Third Session, 41st Parliament – 2018
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX
topics, places, people
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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Tā Ch’ilā Provincial Park (Boya Lake)

Changes (Heyman) 131B:1600-1605
Name change (Chandra Herbert) 131B:1650 (Furstenau) 131B:1630 (Heyman) 137C:1115 (Milobar) 131B:1615, 137C:1115
Tabled documents See Documents tabled
Tae kwon do See Sports and recreation
Tahltan First Nation

Concerns re grizzly bear population management (Heyman) 115A:1745 (Rustad) 115A:1735-1745
Report on moose (Donaldson) 108B:1730-1735 (Rustad) 108B:1730
Tahsis, B.C.

Mayor See Schooner, Jude
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

Role (Kang) 164B:1350
Taiwan

B.C. trade offices, trade with B.C., etc. See particular topics under Trade
Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in B.C.

Members and role (Kang) 164B:1350
Taiwan External Trade Development Council

Role (Kang) 164B:1350
Take a Hike program See Youth at risk under Children and youth
Talk With Our Kids About Money Day

Event (Glumac) 115B:1355
Tamahi staging area See Chilliwack River Valley
Tanker safety See Shipping industry; Marine spills under Spills; Oil spills under Oil and gas
Tankers

Classes and requirements (Weaver) 119B:1030-1035
Taseko Mines Ltd.

Prosperity gold-copper mine project, environmental assessment process (Glumac) 181B:1740
Tatla Lake

Ranchers in area, issues and concerns (Barnett) 185B:1440
Taxation

Administration of taxes (James) 82B:1440
Audit activities, out-of-province audits and fees (Bond) 99B:1740-1745, 102B:1150 (James) 92B:1400, 99B:1510-1520, 99B:1735-1745, 102B:1150-1155, 103B:1335 (Redies) 99B:1510-1520, 102B:1150-1155
Business taxes See Taxation under Business
Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Competitive tax system (Bernier) 89B:1710 (Coleman) 89B:1505 (James) 169B:1335-1340 (Kyllo) 86B:1030-1045, 100B:1130, 146C:1725-1745 (Routley) 86B:1040 (Yap) 89B:1430
Corporate income tax See Corporations
Employer health tax See Employer health tax
Fair tax system (Chandra Herbert) 85B:1510 (Darcy) 83B:1650 (James) 82B:1400 (Leonard) 85B:1555 (Ralston) 89B:1440 (Rice) 90B:1715
Foreign buyers tax See Additional tax for foreign buyers under Property transfer tax
Fuel tax See Fuel
Gas taxes See Fuel
Gasoline tax See Fuel
Government policies (Bains) 113B:1650-1655 (Barnett) 88B:1135-1150, 89B:1330-1340 (Bond) 82B:1430-1435, 83B:1430-1450, 92B:1405-1425, 105B:1055, 138A:1635-1655, 138A:1725-1745, 141A:1435, 169B:1355 (Cadieux) 87B:1805-1810 (Clovechok) 90B:1735-1740 (Davies) 90B:1545-1610, 150B:1455-1500 (Gibson) 92B:1520-1530 (Horgan) 98B:1030 (Isaacs) 90B:1505-1515, 150B:1545, 150B:1555 (James) 83B:1400, 138A:1650, 138A:1710, 138A:1735-1745, 179A:1125, 179A:1140 (Johal) 84B:1105-1110 (Kyllo) 85B:1715-1725, 87B:1435-1445, 171B:2005, 178B:1725 (Letnick) 87B:1710-1715 (Martin) 83B:1810-1830, 113B:1650 (Milobar) 85B:1425-1435, 92B:1445-1515 (Morris) 87B:1515-1520, 87B:1535-1540, 178B:2025 (Paton) 89B:1610-1615 (Redies) 91B:1130-1140, 92B:1735-1745, 94B:1505-1510, 138A:1700-1725, 138A:1750, 180A:1335-1340 (Rustad) 78B:1740 (Shypitka) 81B:1125 (Simons) 135B:1055, 156B:1010 (Stewart) 149B:1030, 169B:1540 (Stilwell) 90B:1820-1835, 169B:1655 (Stone) 83B:1725-1730, 92B:1625-1630, 129B:1425, 135B:1050, 135B:1100 (Sultan) 92B:1600-1625, 105B:1055-1100, 138B:1340, 171B:1810 (Thomson) 171B:1935 (Thornthwaite) 85B:1620-1525, 138B:1355 (Throness) 84B:1150, 85B:1335, 169B:1615 (Wilkinson) 98B:1025-1030, 129B:1415, 130B:1030
Harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax
Hotel tax See Municipal and regional district tax program
Income tax See Income tax
Information-sharing re tax evasion and fraud prevention See Tax evasion and fraud prevention below
Legislation See Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14)
Liquefied natural gas income tax See Liquefied natural gas income tax
Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles under Automobiles
Marginal effective tax rate (Bond) 138A:1735-1745 (James) 138A:1740-1745
Motor fuel tax See Fuel
Municipal and regional district tax program See Municipal and regional district tax program
Progressive tax system See Fair tax system above
Property tax See Property tax
Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Revenues to government (Kyllo) 170B:1040 (Yap) 89B:1430
Revenues to government from business (Kyllo) 146C:1750
Role in society See also Fair tax system above
(Furstenau) 85B:1525, 85B:1535 (Olsen) 87B:1625-1630
Sales tax See Sales tax
School tax on property See Property tax
Speculation tax See Speculation and vacancy tax
Tax credits See also particular sectors
(James) 82B:1435, 92B:1345, 94B:1515, 115B:1610
Tax evasion and fraud prevention (Bond) 92B:1425 (Chandra Herbert) 85B:1510 (James) 76B:1410, 82B:1350 (Stone) 83B:1730 (Weaver) 76B:1410, 83B:1525-1535
Tax evasion and fraud prevention, information-sharing (Bond) 99B:1530-1540, 99B:1630-1635 (James) 92B:1350, 94B:1515, 99B:1530-1540, 99B:1620-1645, 99B:1720-1725 (Redies) 92B:1735, 99B:1615-1645, 131B:1535 (Weaver) 92B:1535
Tax evasion and fraud prevention, transactions and collection of property transfer tax See Real estate industry
Tobacco tax See Tobacco
Vacant property tax for buyers in Vancouver area See Housing under Vancouver, B.C.
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 112B:1010-1015; 2R, 115B:1610-1620; C, 119B:1110-1145; 3R, 119B:1150; RA, 141B:1725
Debate, speakers (Bond) 119B:1110-1145 (James) 112B:1015, 115B:1610-1620 (Olsen) 115B:1615 (Ralston) 119B:1110-1145 (Redies) 115B:1615, 119B:1115-1145
Definitions, "regulation" (Bond) 119B:1110 (Ralston) 119B:1110
Purpose (James) 112B:1015
Regulations and retroactivity (Bond) 119B:1130-1140 (Ralston) 119B:1130-1135, 119B:1145
Transitional provisions (Bond) 119B:1135-1140 (Ralston) 119B:1140-1145 (Redies) 119B:1140-1145
Taxi industry See also Ride-sharing and ride-hailing; Commercial transportation industry

Dispatch system and technology (Wilkinson) 188B:1455
Fares (Stone) 190B:1515-1530
Government support (Stone) 187B:1535
Industry (Throness) 187B:1700-1705
Insurance (Milobar) 187B:1500 (Stone) 187B:1540
Licences, new licences and number of vehicles (Milobar) 187B:1450
Licensing and national safety code (Olsen) 192B:1505-1515 (Trevena) 192B:1510-1515
Regulation (Horgan) 146B:1725 (Trevena) 186B:1030
Review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services (Horgan) 146B:1720 (Milobar) 187B:1450, 193B:1120-1125
Review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services, report and recommendations (Olsen) 192B:1515, 192B:1715-1720 (Trevena) 187B:1415
Service conditions and quality (Isaacs) 187B:1645 (Stewart) 187B:1730, 187B:1740 (Stone) 187B:1530 (Thornthwaite) 175B:1030, 186B:1025-1030, 187B:1545-1555 (Trevena) 175B:1030
Taylor Bridge

Conditions and repairs (Davies) 94B:1820 (Trevena) 94B:1820
Taylor, Sheila

Work as deputy minister and retirement (Simpson) 78B:1705
Teachers

Coaching activities (Popham) 139C:1630 (Stilwell) 139C:1625-1630
Collective agreements and bargaining
court case (Weaver) 181A:1435
court case and costs (Fleming) 103A:1345-1350
court case and new agreement (Mark) 181A:1440
court rulings See Ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights under Supreme Court of British Columbia; Ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights under Supreme Court of Canada
legislation (Routledge) 177B:1055
rights (Weaver) 174B:1425-1430
French immersion teachers (Fleming) 101A:1545-1550, 122B:1435, 132B:1425-1430
Government relationship with teachers (Bains) 89B:1535 (Farnworth) 81B:1140-1145 (Fleming) 80B:1505, 80B:1515 (Weaver) 174B:1425
Music teachers (Milobar) 100B:1025 (Simons) 100B:1020-1025
Professional development (Fleming) 99A:1725, 101A:1635-1640 (Thornthwaite) 99A:1720, 101A:1630-1635
Recruitment and retention See also Supply below
(Weaver) 76B:1730
Recruitment and retention task force (Fleming) 89B:1640
Role (Fleming) 103A:1440
Role and contributions (Kahlon) 161B:1110
Role and support (Weaver) 83B:1605
Specialist teachers (Fleming) 89B:1640
Supply and hiring of additional teachers (Farnworth) 81B:1150 (Fleming) 80B:1500, 80B:1515-1520, 89B:1640, 97A:1715, 122B:1430-1440 (James) 82B:1405 (Sims) 85B:1645
Training (Fleming) 89B:1640
Working conditions and support (Weaver) 76B:1730, 117B:1350, 117B:1420-1425
Workplace stress (Olsen) 119B:1020
Team Tardi

Curling accomplishments (Hunt) 83B:1345
Team-based health care See Primary health care under Health care system
Teamsters Union Local 31

Members' eligibility for work on projects (Isaacs) 160B:1420-1425
Technology See High-technology industry; Information and communications technology; Science and technology
Technology Ministry See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
Teck Resources Ltd.

Coal mining operations
Line Creek mine (Mungall) 145A:1630 (Shypitka) 145A:1630
Line Creek mine and water treatment facility (Furstenau) 182B:1040-1045 (Heyman) 182B:1045-1050 (Mungall) 182B:1045
Operations (Mungall) 145A:1610 (Shypitka) 181B:1835-1840
Relationship with government (Heyman) 104A:1810
Teegee, Mary

Consultation on child protection system legislation (Furstenau) 136B:1540
Telegraph Creek, B.C.

Impact of wildfires in summer 2018 (Rice) 149B:1055
Telehealth and telemedicine See Telehealth under Health care system
Tele-information See Justice system
Television production See Film industry
Telford, Hamish

Comments on employer health tax (Redies) 171B:2025
Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (Bill 48)

(Minister of Labour) 1R, 165B:1010; 2R, 171B:1510-1710; C, 181A:1555-1825; reporting of bill, 181B:1845; 3R, 183B:1330; RA, 183B:1515
Amdts: sec. 8 (Bains) 181A:1710, approved 181A:1710; sec. 14 (Bains) 181A:1720, approved 181A:1720; sec. 17 (Bains) 181A:1725, approved 181A:1725; sec. 38 (Bains) 181A:1805, approved 181A:1805; sec. 77 (Bains) 181A:1815, approved 181A:1815
Debate, speakers (Bains) 165B:1010, 171B:1510-1525, 171B:1705-1710, 181A:1600-1825 (Elmore) 171B:1550-1600 (Letnick) 171B:1650-1700 (Martin) 171B:1525-1535, 181A:1600-1625, 181A:1655-1740, 181A:1800-1820 (Stewart) 171B:1635-1650 (Thomson) 171B:1600-1620, 181A:1625-1655, 181A:1750-1800, 181A:1820-1825 (Throness) 171B:1620-1635 (Weaver) 171B:1535-1550, 181A:1615, 181A:1625
Committee stage debate (Letnick) 171B:1655
Debate on bill (Bains) 171B:1705-1710
Definitions, "local government" (Weaver) 181A:1615
Development, role of worker organizations (Bains) 171B:1710
Provisions and implementation (Bains) 181A:1610 (Martin) 181A:1610 (Thomson) 171B:1605-1610
Provisions, application to First Nations (Bains) 181A:1615 (Weaver) 181A:1615
Purpose (Bains) 165B:1010, 181A:1600
Stakeholder consultation (Bains) 181A:1605 (Letnick) 171B:1700 (Martin) 181A:1605 (Thomson) 171B:1615
Stakeholder consultation, agriculture industry (Bains) 181A:1635-1640 (Thomson) 181A:1635-1640
Terminology and capitalization (Bains) 181A:1625 (Weaver) 181A:1625
Temporary foreign workers See Immigration
Tenancy See Rental housing; Commercial tenancy under Business
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12)

(Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 1R, 112B:1010; 2R, 115B:1620-1805; C, 117B:1450-1540; 3R, 117B:1540; RA, 141B:1725
Debate, speakers (Bains) 115B:1750-1800 (Chandra Herbert) 115B:1745-1750, 117B:1535-1540 (Dean) 115B:1645-1655 (D'Eith) 115B:1720-1735 (Olsen) 115B:1655-1705, 117B:1500-1515, 117B:1535 (Robinson) 112B:1010, 115B:1620-1630, 115B:1800-1805, 117B:1450-1540 (Stone) 115B:1705-1720, 117B:1520-1530 (Sullivan) 115B:1630-1645, 117B:1450-1515, 117B:1530-1535 (Throness) 115B:1735-1745
Committee stage debate (Olsen) 115B:1700
Purpose (Robinson) 112B:1010
Regulations (Stone) 115B:1715
Section 7, use of term "reasonable period" (Stone) 115B:1520-1530
Stakeholder response (Throness) 115B:1745
Tenant-landlord issues See Rental housing
Terrace, B.C.

Economic development potential (Weaver) 76B:1720, 83B:1635
Hospital See Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C.
Terrace-to-Kitimat transmission line project in area See Kitimat, B.C.
Tetrahedron Provincial Park

Water access in area (Sturdy) 113A:1545
Textbooks See Education
Textiles

Clothing design and manufacturing (Mark) 89B:1345-1350
Thatcher, Margaret

Comments on socialism (Clovechok) 90B:1740
Therapeutics initiative See PharmaCare program
Therapists See Physiotherapists; Psychotherapists and counsellors
Thomas, Andy (Seenupin)

Leadership as Chief of Esquimalt Nation and death (Ashton) 109B:1010 (Dean) 109B:1020 (Horgan) 109B:1010 (Olsen) 109B:1010-1015
Thomas, Gerald

Comments on cannabis regulation (Milobar) 157B:1420-1425
Thomas, Nick

Comments on road conditions (Clovechok) 148B:1420
Thompson Community Association

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Wat) 90B:1640, 94B:1430-1435
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.

Mount Milligan mine project, First Nations involvement (Rustad) 183B:1410-1415
Mount Milligan mine project, water use and permit (Rustad) 78B:1735
Thompson River

Steelhead population (Donaldson) 80B:1410, 87B:1410 (Olsen) 80B:1410, 87B:1410 (Ross) 107B:1025
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.

Community Legal Clinic (Stone) 147B:1010
Engineering training program and spaces (Gibson) 141B:1645-1650 (Mark) 141B:1645-1650
High-technology training spaces (Ralston) 99B:1410
Impact of employer health tax (Stone) 92B:1655
Student housing project (Gibson) 145A:1510 (Mark) 145A:1510
Williams Lake campus
programs and expansion (Mark) 145A:1430-1435
sustainable ranching program (Barnett) 86B:1110
sustainable ranching program and nursing program (Barnett) 145A:1425-1435
Thompson school district See School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
Three Valley gap section See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Throne speech See Speech from the Throne
Ticks

Habitat and role in Lyme disease (Simons) 139B:1400
Tides Canada

Communications with government on announcement (Heyman) 110A:1455-1500 (Milobar) 110A:1455-1500
Tieleman, Bill

Comments on referendum on electoral reform (Sultan) 158B:1140 (Thornthwaite) 159B:1430 (Yap) 174B:1745
Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Time See also Daylight saving time; Pacific time zone

Calculation of time for official purposes (Eby) 101B:1445, 110B:1645-1705 (Lee) 101B:1450, 110B:1645-1705
Times Colonist (Victoria)

Article on employer health tax (Wat) 90B:1635
Article on LNG development (Ross) 121B:1030
Tipping See Server gratuities under Restaurant and food services industry
Tk'emlúpsempc Indian Band

Response to wildfires and emergency management (Fraser) 118B:1805-1810 (Stone) 118B:1755-1815
Tla'amin Final Agreement Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 3)

(Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation) 1R, 87B:1345-1350; 2R, 92B:1335-1345; C, 94B:1455-1500; 3R, 94B:1505; RA, 106B:1725
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 92B:1340, 94B:1500 (Fraser) 87B:1345-1350, 92B:1335-1345, 94B:1455-1500 (Simons) 92B:1340-1345, 94B:1455
Purpose (Fraser) 87B:1345, 94B:1455 (Simons) 94B:1455
Tla'amin Nation

Foreshore areas by treaty lands, governance (Ashton) 94B:1500 (Fraser) 92B:1335, 94B:1455-1500
Treaty and final agreement
amendments (Ashton) 92B:1340, 94B:1500 (Fraser) 87B:1345-1350, 92B:1335-1345, 94B:1455-1500 (Simons) 92B:1345, 94B:1455
lands (Donaldson) 153B:1505 (Rustad) 153B:1505
Toads See Western toads under Wildlife
Tobacco

Industry, cost recovery for health impacts of tobacco See Tobacco-related illnesses below
Taxation of tobacco products (James) 82B:1440, 92B:1400, 94B:1515 (Milobar) 85B:1435 (Weaver) 92B:1600
Tobacco-related illnesses, health care cost recovery legislation (Eby) 152B:1335
Tobacco Tax Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2)
(James) 82B:1440, 92B:1400
Tofino, B.C.

Tourism and housing issues (James) 143A:1530 (Robinson) 124B:1650-1710
Toilet facilities

Pay toilets (Horgan) 91B:1020
Tolko Industries Ltd.

Quesnel mill operations (Oakes) 163B:1025, 163B:1035
Tolls See also particular bridges, highways and locations

Tolling policy (Brar) 92B:1440 (Farnworth) 81B:1145 (Horgan) 140B:1035 (Kahlon) 76B:1515-1520, 83B:1840 (Robinson) 157B:1530-1535 (Simons) 80B:1655 (Simpson) 78B:1710 (Sims) 85B:1655 (Trevena) 97B:1735
Tolling policy, financial impact (Kyllo) 85B:1715 (Weaver) 76B:1635
Toner-Rogala, Edel

Work as librarian (Kang) 158B:1020
Toronto, Ontario

Vehicle attack involving pedestrians, response (Horgan) 123B:1110 (Weaver) 123B:1110-1115 (Wilkinson) 123B:1110
Tourism See also Destination B.C.; Hotels and travel accommodation

Bus tours See Charter and tour vehicle services below
Charter and tour vehicle services (Stone) 190B:1505 (Sturdy) 192B:1710 (Trevena) 192B:1710
First Nations involvement in industry (Rice) 156B:1015-1025 (Thornthwaite) 156B:1020-1025
Government support (Clovechok) 139C:1730-1735, 140C:1120-1130 (Kang) 100B:1130-1135 (Ralston) 80B:1735 (Shypitka) 139C:1650-1655, 141C:1335-1345
Impact of employer health tax See Employer health tax
Impact of First Nations land claims on operators (Barnett) 141C:1500-1505 (Popham) 141C:1505
Indigenous tourism (Clovechok) 141C:1635 (Popham) 141C:1635
Industry costs (Kyllo) 87B:1440
Marketing funding (James) 125B:1430 (Letnick) 125B:1430 (Milobar) 85B:1430
Marketing, government delegation to China (Clovechok) 139C:1715-1720 (Popham) 139C:1720-1730
Municipal and regional district tax program See Municipal and regional district tax program
Role in economy (Barnett) 128B:1115-1120 (Bond) 128B:1135-1140 (Clovechok) 128B:1125-1130 (Kahlon) 128B:1110-1115 (Kang) 100B:1130-1135, 128B:1120-1125 (Ma) 128B:1140-1145 (Simons) 128B:1130-1135 (Singh) 128B:1100-1105 (Stilwell) 90B:1835, 128B:1055-1100 (Sturdy) 128B:1105-1110 (Thornthwaite) 128B:1145-1150
Visitors to B.C.
transportation options (Beare) 192B:1630 (Isaacs) 187B:1635 (Stewart) 187B:1750
visitors from Asia (Rice) 114B:1015
visitors from China (Beare) 80B:1735 (Clovechok) 139C:1715-1725 (Popham) 139C:1715-1730
Wilderness tourism, bear viewing (Clovechok) 139C:1635, 139C:1700 (Popham) 139C:1630, 139C:1705 (Rice) 156B:1015-1025 (Shypitka) 139C:1640 (Thornthwaite) 156B:1020-1025
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry

Estimates
debate 139C:1450-1840, 140C:1115-1145, 141C:1335-1645
speakers (Barnett) 139C:1820-1840, 141C:1500-1505 (Clovechok) 139C:1450-1455, 139C:1630-1635, 139C:1655-1820, 140C:1115-1130, 141C:1345-1445, 141C:1635, 141C:1645 (Popham) 139C:1450-1840, 140C:1115-1140, 141C:1340-1645 (Shypitka) 139C:1635-1655, 141C:1335-1345 (Stilwell) 139C:1455-1630, 139C:1750-1800, 140C:1115-1120, 140C:1130-1140, 141C:1445, 141C:1625-1645 (Thornthwaite) 141C:1510-1520 (Wat) 141C:1520-1625 (Yap) 141C:1505-1510
Estimates process (Clovechok) 139C:1450-1455
Estimates process, written questions (Popham) 141C:1620 (Wat) 141C:1620-1625
Minister, absence from position (Clovechok) 139C:1450 (Popham) 139C:1450-1505, 139C:1555, 141C:1645 (Stilwell) 139C:1455-1505, 139C:1550
Multiculturalism component (Popham) 141C:1520-1535 (Ralston) 148C:1400 (Wat) 141C:1520-1535
Multiculturalism component, report on multiculturalism for 2017-18, tabled (Beare) 188B:1430
Role and responsibilities (Popham) 139C:1450
Service plan (Popham) 141C:1615-1620 (Wat) 141C:1615-1620
Service plan and performance measurement (Popham) 139C:1605-1610, 141C:1645 (Stilwell) 139C:1520, 139C:1605, 141C:1630, 141C:1640-1645
Staff thanked (Clovechok) 141C:1645 (Popham) 141C:1645 (Stilwell) 141C:1645
Staffing (Popham) 139C:1450
Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia

Position on Family Day date change (Clovechok) 140C:1130
Position on municipal and regional district tax program (Bond) 128B:1140
Tourism Kamloops

Position on municipal and regional district tax program (Stone) 124B:1750
Tourism Vancouver

Position on municipal and regional district tax program (Bond) 128B:1140 (Thornthwaite) 128B:1150
Toye, Kate

Early childhood development advocacy and election as school trustee (Rice) 174B:1345
TPP See Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
Trade

Commercial arbitration See Business
Export navigator program (Bond) 148C:1345-1350 (Chow) 90B:1805 (Leonard) 100B:1155 (Ralston) 80B:1725, 89B:1445, 148C:1350
Exports (Kyllo) 87B:1435
Exports and diversification of markets (Rice) 114B:1010-1015 (Stewart) 100B:1150, 114B:1010 (Wat) 100B:1110
Exports and markets (Barnett) 100B:1120 (Chow) 90B:1755-1805 (Kyllo) 100B:1125-1130 (Ralston) 80B:1725-1745 (Ross) 76B:1810-1815 (Stewart) 149B:1020-1025
Exports, products from rural B.C. (Morris) 78B:1335-1340, 87B:1530
Exports, products from small communities, pilot project See Export navigator pilot project above
Free trade (Barnett) 100B:1120 (Rustad) 100B:1100 (Stewart) 100B:1150 (Wat) 100B:1110-1115
Government promotion of trade and investment (Chow) 90B:1750-1805, 90B:1815 (Elmore) 100B:1115-1120 (Glumac) 100B:1105 (Kang) 100B:1130-1135 (Krog) 100B:1145 (Leonard) 100B:1155 (Ralston) 80B:1730-1745, 148C:1400-1445, 148C:1530 (Rustad) 100B:1100-1105 (Stewart) 148C:1400-1440 (Thomson) 148C:1525 (Wat) 100B:1110-1115
Interprovincial trade, B.C. dispute with Alberta See B.C. dispute with Alberta under Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
NDP position (Stewart) 100B:1150
Softwood lumber trade with U.S. See Forests and forest industry
Trade agreements and partnerships
Canada and South Korea See Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Guangdong province of China (Chow) 90B:1755 (Wat) 123B:1025
North America See North American Free Trade Agreement
Pacific Rim countries See Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
role in economy (Barnett) 100B:1120 (Brar) 100B:1120-1125 (Davies) 100B:1135-1140 (Glumac) 100B:1105-1110 (Krog) 100B:1140-1145 (Kyllo) 100B:1125-1130 (Leonard) 100B:1150-1155 (Rustad) 100B:1100 (Stewart) 100B:1145-1150 (Wat) 100B:1110
Trade and investment representatives and offices
proposed office in Taiwan (Weaver) 136B:1410-1415
representatives and offices (Chow) 90B:1755-1800 (Ralston) 148C:1405-1410, 148C:1440 (Stewart) 148C:1405, 148C:1435, 148C:1540
U.S. west coast (Ralston) 80B:1740-1745
Trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions
Asia (Ralston) 136B:1415, 146C:1515, 148C:1405, 148C:1415-1420 (Rice) 114B:1015 (Stewart) 114B:1005-1020 (Weaver) 136B:1410-1415
China (Ralston) 80B:1735, 148C:1425-1430 (Stewart) 148C:1420-1425 (Wat) 123B:1025
diversification (Throness) 85B:1335
Japan (Ralston) 80B:1735, 148C:1415
South Korea (Ralston) 80B:1730, 148C:1415-1420
Taiwan (Kang) 164B:1350 (Ralston) 136B:1415
United States (Ralston) 80B:1740-1745, 146C:1515, 148C:1405-1415, 148C:1450-1515 (Ross) 76B:1810
Trade forums and events (Chow) 90B:1815
Trade missions
Asia (Brar) 100B:1125 (Chow) 90B:1755-1800 (Ralston) 80B:1730-1735, 146C:1515, 148C:1415-1420
China (Clovechok) 139C:1715-1725 (Popham) 139C:1720-1730
Liberal Party position (Ralston) 80B:1730
missions (Krog) 100B:1145 (Ralston) 148C:1530 (Rustad) 100B:1100 (Thomson) 148C:1525
U.S. anti-dumping duties on newsprint (Donaldson) 104B:1810, 110B:1525 (Horgan) 104B:1435 (Ralston) 80B:1740 (Rustad) 104B:1805-1810
U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel (Horgan) 94B:1440-1445, 104B:1435 (Ralston) 148C:1505, 148C:1515 (Ross) 128B:1010 (Thomson) 148C:1500, 148C:1510-1515 (Wilkinson) 94B:1445-1450
Trade Minister of State

Activities and role (Chow) 90B:1750-1800, 90B:1815
Trade Ministry See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
Trade unions See also particular unions

B.C. labour movement, history (Chouhan) 133B:1015-1020
Certification process (Bains) 117B:1805-1810 (Martin) 107B:1140-1145, 117B:1805-1810, 177B:1050
Community benefits agreement See Community benefits agreement, union component under Labour
Donations to political parties and campaigns See Campaign financing under Elections
Leadership (Routledge) 186B:1015
Pension benefits (Kyllo) 160B:1415-1420
Secret ballot issue See Certification process above
Trades training See Skills training
Traffic management See Transportation
Traffic safety

Cycling and pedestrian safety (Routley) 163B:1045
Cycling safety (Ma) 174B:1340
Cycling safety improvements in road infrastructure and signage (Sturdy) 130B:1020
Electronic ticketing system (Farnworth) 92A:1710 (Morris) 92A:1710
Enforcement
enforcement (Morris) 130B:1055
e-ticketing See Electronic ticketing system above
government initiatives (Eby) 133B:1145-1155, 134B:1335-1340, 145B:1550 (Yap) 133B:1150-1155, 134B:1335-1340
ministry responsible (Sturdy) 97B:1730 (Trevena) 97B:1730
penalties and revenues See Traffic fines and revenues below
red-light cameras and speed monitoring (Eby) 133B:1150-1155, 145B:1550 (Farnworth) 130B:1055-1100 (Stone) 130B:1050 (Yap) 133B:1155
speed enforcement and speed-over-distance (Sturdy) 97B:1725 (Trevena) 97B:1725-1730
Highway/traffic accidents See Accidents under Automobiles
Impaired driving See Impaired driving
Regulations, left-lane regulation (Sturdy) 97B:1710-1715 (Trevena) 97B:1715-1720
Road safety improvement program (Sturdy) 97B:1610-1620 (Trevena) 97B:1615-1620
Safe passing distance of cyclists by automobiles (Sturdy) 130B:1020
Signage, variable-speed signs (Sturdy) 97B:1720-1725 (Trevena) 97B:1720-1725
Speed limits and zones (Morris) 92A:1710
Speed limits, enforcement See Enforcement above
Speed limits, signage See Signage above
Traffic fines and revenues, allocation of revenues (Farnworth) 130B:1055 (Morris) 130B:1055 (Stone) 130B:1050-1055
Traffic-calming measures (Chandra Herbert) 147B:1020
Winter driving safety, tire requirements (Sturdy) 97B:1635-1655 (Trevena) 97B:1640-1655
Winter driving safety, use of chains by trucks See Trucking industry
Trail, B.C.

Businesses and Internet connectivity issue (D'Eith) 156B:1045
Trailer parks See Manufactured homes
Trails and paths See particular trails
Trains See Railways and rail services
Tranquille Ecological reserve

Description (Milobar) 131B:1610
Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc.

Oil pipeline See Kinder Morgan oil pipeline
Oil pipeline expansion project See Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
Trans Tipping Point Project

Program for transgender youth (Thornthwaite) 109B:1025
Trans-Canada Highway See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Transgender See Gender identity; LGBTQ community
Transgender Day of Remembrance

Commemoration (Dean) 186B:1020
Transit services See also British Columbia Transit; South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink); Transportation

Accessibility for low-income persons (Glumac) 155B:1440
Accessible transit for disabled persons (Hunt) 125A:1640 (Simpson) 125A:1645
B.C. Bus Pass program (Hunt) 125A:1740-1745 (James) 82B:1405 (Leonard) 85B:1555 (Mark) 89B:1345, 89B:1355 (Simons) 80B:1655 (Simpson) 125A:1740-1745
Buses and bus service
long-distance services See Long-distance services below
Expansion and government investment (Brar) 156B:1035 (Horgan) 175B:1040-1045 (Olsen) 171B:1500-1505 (Redies) 175B:1040 (Robinson) 171B:1440, 171B:1505-1510 (Singh) 90B:1540 (Stone) 171B:1440-1445, 175B:1045 (Trevena) 77B:1135-1140, 132B:1420-1425 (Weaver) 83B:1555-1600
Funding (Morris) 78B:1345
Funding models (Sturdy) 97B:1830-1840 (Trevena) 97B:1835-1845
Inclusion in transportation planning (Ma) 137B:1020 (Olsen) 137B:1145
Intraregional services See Regional and intercommunity services below
Long-distance services between cities and regions (Bond) 96B:1720 (Clovechok) 96B:1415 (Larson) 170B:1000-1015 (Morris) 87B:1525-1530 (Throne speech) 75B:1445 (Trevena) 77B:1135-1140, 96B:1415-1420, 96B:1725, 175B:1025-1030
Long-distance services between cities and regions, intercity buses (Stone) 190B:1425 (Trevena) 190B:1425
Rapid transit, LRT services (Sims) 78B:1455 (Singh) 90B:1540 (Weaver) 83B:1555
Regional and intercommunity services (Trevena) 97B:1840-1845
Services between regions See Long-distance services above
Services for northern and rural communities (Morris) 78B:1345, 87B:1415 (Rice) 170B:1010-1015 (Ross) 83B:1420 (Trevena) 83B:1420, 87B:1415-1420
Services for rural communities (Clovechok) 175B:1025-1030 (Furstenau) 132B:1420 (Larson) 170B:1000-1015 (Trevena) 77B:1135-1140, 175B:1025-1030
Services within regions See Regional services above
Urban densification in transit service areas See Densification under Communities
Transition houses See Housing
TransLink See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

Agreement (Ralston) 148C:1450 (Thomson) 148C:1445
Transplantation of organs and tissues See Organs and tissues
Transportation

Active transportation and infrastructure (Gibson) 163B:1040-1045 (Ma) 136B:1350-1355 (Routley) 163B:1035-1045
Affordable transportation (Larson) 170B:1005
Commercial transportation of goods See Shipping industry; Trucking industry
Commercial transportation of passengers See Airline industry; Commercial transportation industry; Ride-sharing and ride-hailing; Taxi industry
Congestion pricing See Mobility pricing below
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Government initiatives (Singh) 78B:1625
Government investment (Olsen) 137B:1145-1150 (Singh) 90B:1540 (Trevena) 94B:1715-1720
Government plan and investment (Olsen) 97B:1615-1620 (Sturdy) 94B:1725
Government plan and priorities (Clovechok) 90B:1745 (Olsen) 94B:1800 (Stone) 175B:1045 (Sturdy) 97B:1555-1610 (Trevena) 94B:1730, 97B:1600-1615
Green transportation (Trevena) 77B:1135-1140
Impact of carbon tax on sector See Impact on transportation sector under Carbon tax
Infrastructure See also Projects below; Bridges; Highways and roads
federal funding (Sturdy) 97B:1800 (Trevena) 97B:1805
government investment and priorities (Isaacs) 150B:1550 (Milobar) 96B:1800-1810 (Oakes) 89B:1800 (Paton) 89B:1605 (Stone) 96B:1815-1820, 171B:1445 (Throness) 85B:1335, 156B:1040 (Trevena) 96B:1530, 96B:1810-1815, 96B:1825 (Yap) 89B:1410-1415
government investment and projects (Brar) 92B:1440-1445, 156B:1035 (Johal) 84B:1120 (Milobar) 78B:1440-1445 (Morris) 78B:1340-1345 (Robinson) 76B:1850 (Stone) 83B:1735 (Sultan) 138B:1340-1345 (Thornthwaite) 138B:1350 (Trevena) 77B:1135-1140 (Weaver) 83B:1555
implementation of projects (Gibson) 187B:1805
infrastructure (Sturdy) 94B:1720 (Trevena) 94B:1715
inspections (Trevena) 94B:1750
role in economy (Throness) 156B:1030-1040
role in trade (Rice) 114B:1015
Mobility pricing See also Tolls
(Sturdy) 97B:1730-1735 (Trevena) 97B:1730-1735 (Weaver) 76B:1635
Options (Gibson) 187B:1800-1805
Passenger transportation, legislation See Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
Projects
apprenticeships (Milobar) 78B:1445 (Trevena) 167B:1410
bidding process (Milobar) 78B:1445
contracts and government policies See bidding process above
contracts and government policies re unions See Community benefits agreement under Labour
environmental impact and mitigation (Trevena) 95B:1150-1155
NDP position (Milobar) 78B:1440-1445
projects (Milobar) 85B:1435-1440 (Trevena) 96B:1530
projects and services (Stewart) 187B:1730-1735
Public transit See Transit services
Role of electric power (Weaver) 138B:1520
System and role in economy (Trevena) 97B:1610
Traffic congestion
impact on environment and health (Olsen) 137B:1140
management (Ma) 137B:1020 (Olsen) 171B:1505 (Robinson) 76B:1850, 122B:1450, 171B:1505
management and congestion pricing See Mobility pricing above
report (Throness) 156B:1030
Traffic safety See Traffic safety
Transit services See Transit services
Transportation planning See also Government plan above; particular locations
(Olsen) 171B:1500
Transportation planning and building development (Olsen) 137B:1145
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry

Estimates
debate 94B:1710-1820, 95B:1105-1155, 96B:1330-1825, 97B:1435-1855
speakers (Barnett) 97B:1545-1550 (Bernier) 94B:1810-1815 (Bond) 96B:1640-1725 (Clovechok) 96B:1345-1420 (Davies) 94B:1820, 95B:1105-1110 (de Jong) 96B:1530-1550, 96B:1610-1640 (Hunt) 97B:1755 (Isaacs) 96B:1525-1530 (Letnick) 96B:1420-1430 (Milobar) 96B:1800-1810 (Oakes) 96B:1510-1520 (Olsen) 94B:1800, 95B:1150 (Redies) 96B:1455-1510 (Rustad) 96B:1435-1440 (Shypitka) 95B:1135-1145, 96B:1330-1345, 97B:1515-1540 (Stewart) 96B:1725-1800 (Stone) 95B:1115-1135, 96B:1815-1820, 97B:1435-1515 (Sturdy) 94B:1720-1800, 94B:1810, 97B:1555-1655, 97B:1710-1750, 97B:1805-1855 (Tegart) 96B:1445-1455 (Trevena) 94B:1715-1820, 95B:1105-1155, 96B:1335-1555, 96B:1610-1825, 97B:1440-1655, 97B:1715-1855
Budget (Trevena) 97B:1550
Budget allocations, environmental enhancement (Trevena) 95B:1150
Commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch, staffing (Stone) 96B:1820 (Trevena) 96B:1825
Estimates process (Trevena) 96B:1425, 97B:1600
Estimates process and questions (Sturdy) 97B:1855 (Trevena) 97B:1855
Mandate letter (Sturdy) 97B:1610 (Trevena) 77B:1130, 97B:1605
Minister, meeting with workers (Trevena) 172B:1105 (Wilkinson) 172B:1105
Relationship and work with First Nations (Trevena) 97B:1550
Role and responsibilities (Trevena) 77B:1125-1140
Role in salmon and steelhead management (Olsen) 95B:1150 (Trevena) 95B:1150-1155
Staff (Trevena) 77B:1130, 94B:1715, 95B:1105, 190B:1355
Staff commended and thanked (Clovechok) 96B:1345 (Routley) 93B:1050-1055 (Stewart) 96B:1725 (Stone) 93B:1055 (Sturdy) 94B:1720 (Trevena) 97B:1535
Staff meetings with MLAs (Bond) 96B:1705 (Trevena) 96B:1705
Workload and responsibilities (Trevena) 94B:1715
Trapp, Randy

Comments on speculation tax (Clovechok) 188A:1445-1450 (Stilwell) 98B:1035
Trapping See Hunting
Travel accommodation See Hotels and travel accommodation
Treaty 8

Treaty (Fraser) 118B:1845 (Olsen) 118B:1835, 118B:1845
Tree fruit industry See Food and food industry
Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Shooting incident and deaths (Horgan) 171B:1355-1400 (Lee) 171B:1345-1350 (Wat) 185B:1355 (Weaver) 171B:1400-1405 (Wilkinson) 171B:1400
Tree planting See Silviculture under Forests and forest industry
Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Concerns re Insurance Corporation of B.C. financial status (Eby) 145B:1525, 145B:1535
Position on automobile insurance changes (Eby) 145B:1650 (Weaver) 127B:1600
Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire

1911 event and impact on worker safety (Leonard) 107B:1125
Tribunals See Administrative tribunals; particular boards and tribunals
Tributes

Andy Thomas (Ashton) 109B:1010 (Horgan) 109B:1010 (Olsen) 109B:1010-1015
Cassie Sharpe, Spencer O'Brien and Carle Brenneman (Leonard) 81B:1005
Clarence Lapp (Bond) 185B:1335-1340
Doug Eastwood (Eby) 122B:1340 (Thornthwaite) 122B:1335-1340
Elliot Eurchuk (Weaver) 123B:1010-1015
George Grills (Thornthwaite) 130B:1010
Graham Woodward (Leonard) 144B:1020
Greg Norton (Larson) 87B:1340 (Popham) 87B:1340
James Paxton (Paton) 132B:1340 (Thomson) 132B:1350
Jane Smith (Leonard) 189B:1005-1010
John Savage (Paton) 164B:1345
Jude Schooner (Trevena) 80B:1345
June Clark (Rustad) 143B:1345
Justin Kripps and Alex Kopacz (Ashton) 80B:1340
Kelsey Serwa (Letnick) 87B:1345
Len Fox (Rustad) 164B:1340
Les Wingrove (Robinson) 129B:1345
Libby Sorenson (Horgan) 146B:1340 (Weaver) 146B:1340 (Wilkinson) 146B:1340
Lyall Hanson (Foster) 123B:1005-1010 (Horgan) 123B:1010
Military service by Sergeant-at-Arms staff (Isaacs) 182B:1005-1010
Monty Bingham (Trevena) 133B:1005
Natalie Wilkie (Kyllo) 105B:1010
Norm Parkes (Trevena) 105B:1010
North Shore athletes at B.C. Winter Games (Ma) 88B:1010
Patricia Hedstrom (Yap) 186B:1005-1010
Praneet Arora (Bains) 146B:1335
Stephen Lee (Chouhan) 146B:1335
Teddy Hughes (Leonard) 193B:1010
Tim Boutin (Conroy) 188B:1345
Tri-Cities area See also Coquitlam, B.C.; Port Coquitlam, B.C.; Port Moody, B.C.

Food bank, salmon donation (Isaacs) 150B:1540
Growth and service needs (Farnworth) 150B:1440
Impact of employer health tax on businesses (Isaacs) 90B:1505-1510
Schools and transportation (Farnworth) 150B:1440
Youth outreach services (Isaacs) 90B:1345
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

Business Excellence Award recipients (Isaacs) 90B:1345
Tri-Cities Women's Collaborative Hub

Activities and award event (Isaacs) 193B:1020-1025
Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C.

Law school proposal (Throness) 150B:1725-1735
"Triple bottom line" concept See Sustainable development under Economy
Trocmé, Nico

Research on child protection issues (Furstenau) 136B:1535
Troll's Restaurant, West Vancouver, B.C.

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Sturdy) 105B:1050
Trout Creek Elementary School, Summerland, B.C.

Potential closing and funding (Ashton) 99A:1500-1505 (Fleming) 99A:1500-1505
TRU Community Legal Clinic See Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.
Trucking industry

Application of sales tax (Foster) 141A:1405 (James) 141A:1405-1410
Forest industry truck drivers See Truck drivers under Forests and forest industry
Proposed inspections of B.C. trucks by Alberta See B.C. dispute with Alberta, impact on trucking industry under Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
Safety (Throness) 156B:1040
Safety regulations, compliance and enforcement (Stone) 96B:1820 (Trevena) 96B:1825
Use of chains in winter conditions (Stone) 96B:1820
Trudeau, Justin

Comments on actions by Premier (Johal) 77B:1040 (Stone) 77B:1025 (Thornthwaite) 81B:1040 (Wilkinson) 77B:1020-1025
Comments on B.C. role in oceans protection plan (Milobar) 115B:1410 (Polak) 115B:1400 (Stone) 115B:1400
Meeting with Alberta and B.C. Premiers on pipeline dispute See B.C. dispute with Alberta, meeting under Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
Trusler, Murray

Comments on referendum on electoral reform (Clovechok) 174B:1830
Trustees

Public guardian and trustee See Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
School trustees See Trustees under School districts
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Calls to action (Conroy) 136B:1440-1445
Chair See Sinclair, Murray
Implementation of recommendations (Conroy) 84B:1135 (Darcy) 83B:1705 (Eby) 146B:1505 (Fraser) 118B:1520 (Lee) 146B:1500 (Weaver) 83B:1610
Report, comments (Olsen) 100B:1030
Report recommendations, implementation (James) 82B:1340
Tsartlip First Nation

Treaty and fishing rights (Olsen) 120B:1600
Tsilhqot'in Nation

Court rulings on land title See Supreme Court of Canada
Emergency management agreement and fire preparedness (Barnett) 118B:1630-1640 (Fraser) 118B:1630-1640
Lands, need for surveys (Barnett) 151B:1140
Lands, private lands and road access issues (Ashton) 118B:1630-1645 (Barnett) 118B:1600-1630 (Fraser) 118B:1600-1630, 118B:1635-1645
Nenqay Deni accord and impact (Barnett) 118B:1605-1615 (Fraser) 118B:1610-1625
Tsunamis See Earthquakes
Tsútswecw Provincial Park (Roderick Haig-Brown)

Events and public engagement (Stone) 167B:1350-1355
Name change (Chandra Herbert) 131B:1650 (Furstenau) 131B:1630 (Heyman) 131B:1600, 137C:1125 (Krog) 131B:1710 (Milobar) 131B:1610-1615, 137C:1120
Salmon runs through park See Adams River
Ts̓zil Learning Centre, Mount Currie, B.C.

Facility and programs (Sturdy) 91B:1035
Tuition fees See Post-secondary education
Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Bridges and snowmobiling activities in area (Donaldson) 110B:1335 (Rustad) 110B:1335
Geopark in area (Donaldson) 109B:1150
Geopark in area, backcountry activities (Bernier) 109B:1150
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Charitable organization and student ambassador program (Wat) 165B:1020-1025
Turf farming See Agriculture
Turkey farming See Poultry industry
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen

Comments on poverty reduction (Simons) 157B:1550
Tutty, Sheila

Accomplishments in newspaper field (Clovechok) 84B:1010
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park

Issues (Rustad) 131B:1700-1705
Wildfire mitigation (Barnett) 116A:1125-1130 (Heyman) 116A:1130
The Tyee

Articles on issues
B.C. Hydro (Redies) 146A:1525-1530
child protection system (Furstenau) 136B:1515
referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 126B:1050

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