1440-1445
Health Ministry, estimates debate 138A:1430-1450
Highways and roads
 
contractors and performance standards 95B:1145, 96B:1335-1345, 97B:1515-1540
maintenance and rehabilitation 95B:1135-1145
Hornquist, Wayne, death in arena incident 160B:1350
Housing, social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 81B:1125
Hunting
 
government policy 81B:1135
regulations, petition tabled 104B:1440
Industry, impact of commodity prices and production costs 104A:1810-1815
Interior Health Authority, residential care facilities 138A:1430-1435
Introductions by members 84B:1020, 87B:1340, 88B:1005, 90B:1335, 102B:1005, 109B:1010, 115B:1335-1340, 126B:1015, 144B:1035, 148B:1345, 188B:1340
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
 
B.C. dispute with Alberta
 
impact on businesses 84B:1050
impact on businesses and investment 81B:1125
position of environmental groups 81B:1125
Kootenay area, East Kootenays
 
agriculture and farmland 185B:1640-1710
livestock industry 185B:1650-1655, 185B:1710
road maintenance 95B:1140-1145, 96B:1335-1345, 97B:1515-1540
wildlife 81B:1135, 109B:1110-1115
Kootenay East constituency and area
 
constituents’ concerns re referendum on electoral reform 173B:1645, 173B:1655-1700
economy and environment 181B:1835
issues and concerns 81B:1135
wildlife groups and management plan proposal 109B:1110-1115
Kootenay Livestock Association, study on farming in Kootenay area 185B:1650
Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 37), debate 153B:1445
Land surveys and titles, boundary descriptions between B.C. and Alberta, approval process 153B:1445
Legislature
 
dining room, services and staff commended 176B:1440
members' conduct and debate, answering questions from seat 145A:1605
Livestock industry
 
conditions 185B:1650-1655, 185B:1710
ranching industry, government support 81B:1135
Long-term and residential care
 
assisted-living care 81B:1130-1135
care standards 111B:1440
care standards and staffing 138A:1430-1445
facilities, regulation and public information 111B:1440
facilities, reporting 138A:1430-1435
MacKinnon, Joan, contributions to Cranbrook community and death 81B:1115-1120
Mainroad Contracting, road maintenance performance 95B:1145
Manufactured homes, manufactured home parks and redevelopment, costs in rural and urban areas 122B:1755-1800
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 81B:1125
Mines and mining industry
 
coal mining industry 181B:1835
employment and jobs, jobs task force 145A:1635
government support and industry competitiveness 145A:1605-1610, 145A:1625-1650
government support and initiatives 81B:1130
permitting process 145A:1610, 145A:1625, 148A:1530
regulation, compliance and enforcement 145A:1615, 148A:1500-1540
role in economy and society 87B:1400
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee, work and consultation process 96A:1510-1520
Motions
 
Electoral system 163B:1130-1135
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1145
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1125-1130
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement 102A:1140, 103A:1335
Mungall, Michelle
 
position on mining industry 145A:1610
pregnancy 145A:1605
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 122B:1755-1800
Murrell, Clayton, contributions to Cranbrook community and death 81B:1115-1120
National Energy Board, role re environmental assessment process 106A:1400
Oral questions
 
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and impact on businesses 84B:1050
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 97B:1425-1430
Referendum on electoral reform 123B:1055
Parks
 
campgrounds
 
reservation system 81B:1135
reservation system and allocation for local campers 110A:1755
park rangers 81B:1135
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 192B:1545
Petitions
 
mining industry, proposed Bingay coal mine 144B:1130
noise pollution caused by quarry near Elko 144B:1130
ungulate populations and hunting regulations 104B:1440
Podloski, Jason, death in arena incident 160B:1350
Politics and politicians
 
money and politics 176B:1450-1455
political activism by non-governmental organizations and role of foreign funders 184B:1145
recall campaign financing, reform 176B:1440-1505
recall of politicians, process 176B:1445
Post-secondary education, government initiatives 81B:1130
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 92A:1615, 92A:1630
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
 
debate 176B:1440-1505
introduction timeline 176B:1445-1450
Referendum on electoral reform
 
consultation process and questionnaire 123B:1055
process, information and timeline 142B:1130, 160B:1515-1545, 173B:1640-1710, 176B:1445, 194B:1520-1550
referral to committee 173B:1640-1710
second referendum requirement 160B:1525, 160B:1535, 160B:1545, 194B:1520-1550
Resources and resource industries
 
industries, government support 145A:1605
resource development 181B:1830-1845, 182B:1105
resource development, position of environmental groups and role of foreign funders 184B:1145
resource development, regulation 185B:1700
role of technology 181B:1835-1840
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation 192B:1545
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay), priorities 102A:1140, 103A:1335
Seniors, care and support 81B:1130-1135
Shelley, Mary, themes in Frankenstein 160B:1530, 173B:1705
Skookumchuck, mill and cogeneration plant operations 146A:1825-1830
Smith, Lloyd, death in arena incident 160B:1350
Soil classification and mapping 185B:1645, 185B:1700
Sparwood and District Fish and Wildlife Association, work of organization 116B:1015-1020
Statements by members
 
Mining industry 87B:1400
Response to worker deaths in incident at Fernie arena 160B:1350-1355
Sparwood and District Fish and Wildlife Association 116B:1015-1020
Street, Faye, comments on farming and livestock industry 185B:1655
Substance use and addiction, recovery houses, regulation and public information 111B:1440
Taxation, government policies 81B:1125
Teck Resources Ltd.
 
coal mining operations, Line Creek mine 145A:1630
operations 181B:1835-1840
Throne speech
 
content 81B:1120
role of throne speeches 81B:1120
Throne speech debate 81B:1115-1140
Tourism
 
government support 139C:1650-1655, 141C:1335-1345
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 139C:1640
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 139C:1635-1655, 141C:1335-1345
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 95B:1135-1145, 96B:1330-1345, 97B:1515-1540
Wildlife
 
caribou protection and recovery 106A:1405-1415
grizzly bears
 
population management 139C:1640-1645
trophy hunting ban 81B:1135
trophy hunting ban impact and transition 139C:1635-1650
management
 
funding 81B:1135
planning and regional representation 109B:1110-1120
predator management 106A:1415
stakeholder consultation 109B:1110, 109B:1120-1130
ungulate feeding programs 109B:1130-1135
ungulate populations, petition tabled 104B:1440
Williams Lake Chamber of Commerce, comments on referendum on electoral reform 160B:1535-1540
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)


 

As subject
 
comments on recall campaign financing reform (Thomson) 178B:1635
comments on speculation tax (Sultan) 164B:1505-1510
constituency assistants thanked 87B:1635
constituents thanked and role as MLA 80B:1630
experience as federal candidate and visit with Dave Barrett 80B:1635
experience as social worker 80B:1640-1645
experience of LGBTQ issues as youth 191B:1120
experience working in social services with poverty issues 157B:1540-1545, 157B:1600
experiences with music education 100B:1025
Adams, Evan, comments at Children and Youth Committee 157B:1545
Adult basic education, elimination of tuition fees 80B:1655
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
 
debate 183B:1605-1610
consultation on bill 183B:1605
Agricultural land reserve regulation, changes 183B:1605-1610
Agriculture
 
farmland, protection 183B:1605-1610
government support and initiatives 183B:1610
Angus Reid Institute, polling on speculation tax 162B:1435
Arts and culture, music, developmental and social benefits 100B:1015-1030
Automobile insurance rates 80B:1655
Barrett, David (Dave), legacy 80B:1635
The Beachcombers television series 144B:1055
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
 
government investment 156B:1010-1015
government support 157B:1555
rural communities 156B:1010-1015
B.C. Liberal Party
 
performance as government
 
housing issues 162B:1430-1445
performance and priorities 80B:1650-1655, 128B:1130-1135, 166B:1545-1550, 177B:1135
poverty reduction 157B:1535-1540, 157B:1555-1600
position on campaign financing reform 184B:1130-1135
position on opioid damages cost recovery legislation 152B:1415
B.C. NDP government
 
action on social issues 80B:1640-1700
consultations and reviews 80B:1650-1655
priorities 80B:1640-1700
Budget debate 87B:1630-1700
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45), debate 162B:1430-1450
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 87B:1635, 87B:1655
Bullying and harassment, bullying and violence at school, awareness and prevention 135B:1050
Business, chambers of commerce, role 86B:1010-1015
Charlesworth, Jennifer, appointment as Representative for Children and Youth 150B:1430
Child and Youth Day 186B:1025
Child care, government plan 87B:1645
Children and youth
 
corporal punishment 80B:1635
rights and welfare 186B:1025
Children and Youth Committee
 
annual report 146B:1445
members and staff thanked 90B:1430, 146B:1445
report and recommendations for Representative for Children and Youth 90B:1425-1430
reports
 
first report for third session of 41st parliament, review of Representative for Children and Youth Act, presented 90B:1425-1430
second report for third session of 41st parliament, annual report 2017-18, presented 146B:1445
work of committee 90B:1425-1430, 146B:1445
work of committee, poverty reduction 157B:1540-1545
College and Institute Act, amendments 152B:1805
Consumers, cost of living, government action 87B:1655
Corrections system, mental health and addiction services 80B:1645
Dairy industry regulation, change to "dairy plant" definition 152B:1805
Disabled persons, accessibility and inclusion 143B:1400-1405
Documents tabled
 
Children and Youth Committee
 
first report for third session of 41st parliament, review of Representative for Children and Youth Act 90B:1425-1430
second report for third session of 41st parliament, annual report 2017-18 146B:1445
Drugs, pill presses and equipment, regulation 130B:1125
Education
 
funding 87B:1645
LGBTQ students, inclusion and support 191B:1120
mental health services in schools 135B:1055
music education 100B:1015-1030
safety of students 135B:1045-1100, 191B:1115-1120
school libraries 164B:1355
system 80B:1655
Elections
 
campaign financing reform, Liberal Party position 184B:1130-1135
electoral reform, process for changes 163B:1055
electoral representation 163B:1055
electoral representation and popular vote 177B:1135-1140
proportional representation 166B:1535-1550
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 177B:1135-1140
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 166B:1535-1550
delay for six months 166B:1535-1550
Employer health tax 87B:1655-1700
Environment, environmental organizations, activities and funding 184B:1130
Ferries and ferry services
 
fares
 
fares and service levels 80B:1655, 87B:1635
government initiatives 87B:1635-1640
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 86B:1015
review 87B:1640
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on communities 156B:1010
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, studies on poverty 157B:1545
First Nations and Indigenous persons
 
children, child protection system and child apprehensions 80B:1640-1645
economic development, participation in resource economy 121B:1020-1025
language preservation 87B:1645-1650
Francophone communities 104B:1350
Gibsons, legacy and tourism sites of Beachcombers series 144B:1055
Government programs and services, funding 156B:1010-1015
Health care system, primary health care, multidisciplinary teams and team-based care 87B:1655
Highway 101 (Sunshine Coast Highway), safety improvements, petition tabled 193B:1105
Home care and community care 87B:1640
Homelessness incidence 162B:1440
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 80B:1700
Income assistance benefits, rate increase 80B:1645-1650
Introductions by members 94B:1630, 95B:1005, 100B:1005, 111B:1340, 112B:1005, 126B:1020, 154B:1015, 167B:1340, 171B:1340, 181B:1555
Journée de la francophonie 104B:1350
Justice system
 
accessibility 87B:1640
chief justice, role 152B:1810
masters and registrars, role and compensation 152B:1810
tele-information, use by peace officers 152B:1810
Kellough, Tom, accomplishments in music 100B:1015
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 114B:1140
Language, role in culture 87B:1650
Legal aid funding 87B:1640
Legislature, language used in House, apology for comments 190B:1715
Literacy, reading and literacy promotion initiatives 164B:1355
Long-term and residential care, care standards 87B:1640
Lyme disease awareness, treatment and prevention 139B:1400
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 87B:1655-1700
Mental health
 
involuntary committal to care 80B:1700
mental health and addiction
 
government action on issues 87B:1700
services 80B:1640-1645, 80B:1700
Mental Health Act
 
amendments 152B:1805-1810
review 80B:1700
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 80B:1640
Mental Health Review Board, membership, retired physicians 152B:1805-1810
Milk Industry Act, amendments 152B:1805
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 152B:1805-1815
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, awareness 80B:1635-1640
Motions
 
Appointment of Representative for Children and Youth 150B:1430
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1140
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1130-1135
Popular vote and legislative power 177B:1135-1140
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1130-1135
Sexual orientation and gender identity policies for inclusive education system 191B:1115-1120
Offence Act, amendments 152B:1810
Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 38)
 
debate 152B:1415-1425
Liberal Party position 152B:1415
Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy 100B:1030
Petitions
 
Highway 101, safety improvements 193B:1105
PharmaCare program
 
deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 87B:1655
therapeutics initiative 80B:1700
Pharmaceutical industry, opioid production and marketing, impacts and cost recovery by government 152B:1420-1425
Physicians, family physicians, supply 87B:1655
Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act (Bill 27), debate 130B:1125
Politics and politicians
 
money and politics 184B:1130-1135
political activism by non-governmental organizations and role of foreign funders 184B:1130-1135
recall campaign financing, reform 178B:1625-1630
Post-secondary institutions, board membership, faculty and staff with negotiating or dispute adjudicating roles 152B:1805
Poverty
 
incidence 157B:1600
reduction strategy 80B:1655, 157B:1535-1605
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 157B:1535-1605
Powell River, overdose deaths 152B:1420
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
 
description and elected officials 80B:1630-1635, 166B:1545
ferry service 80B:1655, 87B:1635
opioid overdoses and response 87B:1645
overdose prevention services 80B:1700
role of area chambers of commerce 86B:1010
Prince, Michael, comments on poverty reduction 157B:1545
Private members' statements
 
Music education 100B:1015-1030
Safe environment for students 142B:1045-1100
Private members' statements (response)
 
Chambers of commerce 86B:1010-1015
First Nations participation in the resource economy 121B:1020-1025
Growing investment in rural resource communities 156B:1010-1015
A legitimate pathway to electoral reform 163B:1055-1100
There is only one taxpayer 135B:1055
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
 
debate 178B:1625-1630
introduction timeline 178B:1625-1630
Referenda process 163B:1055
Referendum on electoral reform 166B:1535-1550
Representative for Children and Youth
 
appointment of new representative 150B:1430
statutory review 90B:1425-1430
Representative for Children and Youth Appointment Special Committee
 
report presented 150B:1430
work of committee 150B:1430
Resources and resource industries, resource development, role of foreign investment and corporations 184B:1135
Richard, Bernard, service as Representative for Children and Youth 146B:1445, 150B:1430
Royal Roads University Act, amendments 152B:1805
Safety, high-risk technical equipment safety, regulation 152B:1815
Safety Standards Act, amendments 152B:1815
School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), music education 100B:1015-1020, 100B:1030
School districts, sexual orientation and gender identity policies 191B:1115-1120
Sechelt Nation, language and culture 87B:1650
Seniors, care and support 87B:1640
Speculation and vacancy tax 162B:1430-1450
Statements by members
 
Accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities 143B:1400-1405
The Beachcombers series 144B:1055
Child and Youth Day 186B:1025
Journée de la francophonie 104B:1350
Lyme disease 139B:1400
School libraries and promotion of reading and literacy 164B:1355
Sunshine Coast Community Resource Centre 87B:1350
Substance use and addiction
 
opioid overdoses
 
deaths and response 152B:1420-1425
response 157B:1550
response and government initiatives 80B:1640, 80B:1700
response and services 87B:1645
treatment and recovery services 130B:1125
 
recovery houses and regulation 80B:1645
Sunshine Coast Community Resource Centre, services and resource hub initiative 87B:1350
Supreme Court Act, amendments 152B:1810
Taxation, government policies 135B:1055, 156B:1010
Teachers, music teachers 100B:1020-1025
Throne speech debate 80B:1630-1700
Ticks, habitat and role in Lyme disease 139B:1400
Tla'amin Final Agreement Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 3), debate 92B:1340-1345, 94B:1455
Tla'amin Nation, treaty and final agreement, amendments 92B:1345, 94B:1455
Tolls, tolling policy 80B:1655
Tourism, role in economy 128B:1130-1135
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program 80B:1655
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, comments on poverty reduction 157B:1550
UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities 143B:1405
UN convention on the rights of the child 186B:1025
University Act, amendments 152B:1805
Simpson, Hon. Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)


 

As subject
 
advocacy and work for amendments to workers compensation legislation (Bains) 115B:1440, 115B:1605
constituents, family and staff thanked 78B:1700-1705
family experience of poverty 155B:1400
Adult basic education, elimination of tuition fees 78B:1705
Assistive Technology B.C., operations 125A:1705-1715
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, consultation by government 140B:1125
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, priorities 88B:1105
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on poverty reduction strategy 155B:1350
B.C. NDP government
 
action on campaign statements 78B:1705-1710
priorities 78B:1705-1710, 88B:1110, 155B:1405, 157B:1655
Budget debate 88B:1105-1135
Budgets
 
2018-19 budget 88B:1105-1110, 88B:1125-1135
surpluses 88B:1105-1110
Business
 
benefit companies, legal framework and role 140B:1120-1130
community contribution companies 140B:1125
social enterprises 140B:1120-1125
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M216), debate 140B:1120-1130
Business Council of B.C., consultation by government 140B:1120-1125
Cariboo area, employment programs 125A:1720-1725
Child care
 
affordability and availability 78B:1715
government plan 88B:1125, 155B:1405
Children and youth, early childhood educators, supply and training 88B:1125
Community Living B.C.
 
impact of employer health tax on budget 125A:1835
mandate 127A:1345
role 125A:1820
Consumers, cost of living, government action 78B:1705-1710, 88B:1125, 155B:1400-1405
Disability Alliance B.C., work of organization 125A:1650
Disabled persons
 
accessibility and inclusion 125A:1645-1650
community living services 125A:1805-1820
community living services, eligibility criteria and DSM-V designation 125A:1820
employment and inclusion 78B:1720, 88B:1115, 127A:1345, 178A:1530
employment and inclusion, presidents group advisory network 125A:1600-1605, 125A:1645, 125A:1655-1700
government initiatives, Accessibility 2024 initiative 125A:1550-1620
legislation 125A:1600-1615, 126A:1125, 126A:1135
services to adults with developmental disabilities program 125A:1805-1820
Economy, sustainable development 140B:1130
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 167B:1800-1815
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 167B:1755-1815
Emergencies
 
emergency preparedness and inclusion of vulnerable persons 125A:1650
first responders, mental health and traumatic events at work 115B:1545-1555
Employer health tax, implementation and impact on community living sector 125A:1835-1840
English language learning programs, accessibility and fees 78B:1705
Fair Wages Commission, work and recommendations 78B:1710, 126A:1145, 127A:1400
Families
 
family maintenance and child support 120B:1425-1430
government investment 155B:1405
single-parent families 120B:1425-1430
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 10), debate 120B:1425-1430
Family maintenance enforcement program, changes 120B:1425-1430
First Nations and Indigenous persons
 
employment and training 127A:1350
friendship centres, funding and role 88B:1130
language preservation 88B:1130
programs and services, government investment 88B:1130
reconciliation, government action and implementation of recommendations 155B:1350-1355, 178A:1645-1650
urban population 78B:1720-1725
Government
 
financial management, issues 78B:1725
public consultation and engagement 78B:1725-1730
Homelessness, incidence and government action 78B:1725
Housing
 
accessible housing for disabled persons 125A:1615-1620
affordable housing
 
affordability and supply 78B:1710
government plan and initiatives 88B:1120-1125, 146B:1425, 155B:1405
housing hub initiative and partnerships 88B:1125
social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 125A:1620
supportive housing, modular units 88B:1120
transition houses, construction of new units 88B:1120
Income assistance
 
accessibility and telephone service 127A:1335-1340
basic income proposal and pilot project 88B:1115, 126A:1135-1145, 178A:1450
benefits
 
government initiatives 88B:1110
rate increase 146B:1425
deductions and exemptions, Canada Pension disability benefits 125A:1650-1655
disability benefits
 
comfort allowance 125A:1825-1835
mobility equipment and scooters 127A:1355
employment programs 88B:1115
 
accessibility and catchment area changes 125A:1720-1735
disabled persons 127A:1345
employable persons and oversight issues 125A:1755-1800
programs 178A:1525
single-parent employment initiative 125A:1745-1750
women who are victims of violence 127A:1345
Infrastructure, government investment 88B:1130-1135
Insurance Corporation of B.C., financial status and management 78B:1725
Introductions by members 80B:1345, 113B:1445, 147B:1005, 160B:1340, 175B:1005-1010, 178B:1340, 193B:1010
Labour
 
automation 88B:1115
community benefits agreement 88B:1135
labour market development agreement 88B:1115, 125A:1635, 125A:1705, 125A:1735, 127A:1345
Lower Mainland, transportation infrastructure and transit services 78B:1710
MLAs
 
constituency offices, staff 78B:1700
spouses 78B:1700
Mental health, mental illness, stigma 115B:1550
Minister's Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction, membership and role 78B:1715, 155B:1355, 178A:1730
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on income assistance telephone system 127A:1335-1340
Ontario, basic income pilot project 88B:1115, 126A:1135-1140
Oral questions (response)
 
Parliamentary secretary per-diem allowance claim during Welfare Food Challenge 181B:1415-1420
Shelter allowance for income assistance recipients 146B:1425-1430
Parks, accessible parks for disabled persons 127A:1355
PharmaCare program, deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 88B:1125
Politics and politicians, public perception 88B:1105
Post-secondary education, financial assistance, tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 125A:1630
Poverty
 
child poverty 155B:1355-1400
incidence 78B:1715, 146B:1425
measurement 155B:1340-1345, 155B:1355-1400, 178A:1450-1455, 178A:1520
 
federal government action 178A:1550, 178A:1605, 178A:1615, 178A:1630
geographic factors 178A:1610-1615
market basket measure 178A:1535-1610, 178A:1620-1630, 178A:1720
poverty among disabled persons 155B:1345
poverty among Indigenous persons 78B:1720, 125A:1625-1630, 125A:1840-1845, 155B:1345, 155B:1355, 157B:1655
poverty among single-parent families 120B:1425-1430
poverty in rural communities 155B:1400
reduction, federal government action 126A:1130-1135
reduction strategy 88B:1110-1120, 125A:1625-1640, 125A:1740, 125A:1800, 127A:1400, 146B:1425-1430
 
base year 178A:1450-1455
consultation process 78B:1710-1720, 125A:1840-1845, 126A:1125-1135, 155B:1350
consultation with business 140B:1120-1130, 155B:1345-1350
development 178A:1445
employment component 178A:1520-1535
housing component 178A:1710
Indigenous persons component 178A:1645-1655
initiatives in other jurisdictions 178A:1455-1510
national strategy 178A:1500
reporting 155B:1355-1400, 178A:1635-1640, 178A:1710-1730
review 178A:1450
scope and reference to women 178A:1705
strategy 151B:1005-1010, 155B:1340-1410
targets and timelines 151B:1005-1010, 155B:1350-1355, 178A:1455-1640, 178A:1710-1745
working poor 78B:1715, 88B:1120, 155B:1340
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39)
 
debate 151B:1005-1010, 155B:1340-1410, 157B:1655-1700, 178A:1445-1745
applicability of offence legislation provisions 178A:1735-1745
purpose 151B:1005-1010
use of "may" and "must" 178A:1635-1640
Referendum on electoral reform
 
referendum 78B:1730, 167B:1800-1815
second referendum requirement 167B:1755-1815
Rental housing, protections for tenants 155B:1405
Richmond, Craig, work on accessibility issues 125A:1645
School district 39 (Vancouver), provision of supports for disabled students 125A:1705-1715
Skills training, trades training 88B:1135
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
 
estimates debate 125A:1550-1845, 126A:1125-1145, 127A:1335-1400
budget 155B:1405
office staff 78B:1705
role and responsibilities 125A:1550, 155B:1405
staff 178A:1445
staff thanked 127A:1400
staffing 88B:1115, 125A:1550
Social welfare, social programs and services, funding and priorities 125A:1625-1640
Society, social isolation 125A:1630
Statistics Canada, data on poverty 178A:1450-1455, 178A:1535-1545
Taylor, Sheila, work as deputy minister and retirement 78B:1705
Throne speech debate 78B:1700-1730
Tolls, tolling policy 78B:1710
Transit services
 
accessible transit for disabled persons 125A:1645
B.C. Bus Pass program 125A:1740-1745
Vancouver Foundation, funding of initiatives 125A:1740
Wages and salaries
 
living wage 126A:1145, 127A:1400
minimum wage, increase 78B:1710, 88B:1120, 146B:1425
Wilkinson, Andrew, comments on B.C. Liberal Party approach to governing 88B:1130
Williams Lake, poverty reduction planning, funding 125A:1740
WorkBC Employment Services Centres
 
operations 125A:1635
provision of supports for disabled students 125A:1705-1715
services, funding and contracts 125A:1720-1735
Workers compensation
 
compensation for firefighters with cancer 115B:1555
compensation for first responders with mental health disorders 115B:1540-1605
Workers Compensation Act, amendments, stakeholder advocacy for amendments 115B:1600
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)
 
debate 115B:1540-1605
provisions on eligible occupations and inclusion by regulation 115B:1455
Sims, Hon. Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)


 

As subject
 
constituency office renovation 129A:1705-1715 (Thomson) 129A:1710
constituents thanked 85B:1640
email use and records management 133B:1040-1050, 136B:1415-1435, 137B:1045-1055 (Bond) 136B:1425-1430 (de Jong) 133B:1050, 136B:1430-1435 (Johal) 133B:1040, 136B:1405, 137B:1045-1050 (Milobar) 136B:1420, 137B:1055 (Oakes) 133B:1045 (Polak) 133B:1050 (Redies) 137B:1050 (Stilwell) 136B:1415-1420 (Tegart) 133B:1040 (Throness) 136B:1425
experience as immigrant to B.C. 78B:1450
experience as teacher 159B:1540
experience as teacher with children in poverty 155B:1730-1740, 157B:1435-1440, 157B:1445-1450
parents' care in residential facility 185B:2040-2045
role re government email and records management policies (Bond) 188B:1425 (Polak) 188B:1430
B.C. by region, coastal B.C., fibre optic line and connectivity project 78B:1500-1505, 85B:1705
British Columbia Innovation Council Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 4), debate 94B:1615-1630
B.C. Liberal Party
 
performance as government, human rights protection 181B:1515
performance as government, records management practices 133B:1055, 136B:1420, 137B:1050-1055, 139B:1425, 179B:1030, 179B:1045-1050, 188B:1420-1430
B.C. NDP government, priorities 78B:1450, 157B:1445
B.C. Teachers Federatio, comments on government budget 85B:1645
Budget debate 85B:1640-1710
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 171B:1730-1735
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45), debate 164B:1445-1505
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 85B:1640-1645
Business, government support 78B:1505
Chief information officer, budget and priorities 127A:1410
Child care
 
government plan 85B:1645-1650
role in economy 85B:1650
Citizens' Services Ministry
 
estimates debate 127A:1410-1745, 129A:1455-1715
budget 127A:1410-1415
budget, capital budget 127A:1415, 129A:1650-1710
email and records management practices 133B:1040-1050, 136B:1415-1435, 137B:1045-1055
freedom-of-information requests 136B:1420-1435
mandate letter and priorities 127A:1415
role and responsibilities 78B:1500, 127A:1410-1415, 188B:1430
staff thanked 129A:1715
staffing 127A:1410
Consumers, cost of living, government action 78B:1455, 85B:1640-1645
Della Mattia, Marie
 
email and records management 189B:1030
emails, freedom-of-information request 179B:1025-1030, 189B:1030
employment status and work for government 188B:1415, 189B:1025-1030
position with government 179B:1025-1030, 179B:1040-1045
Discrimination and racism, incidence 181B:1520
Education
 
curriculum, human rights content 181B:1520
funding 85B:1645
students experiencing poverty 155B:1730-1740, 157B:1435-1440, 157B:1445-1450
system 85B:1645
system and initiatives 78B:1510
Education Ministry, freedom-of-information request 179B:1030
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 159B:1540-1555
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 159B:1540-1555
Employer health tax, implementation 171B:1735
Ferries and ferry services, fares, affordability 85B:1710
First Nations and Indigenous persons
 
language preservation 85B:1705
programs and services, government investment 85B:1705-1710
reconciliation, government action 127A:1410
reconciliation, government action and implementation of recommendations 85B:1705
Fleming, Rob, work as Education Minister 78B:1510
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, provisions on information-sharing and collection 127A:1505, 127A:1535-1545, 127A:1620-1640, 127A:1710-1740, 129A:1455-1510
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, work of committee 127A:1455-1500
Freedom of information, requests for information
 
government handling 127A:1415
government handling and "no records" responses 178B:1435
process review and consultation by government 127A:1455-1500
The Globe and Mail, article on B.C. government budget 85B:1640
Government
 
capital projects, priorities 127A:1415
collaborative approach and partnerships 78B:1500
information, data centre infrastructure and data security 127A:1415
information technology contracts
 
cap on cost and length 127A:1415, 129A:1640
procurement and government handling 127A:1415
procurement review and consultation 129A:1630-1635
open government, Open Information websites 178B:1435
procurement practices and system 78B:1505, 127A:1410-1415
procurement practices and system, replacement of B.C. bid system 129A:1640
programs and service delivery 127A:1410-1415
properties, maintenance funding 127A:1415
vehicles 129A:1650
Government communications and public engagement
 
information-sharing and collection 127A:1525-1740, 129A:1500-1625
operations 189B:1025
Government records management
 
email and records management practices 127A:1420-1450, 133B:1040-1055, 136B:1405, 136B:1415-1435, 137B:1045-1055, 139B:1405-1430, 178B:1425-1430, 179B:1025, 179B:1035-1050, 188B:1420-1430, 189B:1025-1030, 189B:1040-1045
email and records management practices, review 178B:1435
management 127A:1440-1450
policies 179B:1025, 179B:1035-1045, 188B:1430, 189B:1035, 189B:1045
record of government activities 129A:1625-1630
staff training 178B:1435, 179B:1025, 179B:1040, 179B:1050
transitory records 127A:1430-1435, 127A:1450, 133B:1045-1055, 178B:1425, 189B:1035-1040
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects 85B:1655
Health care system
 
health support workers and repeal of legislation 185B:2035-2045
primary health care, multidisciplinary teams and team-based care 85B:1655
Health Sector Statutes Repeal Act (Bill 47), debate 185B:2035-2045
High-technology industry, government support 94B:1615-1630
Housing
 
affordable housing
 
affordability and supply 164B:1445-1455
government plan and initiatives 85B:1650
social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 85B:1650
transition houses, funding 85B:1700
Human rights
 
human rights commission
 
previous commission 181B:1515
re-establishment 181B:1515-1525
protection 181B:1525
public education 181B:1520-1525
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 50), debate 181B:1515-1525
Income disparity and social inequality 85B:1640-1645
Information and communications technology
 
Internet service, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 78B:1500-1505, 85B:1705, 94B:1625, 127A:1410, 129A:1645
role in economy and communities 78B:1505
Information Management (Documenting Government Decisions) Amendment Act, 2017, status 129A:1625-1630
Innovate B.C.
 
establishment and role 94B:1615-1630
First Nations initiatives 94B:1625
Introductions by members 87B:1340, 88B:1010, 102B:1015, 105B:1005-1010, 112B:1010, 123B:1010, 132B:1345, 143B:1340, 144B:1005, 146B:1340, 151B:1005, 161B:1010, 161B:1145, 164B:1340, 172B:1005, 182B:1015, 188B:1335, 192B:1340, 193B:1015
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, powers and role 118B:1505
Justice system, courts and court services, capital projects 127A:1415
Long-term and residential care
 
care standards and staffing 85B:1700
worker layoffs and replacements, impact on residents and workers 185B:2035-2045
Loukidelis, David, advice to government on freedom-of-information issues 127A:1435
Mason, Gary, comments on B.C. government budget 85B:1640
Medical Services Plan premiums
 
reduction and elimination 85B:1655, 171B:1730-1735
MLAs, constituency offices, staffing and work of executive assistants 129A:1705-1715
Mental health and addiction, government action on issues 85B:1650-1655
Oral questions (response)
 
Activities of communications contractor 188B:1415, 189B:1025-1030
Freedom-of-information requests on government emails 182B:1100
Government recordkeeping policies 178B:1425-1430, 179B:1025-1050, 181B:1405-1420, 188B:1420-1430, 189B:1035-1045
Government recordkeeping policies and use of email by communications contractor 181B:1350-1400
Government recordkeeping policies and use of email by Premier's office staff 136B:1405
Government use of email and staffing of constituency offices 182B:1030-1040
Investigation of government recordkeeping 178B:1435
Use of email by Advanced Education Minister and response to freedom-of-information request 139B:1405-1415, 139B:1420-1430
Use of private email account by Citizens' Services Minister 133B:1040-1055, 136B:1415-1420, 137B:1045-1050
Use of private email by Citizens' Services Minister and contracts for information technology services 136B:1420-1435, 137B:1050-1055
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 78B:1455
Poverty
 
child poverty 155B:1730-1745, 157B:1435-1440
incidence 157B:1435
reduction strategy 155B:1730-1745, 157B:1435-1450
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1730-1745, 157B:1435-1450
Premier's Office
 
email and records management practices 179B:1025
freedom-of-information requests 178B:1435, 179B:1025-1030, 179B:1045-1050
Privacy, information-sharing and collection by government, ministerial orders and privacy issues 127A:1505-1740, 129A:1455-1625
Quebec, election results 159B:1545
Real estate industry, money laundering 118B:1500-1505
Referendum on electoral reform
 
referendum 159B:1550-1555
second referendum requirement 159B:1540-1555
School district 36 (Surrey), capital projects and funding 78B:1455, 85B:1645
Schools, capital projects 78B:1455
Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16), debate 118B:1500-1505
Securities industry, fraud prevention and enforcement, powers of regulatory organizations 118B:1500-1505
Seniors, government support 85B:1700
Service B.C., role 127A:1410
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, rapid transit, LRT lines 78B:1455
Speculation and vacancy tax 164B:1445-1505
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses
 
response and government initiatives 78B:1455
response and services 85B:1655
Surrey
 
cost of living and worker supply 85B:1650
government investment and action on issues 78B:1455-1500
health care facilities 78B:1455
health care facilities and services 85B:1655
high-technology industry and innovation 94B:1620
Surrey Board of Trade, comments on housing issues 164B:1445
Surrey Memorial Hospital, conditions and demand for services 185B:2040-2045
Surrey Women's Centre, funding and services 78B:1500
Surrey-Panorama constituency and area
 
constituency office renovations 129A:1650-1710
housing issues and impact of speculation tax 164B:1445-1455
Teachers, supply and hiring of additional teachers 85B:1645
Throne speech debate 78B:1450-1510
Tolls, tolling policy 85B:1655
Transit services, rapid transit, LRT services 78B:1455
Violence, domestic violence services for women and children 78B:1500, 85B:1700
Winter, Alan, role as innovation commissioner 94B:1630
Wright, Don, role and comments on government records management policy 189B:1040-1045
Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)


 

As subject
 
experience as immigrant to B.C. 155B:1620
experience as parent 111B:1715-1720
experience as parent of post-secondary student 79B:1130
experience in non-profit sector 93B:1025
Adoption awareness 179B:1015
Agriculture, government support and initiatives 86B:1145
Ambedkar, Bhimrao, activism against caste-based discrimination 116B:1020
Autism, autism spectrum disorder awareness 109B:1025-1030
Bano, Asifa, rape and murder case, vigil and events 125B:1355
Blood donations 175B:1020-1025
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government and priorities 90B:1525, 90B:1540
B.C. NDP government, priorities 78B:1610-1615, 78B:1630, 170B:1130-1135
bc211 help line, information and referral service 93B:1025
Budget debate 90B:1515-1545
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 90B:1515-1545
Business, women in business 104B:1355
Canadian Union of Public Employees, members, school districts 107B:1000-1005
Caregivers, family caregivers, care of aging parents 111B:1720
Charles, Roxanne, accomplishments as artist 104B:1355
Child care
 
affordability and availability 78B:1615-1620
government plan 78B:1615-1620
government plan and funding 90B:1520
Children and youth, death or disappearance of children, impact 111B:1715
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
 
report presented 146B:1440
work of committee and staff 146B:1440
Consumers, cost of living, government action 78B:1610-1615, 90B:1515-1535
Datt, Shushma, anti-racism activities 97B:1355
Disabled persons, access to transportation 90B:1535
Discrimination and racism, prevention 97B:1355
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society, role and services 154B:1020
Documents tabled
 
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Appointment Special Committee report 146B:1440
Economy, economic development and distribution of benefits 78B:1620
Education
 
funding 107B:1005
government investment 90B:1530
special education and special needs, education assistants 107B:1005-1010
system and initiatives 78B:1625
Elections
 
electoral reform, process for changes 142B:1115
proportional representation 164B:2020-2025
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 164B:2020-2025
delay for six months 164B:2020-2025
Employment and unemployment
 
compassionate care leave 111B:1720
job protection for employees on leave, changes 111B:1715-1720
leave for death or disappearance of a child 111B:1715
maternity and parental leave 111B:1720
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6), debate 111B:1715-1720
Families
 
bonding and time with children 111B:1720
family maintenance and child support 120B:1420
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 10), debate 120B:1420-1425
Family maintenance enforcement program
 
changes 120B:1420-1425
collection of payments, cancellation of driver's licence for arrears 120B:1420
Ferries and ferry services, fares, reduction and seniors fares 90B:1535
First Nations and Indigenous persons
 
language preservation and revitalization 90B:1530
programs and services, government investment 90B:1530
reconciliation, government action 78B:1630
Food and food industry, locally grown food 86B:1145
Food banks, services and access 137B:1030
Foster care, foster families, supply and recruitment 151B:1015
Fraser, Paul, reappointment as Conflict of Interest Commissioner 146B:1440
Gangs, gang activity and gun violence, government action and funding 78B:1625
Governor General of Canada, Meritorius Service award recipient 143B:1400
Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen, activities 90B:1350
Health care facilities and hospitals
 
capital investment 90B:1535
new facilities 78B:1625
Health care system, government investment 90B:1530-1535
Hogenes, Yvonne, business accomplishments 104B:1355
Housing
 
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 78B:1615, 90B:1520-1525, 90B:1535-1540
affordable housing supply and new units 90B:1525
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance programs 90B:1525
supportive housing, government investment 90B:1540
supportive housing, modular units 78B:1615
transition houses, construction of new units 90B:1535
transition houses, funding 78B:1630
Humboldt Broncos hockey team, vehicle accident involving team 111B:1715
Income assistance, disability benefits, transportation supplement 90B:1535
India
 
caste-based discrimination 116B:1020
violence against Sikhs in November 1984 175B:1020-1025
Introductions by members 94B:1350, 98B:1005, 104B:1340, 109B:1010, 118B:1335, 126B:1015, 132B:1350, 137B:1010, 161B:1100, 182B:1015, 182B:1120, 185B:1340, 188B:1340
Justice system, family justice system, services and funding 90B:1535
Kastens, Ingrid, business accomplishments 104B:1355
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Spruce Building upgrade project 90B:1540
Labour
 
labour force participation by parents 78B:1620
labour relations code, review 78B:1620
Legal aid funding 90B:1535
LGBTQ community, South Asian LGBTQ community 143B:1400
Lower Mainland, transportation infrastructure and transit services 78B:1625
Medical Services Plan premiums
 
reduction 78B:1610
reduction and elimination 90B:1525
MLAs, community and local representation 170B:1130-1135
Morgan, Elly, leadership accomplishments 104B:1355
Motions
 
Affordable post-secondary education 79B:1125-1130
Listening to local voices 170B:1130-1135
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1115
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1100-1105
Support for agriculture industry (Motion 2) 86B:1145
Muslim Youth Centre, role and fundraising activities 172B:1030
Non-profit sector, socioeconomic impact 93B:1025
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 90B:1540
PharmaCare program, deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 90B:1530
Post-secondary education
 
affordability 79B:1130
financial assistance, interest on loans 78B:1615
government initiatives 79B:1130
Post-secondary institutions, capital investment and projects 90B:1540
Poverty
 
reduction strategy 155B:1620-1625
working poor 155B:1620
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1620-1625
Private members' statements
 
Overdose prevention sites 149B:1035-1045
Support staff in school districts 107B:1000-1010
Private members' statements (response)
 
Importance of non-profit societies 93B:1025
Referendum on electoral reform 142B:1115, 157B:1350-1355, 164B:2020-2025
Rental housing, protections for tenants 78B:1615
Rizzotti, Rowena, leadership accomplishments 104B:1355
Rossland, hosting of ski event 128B:1105
Rugby Sevens World Series, 2018 games in B.C. 128B:1105
Sangha, Alex, service to South Asian LGBTQ community and award 143B:1400
School district 36 (Surrey)
 
capital projects and new school facilities 90B:1540
portable use and new school facilities 78B:1625
School districts
 
budget process 107B:1005
support staff 107B:1000-1010
Seniors
 
government support 90B:1535
housing 78B:1615
Sher Vancouver, work of organization 143B:1400
Sikh community, annual blood donation drive 175B:1020-1025
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, renewal project 90B:1540
SkyTrain, Surrey Central station 90B:1540
Social welfare, social programs and services, government investment 90B:1525-1535
Speculation and vacancy tax 90B:1525
Spice Radio, Raise Your Hands Against Racism campaign 97B:1355
Sports and recreation, events 128B:1105
Statements by members
 
Adoption awareness 179B:1015
Alex Sangha 143B:1400
Autism spectrum disorder awareness 109B:1025-1030
Bhimrao Ambedkar 116B:1020
Blood donation campaign by Sikh Nation 175B:1020-1025
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society in Surrey 154B:1020
Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas 181B:1340
Foster families 151B:1015
Gender violence and vigil for Asifa Bano 125B:1355
Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen 90B:1350
Muslim Youth Centre 172B:1030
Raise Your Hands Against Racism Campaign by Spice Radio 97B:1355
Referendum on electoral reform 157B:1350-1355
Surrey Food Bank 137B:1030
Vaisakhi 119B:1015
Women in Business Awards in Surrey 104B:1355
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, overdose prevention sites 149B:1035-1045
Sun Peaks Resort, hosting of festival 128B:1105
Surrey
 
child care needs 78B:1620
courthouse project 90B:1540
education, housing and transportation 90B:1540
gang activity and gun violence, government action and Wrap anti-gang program 78B:1625
government investment and action on issues 90B:1520-1525, 90B:1535-1540
growth and infrastructure needs 170B:1135
growth and post-secondary opportunities 79B:1125-1130
health care facilities and services 78B:1625, 90B:1535
housing, modular units for homeless population 78B:1615
non-profit sector 93B:1025
Surrey Board of Trade, Women in Business Award recipients 104B:1355
Surrey Food Bank, operations 137B:1030
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, housing affordability and poverty 155B:1620-1625
Throne speech debate 78B:1610-1630
Tourism, role in economy 128B:1100-1105
Transit services
 
expansion and government investment 90B:1540
rapid transit, LRT services 90B:1540
Transportation
 
government initiatives 78B:1625
government investment 90B:1540
Vaisakhi 119B:1015
Violence
 
domestic violence, services and funding 90B:1530-1535
violence against women and girls, awareness and prevention 125B:1355
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 78B:1620
Wildfires in summer 2017, impact on farmers and ranchers 86B:1145
Workers rights and protection 78B:1620
World Ski and Snowboard Festival, hosting by Whistler 128B:1105
Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West)


 

As subject
 
comments on veterans 167B:1745-1750
deaths of family members' children 111B:1720
election (Bernier) 89B:1650 (Kyllo) 85B:1710-1715 (Oakes) 89B:1745 (Rustad) 78B:1735
election and introduction to House (Clerk of the House) 88B:1020 (Speaker) 88B:1020 (Wilkinson) 88B:1015-1020
experience in farming 107B:1120
experiences in farming and wine industry 185B:1530-1555
role as Agriculture Minister 185B:1530
role as Asian trade commissioner 100B:1145-1150
Agricultural Land Commission
 
application process and role of local government 192A:1940, 192A:2015, 192A:2025-2030
office location 185B:1550
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
 
debate 185B:1525-1555, 192A:1940, 192A:2015-2030, 194A:1450-1455
definitions
 
"additional residence" 192A:1940
"alter" 192A:2015, 192A:2025-2030
Agricultural land reserve
 
establishment 185B:1525-1530, 185B:1540
regulation, changes 185B:1525-1530, 185B:1540-1555
regulation of uses
 
non-residential building construction 192A:2015, 192A:2025-2030
residential housing construction 192A:1940
residential housing size and location 185B:1550
soil deposit and removal 185B:1540
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 185B:1540-1545
winery operations 185B:1550-1555
uses
 
composting operations 185B:1540
non-farm activities 185B:1535-1555
zones and zone 2 lands 121B:1140-1145, 185B:1535-1540, 185B:1550-1555
Agriculture
 
diversification and expansion 185B:1530-1555
exports and markets, product catalogue 97A:1600-1605
farmers, economic opportunities and income sources 185B:1530-1555
farmers, young farmers 97A:1610
farmland
 
assessment and value 185B:1535
improvement and utilization 185B:1540-1545, 185B:1555
protection 121B:1140-1145
government support 185B:1535-1555
government support and initiatives 194A:1455
industry, costs 171B:1645-1650
supply management system 187B:1735
value-added sector and activities 185B:1530, 185B:1555, 194A:1455
workers
 
housing 192A:1940
safety 107B:1120-1125
seasonal workers and program 169B:1545-1550, 180A:1510-1520
workers, seasonal workers and program 171B:1645-1650
Agriculture Ministry
 
estimates debate 97A:1600-1615
budget 194A:1455
Alcohol, liquor licensing, wineries 185B:1550-1555
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 114B:1005-1020
Asia-Pacific region, market for B.C. products, agriculture products 100B:1150
B.C. by region, northern B.C., agriculture and forest industries 185B:1530-1535
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
 
economic development and technology 156B:1050
housing issues 162B:1455
worker protection 107B:1120-1125
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 160B:1810-1815, 167B:1730
B.C. NDP government
 
action on campaign statements and stated goals 187B:1745-1750
position on trade 100B:1150
priorities 177B:1140
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 169B:1525-1555, 180A:1510-1520
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45)
 
debate 162B:1450-1520, 185A:1940-1945, 187A:1505-1510, 188A:1530-1535, 188A:1635-1640, 188A:1730-1735, 188A:1840-1845, 190A:1420
debate participants and staff thanked 190A:1420
definitions, "beneficial owner" 187A:1505-1510
Business
 
costs and taxation 149B:1030
establishment of head offices, HQ Vancouver project 148C:1535
taxation 117B:1645
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on employer health tax 169B:1540, 169B:1550-1555
Cariboo area, wildfire impact 185B:1530
Child care, service providers, regulation and public information 111B:1455-1505
Children and youth, death or disappearance of children, impact 111B:1720-1725
Chong, Ida, recall campaign 176B:1610
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 129A:1625-1645
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 5), debate 111B:1455-1505
Dairy industry, exports 97A:1610
Democracy 176B:1545-1605
Eby, David, recall campaign 176B:1555
Economy, conditions 162B:1455-1500
Education Ministry, estimates debate 103A:1350-1400
Elections
 
electoral representation and popular vote 177B:1140
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 160B:1820-1840, 167B:1725-1755, 177B:1140, 194B:1350-1410
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 160B:1810-1840, 167B:1725-1755, 194B:1350-1410
delay for six months 160B:1810-1835
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 169B:1525-1530
 
agriculture industry 169B:1545-1550, 180A:1510-1520
businesses 169B:1540-1555
municipal budgets 169B:1535-1540
school districts 122B:1430
Employment and unemployment
 
employer-employee relationship 107B:1120
job protection for employees on leave, changes 111B:1725
leave for death or disappearance of a child 111B:1725
maternity and parental leave 111B:1725
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6), debate 111B:1720-1725
Environment, environmental organizations, activities and funding 184B:1100
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 182B:1110-1135
Environmental assessment process 182B:1110-1135
Fair Wages Commission, work and recommendations 117B:1620-1650
Financial services industry, tax credits to banks, Advantage B.C. program 148C:1535-1540
Findlater, Doug, proposed meeting with Premier 132B:1440
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on farmers and ranchers 185B:1530
First Nations and Indigenous persons, agreements with government 182B:1110-1115
Fleming, Rob, travel to Europe 122B:1430
Food and food industry
 
berry farming, haskap berries 114B:1010
blueberry farming and exports 185B:1550
cherry farming and exports 185B:1545
exports and markets 97A:1605-1615
frozen food–processing 185B:1550
locally grown food 185B:1555
seafood sector and exports 97A:1615
seafood, spot prawns 114B:1010
Forests and forest industry, forest-dependent communities 185B:1530-1535
Fort Nelson, agricultural land reserve 185B:1540
Geen, David, cherry farming operation 185B:1540-1545
George Pringle High School, conversion to elementary school 103A:1355
Government
 
information technology contracts
 
cap on cost and length 129A:1640
procurement review and consultation 129A:1630-1635
procurement practices and system, replacement of B.C. bid system 129A:1635, 129A:1645
Government records management
 
email and records management practices 129A:1625
record of government activities 129A:1625-1630
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction 182B:1125
High-technology industry, development and government support 156B:1050
Horgan, John
 
position on proportional representation 160B:1840
proposed meeting with Doug Findlater 132B:1440
Immigration
 
foreign and immigrant workers, work permits and programs 171B:1640-1645
temporary foreign workers, protections for workers 171B:1635-1650
Information and communications technology
 
Internet service, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 129A:1645, 156B:1045-1050
role in economy and communities 156B:1050
Information Management (Documenting Government Decisions) Amendment Act, 2017, status 129A:1625-1630
Introductions by members 97B:1340, 102B:1010, 137B:1010, 140B:1010, 144B:1040, 181B:1335
Investment climate 149B:1030-1035
 
certainty issue 182B:1110-1130
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
 
estimates debate 148C:1340, 148C:1355-1440, 148C:1535-1540
budget, allocation for trade promotion 148C:1355-1400
reorganization and transfer of responsibilities 148C:1355
service plan and performance measurement 148C:1430-1440
Kelowna
 
athletes commended 104B:1355
businesses, impact of speculation tax 125B:1415
farmland, regulation of housing construction on agricultural land 192A:1940
impact of speculation tax 162B:1500-1520, 185A:1940-1945, 187A:1510, 188A:1730
traffic flow 96B:1750
Kelowna West constituency and area
 
agriculture 185B:1525-1535
size, communities and representation 194B:1400
Kerr, Daniel, poem on grief 111B:1720
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, economic benefits 149B:1025
Labour
 
community benefits agreement, impact on project costs 187B:1750-1755
labour relations code, review 117B:1615
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 117B:1615-1650
Lally, Rajinder, blueberry farming operation 185B:1550
Land, certainty of jurisdiction over land and resources 182B:1135
Liquefied natural gas development 182B:1120, 182B:1135
 
economic benefits 149B:1020-1025
Livestock industry, ranching industry 97A:1615, 185B:1540
LNG Canada facility project 149B:1020-1025
McKinley Beach development, impact of speculation tax 162B:1515
Maddock, Jack, farming operations 185B:1535
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 169B:1525-1550
MLAs
 
community and local representation 170B:1145-1150
community and rural representation 160B:1840, 194B:1400
Menu, Felix, farming operations 185B:1535
Mines and mining industry, development 182B:1130
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee, membership 90B:1415
Mission Group, impact of speculation tax on operations 162B:1520
Motions
 
Agricultural land and farming 121B:1140-1145
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1055-1100
Labour rights and protections 107B:1120-1125
Listening to local voices 170B:1145-1150
Popular vote and legislative power 177B:1140
Trade agreements 100B:1145-1150
Mount Boucherie Secondary School, conditions and portable use 103A:1355-1400
Newman, Lenore, comments on agricultural land 90B:1415
North Shore, transportation issues and need for ride-sharing 187B:1740
Northern Lights Estate Winery, operations 185B:1555
Oil and gas, oil prices and access to markets 184B:1100
Okanagan area
 
agriculture and wine industries 185B:1525-1555
Central Okanagan, transportation planning 96B:1725-1800
growth and government investment 96B:1730
Okanagan Valley corridor 96B:1725-1730
Okanagan Lake, second bridge crossing 96B:1730-1750
Oral questions
 
Agricultural land reserve advisory committee 90B:1415
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 122B:1430
Premier's meeting with West Kelowna mayor on real estate speculation tax 132B:1440
Real estate speculation tax 105B:1035-1040, 125B:1410-1415
Paisley, David, comments on speculation tax 162B:1520
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 187B:1730-1755
Passenger Transportation Board, role 187B:1735
Peace River area, agriculture and farmland
 
agricultural land reserve 185B:1540
non-farm activities and income 185B:1535-1540
Petitions
 
real estate speculation tax 125B:1440
Politics and politicians
 
foreign influence in domestic politics 184B:1055
money and politics 184B:1055-1100
political activism by non-governmental organizations, role of foreign funders 184B:1100
recall campaign financing, reform 176B:1545-1610
recall of politicians, process 176B:1605-1610
Popham, Lana
 
actions as cabinet minister 90B:1415
comments and position on agricultural land reserve issues 121B:1145
Port Renfrew, Internet service 156B:1050
Post-secondary education, international students 114B:1020
Prince George, Internet service 156B:1050
Private members' statements
 
B.C.: a resource-based economy 149B:1020-1035
The importance of B.C. as Canada's Pacific Gateway 114B:1005-1020
Private members' statements (response)
 
High-speed Internet 156B:1045-1050
Property tax rates 169B:1535
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers 162B:1500
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 176B:1545-1610
Reece, Adrian, farming operations 185B:1535
Referendum on electoral reform
 
debate on television between Premier and opposition leader 167B:1730
process, information and timeline 160B:1820-1840, 167B:1730-1755, 176B:1555-1600, 194B:1350-1410
second referendum requirement 167B:1725-1755, 194B:1350-1410
Resources and resource industries
 
resource development 182B:1110-1135
role in economy 149B:1020-1035
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
 
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1730-1750
safety 187B:1745-1750
transportation network services in other jurisdictions 187B:1740-1745
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
 
grade reconfiguration, high schools and portable use 103A:1350-1400
impact of employer health tax on budget 122B:1430
Serwa, Kelsey, athletic accomplishments 104B:1355
Shier, Randy, comments on speculation tax 162B:1520
Soil classification and mapping 185B:1540
Speculation and vacancy tax
 
application
 
beneficial owners 187A:1505-1510
geographic areas 185A:1940-1945
non–fee simple land 187A:1505-1510
seniors' properties 188A:1635-1640
strata properties 188A:1730
developer community response 162B:1515-1520
exemptions
 
owners residing in residential care facility 188A:1735
property development 188A:1840-1845
requests 125B:1410-1415
implementation and impact 105B:1035-1040, 125B:1410-1415, 162B:1455-1520, 170B:1145-1150, 185A:1940-1945, 190A:1420
local government response 162B:1510-1515
petition tabled 125B:1440
purpose 132B:1440
rates 188A:1530-1535
Staburn Group, impact of speculation tax on operations 162B:1515
Statements by members
 
Kelsey Serwa and soccer dome project in Kelowna 104B:1355
Westside Wine Trail upgrade project 115B:1350
Taxation, government policies 149B:1030, 169B:1540
Taxi industry, service conditions and quality 187B:1730, 187B:1740
Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (Bill 48), debate 171B:1635-1650
Tourism, visitors to B.C., transportation options 187B:1750
Trade
 
exports and diversification of markets 100B:1150, 114B:1010
exports and markets 149B:1020-1025
free trade 100B:1150
government promotion of trade and investment 148C:1400-1440
NDP position 100B:1150
trade agreements and partnerships, role in economy 100B:1145-1150
trade and investment representatives and offices 148C:1405, 148C:1435, 148C:1540
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, Asia 114B:1005-1020
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, China 148C:1420-1425
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
 
estimates debate 96B:1725-1800
staff commended and thanked 96B:1725
Transportation projects and services 187B:1730-1735
Union of B.C. Municipalities, response to speculation tax 162B:1510
U.S.
 
intervention in domestic politics of other countries 184B:1055-1100
trade policies 100B:1150
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 117B:1620-1650
Waste management, composting operations on agricultural land 185B:1540
West Kelowna
 
city government, request for area exemption from speculation tax 105B:1035-1040
impact of speculation tax 162B:1500-1520, 170B:1145-1150, 188A:1530-1535, 188A:1730
soccer dome proposal 104B:1355
Westside Road, improvements 96B:1750-1800
Westside Wine Trail, Boucherie Road upgrade project 115B:1350
William R. Bennett Bridge, lanes 96B:1745
Wine and wine industry
 
food service at wineries, regulation 185B:1550-1555
impact of trade agreements on industry 187B:1735
Workers
 
rights and protection 107B:1120-1125, 171B:1650
supply 171B:1635-1640
Stilwell, Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)


 

As subject
 
experience as parent of future post-secondary student 79B:1140
family and staff thanked 90B:1820
100 Women Who Care, Oceanside chapter, fundraising activities 76B:1340-1345
Adoption, government action on issues 90B:1830
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
 
email and records management practices 137B:1100
freedom-of-information requests and response 139B:1410-1415
Arts and culture, government funding and support 90B:1825
Auditor General, report on Highway 19 project 156B:1140
Beare, Lisa, absence as Minister due to heath reasons 139C:1455-1505, 139C:1550
B.C. Alliance for Arts and Culture, concerns re employer health tax impact 139C:1755-1800
B.C. Arts Council, funding 141C:1625-1630
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government and priorities 90B:1830-1835
B.C. NDP government, action on campaign statements 90B:1820-1835
B.C. Summer Games, 2018 games in Cowichan Valley 143B:1400
Budget debate 90B:1820-1835
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 169B:1650-1710
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45), debate 185A:2005, 187A:1405-1425
Budgets
 
2018-19 budget 90B:1820-1835
balanced budgets 90B:1820
Business, competitiveness and role in economy 90B:1820-1825
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on employer health tax 169B:1705
Cannabis
 
distribution and retailing, store openings 157B:1405-1410
legalization and regulation, dispensaries and retail outlets licence applications 157B:1405-1410
Carbon tax, rate increase and revenue neutrality 90B:1830
Child care, government plan 90B:1825-1835
Child protection system, children in government care, support for youth and transition out of care 90B:1825
Children and Youth Committee
 
members and staff thanked 90B:1430
reports
 
first report for third session of 41st parliament, review of Representative for Children and Youth Act, debate 90B:1430
second report for third session of 41st parliament, annual report 2017-18, debate 146B:1445
work of committee 90B:1430, 146B:1445
Citizens' Services Ministry
 
email and records management practices 136B:1415-1420
freedom-of-information requests 136B:1415-1420
Disabled persons
 
employment and inclusion, presidents group advisory network 125A:1605
government initiatives, Accessibility 2024 initiative 125A:1550-1620, 139C:1600
legislation 125A:1600-1615
Eby, David, role re referendum on electoral reform 119B:1045
Education Ministry
 
email and records management practices 179B:1030
freedom-of-information request 179B:1030
Education, school sports programs, accessibility and participation by disabled persons 139C:1550-1600
Elections
 
local government elections, results and issues 164B:1425-1430
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 166B:1655-1710, 174B:1655-1715
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 166B:1655-1715, 174B:1650-1715
delay for six months 166B:1655-1715
Employer health tax
 
exemptions 130B:1040
implementation and impact 169B:1650
 
arts and culture sector 139C:1755-1800
businesses 87B:1430, 90B:1825, 94B:1425, 97B:1415-1420, 139C:1750-1755, 169B:1655-1705
charities and non-profit agencies 130B:1040
child care facilities 126B:1110-1115
municipal budgets 129B:1440, 169B:1655
school districts 122B:1440
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
 
email and records management practices 178B:1425
freedom-of-information requests and response 178B:1425
Family Day, date change 81B:1050, 128B:1100, 140C:1115-1120, 140C:1130-1140
Government, agencies, boards and commissions, appointments 139C:1455-1505
Government records management, email and records management practices 136B:1415-1420, 137B:1100, 139B:1410-1415, 178B:1420-1425, 179B:1030
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, approval process and priorities 136A:1530-1535
Health care system, pain management and opioid use, prescription opioid monitoring program and referrals to pain specialists 153B:1400-1405
Health Ministry, estimates debate 136A:1525-1535
Held, Robert, glass artwork and exhibit 158B:1015
Highway 19 (Island Highway), project agreement and workers 156B:1135-1140
Home ownership, second homes, use for vacation and retirement 90B:1830
Horgan, John
 
comments on referendum on electoral reform 119B:1045, 146B:1430-1435
position on proportional representation 166B:1710, 174B:1700
Hospice and palliative care 186B:1010-1015
Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation, online providers taxation 141C:1445
Housing
 
accessible housing for disabled persons 125A:1615-1620
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 90B:1825
supportive housing, modular units and role 122B:1745-1755
Humboldt Broncos hockey team, vehicle accident involving team, response 108B:1350-1355
Introductions by members 87B:1335, 101B:1335, 122B:1335, 126B:1015, 130B:1005, 144B:1015, 155B:1445, 188B:1335, 193B:1145
KidSport B.C., funding 139C:1525-1530
Labour, community benefits agreement, union component 151B:1030-1035, 156B:1135-1140
Labour Ministry, freedom-of-information request 140C:1135-1140
Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve, description 131B:1810
Legislature, investigation of senior officials and administrative leave motion, legal advice 192B:1425
LIFESUPPORT Patient Transport, impact of employer health tax on operations 94B:1425
McMillan Arts Centre, venue and art exhibit 158B:1015
Mann, Kelly, contributions to sport 143B:1355-1400
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 90B:1405-1410
Mark, Melanie, use of email, phone and messaging apps 137B:1100, 139B:1410
Medical Services Plan premiums
 
reduction 90B:1825
reduction and elimination 169B:1650-1705
MLAs, community and local representation 170B:1105-1110
Motions
 
Affordable post-secondary education 79B:1140-1145
Gender equity 93B:1100-1105
Hiring practices for infrastructure projects 156B:1135-1140
Listening to local voices 170B:1105-1110
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1055-1100
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 122B:1740-1755
Municipal and regional district tax program, application, online short-term accommodation providers 141C:1445
Nanaimo
 
city government, impact of employer health tax on operations 169B:1655
impact of speculation tax 187A:1420-1425
Nanaimo regional district, request for exemption from speculation tax 105B:1030-1035
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
 
facility conditions and upgrade projects 136A:1525-1535
intensive care unit 136A:1525
Newton, Susanna, letter to Finance Minister on employer health tax 130B:1040
Oak Bay, mayoral candidates' position on speculation tax 164B:1430
Oceanside Hospice Society, work of organization 186B:1010-1015
Olympic Games, 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang
 
B.C. athletes 87B:1350
Paralympic Games and athletes 105B:1015-1020
Oral questions
 
Community benefits agreement and Pattullo Bridge project workers 151B:1030-1035
Coverage of expenses for Advanced Education Minister 181B:1415
Coverage of expenses for government ministers 182B:1050
Employer health tax impacts and implementation 130B:1040
Family Day date change and tourism industry 81B:1050
Government housing policy and rental housing supply 158B:1045
Government recordkeeping policies 178B:1420-1425, 179B:1030
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 87B:1430, 94B:1425, 97B:1415-1420
Impact of employer health tax on child care facilities 126B:1110-1115
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 129B:1440
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 122B:1440
Legislature investigation and legal advice on administrative leave motion 192B:1425
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 90B:1405-1410
Municipal election results and real estate speculation tax 164B:1425-1430
Opioid crisis and prescription monitoring program 153B:1400-1405
Real estate speculation tax 98B:1030-1035, 105B:1030-1035
Referendum on electoral reform 119B:1045, 146B:1430-1435, 185B:1430
Use of email by Advanced Education Minister 137B:1100
Use of email by Advanced Education Minister and response to freedom-of-information request 139B:1410-1415
Use of private email account by Citizens' Services Minister 136B:1415-1420
Parks
 
accessible parks for disabled persons 131B:1815
role and B.C. heritage 131B:1810-1815
Parksville
 
exemption from speculation tax 185A:2005, 187A:1405-1410
supportive housing project 122B:1740-1755
Parksville Chrysler Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 87B:1430
Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area
 
arts and culture 158B:1015
impact of employer health tax on businesses 169B:1655-1705
tourism and seniors population 90B:1835
vacation and retirement properties 90B:1830
Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism, role 139C:1505-1510, 139C:1520, 141C:1640-1645
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 151B:1030-1035
Popham, Lana
 
email from fish farm activist 90B:1405-1410
letter to fish farm operator 90B:1405
role as acting Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister 139C:1455-1505
Post-secondary education
 
affordability 79B:1140-1145
role in economy 79B:1140
student debt load 79B:1145
Privilege
 
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 182B:1105
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 19), debate 131B:1810-1815
Redbrick Properties Inc., comments on rental housing construction 158B:1045
Referendum on electoral reform
 
debate on television between Premier and opposition leader 174B:1710
process, information and timeline 119B:1045, 166B:1655-1715, 174B:1650-1715
report and recommendations 146B:1430-1435
second referendum requirement 174B:1650-1715
voter turnout threshold 185B:1430
Rental housing
 
supply 158B:1045
supply, construction of new units 158B:1045
Richard, Bernard, service as Representative for Children and Youth 146B:1445
Saanich, city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 129B:1440
School district 72 (Campbell River), impact of employer health tax on budget 122B:1440
Schools, accessibility for disabled youth 139C:1555-1600
Seniors, funding for services 90B:1835
Serwa, Kelsey, athletic accomplishments 87B:1350
Sims, Jinny, email use and records management 136B:1415-1420
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry, estimates debate 125A:1550-1620
Society of Organized Services
 
impact of employer health tax on operations 130B:1040
role and volunteers 153B:1345
Speculation and vacancy tax
 
application, geographic areas 185A:2005, 187A:1405-1410, 187A:1420-1425
implementation and impact 90B:1825-1830, 98B:1030-1035, 105B:1030-1035, 128B:1100, 164B:1425-1430, 170B:1105-1110
Spinal cord conditions and injuries, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, awareness 95B:1020
Sports and recreation
 
accessibility, government policy and consultation 139C:1510-1520, 141C:1640-1645
affordability 139C:1525-1535
athletes, elite athlete funding 139C:1610
B.C. athletes, national achievements 139C:1605
coaching 139C:1625-1630
government strategy 139C:1510, 139C:1610
leadership and development 143B:1355-1400
media coverage 93B:1105
participation 139C:1515-1520
participation by children and youth 139C:1525-1535
participation by children and youth, after-school programs and funding 139C:1555-1600
participation by disabled persons 139C:1545-1600
participation by Indigenous youth, ISPARC program 139C:1535-1550
participation by women and gender equity 93B:1105
Statements by members
 
B.C. athletes at Olympics in Pyeongchang 87B:1350
Cerebrospinal fluid leak awareness 95B:1020
Humboldt Broncos hockey team 108B:1350-1355
Kelly Mann 143B:1355-1400
McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville 158B:1015
Oceanside chapter of 100 Women Who Care 76B:1340-1345
Oceanside Hospice Society 186B:1010-1015
Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics 105B:1015-1020
Society of Organized Services in Parksville 153B:1345-1350
Sunrise Resort Parksville Ltd., impact of speculation tax on operations 98B:1035
Taxation, government policies 90B:1820-1835, 169B:1655
Teachers, coaching activities 139C:1625-1630
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
 
estimates debate 139C:1455-1630, 139C:1750-1800, 140C:1115-1120, 140C:1130-1140, 141C:1445, 141C:1625-1645
Minister, absence from position 139C:1455-1505, 139C:1550
service plan and performance measurement 139C:1520, 139C:1605, 141C:1630, 141C:1640-1645
staff thanked 141C:1645
Tourism, role in economy 90B:1835, 128B:1055-1100
Trapp, Randy, comments on impact of speculation tax on business operations 98B:1035
Vancouver Island, south Island, local election results and mayors' positions on speculation tax 164B:1425-1430
Vancouver Island University, role and programs 79B:1140-1145
Women's equality and gender equity 93B:1100-1105
Young, Stewart
 
comments on speculation tax 170B:1110
re-election and position on speculation tax 164B:1425
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)


 

As subject
 
background in technology industry 94B:1550, 121B:1035
comments on issues
 
local representation (Kahlon) 170B:1100
property assessment (Robinson) 164B:1755
referendum on electoral reform (Weaver) 157B:2010
ride-sharing issues (Trevena) 186B:1030
constituents thanked 83B:1710
daughter's experience with coding education 94B:1615, 99B:1410, 101A:1500
participation in leadership campaign 83B:1715
performance as Transportation Minister (Horgan) 175B:1050, 186B:1055
role as minister responsible for emergency management 149B:1045-1050
use of term "cash grab" (Farnworth) 130B:1055
work on ride-sharing as cabinet minister 187B:1515-1520
Abbott, George, work on wildfire response 118B:1810
Adams River Salmon Society activities 167B:1355
Adams River, sockeye salmon run 167B:1350-1355
Airports, regional airport funding 93B:1045
Assessment Act, provisions 164B:1700
Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 42)
 
debate 164B:1645-1705, 165B:1100-1150, 166B:1335-1340
briefing to opposition members 164B:1650
Auditor General for Local Government, audit services and capacity 124B:1635-1645
Automobile insurance, public and private insurance 192B:2040
Automobiles
 
driver's licences, class 4 and class 5 licences 192B:1600
parking fees, taxation 171B:1445-1450, 181A:1505-1515
Bridges, maintenance and rehabilitation 96B:1815-1820
B.C. by region, rural B.C., transportation 93B:1040-1055
British Columbia Innovation Council Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 4), debate 94B:1545-1615, 99B:1350-1410
B.C. Innovation Council, role and programs 94B:1555
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
 
education system 107B:1035, 122B:1435
financial management 135B:1045-1050, 135B:1100
housing issues 132B:1535-1540
ride-sharing issues 187B:1520-1530, 187B:1540
transportation infrastructure and transit services 137B:1110-1115
B.C. NDP
 
agreement with Green Party 157B:1925-1930
election platform content 92B:1635
B.C. NDP government
 
action on campaign statements 83B:1735
performance, ride-sharing issues 187B:1525-1530, 193B:1115
position on infrastructure projects 83B:1720-1725
priorities 83B:1710, 83B:1740, 92B:1625-1630, 178B:1525-1535
B.C. Wildlife Park, impact of employer health tax on operations 143B:1430
B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Kamloops 87B:1355
Budget debate 83B:1710-1740
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1625-1655
Budgets, 2018-19 budget
 
priorities 83B:1710-1735, 92B:1625-1630
revenues and spending 83B:1715
revenues from taxation 83B:1725
risks 83B:1720
Burnaby, city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 129B:1425
Business taxation 94B:1600-1610
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, research on business taxation 164B:1655
Canadian Home Builders Association, comments on speculation tax 170B:1055-1100
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), oil transport 178B:1410
C.D. Howe Institute, report on housing supply and development costs 137B:1125
Chapman, Maureen, work on wildfire response 118B:1810-1815
Chase
 
description and history 137B:1025-1030
mayor and council, meeting with Transportation Minister 97B:1505, 97B:1515
seniors care facility proposal 138A:1420-1430
transportation access and highway upgrade in area 97B:1455-1505
Child care
 
government plan 92B:1630-1635
government plan and funding 83B:1715, 83B:1735
Christian Labour Association of Canada, membership 172B:1055-1100
Commercial transportation industry
 
national safety code 192B:1525-1535
regulation 187B:1510-1515
regulation, government information technology systems 192B:1940-1945
Communities
 
densification and development in transit service areas 115B:1710-1715, 132B:1540, 137B:1130
gaming grants for community organizations 122B:1535-1555
Construction industry
 
modular design and construction industry 163B:1010-1015
residential construction industry, housing starts 158B:1055, 164B:1430
Consumers, taxes and user fees 135B:1050, 135B:1100, 171B:1455
Crown Corporations Committee, terms of reference, consideration of transportation network regulations and driver's licence issue 193B:1115
Darcy, Judy, role as Mental Health and Addictions Minister 83B:1710
Democracy 157B:1900, 157B:1930, 178B:1535
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness 149B:1045
Eby, David
 
recall campaign 178B:1515-1525
role as Attorney General 178B:1505-1510
Economy
 
conditions and role of government 83B:1710-1740, 92B:1630
new economy concept 121B:1035-1040
Education
 
capital funding for playgrounds 107B:1035-1040
computer coding education 94B:1615, 99B:1410, 101A:1500
funding 83B:1735
Education Ministry, estimates debate 101A:1435-1500
Elections
 
campaign financing, ban on corporate and union donations and loophole fix 122B:1520-1535
electoral boundaries, changes and process 185B:1425
electoral systems
 
party-list proportional representation systems and candidate selection 185B:1425
proportional representation 166B:1555-1620
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 157B:1920-1725
local government elections, campaign financing 122B:1355
Electoral Boundaries Commission, role 185B:1425
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 157B:1900-1930, 166B:1550-1620
delay for six months 166B:1550-1620
Emergencies
 
emergency management 149B:1045-1100
emergency response to floods and wildfires
 
report 118B:1810-1815
staff and volunteers commended 149B:1045-1100
Emergency Management B.C., operations and role 149B:1045-1100
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 92B:1650-1655
 
businesses 83B:1725, 84B:1040, 92B:1640-1650, 94B:1425-1430, 94B:1600-1610, 97B:1415
charities and non-profit agencies 143B:1430
municipal budgets 122B:1510-1520, 129B:1425, 130B:1050
school districts 91B:1100-1105, 122B:1435
Energy, electricity rate freeze 92B:1635
Fires and firefighters, volunteer firefighter departments, eligibility for gaming grants 122B:1540
First Nations and Indigenous persons
 
access to gaming revenues 118B:1815-1825, 122B:1545-1555
emergency management and capacity 118B:1755-1815
reserve land infrastructure, funding and jurisdictional issues 118B:1750-1755
First Nations Technology Council, work of organization 94B:1555, 99B:1355
Fish, salmon, habitat protection and spawning 167B:1350-1355
Fleming, Rob, travel to Europe 122B:1435
Fuel, gasoline, price increase and taxation 135B:1050
Gauthier, Charles, comments on parking tax and revenues to TransLink 181A:1515
Gibson, Gordon, comments on referendum on electoral reform 166B:1610-1615
Government
 
information technology systems 192B:1940-1945
programs and services 83B:1715
Grant, Glenn, comments on impact of employer health tax 143B:1430
Health care system, pain management and opioid use, prescription opioid monitoring program and referrals to pain specialists 104B:1420
Health Ministry, estimates debate 138A:1420-1430
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, children 107B:1035-1040
Heyman, George, comments on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project 111B:1405-1410
High-technology industry
 
government support 94B:1545-1615, 99B:1350-1410
government support and role in economy 121B:1035-1040
government tech strategy 94B:1610-1615
market access 94B:1615
market access and procurement concierge concept 99B:1405
tax credits 94B:1610
training spaces 99B:1410
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
 
four-laning and upgrade projects between Kamloops and Alberta 83B:1735, 97B:1435-1515
four-laning and upgrade projects in Interior
 
Hoffman's Bluff to Jade Mountain section project 150B:1425
Highway 16, transit system and road safety 93B:1055
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 83B:1720, 83B:1735
 
review and report release 171B:1445
Highways and roads
 
contractors and performance standards 93B:1045-1055, 95B:1120-1130
improvements 93B:1055
maintenance and rehabilitation 95B:1115-1135
Home ownership, opportunity and government support 132B:1535-1540
Horgan, John
 
meeting with Premier Notley and Prime Minister 115B:1400
visit to Asia 77B:1025-1030
Horizon North Logistics Inc., operations 163B:1010-1015
Housing
 
affordable housing
 
affordability and supply 115B:1705-1715, 158B:1055, 164B:1700-1705
government plan and initiatives 83B:1730-1735, 92B:1630, 115B:1710, 132B:1535, 132B:1545, 137B:1125, 164B:1700-1705
market housing 132B:1535, 132B:1545
development
 
costs 137B:1125
priorities and diversity 132B:1535
supportive housing, modular units 163B:1015
Howe Institute, study on housing construction costs 164B:1705
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 118B:1750-1825
Infrastructure, projects and NDP position 83B:1720-1725
Inland Plumbing and Heating, impact of employer health tax on operations 84B:1040
Innovate B.C.
 
board 94B:1555, 99B:1350-1355
establishment and role 94B:1555-1600, 99B:1350-1410
First Nations initiatives 94B:1555, 99B:1355
Interior Health Authority, residential care facilities and beds 138A:1420-1425
Introductions by members 129B:1350, 147B:1005
Investment, government investments 83B:1715
iTel Networks Inc., impact of employer health tax on operations 94B:1425-1430, 94B:1605-1610
Juniper Ridge Elementary School, playground replacement 107B:1035
Kamloops
 
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 122B:1515-1520
community response to wildfires in summer 2017 149B:1050-1100
impact of Kinder Morgan oil pipeline project 83B:1720
Kamloops Innovation Centre and high-technology companies 94B:1550-1555, 94B:1605
modular design and construction industry 163B:1010-1015
Pineview Valley development, school 163B:1015
rental housing 132B:1530
Kamloops–South Thompson constituency and area, potential impacts of electoral reform 185B:1425
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
 
B.C. dispute with Alberta
 
government action 144B:1115
impact on relationship with federal government 77B:1025-1030, 144B:1115
impact on trucking industry 109B:1035-1040
impacts 83B:1720
meeting with Prime Minister 115B:1400
status
 
government actions 144B:1115
jurisdiction issues and legal advice to Premier 111B:1405-1410
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline, purchase by federal government 144B:1115
Kúkpi7 Nation
 
communications with government re infrastructure needs 118B:1750
letter from government on gaming revenues 118B:1815
Labour, community benefits agreement
 
impact on project costs 150B:1425, 167B:1415
union component 154B:1035, 160B:1405-1410, 167B:1415, 172B:1055-1100
Land use, development cost charges 137B:1115-1125, 164B:1705
Lawyers and legal services, accessibility and community services 147B:1010
Legislation, use of regulations 115B:1715, 137B:1135
Legislative Assembly Management Committee, meeting schedule 193B:1045-1050
Legislature, investigation of senior officials and administrative leave motion
 
legal advice 192B:1420
LMS Reinforcing Steel Group Inc., eligibility for project contracts 154B:1035
LNG Canada facility project, employment and workers 154B:1035
Local Election Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M213), debate 122B:1355
Local government
 
boundary changes 122B:1505-1510
costs and revenues 130B:1050-1055
housing development approval process 83B:1730-1735, 115B:1710-1715, 132B:1540, 137B:1125, 164B:1700-1705
Local government elections, campaign financing, third-party contributions and limits 161B:1135-1140
Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 23), debate 132B:1525-1545
Long-term and residential care
 
assisted-living care 132B:1540
facilities for small communities 138A:1420-1430
facilities, modular construction 163B:1015
Lower Mainland
 
housing affordability and housing market 83B:1730-1735
housing affordability and housing market, role of development charges and fees 137B:1120-1130
municipal elections, campaign financing and regulation 161B:1135-1140
traffic congestion 83B:1735
MacDonald, Tom, unionized worker and pension case 160B:1405-1410
MacDonald, Tom, unionized worker case 172B:1055-1100
McKay, Bill, comments on speculation tax 170B:1100
Mainline Roofing, concerns re community benefits agreement 167B:1415
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 115B:1715
Manufactured home parks and redevelopment, homeowner protection 115B:1715
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 83B:1725, 92B:1640-1645, 94B:1600-1605
Meggs, Geoff, actions re small business property taxation 164B:1650
Members' Conflict of Interest Act, provisions 178B:1520
MLAs
 
community and local representation 170B:1055-1100
community and rural representation 157B:1920
Moody, Neil, comments on speculation tax 170B:1055-1100
Motions
 
Change to terms of reference for Crown Corporations Committee 193B:1115
Listening to local voices 170B:1055-1100
Mullen, Alan, position as special adviser 193B:1045-1050
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
 
estimates debate 122B:1450-1555, 124B:1635-1710, 124B:1745-1800, 124B:1815-1825
budget and operations 122B:1455-1500
estimates process 122B:1455
Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of funds, potential change 92B:1655, 124B:1645-1710, 124B:1745-1800
Nature's Fare Markets, impact of employer health tax on operations 97B:1415
Neskonlith Indian Band, consultation by government on highway upgrade project 97B:1450-1455
New Zealand, use of proportional representation 157B:1920-1925
Oak Bay, election results 170B:1100
Oceans and marine environment, oceans protection plan, role of B.C. government 115B:1400-1405
Oil and gas, oil spills, risks 178B:1405-1410
Oppal, Wally, comments as special adviser 193B:1050
Oral questions
 
Community benefits agreement and Trans-Canada Highway four-laning project costs 150B:1425
Community benefits agreement and workers 154B:1035, 160B:1405-1410, 167B:1415, 172B:1055-1100
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and comments by Prime Minister 77B:1025-1030
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and legal advice to government 111B:1405-1410
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and purchase by federal government 144B:1115
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and trucking industry 109B:1035-1040
Funding for rapid transit project in Surrey 175B:1045, 186B:1050-1055
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 84B:1040, 94B:1425-1430
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 129B:1425
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 91B:1100-1105, 122B:1435
Impact of employer health tax on seniors care facilities 97B:1415
Impact of government housing policy on housing starts and supply 158B:1055
Impact of real estate speculation tax on housing starts 164B:1430
Impact of tax changes on B.C. Wildlife Park 143B:1430
Legislature investigation and legal advice on administrative leave motion 192B:1420
Local election campaign financing and third-party contribution limits 161B:1135-1140
Meeting with Prime Minister on Trans Mountain pipeline and protection of B.C. coast 115B:1400-1405
Monitoring of prescription opioids 104B:1420
Public debate on referendum on electoral reform 165B:1050-1055
Referendum on electoral reform 185B:1420-1425
Role of advisers to Speaker and work of Legislative Assembly Management Committee 193B:1045-1050
Traffic enforcement and fine revenues 130B:1050-1055
Trans Mountain pipeline and transport of oil by rail 178B:1405-1410
Overlander Bridge, role and investment 96B:1815-1820
Party bus industry, regulation 190B:1510
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
 
debate 187B:1510-1540, 190B:1405-1425, 190B:1455-1610, 190B:1640-1725, 190B:1740, 192B:1450-1455, 192B:1525-1535, 192B:1600, 192B:1625, 192B:1800-1805, 192B:1915-1945, 192B:2010-2020, 192B:2035-2040
amendments to bill 190B:1410, 192B:1800, 192B:1915
committee stage debate 190B:1650-1655
definitions 190B:1455-1500, 190B:1605-1610
definitions, "rates" 190B:1510-1550
Passenger Transportation Board
 
data collection and decision-making 192B:1935-1945
reporting requirements 192B:1450-1455
role and powers 187B:1535, 190B:1510-1515, 190B:1550, 190B:1720-1725
Politics and politicians
 
money and politics 122B:1520-1525
recall campaign financing, reform 178B:1505-1535
recall of politicians, process 178B:1515
Port Moody
 
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 129B:1425
sawmill operations, property taxation 164B:1650, 165B:1105-1110
Private members' statements
 
Emergency management 149B:1045-1100
Rural transportation 93B:1040-1055
There is only one taxpayer 135B:1045-1050, 135B:1100
Private members' statements (response)
 
The benefits of modular housing 163B:1010-1015
The new economy 121B:1035-1040
Playground funding 107B:1035-1040
Property tax
 
assessment of property
 
business property and class 5 and 6 assessments 164B:1650-1655, 166B:1335-1340, 171B:1450-1455
major industry property assessments, changes and production level requirement 164B:1645-1705, 165B:1100-1150, 166B:1335-1340
split classification approach 164B:1655-1700
rates for small businesses 164B:1650-1655, 166B:1335
school tax
 
credit for industrial properties 165B:1110-1115
high-value properties 83B:1730
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers 83B:1730
Railways and rail services, transport of oil by rail 178B:1405-1410
Raine, Nancy Greene, accomplishments and contributions 109B:1015-1020
Real estate industry
 
fraudulent activities, prevention 83B:1730
housing market, impact of government policies 158B:1055, 164B:1430
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
 
debate 178B:1505-1535
introduction timeline 178B:1515-1520
Referendum on electoral reform
 
process, information and timeline 157B:1900-1930, 166B:1550-1620, 178B:1525-1530
questions 185B:1420-1425
second referendum requirement 157B:1900-1930, 166B:1555-1600, 178B:1530
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 157B:1910
voter's guide 185B:1425
Rental housing
 
evictions, compensation for bad-faith evictions 115B:1720, 117B:1525-1530
evictions for renovations and demolitions, regulation and tenant protection 115B:1715-1720, 117B:1520-1530
protections for tenants, legislation 115B:1705-1710
rebates for tenants 83B:1735
rental zoning in communities 132B:1525-1545
supply 83B:1730-1735, 115B:1710, 132B:1525
 
construction of new units 132B:1525-1530
incentives 132B:1545
incentives for landlords 115B:1715
Rental Housing Task Force, work and public consultation process 115B:1705
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 115B:1715
Residential tenancy branch, dispute adjudication caseload 117B:1525
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
 
accessibility for disabled persons 190B:1455-1505
drivers, background checks and training 187B:1540, 192B:1530-1535
fares and rates 190B:1510-1555, 190B:1740, 192B:1625
insurance 187B:1540, 192B:2035-2040
legislation 187B:1540, 190B:1405-1410, 190B:1550-1555, 192B:1530
regulation 190B:1410, 190B:1455-1610, 190B:1710-1740, 192B:1450-1455, 192B:1525-1530, 192B:1800-1805, 192B:1915
 
enforcement and penalties 192B:2020
licensing and authorizations 190B:1420-1425
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1510-1540
review process and legislative committee 192B:2010, 193B:1115
staffing of regulatory offices 190B:1640-1720
service supply management 187B:1535-1540, 192B:1800-1805, 192B:1915
transportation network services 187B:1515-1520
Roosevelt, Franklin, comments on democracy 157B:1900
Ruth, Gordon, position as Auditor General for Local Government 124B:1635-1645
School district 23 (Central Okanagan), impact of employer health tax on budget 122B:1435
School district 36 (Surrey), portable use and reduction targets 101A:1445-1455
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
 
capital funding 83B:1735
capital funding and projects 101A:1435-1455
impact of employer health tax on budget 91B:1100-1105
School districts, costs and funding 122B:1435
Schools
 
capital projects 101A:1445-1450
modular construction 163B:1015
playgrounds, fundraising by parents 107B:1035-1040
Science and technology, science, technology, engineering and math education 94B:1615
Seattle, purpose-built rental housing incentives 132B:1545
Seymour, Fred
 
comments on emergency management 118B:1800
letter from government re gaming grants 122B:1545
Sherwood, Michael, comments on impact of employer health tax 97B:1415
Skills training, apprenticeship system 167B:1415
Small business, government policies and support 83B:1725-1730, 171B:1455
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
 
Broadway line 181A:1520, 181A:1535
funding 137B:1110-1115
infrastructure and services 137B:1115, 171B:1445
 
expansion projects and costs 137B:1135, 171B:1450
expansion projects and funding 181A:1510-1535
Mayors Council and rapid transit plan 137B:1110-1115, 171B:1440-1445, 171B:1455, 181A:1520-1540, 186B:1055
revenue sources 181A:1505
 
development cost charges 137B:1115-1140
parking rights tax 171B:1445-1455, 181A:1500-1515
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority (TransLink)
 
infrastructure and services, expansion projects and costs 124B:1825
Mayors Council and rapid transit plan 124B:1815-1825
revenue sources, development cost charges 164B:1705
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33)
 
debate 137B:1110-1140
regulations 137B:1135-1140
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 46), debate 171B:1440-1455, 181A:1500-1540
Speculation and vacancy tax
 
implementation and impact 92B:1635-1640, 164B:1430, 170B:1055-1100
purpose 83B:1730
Sports and recreation
 
capital funding, community capital infrastructure fund 122B:1500-1505
play, benefits to children 107B:1035-1040
Statements by members
 
B.C. Winter Games in Kamloops 87B:1355
Community law clinic at Thompson Rivers University 147B:1010
Nancy Greene Raine 109B:1015-1020
Salmon run events at Tsútswecw Provincial Park 167B:1350-1355
Village of Chase 137B:1025-1030
Surrey
 
local election results and mayor's position on issues 171B:1445
transit services, rapid transit plan and funding 171B:1445, 175B:1045, 181A:1520-1535, 186B:1050-1055
transportation infrastructure 175B:1045
Taxation
 
government policies 83B:1725-1730, 92B:1625-1630, 129B:1425, 135B:1050, 135B:1100
tax evasion and fraud prevention 83B:1730
Taxi industry
 
fares 190B:1515-1530
government support 187B:1535
insurance 187B:1540
service conditions and quality 187B:1530
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12)
 
debate 115B:1705-1720, 117B:1520-1530
regulations 115B:1715
section 7, use of term "reasonable period" 115B:1520-1530
Thompson Rivers University
 
Community Legal Clinic 147B:1010
impact of employer health tax 92B:1655
Tk'emlúpsempc Indian Band, response to wildfires and emergency management 118B:1755-1815
Tourism, charter and tour vehicles 190B:1505
Tourism Kamloops, position on municipal and regional district tax program 124B:1750
Traffic safety
 
enforcement, red-light cameras and speed monitoring 130B:1050
traffic fines and revenues, allocation of revenues 130B:1050-1055
Transit services
 
expansion and government investment 171B:1440-1445, 175B:1045
long-distance services between cities and regions, intercity buses 190B:1425
Transportation
 
government plan and priorities 175B:1045
infrastructure
 
government investment and projects 83B:1735
government investment priorities 96B:1815-1820, 171B:1445
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
 
estimates debate 95B:1115-1135, 96B:1815-1820, 97B:1435-1515
commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch, staffing 96B:1820
staff commended 93B:1055
Trevena, Claire, meeting with Chase mayor and council 97B:1505, 97B:1515
Trucking industry
 
safety regulations, compliance and enforcement 96B:1820
use of chains in winter conditions 96B:1820
Trudeau, Justin
 
comments on actions by Premier 77B:1025
comments on B.C. role in oceans protection plan 115B:1400
Tsútswecw Provincial Park (Roderick Haig-Brown), events and public engagement 167B:1350-1355
Union of B.C. Municipalities, report on employer health tax 129B:1425
Urban Development Institute, information on housing construction costs 164B:1705
Valleyview Secondary School, expansion project 101A:1435-1455
Vancouver
 
housing
 
modular units 163B:1015
supply and construction costs 164B:1705
small businesses, property taxation 164B:1650-1655, 166B:1335
Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, comments on modular housing 163B:1015
Vancouver District and Labour Council, activities during municipal elections 161B:1140
West Fraser Mills, operations in Quesnel 94B:1550
Wildfires in summer 2017, response and recovery 149B:1055-1100
Young, Stewart, comments on speculation tax 170B:1100
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)


 

As subject
 
position on issues
 
proportional representation 160B:1715-1720, 174B:1720-1725
Agriculture workers, rental housing and seasonal issues 122B:1810-1815
All Chiefs Gathering, meetings and participation 120B:1730-1735
Automobile insurance, public and private insurance 192B:2035
Automobiles
 
accidents
 
factors and tracking 97B:1640
response and road closures 97B:1620-1630
driver's licences, class 4 and class 5 licences 187B:1440, 192B:1535-1555
Bowen Island, potential logging activities 105B:1150-1155, 110B:1425-1430, 110B:1455
Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, parking lot 117A:1745-1750
Bridges, maintenance and rehabilitation 94B:1740
B.C. Ferry Commissioner, role 97B:1845
B.C. Ferry Services, governance and operations 93B:1010-1015
B.C. Institute of Technology, students' role in energy-efficient housing project 164B:1355
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 160B:1715
B.C. NDP government, action on campaign statements and stated goals 187B:1420, 187B:1435
B.C. Parks Foundation, budget and role 117A:1630-1640
B.C. timber sales program, operations 105B:1150-1155
Brittania mine, redevelopment and mine museum 149B:1110
Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, improvements 117A:1755
Canada, advantages 178B:1900
Cannabis, organic production and certification 136B:1345
Carbon Engineering Ltd., operations 149B:1105
Chapman Lake, water access in area 113A:1545-1600
Cheekye River, bridge access for residents in area 106B:1710
Commercial transportation industry, regulation 192B:1710
 
vehicle classification 190B:1450-1455
Community Charter, amendment 192B:2030
Crown Corporations Committee, recommendations on ride-sharing and ride-hailing 187B:1420, 187B:1430
Cycling benefits 130B:1020
Day, Andrew, position with B.C. Parks Foundation 117A:1635
Democracy 178B:1900
Elections, proportional representation 178B:1910
 
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 160B:1715-1740, 174B:1715-1740
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 160B:1710-1740, 174B:1715-1740
delay for six months 160B:1710-1735
Emergencies, search and rescue services 113A:1600-1620
Employer health tax, implementation and impact, businesses 105B:1050
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, definition of recall election 178B:1910
Energy, clean energy development and innovation 149B:1105-1110
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
 
estimates debate 113A:1435-1645, 117A:1630-1805
budget 117A:1630
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, rail corridor, status and commuter rail assessment 97B:1815-1820
Ferries and ferry services
 
fares, reductions and impact 97B:1845-1855
system 93B:1010-1015
Fish, salmon habitat recovery 80B:1355-1400
Forests and forest industry
 
cottonwood lumber industry 110B:1455-1500
exports 110B:1455-1500
First Nations involvement in industry 110B:1435-1455
stumpage system, rates 110B:1435-1455
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 105B:1150-1155, 106B:1710, 110B:1425-1500
Garibaldi Provincial Park
 
search and rescue responses 113A:1645
Spearhead hut system use 113A:1620
Golden Ears Bridge, funding agreement and negotiations 97B:1735-1745
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project, review and report release 160B:1425-1430
Highways and roads
 
government investment in projects, upgrades to side roads 94B:1740-1800
resurfacing of highways 94B:1730-1735
Horgan, John, comments on referendum on electoral reform 119B:1045
Howe Sound, biosphere proposal for area 117A:1805
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 120B:1730-1735
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., hydroelectric power projects 149B:1110
Insurance (Vehicle) Act, amendments 192B:2035
Introductions by members 126B:1015-1020
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, traffic and accident management 97B:1630
Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, visitors and management 117A:1735-1745
KPMG Inc., report on clean energy sector 149B:1105
LaPointe, Kirk, comments on implementation of ride-sharing services 187B:1435
Legislature, bills process, committee stage and third reading, latitude in debate 190B:1400
Lions Bay, aquifer in area 113A:1540
Lower Mainland, transit services 97B:1835-1845
MLAs, community and rural representation 160B:1725-1735, 174B:1725
Miscellaneous Statutes (Passenger Transportation Services) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M223), debate 192B:1340-1345
Mobility Pricing Independent Commission, report 97B:1735
Motions
 
Innovation in clean energy sector 149B:1105-1110
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1105-1110
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 122B:1800-1815, 124B:1630-1635
Nairn Falls Provincial Park, parking lot 117A:1745-1750
New Zealand, use of proportional representation 160B:1735-1740
North Shore, transportation options and transit services 97B:1805-1815
Oral questions
 
Impact of employer health tax on child care facilities 105B:1050
Massey Tunnel replacement project 160B:1425-1430
Referendum on electoral reform 119B:1045
Ride-sharing services 186B:1045
Palmer, Vaughn, comments on implementation of ride-sharing services 187B:1420
Parks
 
back-country reservation system 117A:1725
campgrounds, new spaces 117A:1725-1730
park rangers, student park ranger program 117A:1710-1720
parking lots 117A:1745-1750
system
 
funding 117A:1630-1655
parks enhancement fund 117A:1710
visits to parks and usership 117A:1720
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
 
debate 187B:1420-1440, 190B:1355-1425, 190B:1450-1455, 190B:1610, 190B:1625-1640, 190B:1725-1730, 192B:1450-1500, 192B:1535-1620, 192B:1705-1710, 192B:1740-1935, 192B:1950-2035
amendments to bill 187B:1440, 192B:1740-1910
definitions 190B:1415-1430, 190B:1450-1455
definitions, "fleet size" 190B:1415
Passenger Transportation Board
 
data collection and decision-making 192B:1935, 192B:1950
independence 190B:1610
reporting requirements 192B:1450-1500
role and powers 187B:1425-1430, 190B:1625-1630, 190B:1730, 192B:1705
Pattullo Bridge
 
adjacent road capacity 97B:1750
replacement project 97B:1745-1750, 97B:1805
Pemberton
 
energy-efficient rental housing project 164B:1350-1355
rental accommodations, seasonal issues 122B:1815
Peters, Winston, political activities 160B:1735
Pietila, Hazel, life and contributions 192B:1350-1355
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, potential campground 117A:1730-1735
Politics and politicians
 
party discipline 160B:1730
recall campaign financing, reform 178B:1900-1915
Porteau Cove Provincial Park, campgrounds 117A:1755-1800
Post-secondary education, education of Indigenous persons 91B:1035
Private members' statements (response)
 
The importance of affordable ferry travel for coastal communities 93B:1010-1015
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 178B:1900-1915
Referendum on electoral reform
 
process, information and timeline 160B:1720-1740, 178B:1905-1910
second referendum requirement 174B:1715-1740
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 119B:1045
Rental housing
 
energy efficiency 164B:1350-1355
fixed-term leases and seasonal issues 122B:1800-1815, 124B:1630
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
 
benefits 187B:1435
drivers
 
background checks and training 187B:1430, 192B:2005-2015
wages 190B:1625-1630
fares and rates 190B:1610-1630, 190B:1730, 192B:1550, 192B:1615-1620
insurance 187B:1440, 192B:1345, 192B:2035
regulation 190B:1415-1455, 190B:1610-1640, 190B:1730, 192B:1340-1345, 192B:1450-1500, 192B:1535-1620, 192B:1740-1935, 192B:1950-2035
 
changes to local government authority 192B:2025-2030
enforcement and monitoring 190B:1635-1640
enforcement and penalties 192B:2005-2010
licensing and authorizations 190B:1400, 192B:1705
regulation and government plan 186B:1045
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1420-1440, 190B:1355-1400
service supply and public need 187B:1435
service supply management 192B:1740-1915
transportation network companies, advertising 192B:1610-1615
transportation network services in other jurisdictions 187B:1425
Rivers and streams, river forecast centre 113A:1545
Sea to Sky community hospice, initiative 178B:1355
Sea to Sky natural resource district, forest industry harvesting costs and First Nations tenure issues 110B:1435-1455
Sea to Sky trail project, friendship trail initiative, pedestrian bridge 153B:1340-1345
Second Narrows Rail Bridge, expansion proposal 97B:1805-1810
Sikh community, history and contributions 122B:1400
Skills training, trades training, Indigenous people 91B:1035
Squamish
 
housing project 124B:1630-1635
Sikh community and annual festival 122B:1400
Squamish estuary, salmon habitat recovery project 80B:1355-1400
Squamish Hospice Society, activities 178B:1355
Statements by members
 
Cycling activities and safety in Sea to Sky area 130B:1020
Energy-efficient rental housing project in Pemberton 164B:1350-1355
Friendship trail between Mount Currie and Pemberton 153B:1340-1345
Hazel Pietila 192B:1350-1355
Lil'wat Nation Ts̓zil Learning Centre 91B:1035
Sea to Sky community hospice 178B:1355
Sikh community in Squamish area 122B:1400
Squamish estuary salmon habitat recovery project 80B:1355-1400
Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. 136B:1345
Sultan, Ralph, comments on recall campaign financing reform 178B:1910
Sunshine Coast regional district, water management 113A:1545-1600
Tetrahedron Provincial Park, water access in area 113A:1545
Tourism
 
charter and tour vehicle services 192B:1710
role in economy 128B:1105-1110
Traffic safety
 
cycling safety improvements in road infrastructure and signage 130B:1020
enforcement 97B:1725-1730
regulations, left-lane regulation 97B:1710-1715
road safety improvement program 97B:1610-1620
safe passing distance of cyclists by automobiles 130B:1020
signage, variable-speed signs 97B:1720-1725
winter driving safety, tire requirements 97B:1635-1655
Transit services, funding models 97B:1830-1840
Transportation
 
government plan and investment 94B:1725
government plan and priorities 97B:1555-1610
infrastructure 94B:1720
infrastructure, federal funding 97B:1800
mobility pricing 97B:1730-1735
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
 
estimates debate 94B:1720-1800, 94B:1810, 97B:1555-1655, 97B:1710-1750, 97B:1805-1855
estimates process and questions 97B:1855
mandate letter 97B:1610
staff thanked 94B:1720
Troll's Restaurant, impact of employer health tax on operations 105B:1050
Ts̓zil Learning Centre, facility and programs 91B:1035
Vancouver Island
 
South Island transportation infrastructure 97B:1820-1825
transportation issues, transportation needs consultation 93B:1010
The Vancouver Sun, article on ride-sharing services 187B:1420
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, fuel tax increase and allocation 97B:1825-1830
Victoria, transit services, funding 97B:1825-1835
Vidorra Developments Ltd., energy-efficient rental housing project 164B:1355
Water
 
groundwater protection and mapping 113A:1450-1455, 113A:1520-1540
water licences and fees, applications 113A:1435-1445
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
 
clean energy businesses and innovation 149B:1105-1110
communities and representation 174B:1725
cycling activities and road safety improvements 130B:1020
ferry services to ferry-dependent communities 93B:1010
parks and student park ranger program 117A:1715-1720
parks system and issues 117A:1715-1805
rail corridor and assessment 97B:1810-1815
role in economy 94B:1720
search and rescue operations 113A:1600, 113A:1620
tourism industry 128B:1105-1110
transit services and regional system 97B:1835-1845
transportation infrastructure 94B:1720
Whistler
 
housing, Cheakamus Crossing project 124B:1635
resort accommodations, rental issues 122B:1805-1810, 124B:1630
tourism industry 128B:1110
Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp., operations in Whistler and Pemberton 136B:1345
Sullivan, Sam (Vancouver–False Creek)


 

As subject
 
experience as disabled person with income assistance 155B:1625-1630
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 145A:1545
Architects Act, amendments 145A:1545
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 143B:1620-1635
Board of Police Commissioners, removal of references in legislation 127B:1420
B.C. Housing, budget, federal funding 122B:1635
B.C. Hydro, role in schools project 99A:1650
B.C. NDP
 
agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 143B:1635
election platform, rebate for renters content 83B:1425
B.C. Society of Landscape Architects, board appointments 145A:1545
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45), debate 187A:1425-1435
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, study on house prices 115B:1640, 122B:1555, 129B:1745, 144B:1050, 187A:1425, 191B:1050-1055
C.D. Howe Institute, report on housing supply and development costs 139B:1830
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative 163B:1055-1100
Communities, planning 129B:1755
Disabled persons, employment and inclusion 155B:1630-1635
Eby, David, role re referendum on electoral reform 143B:1625
Education Ministry, estimates debate 99A:1645-1655
Education, out-of-school care programs 99A:1645-1650
Elections
 
electoral reform, process for changes 142B:1115-1120, 163B:1050-1100
electoral representation 163B:1050-1055
proportional representation 160B:1500-1505
Elections B.C., role re referendum on electoral reform 143B:1620-1635
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
 
debate 160B:1440-1515
delay for six months 160B:1510-1515
Employer health tax, implementation and impact on municipal budgets 95B:1035
Health Ministry, estimates debate 137A:1130
Henry Hudson Elementary School, child care operations on site 99A:1645-1650
Home ownership
 
investment 115B:1635-1645
second homes 129B:1755-1800
second homes and role of employment 115B:1635
Housing
 
accessible housing for disabled persons, Home Adaptations for Independence program 122B:1635-1640
affordable housing
 
affordability and supply 129B:1745-1750, 187A:1425, 191B:1050-1055
government plan and initiatives 122B:1555, 129B:1745-1755, 191B:1050-1055
role of local government 129B:1755
housing needs information 129B:1755-1800
social and subsidized housing
 
construction of new units 122B:1625-1630
federal funding 122B:1635-1640
government advertising 122B:1645-1650
supportive housing, modular units 122B:1650-1700
Hudson Out-of-School Care Society, operations and lease issue 99A:1645-1650
Income assistance
 
deductions and exemptions, earnings exemption 155B:1630-1635
system 155B:1630-1635
Introductions by members 91B:1005, 94B:1335, 119B:1005, 129B:1340, 137B:1005, 181B:1335, 185B:1335
Land use, development cost charges 139B:1720-1850, 141B:1340-1345
Local government
 
housing needs assessments and reports 136C:1740-1750
official community plans 136C:1740
Local Government Statutes (Housing Needs Reports) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18)
 
debate 129B:1745-1800, 136C:1740-1755
implementation 136C:1755
Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 23), debate 136C:1650-1715
Lower Mainland
 
housing affordability and housing market 115B:1640-1645, 144B:1050
housing affordability and housing market, role of development charges and fees 139B:1830
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks
 
disposal costs 117B:1505
eviction notice period 117B:1450-1455
financial compensation for displacement 117B:1455-1500
MLAs, housing and impact of speculation tax 122B:1610-1615
Minister's Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction, membership and role 155B:1635
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 24), debate 127B:1420-1425
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36)
 
debate 152B:1555
content 152B:1555
Motions
 
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1115-1120
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
 
estimates debate 122B:1555-1715, 122B:1820
inspector of municipalities, role 139B:1755
Oral questions
 
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 95B:1035
NDP election campaign statement on rebate for renters 83B:1425
Referendum on electoral reform 123B:1045
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 187B:1615-1635
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 139B:1715
Poverty reduction strategy 155B:1625, 155B:1635
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1625-1635
Private members' statements
 
A legitimate pathway to electoral reform 163B:1050-1100
Private members' statements (response)
 
Affordable housing is important to British Columbia and British Columbians 191B:1050-1055
Property tax
 
rates 95B:1035
school tax
 
exemption for purpose-built rental housing 122B:1705-1710
high-value properties 122B:1715
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers 129B:1755
Real estate industry
 
foreign investment and ownership 115B:1645, 191B:1055
housing market
 
conditions and pricing 115B:1640-1645, 129B:1745, 144B:1050, 191B:1055
conditions and speculation 191B:1055
supply and demand 122B:1555-1620
taxation 129B:1750-1755, 191B:1055
Referenda, international practices 143B:1620-1635, 163B:1055-1100
Referendum Act, provisions on advertising 160B:1445-1450
Referendum on electoral reform
 
consultation process and questionnaire 143B:1620
media coverage 143B:1630
new voting system and implementation 143B:1635
process, information and timeline 123B:1045, 142B:1115-1120, 143B:1620-1635, 160B:1440-1515
process, need for citizens' assembly 123B:1045
public education, government role 143B:1625-1630
second referendum requirement 160B:1440-1510
Rental housing
 
evictions, compensation for bad-faith evictions 115B:1630-1635, 117B:1510-1515
evictions for renovations and demolitions
 
notice period 117B:1505-1510
regulation and tenant protection 115B:1630-1640
tenants' right of first refusal 115B:1640, 117B:1530
fixed-term leases and protections for tenants 115B:1640
protections for tenants 115B:1630-1635
rebates for tenants 83B:1425
renovations, notification of completion 117B:1530
rent freezes 122B:1705
rental zoning in communities 136C:1650-1715
supply 115B:1630
 
building construction incentives 139B:1750
incentives for landlords 115B:1635-1640
ten-year construction plan 122B:1820
Rental Housing Task Force, work and membership 122B:1700-1705
Residential tenancy branch, operations and funding 122B:1630-1635
Retirement savings and investments 115B:1645
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
 
accessibility for disabled persons 187B:1625
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1615-1635
regulation, enforcement and penalties 187B:1630
regulation, review process and legislative committee 187B:1635
service supply and public need 187B:1615-1635
transportation network services 187B:1615-1620
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment plans and new site 137A:1130
School district 39 (Vancouver), out-of-school care programs 99A:1650
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
 
infrastructure and services, expansion projects and costs 139B:1715
revenue sources, development cost charges 139B:1715-1830, 139B:1840-1850, 141B:1340-1345
transportation service region 139B:1715-1720
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33)
 
debate 139B:1715-1850, 141B:1340-1350
amendment 139B:1845
regulations 139B:1815
Speculation and vacancy tax, implementation and impact 115B:1635, 122B:1555-1515, 129B:1755-1800, 187A:1425-1435
Statements by members
 
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. study on house prices 144B:1050
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12), debate 115B:1630-1645, 117B:1450-1515, 117B:1530-1535
Urbanization, regional growth strategies 136C:1740
Vancouver
 
city government
 
housing needs assessment and reporting requirements 136C:1750
impact of employer health tax on budget 95B:1035
pensions for council members 127B:1420
housing
 
affordability and housing market 129B:1745, 191B:1055
impact of speculation tax 187A:1430
vacant property tax 122B:1820
taxi industry and services 187B:1620
Vancouver Charter, amendments 127B:1420-1425, 136C:1710-1715
Vancouver–False Creek constituency and area
 
housing and impact of speculation tax, cases 122B:1600-1615
schools, need for new schools 99A:1650-1655
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 155B:1635
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)


 

As subject
 
comments on issues
 
professional governance 173B:1335-1340
recall campaign financing reform (Sturdy) 178B:1910
throne speech debate (Bains) 80B:1540
experience with forest industry joint venture 135B:1140
family experience as immigrants to B.C. 80B:1525
family members involved in workplace accidents 107B:1130
life and accomplishments (Ma) 146B:1355
pet dog 173B:1350-1355
student housing financing proposal 170B:1025
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 145A:1400-1415
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1725-1735
AltaGas Inc., comments on professional governance 173B:1345
Aquaculture, salmon farming, advertising and public information 96A:1725
Arts and culture
 
creative sector, role in economy 125B:1405
music, developmental and social benefits 160B:1355
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 111B:1610
Association of Consulting Engineers of B.C., comments on professional governance 173B:1345
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., comments on professional governance 173B:1340
Attorney General Ministry, role re professional governance 173B:1350-1355
Automobile insurance claims for personal injuries, claims process and changes 127B:1715
Automobile insurance, no-fault insurance proposal in 1990s 111B:1605
Barrett, David (Dave), legacy 80B:1525-1530
Bechtel Corp., joint forest industry venture 135B:1140
Birrell, Margaret, campaign re no-fault automobile insurance 111B:1605
B.C. by region, rural B.C., economy and representation 182B:1145
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
 
transportation infrastructure and transit services 138B:1340-1345
worker protection 107B:1130-1135
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on professional governance 173B:1350
B.C. NDP government
 
action on campaign statements 80B:1530-1535
consultations and reviews 80B:1530
legislative agenda 182B:1140-1145
performance, comparison with 1970s NDP government 80B:1525-1530
priorities 92B:1600
B.C., opportunities 80B:1525
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1600-1625
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 171B:1810-1825
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45)
 
debate 164B:1505-1530
definitions 164B:1510
Budgets, 2018-19 budget
 
priorities 92B:1600
transparency and accountability 105B:1100
Business, international commercial arbitration and B.C. legislation update 111B:1605-1620
Canada
 
history 114B:1145
international reputation 111B:1610-1615
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, comments on employer health tax 171B:1815-1820
Cannabis, legalization and regulation 131B:1405
Capilano University
 
status and funding as university 145A:1400-1415
student housing 170B:1025
Carbon tax
 
impact on cement industry and transition program 106A:1430-1440
rate increase and revenue neutrality 92B:1615-1620, 106A:1415-1420
Caregivers, respite care services 97B:1345-1350
Cheech and Chong, movie and cannabis theme 131B:1400
Child care
 
government plan and funding 80B:1535
service providers, licensed and unlicensed providers 80B:1535
Clark, Christy, actions re LNG development 148B:1640
Climate change, impact on communities and economies 135B:1135-1140
Construction industry, residential construction industry, revenues to government 100B:1015
Creative Industries Week 125B:1405
Credit rating, B.C. rating 127B:1715
Cypress Provincial Park, use and maintenance 83B:1350
D'Avignon, Greg, comments on professional governance 173B:1345
Ear health and hearing impairment, services for deaf and hearing-impaired children and adults 137A:1125
Earthquakes, early warning systems 101A:1515-1520
Eby, David
 
comments on ICBC financial status 127B:1700, 127B:1710-1720
recall campaign 176B:1625
Economy
 
economic theory, invariance of incidence proposition 171B:1820-1825
government strategy 80B:1530-1535
Education
 
capital funding 92B:1605
earthquake drills and early warning systems 101A:1515-1520
system 80B:1520
Education Ministry, estimates debate 101A:1505-1520
Elections, proportional representation 176B:1620
 
Droop formula 158B:1145-1150
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 158B:1135-1150
Emergencies, search and rescue services 113A:1420-1425
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 92B:1605-1610
 
businesses 171B:1815-1825
municipal budgets 171B:1820
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, definition of recall election 176B:1610-1615
Engineers, role 102B:1025-1030
Environment
 
environmental assessment process and changes 182B:1140-1150
environmental organizations, activities and funding 184B:1105-1110
government action on issues 80B:1535-1540
professional reliance model review 173B:1335
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 106A:1415-1440, 113A:1410-1425
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 182B:1140-1150
Financial services industry, tax credits to banks, Advantage B.C. program 111B:1615
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre, memorandum on obligations of "politically exposed persons" 95A:1130
Fleming, Rob, comments in throne speech debate 80B:1520
Fletcher, Tom, article on professional governance 173B:1345
Forests and forest industry, industry conditions and reports 135B:1135-1140
Friends of Cypress Provincial Park, volunteer and fundraising activities 83B:1350
Fuel taxation 92B:1620
Geoscientists, role 102B:1025-1030
Government
 
legal cases involving government 148B:1640-1645
ministries, funding 92B:1605
Haddock, Mark, recommendations on professional governance 173B:1335, 173B:1350
Handsworth Secondary School, seismic and replacement project 101A:1510
Hansworth Secondary School, replacement project 80B:1520
Health and Home Care Society, respite centre services 97B:1345-1350
Health Ministry, estimates debate 137A:1110-1130
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
 
healthy lifestyle and aging 130B:1015
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness of seniors 188B:1400
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 138B:1345
Homelessness incidence 164B:1515-1520
Housing, affordable housing
 
affordability and supply 100B:1005-1015
government plan and initiatives 80B:1530-1535, 92B:1605, 100B:1005, 164B:1505
Impaired driving, drug-impaired driving
 
prevention 131B:1400-1410
testing 131B:1400
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
 
financial status and management 127B:1700-1715
history 127B:1720
Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 20), debate 127B:1700-1720
International Commercial Arbitration Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
 
debate 111B:1605-1620
development of bill 111B:1605
Introductions by members 94B:1340, 148B:1540, 185B:1435-1440
Investment climate 92B:1620-1625
Justice system, judiciary, consultation on issues 118B:1455
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
 
B.C. dispute with Alberta
 
government action 114B:1140-1145
impact on relationship with federal government 80B:1535-1540
status re jurisdiction issues and legal action 148B:1640-1645
Krause, Vivian, research on foreign funding of environmental organizations 184B:1105-1110
Labour relations 107B:1135
Land use, development cost charges 138B:1340
Lee, Greg, actions as university president 145A:1405
Lee, Michael, comments on recall campaign financing reform 176B:1620-1625
Lions Gate Hospital, facilities and capital projects 137A:1110-1115
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, fundraising activities 137A:1115, 172B:1025-1030
Liquefied natural gas development 148B:1640
Lower Mainland
 
traffic congestion and transit services 138B:1335-1340
transportation projects 92B:1605
Lyons, Charles, comments on professional governance 173B:1345
Ma, Bowinn, comments on speculation tax 125B:1425-1430
Macaulay, Doug, contributions in music and education 160B:1355
McGeer, Patrick (Pat), activities 127B:1720
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 96A:1730
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 171B:1815-1820
Meggs, Geoff, comments on Dave Barrett in The Art of the Impossible 80B:1525
Mental health awareness 112B:1020
Motions
 
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1140-1145
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1105-1110
Impact of climate change on communities and economies 135B:1135-1140
Labour rights and protections 107B:1130-1135
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 17), debate 131B:1400-1410
Mustaklim, Bill, fitness and fundraising accomplishments 188B:1400
Myers, Paul, donation to Lions Gate Hospital 137A:1115
New Zealand, use of proportional representation 158B:1145
North Shore
 
homelessness 164B:1515-1520
parks system 113A:1410-1420
North Shore Rescue, work of organization 113A:1420-1425
Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety 107B:1130
Ontario, employment and minimum wage 80B:1535
Oral questions
 
Budget and taxation policies 105B:1055-1100
Real estate speculation tax 125B:1425-1430
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, comments on economic theory 171B:1820-1825
Pathways Society, services for mentally ill persons 112B:1020
Politics and politicians
 
political activism by non-governmental organizations, role of foreign funders 184B:1105-1110
recall campaign financing, reform 176B:1610-1630
Popham, Lana
 
emails received 96A:1730
letter to fish farm operator 96A:1730
Post-secondary institutions
 
financial management and ability to borrow 170B:1025
student housing 170B:1020-1025
Poverty
 
child poverty 178A:1610-1615
measurement, geographic factors 178A:1610-1615
reduction strategy 80B:1535
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 178A:1610-1615
Premier's Office, estimates debate 148B:1640-1645
Private members' statements
 
Housing 100B:1005-1015
Private members' statements (response)
 
Student housing 170B:1020-1025
Professional governance
 
administration of rosters 183A:1650-1705
audits and investigations 183A:1440-1445
directives 183A:1615
regulation changes and impact 173B:1335-1400
regulatory bodies and responsibilities 173B:1355
reporting requirements and duty to report 173B:1355
requirements 173B:1355
superintendent, establishment and role 173B:1350-1355, 183A:1350-1355, 183A:1440-1445, 183A:1530, 183A:1615, 183A:1650-1705
Professional Governance Act (Bill 49)
 
debate 173B:1335-1400, 183A:1350-1355, 183A:1440-1445, 183A:1530, 183A:1615, 183A:1650-1705
consultation on bill 173B:1340
Property tax, school tax, high-value properties 92B:1620
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 95A:1130
Quark Venture Inc., operations in B.C. 111B:1615
Real estate industry
 
housing market
 
conditions and pricing 92B:1610-1615
speculation 164B:1520
role in economy 100B:1010
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 176B:1610-1630
Redies, Tracy, comments on referendum on electoral reform 158B:1140
Referendum on electoral reform
 
process, information and timeline 158B:1140-1150, 176B:1615-1630
second referendum requirement 158B:1135-1150
Resources and resource industries, resource development 182B:1140-1145
St. Paul's Hospital
 
hearing loss facility and cochlear implant program 137A:1125
redevelopment plans and new site 137A:1120-1125
Sashaw, Keith, comments on professional governance 173B:1345
School district 44 (North Vancouver), seismic upgrades 101A:1510-1515
School district 45 (West Vancouver), seismic upgrades 101A:1510-1515
Schools, seismic upgrades 101A:1505-1520
Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
 
debate 118B:1450-1455
consultation on bill 118B:1455
Securities industry
 
fraud prevention and enforcement, powers of regulatory organizations 118B:1450-1455
national securities regulator, proposal 118B:1455
Seniors, health and wellness 130B:1015
Sexual violence, sexual abuse and harassment of women in the workplace 107B:1135
Simons, Nicholas, comments on speculation tax 164B:1505-1510
Sims, Kris, comments on employer health tax 171B:1815-1820
Social welfare, social conditions and social supports 80B:1535
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
 
governance and Mayors Council 138B:1335-1345
plebiscite on funding model 138B:1335
revenue sources, development cost charges 138B:1330-1345
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33), debate 138B:1330-1345
Speculation and vacancy tax
 
application, geographic areas 164B:1515
implementation and impact 92B:1610-1615, 125B:1425-1430, 164B:1505-1530
Statements by members
 
Bill Mustaklim 188B:1400
Creative Industries Week 125B:1405
Doug Macaulay and youth music bands 160B:1355
Engineers and geoscientists 102B:1025-1030
Fundraising by Lions Gate Hospital Foundation 172B:1025-1030
Health and Home Care Society and respite centres 97B:1345-1350
Healthy aging and Fit Fellas activity program 130B:1015
Jo-Ann Wood 136B:1350
Mental illness awareness and work of Pathways Society 112B:1020
Parks system and Friends of Cypress Provincial Park 83B:1350
Taxation, government policies 92B:1600-1625, 105B:1055-1100, 138B:1340, 171B:1810
Throne speech content 80B:1520, 80B:1530-1540
Throne speech debate 80B:1520-1540
Tieleman, Bill, comments on referendum on electoral reform 158B:1140
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and projects 138B:1340-1345
U.S.
 
border crossings and cannabis legalization issues 131B:1405
charitable foundations and trusts, contributions to Canadian organizations 184B:1110
oil production and economic interests 184B:1105-1110
UBC, student housing 170B:1020
Urban Development Institute, comments on speculation tax 164B:1525
Vancouver
 
housing, affordability and housing market 100B:1005, 100B:1015
role as international hub 111B:1610-1620
Vancouver Stock Exchange, history and role 118B:1455
The Vancouver Sun, op-ed on professional governance 173B:1335-1340
Ventura, Carlos, seismic research 101A:1515
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 80B:1535
Walton, Richard, position as chair of Mayors Council on Regional Transportation 138B:1335
Water use and protection of resources 113A:1425
West Vancouver Community Centre, Fit Fellas activity program for senior men 130B:1015
West Vancouver Youth Band, activities and history 160B:1355
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area, impact of employer health tax 171B:1820
Williams, Bob, report on forest industry 135B:1140
Wilson, Gordon, lawsuit against government 148B:1645
Women's equality and gender equity 107B:1135
Wood, Jo-Ann, contributions and volunteerism 136B:1350
Workers rights and protection 107B:1130-1135
Yurkovich, Susan, report on forest industry 135B:1135-1140