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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Wages and salaries

Fair Wages Commission See Fair Wages Commission
Living wage (Bains) 80B:1605, 89B:1540, 113B:1720 (Hunt) 126A:1145 (Simpson) 126A:1145, 127A:1400
Minimum wage (Bains) 80B:1600-1605 (Brar) 86B:1135 (Elmore) 81B:1110 (Singh) 78B:1620 (Sullivan) 155B:1635 (Throne speech) 75B:1430
Minimum wage, increase (Bains) 89B:1540, 113B:1605, 113B:1635-1655, 113B:1710-1740, 117B:1550-1605, 117B:1620-1725, 117B:1745-1755 (Cadieux) 87B:1810 (Fleming) 80B:1500 (Furstenau) 155B:1545 (Kahlon) 76B:1545, 83B:1840 (Martin) 83B:1410, 83B:1815-1820, 113B:1640-1655, 113B:1710-1740, 117B:1550-1600, 117B:1740-1750 (Oakes) 89B:1815, 117B:1700-1725 (Paton) 89B:1605 (Rustad) 78B:1740 (Simpson) 78B:1710, 88B:1120, 146B:1425 (Stewart) 117B:1620-1650 (Sultan) 80B:1535 (Weaver) 76B:1710
Pay equity for women See Women
Wages (Kahlon) 107B:1135
Walbran Valley

Logging activities and old-growth forests (Donaldson) 104B:1820-1825 (Olsen) 104B:1820
Waldie, Les

Community contributions and award (Bond) 168B:1010
Walking See Active transportation under Communities; Transportation
Wallace, Pat

Public service and contributions as Kamloops city councillor (Milobar) 158B:1020
Walton, Richard

Position as chair of Mayors Council on Regional Transportation (Sultan) 138B:1335 (Thornthwaite) 138B:1350
Service as mayor (Ma) 108B:1400
Waneta Dam

Expansion project (Trevena) 172B:1040-1045
War

Chinese-Canadian veterans (Kang) 182B:1020
Veterans, Legions See Royal Canadian Legion
World War I, armistice centennial (Bond) 182B:1020 (Kang) 182B:1020
World War II, Dieppe battle (Olsen) 182B:1025-1030
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Anniversary (Kahlon) 112B:1020
Washington Post

Article on transportation of oil by rail (de Jong) 103A:1755
Washington State

Leadership on climate action and economic issues (Glumac) 159B:1735
Tanker traffic and spill preparedness, communications with B.C. government (Heyman) 108A:1810-1815, 109A:1110 (Milobar) 108A:1805-1810, 109A:1105-1110
Transportation of oil by rail and pipeline, report (de Jong) 103A:1715-1725
Washrooms See Toilet facilities
Waste management

Agricultural waste management, regulation and review (Heyman) 111A:1705-1710, 111A:1820-1825, 118A:1650 (Kyllo) 118A:1645-1650 (Milobar) 111A:1705 (Paton) 111A:1820
Biosolids, regulation (Heyman) 111A:1705 (Milobar) 111A:1705
Clean water and wastewater program See Water systems and infrastructure under Water
Composting operations on agricultural land (Paton) 192A:2040 (Popham) 192A:2040 (Stewart) 185B:1540
Contaminated sites, cleanup (Heyman) 113A:1735-1740 (Milobar) 113A:1735
Organic waste composting facilities, regulation (Heyman) 104A:1800
Recycling See Recycling
Waste disposal at quarries and gravel pits
legislation See Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M212)
restrictions (Furstenau) 119B:1010
Water

Drinking water protection (Furstenau) 119B:1010, 173B:1420-1435, 173B:1445 (Heyman) 111A:1710
Groundwater protection (Milobar) 97A:1535-1540 (Popham) 97A:1535-1540
Groundwater protection and mapping (Heyman) 113A:1450-1455, 113A:1520-1540, 113A:1650 (Sturdy) 113A:1450-1455, 113A:1520-1540
Management (Furstenau) 125B:1830
Regulation (Oakes) 183B:1650
Resources (Furstenau) 153B:1405-1410
Rivers, streams, etc. See Rivers and streams
Use and protection of resources (Heyman) 113A:1430-1435 (Sultan) 113A:1425
Water licences and fees
allocation of revenues (Heyman) 111A:1710-1715 (Milobar) 97A:1535-1540, 111A:1710-1715 (Popham) 97A:1540
applications (Heyman) 113A:1435-1445 (Sturdy) 113A:1435-1445
licences and fees (Heyman) 113A:1710-1715 (Milobar) 113A:1710-1715
Water licences, cannabis production (Donaldson) 103B:1815-1820 (Rustad) 103B:1810-1825
Water lot leases (Donaldson) 108B:1510-1515 (Paton) 108B:1505-1510
Water quality issues (Furstenau) 181B:1800
Water quality monitoring (Heyman) 113A:1650 (Milobar) 113A:1645-1650
Water systems and infrastructure, clean water and wastewater program (Robinson) 122B:1455
Watersheds See Watersheds
Wetlands See Wetlands
Water Sustainability Act

Amendments See also Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
(Barnett) 183B:1730
Implementation and regulations (Furstenau) 181B:1800
Watersheds

Protection (D'Eith) 158B:1025 (Furstenau) 181B:1800
Protection and impact of logging (Furstenau) 138B:1600-1605
Protection and impact of resource extraction (Furstenau) 182B:1040-1045
Protection and logging in watersheds, petitions tabled (Mungall) 193B:1105
Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society

Operations and funding (Furstenau) 140B:1045 (Ralston) 140B:1045
WCB See WorkSafeBC
Weather

Climate change See Climate change
Severe weather events (Rice) 135B:1145 (Weaver) 138B:1535
Webstad, Phyllis

Experience at residential school (Kahlon) 150B:1345
WeChat

Tourism promotion agreement with B.C. (Clovechok) 139C:1720-1725 (Popham) 139C:1725 (Ralston) 80B:1735
Welfare See Social welfare
Welfare Food Challenge See Benefits, rates under Income assistance
Wells, B.C.

Purden connection project See Prince George, B.C.
Wells Gray Provincial Park

Capital investment and master plan (Heyman) 108A:1450 (Milobar) 108A:1445-1450
Fire preparedness (Heyman) 110A:1720 (Milobar) 110A:1715-1720
Wenjack, Chanie

Death and legacy (Ma) 172B:1025
West Bench Elementary School, Penticton, B.C.

Potential closing and funding (Ashton) 99A:1500-1505 (Fleming) 99A:1500-1505
West Coast Gardens

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Kyllo) 170B:1040 (Polak) 161B:1120 (Redies) 171B:2030
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund

Briefing on support services for families in child welfare cases (Furstenau) 97B:1410
West End Car Free Day

Event (Chandra Herbert) 147B:1020
West End constituency and area See Vancouver–West End constituency and area
West Fraser Mills

Operations in Quesnel (Oakes) 94B:1640-1645 (Stone) 94B:1550
West Fraser Road landslide See Quesnel, B.C.
West Kelowna, B.C. See also Kelowna, B.C.; Kelowna West constituency and area

Businesses, impact of speculation tax (Bond) 164B:1425 (Kyllo) 146C:1825
City government, request for area exemption from speculation tax (Stewart) 105B:1035-1040
Economy and housing (James) 164B:1425
Housing, impact of speculation tax (Bond) 164B:1425
Impact of speculation tax (Stewart) 162B:1500-1520, 170B:1145-1150, 188A:1530-1535, 188A:1730
Local election results and mayor's position on issues (Bond) 164B:1425
Mayor See Findlater, Doug; Milsom, Gord
Soccer dome proposal (Stewart) 104B:1355
Tourism, impact of speculation tax (Clovechok) 139C:1745-1750 (Popham) 139C:1745-1750
Westside Road See Westside Road
West Point Grey Residents Association

Letter on property tax (Redies) 178B:1615
West Shore See South Island under Vancouver Island
West Vancouver, B.C. See also North Shore

Resident's concerns re vacant homes and speculation (James) 105B:1055
West Vancouver Community Centre, West Vancouver, B.C.

Fit Fellas activity program for senior men (Sultan) 130B:1015
West Vancouver school district See School district 45 (West Vancouver)
West Vancouver Youth Band

Activities and history (Sultan) 160B:1355
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area

Impact of employer health tax (Sultan) 171B:1820
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Clean energy businesses and innovation (Sturdy) 149B:1105-1110
Communities and representation (Sturdy) 174B:1725
Cycling activities and road safety improvements (Sturdy) 130B:1020
Ferry services to ferry-dependent communities (Sturdy) 93B:1010
Parks and student park ranger program (Sturdy) 117A:1715-1720
Parks system and issues (Heyman) 117A:1720-1805 (Sturdy) 117A:1715-1805
Rail corridor and assessment (Sturdy) 97B:1810-1815 (Trevena) 97B:1810
Role in economy (Sturdy) 94B:1720
Search and rescue operations (Sturdy) 113A:1600, 113A:1620
Tourism industry (Sturdy) 128B:1105-1110
Transit services and regional system (Sturdy) 97B:1835-1845 (Trevena) 97B:1840-1845
Transportation infrastructure (Sturdy) 94B:1720
Westbank, B.C. See Kelowna West constituency and area
Westcoast Vegetables Ltd.

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Paton) 97B:1400
Westeck Windows Inc.

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Martin) 101B:1425
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Operations (Heyman) 112A:1115-1120, 112A:1145, 115A:1700, 115B:1415, 116A:1145 (Horgan) 146B:1825, 148B:1510 (Milobar) 116A:1145 (Paton) 115B:1420 (Thornthwaite) 112A:1115-1125, 112A:1135-1140, 115B:1415 (Wilkinson) 146B:1825-1830
Western Forest Products Inc.

Operations on north Vancouver Island (Trevena) 77B:1125
Western painted turtle See Wildlife
Western Stevedoring

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Redies) 180A:1740
Western toads See Wildlife
Westshore AIDS Vancouver Island health centre See AVI Health Centre, Langford, B.C.
WestShore Chamber of Commerce

Business and community award recipients (Dean) 193B:1020
Westside Road

Improvements (Stewart) 96B:1750-1800 (Thomson) 131B:1645 (Trevena) 96B:1735, 96B:1755-1800
Westside Wine Trail

Boucherie Road upgrade project (Stewart) 115B:1350
Westsyde Secondary School, Kamloops, B.C.

Students, petition tabled (Milobar) 111B:1430
Wetlands

Legislation See No Net Loss of Wetland Act, 2018 (Bill M220)
Protection (Barnett) 131B:1740 (Donaldson) 110B:1425 (Heyman) 115A:1755-1810 (Rustad) 110B:1420, 115A:1750-1810, 146B:1350
Wet'suwet'en First Nation

Position on proposed pipeline projects and Unist'ot'en camp (Mungall) 148A:1635
Whales See Wildlife
Whaling industry

History (Rustad) 80B:1445, 183B:1425
Wheat board See Canadian Wheat Board
Whist, Joel

Special effects accomplishments (Oakes) 94B:1645
Whistleblowing

Legislation See Public Interest Disclosure Act (Bill 28)
Protection for whistleblowers (Eby) 125B:1350, 131B:1540, 138C:1605-1710, 145B:1655 (Lee) 131B:1545-1550, 138C:1600-1710 (Weaver) 131B:1550-1555
Protection for whistleblowers, other jurisdictions (Lee) 131B:1545
Whistler, B.C.

Exemption from speculation tax (Redies) 185A:1910
Hosting of ski and snowboard event See World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Housing, Cheakamus Crossing project (Robinson) 124B:1635 (Sturdy) 124B:1635
Resort accommodations, rental issues (Robinson) 122B:1810, 124B:1630 (Sturdy) 122B:1805-1810, 124B:1630
Tourism industry (Sturdy) 128B:1110
Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp.

Operations in Whistler and Pemberton (Sturdy) 136B:1345
White cane use See Vision loss awareness under Eye health
White Rock, B.C. See also Surrey–White Rock constituency and area

Beach accessibility for disabled persons (Redies) 81B:1010
City government, impact of employer health tax on budget (Redies) 180A:1440
Hospital See Peace Arch Hospital, White Rock, B.C.
Rail line issue See Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway
White Spot Restaurants

Use of B.C. produce (Popham) 152B:1745
WIFTV See Women in Film and Television Vancouver Society
Wikipedia

Information on dual-member proportional representation (Redies) 173B:1720-1725
Wilderness See Environment
Wilderness and the American Mind See Nash, Roderick
Wildfire Act

Amendments See Interpretation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M201)
Minor corrections and amendments (Weaver) 164B:1805
Wildfires in summer 2017 See also Fires and firefighters; particular areas

Emergency response, report See Emergency response to floods and wildfires under Emergencies
Harvesting of timber in impacted areas (Donaldson) 106B:1540-1555 (Horgan) 148B:1345 (Rustad) 106B:1540-1555 (Weaver) 76B:1720-1725
Impact
access to health care services by evacuees (Barnett) 91B:1110 (Dix) 91B:1110
access to mental health services by evacuees (Darcy) 132A:1650-1700 (Tegart) 132A:1645-1700
communities and First Nations (Horgan) 148B:1400
farmers and ranchers (Barnett) 86B:1110, 148B:1355 (Rice) 86B:1105 (Singh) 86B:1145
forest industry and workers (Barnett) 107B:1105
forest roads (Donaldson) 103B:1540-1550 (Oakes) 103B:1540-1545
guide-outfitters and trappers (Barnett) 108B:1755, 110B:1535-1540 (Donaldson) 103B:1525-1540, 108B:1800-1805, 110B:1540-1545 (Oakes) 103B:1525-1535
impact (Barnett) 135B:1105-1110 (Donaldson) 87B:1510, 103B:1505
impact and costs (Weaver) 136B:1400-1405
lakes and rivers (Oakes) 111A:1535-1555
logging contractors (Barnett) 103B:1605-1610 (Donaldson) 103B:1610-1615
potential flood risks and mitigation (Barnett) 81B:1045-1050 (Donaldson) 81B:1050
tourism industry (Barnett) 139C:1830-1840 (Popham) 139C:1830-1840
Response and recovery
emergency support services for evacuees (Tegart) 130B:1020-1025
funding and programs (Barnett) 88B:1135-1140, 103B:1615-1620, 106B:1610, 110B:1545-1555 (Bond) 103B:1625-1630 (Donaldson) 87B:1510-1515, 103B:1620-1625, 106B:1650-1705, 108B:1805, 110B:1550-1555, 110B:1605-1610 (Oakes) 89B:1750-1755 (Rice) 125B:1355-1400 (Rustad) 106B:1650-1705, 110B:1600-1610
funding for farmers and ranchers (Barnett) 96A:1810, 106B:1600 (Donaldson) 106B:1605 (Paton) 97A:1530 (Popham) 96A:1810, 97A:1515-1530 (Tegart) 97A:1515-1525
funding for forest roads (Barnett) 106B:1605 (Donaldson) 106B:1605-1610
funding for grasslands restoration (Barnett) 148B:1355 (Horgan) 148B:1355
funding for reforestation (Barnett) 106B:1555-1600, 148B:1340-1355 (Donaldson) 106B:1600, 106B:1700 (Horgan) 148B:1345-1355
government staff thanked (Donaldson) 87B:1510 (Rustad) 108B:1535
recovery (Barnett) 78B:1605 (Throne speech) 75B:1435
recovery planning for communities impacted by floods and wildfires See Emergency response to floods and wildfires, recovery under Emergencies
reimbursements to contractors and emergency vendors (Barnett) 106B:1600 (Donaldson) 106B:1605, 106B:1630, 108B:1630-1640 (Oakes) 106B:1625 (Rustad) 108B:1625-1640
response (Dix) 91B:1110 (Donaldson) 87B:1510-1515 (Stone) 149B:1055-1100
response and communications (Donaldson) 106B:1630-1635, 108B:1530, 108B:1610 (Oakes) 89B:1755
road repairs (Oakes) 96B:1515 (Trevena) 96B:1515-1520
Wildlife See also Animals; Fish; particular areas

Bear-human interactions
bears destroyed by conservation officers (Clovechok) 118A:1710-1720 (Heyman) 111A:1730-1745, 115A:1735-1750, 118A:1715-1720 (Rustad) 111A:1725, 115A:1735-1750
interactions (Donaldson) 110B:1415 (Rustad) 110B:1410
policy on orphaned bear cubs (Heyman) 118A:1745 (Throness) 118A:1740-1745
Bears See Bear-human interactions above; Grizzly bears below
Birds
marbled murrelet (Heyman) 110A:1410
northern goshawk (Heyman) 110A:1410
protection (Heyman) 110A:1410 (Morris) 110A:1340, 110A:1350-1405
Caribou
habitat protection (Heyman) 117A:1355 (Milobar) 117A:1350-1405 (Weaver) 118A:1555
protection and consultation with stakeholders See Management, stakeholder consultation below
protection and recovery (Bernier) 109B:1140-1150 (Donaldson) 108B:1810, 109B:1150, 110B:1340-1355 (Heyman) 106A:1410-1415, 110A:1410-1415, 117A:1620-1625, 118A:1600-1605 (Morris) 110A:1405-1415 (Mungall) 188B:1525-1530 (Rustad) 108B:1810-1825, 110B:1340-1355, 117A:1615-1625 (Shypitka) 106A:1405-1415
Conservation and public safety re hunting and fishing, petition tabled (Rustad) 112B:1100
Conservation officers See Bear-human interactions above; Environment
Damage by wildlife to farms (Paton) 97A:1640-1645
Damage by wildlife to farms and livestock, compensation See Financial assistance and insurance programs under Agriculture
Ecosystem protection (Thornthwaite) 156B:1020-1025
Grizzly bears
bear viewing See Wilderness tourism under Tourism
food source protection (Donaldson) 110B:1420 (Rustad) 110B:1415
human-bear conflict (Clovechok) 139C:1710
population management (Heyman) 111A:1720, 115A:1740-1750 (Rustad) 111A:1720, 115A:1735-1750 (Shypitka) 139C:1640-1645
trophy hunting (Rice) 156B:1020
trophy hunting ban (Barnett) 116A:1120-1125 (Heyman) 111A:1715-1720, 116A:1120-1125 (Ross) 118B:1750 (Rustad) 111A:1715 (Shypitka) 81B:1135
trophy hunting ban impact and transition (Barnett) 108B:1755-1800 (Bernier) 109B:1145 (Clovechok) 139C:1630-1635, 139C:1655-1710 (Donaldson) 108B:1735-1745, 108B:1800-1805 (Popham) 139C:1630-1710 (Rustad) 108B:1735-1740 (Shypitka) 139C:1635-1650
Habitat protection (Fleming) 131B:1800 (Morris) 110A:1355-1400 (Paton) 179B:1010
Inventory (Donaldson) 108B:1730 (Rustad) 108B:1725-1730
Management
collaboration and data-sharing (Donaldson) 108B:1735 (Rustad) 108B:1735
funding (Clovechok) 90B:1745-1750 (Farnworth) 81B:1140 (Shypitka) 81B:1135
independent body concept (Donaldson) 110B:1405 (Rustad) 110B:1400
planning and regional representation (Donaldson) 109B:1115-1120 (Shypitka) 109B:1110-1120
predator management (Barnett) 108B:1750-1755, 185B:1440 (Donaldson) 108B:1745-1755, 110B:1340-1355 (Heyman) 106A:1415, 117A:1625 (Rustad) 108B:1745, 110B:1340-1355, 117A:1625 (Shypitka) 106A:1415
role of conservation and public safety (Rustad) 106B:1330-1335
science-based decision-making (Bernier) 109B:1145 (Donaldson) 108B:1740, 109B:1145 (Rustad) 108B:1740-1745
stakeholder consultation (Bernier) 109B:1140 (Donaldson) 109B:1105-1110, 109B:1120-1145, 110B:1340, 110B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 108B:1820, 109B:1110, 110B:1335-1340, 110B:1400 (Shypitka) 109B:1110, 109B:1120-1130
strategy and funding (Donaldson) 87B:1515, 108B:1725-1750, 109B:1115-1120, 109B:1145, 110B:1400-1410 (Rustad) 108B:1725-1745, 110B:1405
Moose population
management (Rustad) 110B:1355-1400
management and hunting allocation (Barnett) 189B:1050 (Donaldson) 189B:1050-1055
management and reports (Donaldson) 108B:1730-1735 (Rustad) 108B:1725-1730
population (Donaldson) 181B:1405
Species at risk
legislation (Donaldson) 108B:1810-1825 (Heyman) 103A:1510, 110A:1335-1415, 115A:1755, 117A:1545-1625, 118A:1600, 118A:1730 (Morris) 110A:1335-1415 (Rustad) 108B:1810-1825, 117A:1540-1620 (Throness) 118A:1730
legislation and consultation by government (Heyman) 178B:1420
protection (Furstenau) 178B:1415-1420 (Heyman) 118A:1610, 118A:1700 (Throness) 118A:1725 (Weaver) 118A:1555-1605, 118A:1655
Ungulates
population management (Donaldson) 110B:1355 (Rustad) 110B:1350-1400
populations, petition tabled (Shypitka) 104B:1440
ungulate feeding programs (Donaldson) 109B:1130-1135 (Shypitka) 109B:1130-1135
Western painted turtle, protection (Heyman) 118A:1610 (Weaver) 118A:1605
Western toads, protection (Heyman) 118A:1550-1555 (Weaver) 118A:1545
Whales, protection (Rustad) 80B:1445, 183B:1420-1425
Wolves, cull, petitions tabled (Clovechok) 186B:1055 (Routley) 185B:1435
Wolves, population management (Donaldson) 110B:1340-1355 (Rustad) 110B:1340-1355
Wilkie, Natalie

Paralympic Games performance (Kyllo) 105B:1010
Wilkie, Tara

Academic achievements and contributions in forensic science and nursing (Routledge) 167B:1345
William R. Bennett Bridge

Lanes (Stewart) 96B:1745 (Trevena) 96B:1745-1750
Williams, Bob

Report on forest industry (Sultan) 135B:1140
Williams Lake, B.C.

Cogeneration plant operations and contract (Barnett) 146A:1750-1800 (Mungall) 146A:1750-1800
Hockey athletes (Barnett) 77B:1010
Hospital See Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake, B.C.
Hosting of hockey event See Rogers Hometown Hockey
Post-secondary education access (Barnett) 145A:1420-1435
Poverty reduction planning, funding (Barnett) 125A:1735-1740 (Simpson) 125A:1740
Services for children and families (Barnett) 188B:1355
Williams Lake Chamber of Commerce

Comments on referendum on electoral reform (Shypitka) 160B:1535-1540
Williams Lake Indian Band

Highway project partnership (Barnett) 97B:1545
Lake rehabilitation activities (Heyman) 111A:1545, 113A:1515-1520 (Oakes) 111A:1540-1545
Land claim (Barnett) 118B:1655 (Fraser) 118B:1655
Williams Lake Tribune

Letter on health support workers (Dix) 185B:2005
Williams, Sandra

Support for families travelling for medical care (Leonard) 116B:1015
Willow Creek Childcare, Terrace, B.C.

Operations and impact of employer health tax (Throness) 105B:1045
Willowbrook, B.C.

Flooding in area (Larson) 108B:1655
Willson, Roland

Comments on Site C power project consultation (Fraser) 120B:1530
Wilson, Gordon

Lawsuit against government (Sultan) 148B:1645
Wilson-Raybould, Jody

Comments on UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples (Ross) 135B:1030
Wind power See Energy
Windebank Creek

Habitat restoration (D'Eith) 182B:1030
Wine and wine industry

Boycott of B.C. wine by Alberta See B.C. dispute with Alberta, impact on wine industry under Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
Exports and markets (Chow) 90B:1800
Exports to provinces (Yap) 119B:1015
Food service at wineries, regulation (Stewart) 185B:1550-1555
Government support (Ashton) 86B:1145-1150 (Chow) 90B:1800 (Horgan) 76B:1405 (Ralston) 80B:1735 (Weaver) 76B:1630
Government support and advertising campaign (Bond) 76B:1415-1420 (Johal) 76B:1410-1415 (Popham) 76B:1415-1420, 80B:1415
Impact of trade agreements on industry (Stewart) 187B:1735
Sale of B.C. wine in grocery stores See Liquor sales under Alcohol
Wingrove, Les

Contributions and death (Robinson) 129B:1345
Winstanley, Lori

Position as temporary ministerial assistant and alleged conflict of interest (Bernier) 148A:1550-1610 (Mungall) 148A:1550-1605
Winter, Alan

Role as innovation commissioner (Chow) 90B:1805 (Elmore) 100B:1115 (Krog) 100B:1145 (Ralston) 80B:1725, 89B:1450-1455, 99B:1340, 146C:1515, 146C:1635-1640 (Sims) 94B:1630 (Weaver) 76B:1725, 94B:1645, 94B:1655, 99B:1340
Wiseman, Steve

Comments on property tax (Redies) 178B:1615
WITT See Training programs, women under Skills training
Wolverine Forest Service Road

Status (Bernier) 109B:1150 (Donaldson) 110B:1335
Wolves See Wildlife
Women

Anniversary of inclusion in legal definition of "persons" (Bond) 161B:1100
Economic equity See also Pay equity below
(Dean) 93B:1100
Economic equity and pay equity (Begg) 93B:1145-1150 (Routledge) 107B:1145-1150
Economic equity, government initiatives (Kang) 184B:1040
Employment and workforce participation See Labour force participation under Labour
Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Transition houses under Housing
Pay equity See also Economic equity above
(Cadieux) 94B:1350-1355
Pay equity and gender pay gap (Cadieux) 184B:1030-1045 (Kang) 184B:1035-1040
Pay equity legislation See also Equal Pay Certification Act (Bill M203)
(Cadieux) 184B:1045
Programs and services (Dean) 168B:1015
Programs and services, funding for women's organizations, petition tabled (Furstenau) 98B:1055
Reproductive rights See Women's right to make reproductive choices under Reproduction
Status of women commission See Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada
Transition houses See Housing
Violence against women See Violence
Voting rights See Right to vote under Elections
Women in politics See Politics and politicians
Women in sectors
agriculture See Agriculture
business See Business
film industry See Film industry
firefighting See Fires and firefighters
restaurant and food services industry See Restaurant and food services industry
skilled trades See Skills training
Women MLAs See Women members under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Women's equality (Barnett) 135B:1025-1030 (Dean) 94B:1400, 98B:1010-1015
Women's equality and gender equity (Begg) 93B:1145-1150 (Clovechok) 93B:1140-1145 (Dean) 93B:1055-1100 (D'Eith) 93B:1125-1130 (Isaacs) 93B:1125 (Kahlon) 93B:1110 (Kang) 93B:1135-1140 (Kyllo) 93B:1115 (Routledge) 93B:1120-1125 (Stilwell) 93B:1100-1105 (Sultan) 107B:1135
Women's equality and rights (Bond) 161B:1100
Workplace stress in women's occupations See Occupational health and safety
Women in Entertainment

Awards event and fundraiser (Thornthwaite) 100B:1050-1055
Women in Film and Television Vancouver Society

Activities (Thornthwaite) 100B:1050
Women's History Month

Purpose (Dean) 150B:1350-1355
Women's Memorial March

Vancouver march (Kahlon) 76B:1515 (Throne speech) 75B:1410
Women's Soccer National Championship

Hosting by Douglas College (Isaacs) 150B:1535
Wood, Jo-Ann

Contributions and volunteerism (Sultan) 136B:1350
Wood waste

Fibre use (Donaldson) 106B:1355, 106B:1420-1425 (Rustad) 106B:1415-1420
Fibre use, products and innovation (Olsen) 175B:1035
Slash burning and carbon tax See Impact on issues, forest industry and slash burning under Carbon tax
Woodley Range Ecological Reserve

Reserve (Krog) 131B:1730
Woodward, Graham

Death (Leonard) 144B:1020
Woodwynn Farms

Therapeutic recovery community project (Darcy) 152B:1350
WorkBC Employment Services Centres

Operations (Simpson) 125A:1635
Provision of supports for disabled students (Cadieux) 125A:1700-1710 (Simpson) 125A:1705-1715
Services, funding and contracts (Barnett) 125A:1715-1735 (Simpson) 125A:1720-1735
Workers See also Employment and unemployment; Labour; particular sectors

Accessible workplaces See Employment and inclusion under Disabled persons
Accommodation and retraining re workplace change (Bains) 113B:1450 (Martin) 111B:1650, 113B:1450
Activism, history (D'Eith) 107B:1115 (Leonard) 107B:1125 (Routley) 107B:1100
Day of mourning See National Day of Mourning
Fair treatment See Labour relations under Labour
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Injuries and deaths in the workplace See Workers killed or injured on the job under Occupational health and safety
Low-skilled workers and training (Bains) 113B:1730-1735 (Martin) 113B:1730-1735
Non-unionized workers (Leonard) 107B:1125
Rights and protection See also Employment standards under Employment and unemployment
(Bains) 80B:1550-1605, 113B:1600-1610, 171B:1510-1525 (Barnett) 107B:1100-1105 (D'Eith) 107B:1115-1120 (Elmore) 107B:1105-1110, 177B:1010-1015 (Kahlon) 107B:1135-1140 (Kyllo) 107B:1110-1115 (Leonard) 107B:1125-1130 (Martin) 107B:1140-1145, 171B:1525 (Routledge) 107B:1145-1150 (Routley) 107B:1055-1100 (Singh) 78B:1620 (Stewart) 107B:1120-1125, 171B:1650 (Sultan) 107B:1130-1135 (Thomson) 171B:1600 (Throne speech) 75B:1430 (Throness) 171B:1620-1635 (Weaver) 171B:1545
Rights, Liberal Party position (Routledge) 177B:1055
Skilled workers See Skills training
Supply See also Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
(Stewart) 171B:1635-1640 (Throness) 171B:1620
Training See Skills training; particular industries and sectors
Wages See Wages and salaries
Working poor See Poverty
Work-life balance See Occupational health and safety
Workers compensation See also WorkSafeBC

Compensation for firefighters with cancer (Martin) 115B:1445 (Simpson) 115B:1555 (Weaver) 115B:1500
Compensation for first responders with mental health disorders (Bains) 111B:1345, 115B:1430-1440, 115B:1605-1610, 147B:1035, 168B:1025-1030 (Martin) 115B:1440-1450 (Simpson) 115B:1540-1605 (Weaver) 115B:1450-1540, 147B:1030-1035
Compensation for first responders with mental health disorders, eligible occupations (Simpson) 115B:1555 (Weaver) 115B:1455-1505, 115B:1525-1540
Compensation for nurses with mental health disorders (Bains) 168B:1030 (Weaver) 168B:1030
Compensation for workers with mental health disorders See also Compensation for first responders with mental health disorders above
(Bains) 171B:1705 (Weaver) 171B:1545-1550
Compensation for workers with mental health disorders, eligible occupations (Bains) 115B:1605, 116B:1145-1150, 117B:1445, 168B:1025-1030 (Martin) 116B:1145-1150 (Weaver) 115B:1510-1515, 117B:1335-1435, 168B:1025-1030
Legislation See also Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)
(Martin) 115B:1440-1445
Presumptive conditions category (Bains) 115B:1430-1435 (Weaver) 115B:1500
Recipients, access to physiotherapy (Bains) 113B:1710, 117B:1615, 117B:1740 (Barnett) 113B:1705, 117B:1610-1615 (Oakes) 117B:1735
System (Bains) 113B:1610
System and cases (Bains) 113B:1700-1705 (Barnett) 113B:1700
System, principles (Bains) 80B:1550
System, review See WorkSafeBC
Workers Compensation Act

Amendments See also Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)
Amendments, stakeholder advocacy for amendments (Bains) 115B:1440 (Simpson) 115B:1600
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)

(Minister of Labour) 1R, 111B:1345; 2R, 115B:1430-1610; C, 116B:1145-1155, 117B:1335; 3R, 117B:1335-1450; RA, 141B:1725
Debate, speakers (Bains) 111B:1345, 115B:1430-1440, 115B:1605-1610, 116B:1145-1150, 117B:1335, 117B:1440-1445 (Furstenau) 117B:1445-1450 (Martin) 115B:1440-1450, 116B:1145-1150 (Polak) 117B:1435-1440 (Simpson) 115B:1540-1605 (Weaver) 115B:1450-1540, 117B:1335-1435
Amendments (Weaver) 115B:1540, 117B:1340-1345, 117B:1415-1420
Committee stage debate and process (Furstenau) 117B:1445-1450 (Polak) 117B:1435-1440 (Weaver) 117B:1335-1355, 117B:1405, 117B:1415-1430
Debate on bill (Bains) 115B:1605, 117B:1440-1445
Provisions on eligible occupations and inclusion by regulation (Bains) 115B:1605, 168B:1025-1030 (Simpson) 115B:1455 (Weaver) 115B:1455, 168B:1030
Purpose (Bains) 111B:1345
WorkSafeBC See also Occupational health and safety; Workers compensation

Annual report, 2017, and 2018-20 service plan, tabled (Bains) 147B:1055
Board (Bains) 113B:1610
Budget and surplus (Bains) 117B:1735 (Oakes) 117B:1730
First Responders' Mental Health committee (Bains) 113B:1630
Review (Bains) 80B:1555, 89B:1540, 113B:1700-1705, 171B:1705 (Barnett) 113B:1700-1705
Role (Leonard) 102B:1030
Staffing (Bains) 168B:1030
Staffing, prevention officers (Bains) 171B:1705
Workplace safety guidelines (Bains) 117B:1815-1820 (Martin) 117B:1810
World Diabetes Day

Event (Isaacs) 182B:1025
Purpose (Elmore) 185B:1355
World Down Syndrome Day

Event (Elmore) 105B:1025
The World is Bright

Documentary film project (Thornthwaite) 165B:1020
World Junior Curling Championships

B.C. athletes (Hunt) 83B:1345
World Seniors Day

Purpose (Isaacs) 150B:1355
World Ski and Snowboard Festival

Hosting by Whistler (Singh) 128B:1105
World Teachers Day

Celebration (Kahlon) 161B:1105-1110
World War I, II See War
Wosk Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Hosting of consultation meeting on wildlife management and caribou recovery See Management, stakeholder consultation under Wildlife
Woss, B.C.

Shutdown of logging train operations in area (Trevena) 77B:1125
Wright, Don

Review of government email and records management practices See Email and records management practices, review under Government records management
Role and comments on government records management policy (Kyllo) 189B:1040-1045 (Milobar) 189B:1040 (Sims) 189B:1040-1045
Role re government email and records management policies (Bond) 188B:1425 (Kyllo) 188B:1420 (Throness) 188B:1420-1425
WSÁNEĆ Nation

Culture and creation story (Olsen) 159B:1805-1810
History of food harvesting and production (Olsen) 183B:1550
Language See SENĆOŦEN language
Place-naming traditions (Olsen) 131B:1745-1750
Relationship with salmon (Olsen) 189B:1015-1020
Treaty and fishing rights (Olsen) 118B:1845-1850

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