Fourth Session, 41st Parliament – 2019
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
Index updated regularly during session.

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Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
ticket purchases and attendance at live events 239B:1635, 239B:1720
Administrative Tribunals Act, application 243A:1340-1345
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 15), schedule for debate in Legislature 265B:1450
Assessment Act, amendments 271B:1530
Attorney General Ministry, minister, role and responsibilities 251B:1445
Auditor General Appointment Special Committee
appointment of committee 274B:1740
membership 281B:1430
Auditor General, referral of reports to committee 269B:1435
Avalanche Canada, funding 267C:1400
Avalanches, avalanche control services and funding 267C:1400
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C.
health and social services 265C:1700
police services 265C:1615, 265C:1655-1700, 265C:1740
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government 271B:1515-1540, 284B:1055-1100
performance as government, affordability issues 220B:1740-1745
B.C. NDP government, priorities 267C:1350
Business, commercial tenancy, owner liability 269B:1450-1455
Business Corporations Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill M209), committee stage debate, proposed recess to allow return of members 258A:1615
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 7)
debate 207B:1010, 220B:1700-1705, 220B:1720, 220B:1735-1745, 255A:1455-1535
definitions, "facilitation" 255A:1455-1500
purpose 207B:1010
Cannabis, legalization and regulation, compliance and enforcement 269B:1540-1550
Ceremony Regarding the Introduction of Bill 41 — Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Persons Act
ceremony and addresses 280B:1030
ceremony and role of Legislature staff 281B:1340
Chandra Herbert, Spencer
advocacy re regulation of live-event ticket sales 239B:1635
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 196B:1445
Child, Family and Community Service Act, amendments 271B:1530-1535
Children and Youth Committee, powers and role 204B:1330
Chouhan, Raj, appointment as Deputy Speaker 196B:1445
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 11), debate 214B:1030, 220B:1745-1755, 255A:1445-1450
The Clash, concert in Seattle 239B:1720
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Appointment Special Committee, appointment and powers 266B:1125
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area, police services during road closure in area 265C:1820
Community Safety Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 13)
debate 231B:1010, 244B:1440-1445, 244B:1525-1530, 269B:1445-1555
application to First Nations lands 244B:1445, 269B:1455-1500, 269B:1520-1525
purpose 231B:1010
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, appointment of committee 252B:1055-1100
Corporations, legal offences 243A:1440
Corrections system, pre-trial custody
use of cells in police facilities 265C:1840
women and youth and proposed facility 265C:1845
Crime and criminals
crime prevention programs and funding 214B:1030, 220B:1745
forfeiture of proceeds of crime 218B:1555
expansion 214B:1030, 220B:1745-1755, 255A:1445-1450
fairness and oversight 214B:1030
illegal drug trade
changes 218B:1550
prevention 214B:1030, 220B:1745-1750
money laundering, government response 265C:1545-1550
witness security program
admission and participation process 218B:1335, 241A:1805-1810, 242A:1115-1135, 243A:1340-1425
committee and panels 218B:1335, 241A:1810-1815, 242A:1115-1145, 243A:1340-1350
costs and funding 218B:1335, 242A:1120, 242A:1135-1140, 243A:1345-1420, 243A:1435
director 218B:1335, 241A:1800-1810, 242A:1115-1120
eligibility 243A:1350
establishment 198B:1020, 218B:1330-1340, 218B:1545-1600
federal program 242A:1135-1140, 243A:1355-1400
information disclosure and protection 218B:1335, 241A:1800-1815, 242A:1145, 243A:1430-1435
judicial review 243A:1440
liability protection 243A:1435
other jurisdictions 218B:1600, 242A:1115, 242A:1125, 242A:1145
remuneration for committee and panel members 243A:1340
sponsoring law enforcement agencies 218B:1335, 241A:1805-1810, 242A:1115-1120, 243A:1400-1415, 243A:1430-1435
staffing 241A:1810
termination of witness participation 242A:1120, 242A:1130, 243A:1425
urgent cases 218B:1335, 242A:1125-1130, 243A:1420-1425
witness health and support services 218B:1335, 242A:1120
witness security services 243A:1435
Crown Corporations Committee, powers and role 204B:1330
de Jong, Michael, anniversary of election as MLA 200B:1010
Debt, consumer debt 220B:1700
Documents tabled
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
third report for 41st parliament 217B:1100
Legislature
administrative reforms status report, May 2019 259B:1100
parliamentary calendar for 2020 288B:1335
Report on the Special Investigation Into Allegations Against the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, May 2019 259B:1055-1105
Selection Special Committee
first report for fourth session of 41st parliament 204B:1330
Emergencies
communications and contact points 267C:1410-1415
emergency broadcast system test 300B:1340
emergency management
framework 267C:1420
funding 267C:1405
legislation 267C:1445
emergency response to floods and wildfires
preparedness and recovery planning 267C:1440-1445
report 267C:1420
search and rescue services, funding 206B:1425-1430
Employer health tax 290B:1400-1405
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 271B:1520-1525
Energy, property assessments for solar power plants 271B:1530
Events
crowd control and security at live events 239B:1720
ticket sales for live events, regulation and role of technology 235B:1010-1015, 239B:1635-1640, 239B:1715-1720, 255A:1545
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 271B:1525
Family maintenance enforcement program, enforcement of family law arbitration awards 271B:1525
Finance and Government Services Committee
membership 216B:1435
powers and role 204B:1330
Financial services industry
accounts holding suspected criminal proceeds, tracking and suspension 220B:1750-1755, 255A:1445-1450
cheque cashing and cancellation requirements 255A:1525
consumer financial education fund 255A:1535
payday and consumer loan industry, regulation 207B:1010, 220B:1700-1705, 220B:1735-1745, 255A:1455-1535
Fires and firefighters
volunteer firefighter departments, funding 267C:1405
volunteer firefighter departments in unincorporated communities, eligibility for funding 267C:1430-1435
wildfires
controlled burns and landowner compensation 267C:1415
impact and recovery 267C:1415-1420
response and local consultation 267C:1420
First Nations and Indigenous persons
addresses to House by First Nations leaders 280B:1030
child protection system, community involvement 271B:1530-1535
communities, safety and support services 265C:1640
Forest Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 22), schedule for debate 267B:1335
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, application, exemptions 218B:1335
Gambling, casinos, joint illegal gaming investigation team 265C:1550
Gangs
anti-gang unit 243A:1405, 265C:1535-1545, 265C:1720-1725, 265C:1740
gang and organized crime and violence
gang-related homicides 218B:1330
history and changes 218B:1550-1555
prevention 214B:1030, 218B:1330-1340, 218B:1555-1600, 220B:1745-1755
prevention of youth involvement in gangs 218B:1555
Golden, police staffing during highway construction project 265C:1820
Grand Forks, flooding in area and recovery 267C:1420
Hansard, appendix for Thursday, October 24, 2019 280B:1030
Health Care Costs Recovery Act, amendments 271B:1530
Health care system, cost recovery in case of third-party wrongdoing, class action proceedings 271B:1530
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements and traffic management 265C:1820
Honorary dates, establishment process 265C:1815
Human Rights Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, appointment and powers 204B:1335
Human trafficking, data collection and update on government plan 265C:1825-1830
Identification, change of identity 243A:1435
Income assistance changes 271B:1520-1525
Insurance Corporation of B.C., staff, personal liability protection 243A:1435
Introductions by members 200B:1010, 207B:1005-1010, 210B:1020, 237B:1340, 241B:1345, 241B:1440, 245B:1010, 265B:1355, 286B:1840, 292B:1455, 293B:1335, 297B:1340
Invermere, police staffing during highway construction project 265C:1820
James, Craig
conduct and findings of special investigation report 259B:1055-1105
retirement 259B:1105
Justice system
handling of sexual assault cases 266C:1145
prosecution of criminal cases 218B:1330-1335, 218B:1555-1600, 243A:1355
Kamloops, justice services, pre-trial custody and use of police resources 265C:1840
Labour, community benefits agreement benefits 293B:1435
Legislation
drafting process and services 227B:1410
miscellaneous statutes amendment bills 271B:1515
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
referral of Auditor General reports to committee 269B:1435
third report for 41st parliament presented 217B:1100
Legislative counsel, 100th anniversary and work of office 227B:1405-1410
Legislature
addresses by First Nations leaders and deferral of routine business 280B:1030
administrative reforms, status report, May 2019, tabled 259B:1100
bills process, completion of bills and early adjournment of House 199B:1600
Committee of Supply and Committee of the Whole, committee to sit in three sections 241B:1440
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in two sections 210B:1055
committee system
appointment of special committees 204B:1335
membership changes to committees 273B:1105
powers of select standing committees 204B:1330-1335
dress code, guidelines 288B:1335
investigation of senior officials
appointment of special investigator 217B:1100
Report on the Special Investigation Into Allegations Against the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, May 2019, tabled 259B:1055-1105
Speaker's report and response 197B:1410
special investigation report and disclosure of information 259B:1055-1105
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
fall sessions 271B:1515-1530
parliamentary calendar for 2020, tabled 288B:1335
prayers and reflections 301B:1115
privilege matters, process 251B:1440-1445
reforms
administrative reforms 259B:1100
independent officer recommendations 197B:1410
scheduling of debate when House sitting in three sections 258A:1615
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 196B:1445
appointment of Deputy Speaker 196B:1445
staff thanked 281B:1340
Standing Order 26, use 251B:1440
standing orders, change 288B:1335, 301B:1115
Lenz, Gary, conduct and findings of special investigation report 259B:1055-1105
Local government, emergency management plans and funding 267C:1405
McLachlin, Beverley, appointment as special investigator 217B:1100
MLAs, MLAs in constituencies impacted by wildfires 267C:1410
Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
appointment and powers 204B:1335
membership change 273B:1105
Ministerial statements
100th anniversary of office of legislative counsel 227B:1405-1410
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill 35), debate 271B:1515-1540
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, incidence and response 265C:1640, 267C:1350-1355
Morris, Mike, comments on Attorney General release of money laundering report 251B:1445
Motions
Acting Sergeant-at-Arms 270B:1100
Addresses to House by First Nations leaders and deferral of routine business 280B:1030
Amendment to standing orders on prayers 301B:1115
Amendment to standing orders to add guidelines on dress 288B:1335
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 196B:1445
Appointment of Deputy Speaker 196B:1445
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 266B:1125
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner 252B:1055-1100
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Human Rights Commissioner 204B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner 204B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General 274B:1740
Appointment of Special Committee to Review Police Complaint Process 204B:1335
Appointment of special investigator into misconduct allegations concerning Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms 217B:1105
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 241B:1440
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 210B:1055
Disclosure of information in special investigation report concerning Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms 259B:1105
Membership change to Auditor General Appointment Committee 281B:1430
Membership changes to Finance Committee 216B:1435
Powers and role of Children and Youth Committee 204B:1330
Powers and role of Crown Corporations Committee 204B:1330
Powers and role of Finance Committee 204B:1330
Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee 204B:1335
Referral of Auditor General reports to Legislative Assembly Management Committee 269B:1435
Referral of Workers Compensation Act revision to Parliamentary Reform Committee 266B:1125
Schedule for debate on Bill 15 265B:1450
Schedule for debate on Bill 22 267B:1335
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 271B:1535
National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, report release and response 265C:1640, 267C:1350-1355
Nelson, Greg, position as acting Sergeant-at-Arms 270B:1100
Office to combat trafficking in persons, status 265C:1825
Oral questions (response)
Agricultural land reserve changes and impacts 284B:1100
Community benefits agreement and advice to government 293B:1435
Funding for search and rescue organizations 206B:1425-1430
RCMP budget and services 290B:1400-1410
Response to Speaker's report and Clerk meetings with MLAs 197B:1410
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee, referral of Workers Compensation Act revision to committee 266B:1125
Penticton, volunteer fire departments, funding announcement 267C:1405
Police and policing
air services and police helicopter 265C:1800
auxiliary police 265C:1830-1835
drug, gang and organized crime enforcement 220B:1745-1750
emergency response team 265C:1730
funding for police services 265C:1535-1545, 265C:1635, 265C:1720-1745
governance and service delivery model 265C:1630-1645
human trafficking enforcement 265C:1825
indemnification 265C:1750
integrated and special units 265C:1535-1550, 265C:1715-1750
integrated homicide unit 265C:1735
investigations, disclosure of information 241A:1805, 243A:1430
major crime units 265C:1740-1745
money laundering enforcement 265C:1545-1555
police officers
determination of staffing levels 265C:1600-1610, 265C:1655-1705
number and vacancies 265C:1525-1540, 265C:1610-1635
safety 220B:1750
police services
core services 265C:1615-1625, 265C:1740
costs 265C:1525-1800
costs for local government 265C:1715-1730, 265C:1745-1750
Indigenous communities 265C:1635
regional disparity issue 265C:1740
services for local government 290B:1410
police vessels, replacement 265C:1755
priorities 265C:1545-1555, 265C:1615, 265C:1710, 265C:1740
workload and number of officers 265C:1600-1605, 265C:1635
Police Complaint Process Review Special Committee
appointment and powers 204B:1335
membership change 273B:1105
Proclamations, process 265C:1815
Public Accounts Committee, powers and role 204B:1335
Public Interest Disclosure Act
amendments 271B:1525
application, exemptions 218B:1335, 243A:1430
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 265C:1525-1845, 266C:1145, 267C:1345-1445
budget 243A:1410
community safety unit, operations and funding 269B:1510-1520, 269B:1530-1550
estimates debate 269B:1540
estimates process, critic and staff thanked 265C:1525
priorities 265C:1545-1555, 265C:1710, 265C:1740, 267C:1350
responsibilities 265C:1630
role in emergency communications 267C:1410
staffing 241A:1810
Quesnel
city government, request for service review 267C:1350
violence against women program 267C:1355
West Fraser Road, landslide recovery and funding 267C:1435
Red Tape Reduction Day 271B:1540
Rental housing, landlords, oversight of properties 269B:1455
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
assets and facilities 265C:1755
budget and services 290B:1400-1410
proposal for RCMP appreciation day 265C:1815
services and costs 265C:1525-1800
Safety
community safety
director of community safety 269B:1445
government initiatives 231B:1010
legislation and director of community safety 244B:1440
unlawful activities in residential areas
complaint process and law enforcement 244B:1440-1445, 244B:1525-1530, 269B:1455-1555
owner liability 269B:1445-1455
Selection Special Committee, first report for fourth session of 41st parliament presented 204B:1330
Sergeant-at-Arms, acting Sergeant-at-Arms position 270B:1100
Sexual exploitation, sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, prevention 265C:1825-1830
Sexual violence, services for victims of sexual violence
community-based services 267C:1345
counselling services 267C:1345
funding 266C:1145, 267C:1345-1350
legal services 267C:1345
legal services and trauma-informed practice pilot 266C:1145
training and education for police, lawyers and judges 266C:1145
Statements
Test of emergency broadcast system 300B:1340
Statements by members
Message of appreciation 281B:1340
Statements (response)
Anniversary of MLA for Abbotsford West 200B:1010
Ticket Sales Act (Bill 27), debate 235B:1010-1015, 239B:1635-1640, 239B:1715-1720, 255A:1545
Transportation, electric motorized mobility devices, regulation of new and emerging forms 271B:1535
U2, 1987 concert in Vancouver 239B:1635
Union of B.C. Municipalities, role re emergency management and funding 267C:1405
Vancouver, live concert events and ticket sales 239B:1635, 239B:1720
Vanderhoof, police services 290B:1410
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, funding 267C:1345
Violence against women, funding for programs 267C:1355
West Kelowna, police services 290B:1405
Whistleblowing, protection for whistleblowers 271B:1525
Witness Security Act (Bill 4)
debate 198B:1020, 218B:1330-1340, 218B:1545-1600, 241A:1755-1815, 242A:1115-1145, 243A:1340-1440
definitions, "service provider" 241A:1755
development and consultation 218B:1340, 218B:1600, 242A:1115, 242A:1125, 243A:1440
offences 243A:1440
purpose 198B:1020, 218B:1330-1340
regulations 243A:1430
Workers Compensation Act, revision, referral to committee 266B:1125
Fleming, Hon. Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

As subject
advocacy as Advanced Education critic on regulation of private post-secondary institutions (Eby) 241B:1505
comments on Foundry initiative (Thornthwaite) 251A:1515
comments on school portables in Surrey (Davies) 250A:1455
staff thanked 208B:1350
visit to school district 5 248A:1615-125 (Shypitka) 248A:1615-1630
Adult basic education, accessibility and tuition fees 250A:1435
Alberta, education system 250A:1810
Allen, Terry, position on funding to school districts 250A:1705-1715
Anxiety Canada, funding 250A:1800
Argyle Secondary School, expansion project 248A:1505
Autism services 250A:1730-1735
Bains, Harry, work on labour relations code amendments commended 257B:1615
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., teacher recruitment and retention 250A:1810, 251A:1650
northern B.C., skills training 251A:1720
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government 241B:1455-1505
school construction in Surrey 217B:1030-1035, 246A:1705-1735
B.C. NDP government, legislative agenda, miscellaneous statutes bills 241B:1455-1505
B.C. Public School Employers Association, bargaining committee composition 269B:1405
Budget debate 208B:1345-1415
Budgets, 2019-20 budget 208B:1400
Bullying and harassment, bullying and violence at school, ERASE Bullying strategy 246A:1655
Burnaby North Secondary School, replacement project 248A:1740-1755, 250A:1415
Canadian Parents for French, advocacy for French language education 251A:1610-1615
Canadian Union of Public Employees, representation of support staff and collective agreements 250A:1640
Child care, funding and spaces 248A:1710-1750
Children and youth
child opportunity benefit 208B:1400
employment, regulations 251A:1550
youth at risk, Take a Hike program 251A:1530
Chilliwack, World Trade University project and dissolution 241B:1500-1505
Chowdhury, Sujit, involvement with World Trade University project 241B:1500
CleanBC plan 208B:1405, 271B:1740
Climate change, government action 208B:1405
Construction industry, roofing, government procurement and proponent requirements 248A:1545-1550
Consumers, cost of living, government action 208B:1350-1355
Coquitlam, Burke Mountain development, new schools 249A:1120-1135
Davies, Dan, role as critic and thanked 251A:1740
École Irvine Elementary School, seismic upgrading and replacement 249A:1125-1135
Economy, conditions 208B:1355, 208B:1415
Edith Cavell Elementary School, seismic upgrading 250A:1510-1520
Education
class size and composition 250A:1425-1435, 250A:1620
curriculum
Indigenous content 246A:1655, 251A:1705
new curriculum 246A:1650-1655, 251A:1540
physical and health education 238B:1040
distance education and online learning 251A:1715
dual-credit programs 251A:1720-1725
e-cigarette use awareness and prevention programs 238B:1040-1045
education of Indigenous persons 208B:1410-1415, 251A:1705-1710
education of Indigenous persons, graduation rate 246A:1650
enrolment 208B:1415
essential service designation 251A:1545-1550, 257B:1625-1630
French immersion 248A:1640-1645, 251A:1610-1615
government investment 207B:1055, 262B:1430, 271B:1745
graduation program 246A:1655
graduation rate 246A:1650-1655
independent schools 250A:1800, 251A:1740
Internet services, next-generation network and costs 251A:1715
labour relations 251A:1545-1550
mental health and addiction services in schools 208B:1405, 246A:1655, 250A:1755-1800, 251A:1500-1525
Premier's awards of excellence 246A:1700
safety of students 249A:1120
school meal programs 250A:1645-1650
special education and special needs
assessments and supports 250A:1545, 250A:1610-1615, 250A:1630-1635
education assistants 246A:1650, 250A:1640
graduation rate 246A:1655
psychoeducational assessments 251A:1505-1515, 251A:1650
standardized testing
foundation skills assessment 251A:1535-1540
graduation literacy assessment 251A:1535
students
data collection and information 250A:1545
provision of menstrual products 217B:1045, 251A:1615
students in government care, education outcomes and supports 246A:1655, 250A:1545
support workers and education assistants, wages and collective bargaining 284B:1040-1045, 290B:1410-1415
system
rural education review and recommendations 251A:1655
stakeholders and consultation by government 250A:1525-1605
system and government investment 208B:1405-1410, 290B:1415
system and initiatives 246A:1650
Education funding 208B:1415, 246A:1650, 250A:1810, 251A:1555, 251A:1610-1615, 251A:1645-1650, 269B:1405, 290B:1415
capital funding 208B:1410-1415, 217B:1030, 246A:1650, 246A:1705-1740, 248A:1445-1535, 248A:1600-1625, 248A:1650-1740, 248A:1800-1810, 249A:1110, 249A:1135-1140, 250A:1340-1405, 250A:1435-1440, 250A:1510-1520, 250A:1750
capital funding, community contributions 248A:1800-1805
capital funding for sports tracks 248A:1505-1515
CommunityLINK program 250A:1650
federal funding 250A:1650
funding model and review 246A:1655, 250A:1525-1640, 250A:1735, 251A:1655, 251A:1715
Indigenous education and tripartite agreement 208B:1415, 251A:1705-1710
learning improvement fund 250A:1640
rural districts 250A:1600, 251A:1650-1655, 251A:1715
school enhancement fund 248A:1615
school meal programs 250A:1650
special education and special needs 246A:1650, 250A:1535-1545, 250A:1610-1640, 250A:1735-1745, 251A:1505, 251A:1635-1650
Education Ministry
estimates debate 246A:1650-1745, 248A:1445-1810, 249A:1110-1140, 250A:1335-1810, 251A:1500-1740
budget priorities 246A:1650-1700
budget targets and performance measurement 250A:1335-1350
capital plan 250A:1340-1400
staff thanked 251A:1740
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products, vaping by youth, incidence and prevention 238B:1040
Employment standards, reforms 251A:1550
Energy, property assessments for solar power plants 271B:1740
Eric Hamber Secondary School
enrolment and capacity utilization 248A:1755
replacement project, neighbourhood learning centre and child care space 248A:1710-1805, 250A:1415
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 271B:1745
Family maintenance enforcement program, enforcement of family law arbitration awards 271B:1745
Federation of Independent School Associations in B.C., funding 250A:1800
First Nations and Indigenous persons, revenue-sharing agreement for gaming revenues 208B:1405
Florence Nightingale Elementary School, community role and upgrade project 248A:1455
Foundry, facilities and services 251A:1520-1530
Fraser Institute, use of standardized testing data 251A:1540
Government
procurement practices and system 248A:1550
spending, priorities 208B:1350
Handsworth Secondary School, replacement project and sports track 248A:1505-1510, 250A:1750
Hansman, Glen, comments on teachers' collective bargaining 262B:1430
Henry Hudson Elementary School
French immersion program 248A:1640
seismic upgrading and replacement 248A:1645
Housing, affordability and supply 208B:1350-1355
Income assistance
benefits, rate increase 271B:1740-1745
changes 271B:1740-1745
deductions and exemptions, earnings exemption 271B:1745
early pension application requirement, elimination 271B:1745
two-year independence requirement, elimination 271B:1745
Information and Privacy Commissioner, consultation by government on use of student testing data 251A:1545
Infrastructure
government investment 208B:1355-1400
social infrastructure 208B:1355
Introductions by members 207B:1010, 209B:1340, 214B:1005, 220B:1335, 245B:1010, 270B:1005, 283B:1340, 290B:1335
Investment climate 208B:1350
Isabella Dicken Elementary School
playground and lighting upgrade project 248A:1615
school upgrade project 248A:1600-1625
Jensen, Nils, life and contributions 234B:1345-1350
Labour
community benefits agreement, impact on project costs 250A:1410
labour relations and government policies 257B:1625-1630
labour relations code, changes 251A:1545, 257B:1615-1630
Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 30)
debate 257B:1615-1630
development of and response to bill 257B:1615-1620
Lee, Michael, comments on miscellaneous statutes legislation 271B:1735
Legislation, miscellaneous statutes amendment bills 241B:1455-1505, 271B:1735-1740
Libraries, funding and strategic review 250A:1655-1700
McCallum, Doug, comments on land development and schools 246A:1730
Margaret "Ma" Murray Community School, school 250A:1415
Medical Services Plan premiums, elimination and timeline 208B:1400
Menstrual products, accessibility and campaign 217B:1045, 251A:1615
Mental health of children and youth
conference 246A:1655, 250A:1755-1800, 251A:1525
mental health and addiction services and funding 246A:1655, 250A:1755-1800, 251A:1500-1505, 251A:1520-1525
system and funding 208B:1405
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 29), debate 241B:1455-1505
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill 35)
debate 271B:1735-1750
debate by opposition MLAs 271B:1735-1740
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement 248A:1620-1625
Mountainside Secondary School, mental health program and partnerships 251A:1520
North Shore, mental health services for children and youth 251A:1520
North Vancouver
district mayor, position on school project 250A:1750
lower Lonsdale area, school 248A:1445
Northern Development Initiative Trust, funding agreements 251A:1720
Northern Opportunities program, funding 251A:1720
Oak Bay High School, theatre funding 248A:1805
Oral questions (response)
Child and youth poverty and access to menstrual products 217B:1045
E-cigarette regulation and vaping by youth 238B:1040-1045
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 262B:1425-1430, 269B:1405, 290B:1415
Labour dispute in Saanich school district 284B:1040-1045, 290B:1410-1415
Potential school closings in Vancouver 217B:1045-1050
School district funding and potential school closings 207B:1055
Surrey school district portable use 217B:1030-1040
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, education conference in Vancouver 246A:1700
Peace Arch News, article on school construction projects 250A:1445
Post-secondary education
financial assistance, elimination of interest on loans 208B:1400-1405, 250A:1810
funding 250A:1810, 251A:1555
international students 241B:1500
Post-secondary institutions, private institutions, B.C. reputation 241B:1500
Poverty reduction strategy 271B:1740-1745
Property tax, school tax, high-value properties and revenues 248A:1510
Public sector
collective agreements and bargaining 269B:1405, 284B:1045, 290B:1415
collective agreements and bargaining, sustainable services and cooperative gains mandates 250A:1800-1805
Quesnel Junior Secondary School, conditions and relocation plan 249A:1110
Quesnel, West Fraser Road, landslide recovery and funding 249A:1115-1120
Rental housing, evictions for renovations 271B:1745
Roofing Contractors Association of B.C., membership process 248A:1550
Royal Bay Secondary School, enrolment and capacity 248A:1810
Rutland Middle School, replacement project 248A:1525-1535
Salish Secondary School, school 250A:1415
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)
capital projects and portable use 248A:1600-1625
visit by Education Minister 248A:1615-1625
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
budget 250A:1610
capital projects and portable use 248A:1525-1535
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), special education 251A:1635-1640
School district 28 (Quesnel)
bus service and student safety issues 249A:1115-1120, 250A:1725
capital projects and funding 249A:1110
School district 33 (Chilliwack), portable use and new school facilities 250A:1505
School district 34 (Abbotsford), capital projects and funding 250A:1505
School district 35 (Langley), portable use and new school facilities 250A:1505
School district 36 (Surrey)
autism program 250A:1730-1735
budget and operations 250A:1705-1715
capital projects and costs 250A:1440-1450
capital projects and funding 208B:1410, 246A:1705-1740, 250A:1345, 250A:1405-1455, 250A:1710, 250A:1725
catchment areas and bus service policies 250A:1725
Grandview Heights secondary school project 250A:1440-1445
land for new schools 246A:1720-1735
letter from Education Ministry 246A:1740
portable use and new school facilities 217B:1030-1040
portable use and reduction targets 250A:1420-1435, 250A:1450-1500, 250A:1710-1715
student spaces 246A:1730, 246A:1740, 250A:1425, 250A:1450
School district 37 (Delta), budget 250A:1610
School district 39 (Vancouver)
agreement with B.C. Hydro 248A:1650-1700
agreement with government 248A:1755-1805
capital projects and funding 248A:1710-1810, 250A:1415
capital projects and seismic upgrades 248A:1455, 248A:1730, 248A:1750, 248A:1800, 250A:1510-1515
enrolment and boundary catchment review 248A:1640-1700, 248A:1810
enrolment and capacity utilization 248A:1755-1810
French immersion program 248A:1640
new schools and funding 248A:1650-1700
school closings 217B:1045-1050
School district 40 (New Westminster), provision of menstrual products to students 217B:1045
School district 41 (Burnaby), capital projects 248A:1740-1755, 250A:1415
School district 43 (Coquitlam), new school facilities in Burke Mountain area 249A:1125
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
capital projects and costs 250A:1750
capital projects and funding 248A:1445, 248A:1505-1510
Cloverley site school project 248A:1445
mental health and addiction services project 251A:1520
special education 250A:1640
School district 45 (West Vancouver), capital projects and funding 248A:1510
School district 60 (Peace River North), portable use and new school facilities 250A:1505
School district 62 (Sooke), capital projects 250A:1505
School district 63 (Saanich)
budget 250A:1615
collective agreement with school support workers 290B:1410-1415
labour dispute with school support workers 284B:1040-1045
labour dispute with school support workers and allocation of cost savings 290B:1415
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), budget 250A:1615
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), school meal program 250A:1645
School district 83 (North Okanagan–Shuswap)
governance 248A:1545
roofing contracts, procurement issue 248A:1545-1550
School districts
accountability and reporting 251A:1500-1505
budget process 246A:1650
budgets and operations 250A:1610-1615, 250A:1710
carbon neutrality and carbon offset purchases 251A:1730-1535
catchment areas and bus service policies 250A:1725
disaster financial assistance 249A:1115
roofing contracts procurement and local employment 248A:1545-1550
Schools
capital projects
capacity utilization requirement and elimination 248A:1755
cost management and cost-sharing 250A:1350-1410, 250A:1440-1450, 250A:1515
performance measurement 250A:1335-1350
priorities 248A:1525, 248A:1625
projects 246A:1705-1740, 248A:1445-1535, 248A:1600-1625, 248A:1650-1810, 249A:1110, 249A:1125-1140, 250A:1425-1505, 250A:1725, 250A:1745-1750
classroom space needs 217B:1030
closings 217B:1045-1050
closings and reopenings 207B:1055
design, area standards 248A:1755, 250A:1415-1420
lockdowns 251A:1630
portables, elimination 248A:1525-1535, 248A:1600, 248A:1625, 250A:1420-1430, 250A:1450-1505
seismic upgrades 207B:1055, 217B:1050, 246A:1650, 248A:1455-1510, 248A:1525, 248A:1625, 248A:1645, 248A:1730, 248A:1750, 248A:1800-1805, 249A:1125-1135, 250A:1355, 250A:1510-1520
sports tracks 248A:1505-1515
use of school buildings for child care 248A:1710-1750
Simpson, Bob, role in school relocation project 249A:1110
Skills training
summit 251A:1720-1725
training and career programs for youth, programs and promotion in K-12 system 246A:1655, 251A:1550-1555, 251A:1720-1725
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights 250A:1425-1435
Surrey, Surrey summit on schools 250A:1345
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area, constituent case re school catchment policy 250A:1720-1725
Teachers
collective agreement 250A:1620
collective agreements and bargaining
government approach to bargaining 269B:1405, 290B:1415
collective bargaining, government approach 250A:1800-1805, 251A:1535, 262B:1425-1430
credentialling of foreign-trained teachers 251A:1600
French immersion teachers 248A:1640-1645, 251A:1555-1615
Indigenous teachers 251A:1705
recruitment and retention 248A:1640-1645, 250A:1805-1810, 251A:1555-1615
specialist teachers 251A:1610-1615, 251A:1640-1650
supply and hiring of additional teachers 208B:1410, 246A:1650, 250A:1610, 251A:1555-1615, 251A:1640
training spaces 248A:1645, 250A:1810, 251A:1555-1610, 251A:1640-1645
wages and working conditions 269B:1405
Trade missions, education delegation to Europe 251A:1600-1610
Tributes
Nils Jensen 234B:1345-1350
Vancouver
city government, funding of child care spaces in school facilities 248A:1710-1755
Coal Harbour, new school 248A:1650-1700
downtown densification and families with children 248A:1650-1700
Olympic Village area, school 248A:1700
technology industry 248A:1700
Victoria, rental housing, evictions for renovations 271B:1745
West Kelowna, school project 248A:1525
West Vancouver, school tax on high-value properties 248A:1510
West Vancouver Secondary School, sports track replacement project 248A:1510
White Rock Elementary School, expansion 250A:1725
Workers, rights and protection 257B:1620
World Trade University Canada Establishment Act, repeal 241B:1500-1505
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
experience with melanoma and sister's death from cancer 231B:1015
Automobiles, innovation 216B:1355
Canadian Cancer Society, Daffodil Month campaign 231B:1010-1015
Cancer awareness 231B:1010-1015
Fred Page Cup hockey tournament 244B:1335-1340
Gareb, Jack, community contributions and death 269B:1345
Introductions by members 197B:1340, 223B:1340, 259B:1005, 269B:1335
Legislature, Speaker's conduct re senior officials and staff 267B:1740
Petitions
proposal for RCMP appreciation day 223B:1435-1440
Prince George Spruce Kings hockey team, accomplishments 244B:1335-1340
Privilege (Standing Order 26)
conduct by Speaker re senior officers and staff of Legislative Assembly 267B:1740
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 265C:1810-1815
RCMP Appreciation Day Act (Bill M211)
debate 244B:1350
status 265C:1810
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
proposal for RCMP appreciation day 244B:1350, 265C:1810-1815
proposal for RCMP appreciation day, petition tabled 223B:1435-1440
Statements by members
Cancer awareness and Canadian Cancer Society 231B:1010-1015
Jack Gareb 269B:1345
Vancouver International Auto Show 216B:1355
Tributes
Fred Page Cup tournament and hockey teams 244B:1335-1340
Vancouver, hosting of international auto show 216B:1355
Vernon Vipers hockey team, participation in Fred Page Cup tournament 244B:1335-1340
Fraser, Hon. Scott (Mid Island–Pacific Rim)

As subject
comments on gaming revenue-sharing agreement and First Nations issues (Ross) 272B:1510-1515
constituency office staff 241C:1725-1730, 242C:1125 (Ashton) 241C:1725-1730
experience as elected representative 271B:1600
experience with Indigenous traditional medicine 297A:1505
Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve, treaty issues 297A:1530-1535
Anaya, James, comments on consent 286B:1500, 297A:1715
Aquaculture, fish farms, tenures and review process 243C:1445-1455
Assessment Act, amendments 271B:1615
Bolivia, implementation of Indigenous rights legislation 291A:1140
Borrows, John, comments on Indigenous rights legislation 292A:1630
B.C. by region, northeast B.C., First Nations land claims 243C:1620-1640
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on Indigenous rights legislation 297A:1650-1655
B.C. First Nations Forestry Council, role and status 299A:1520-1525, 299B:1545
B.C. First Nations Gaming Revenue Sharing Limited Partnership, establishment 272B:1505
B.C. Hydro, energy purchase agreements with independent power producers, standing offer program 243C:1805
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, First Nations issues 272B:1505
Broughton Archipelago, fish farm operations, agreement 243C:1445-1455
Budgets, 2019-20 budget 241C:1705
Cameron Lake Outdoor Education Centre, agreement renewal 243C:1625
Canada, Parliament and bicameralism 291A:1130
Charlie Lake, lands in area, potential transfer to First Nations 243C:1620
Child, Family and Community Service Act, amendments 271B:1615-1620
Clayoquot Sound, war in the woods incidents 243C:1400-1405
Climate change, government action 271B:1615
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., pipeline project 243C:1755
Columbia River treaty, First Nations consultation 298A:1120-1135
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 272B:1505
Cronk, Laird, comments on Indigenous rights legislation 287B:1150
D'Avignon, Greg, comments on Indigenous rights legislation 287B:1150
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Bill 41)
debate 280B:1020-1025, 286B:1440-1510, 287B:1145-1150, 291A:1105-1145, 292A:1340-1815, 293A:1455-1850, 294A:1110-1150, 295A:1340-1740, 297A:1445-1820, 298A:1120-1150, 299A:1350-1525, 299B:1545-1815
comparison with federal bill 291A:1125-1145, 292A:1400-1445, 292A:1525-1530, 292A:1715
debate in House, participants commended 299B:1815
definitions
"all measures necessary" 299B:1615-1620
"contribute" 293A:1620
"diversity" 292A:1755-1810, 293A:1715-1720
"Indigenous governing body" 292A:1735-1755, 299A:1455-1505, 299A:1520-1525
"laws of British Columbia" 299B:1620-1625
development of legislation 280B:1025
drafting of bill 280B:1025, 292A:1410-1425
First Nations role 280B:1025, 286B:1445-1450, 292A:1425-1435, 292A:1525
interpretation section 286B:1455, 292A:1445
introduction and role 280B:1020-1025
non-derogation clause and relationship to constitutional rights 292A:1810-1815
purpose 280B:1020-1025, 286B:1455, 291A:1110-1120, 292A:1345-1400, 292A:1520-1525, 292A:1610-1615, 292A:1630, 292A:1645-1650, 292A:1725-1730, 295A:1635-1640, 299A:1445-1455
Delta, Brunswick Point farmland and bird habitat, protection 243C:1650
Dick, Jolleen, position as executive assistant 241C:1725-1730, 242C:1125
Discrimination against Indigenous persons 293A:1750-1755
Education
curriculum, Indigenous content 241C:1710, 286B:1455, 293A:1515, 295A:1620
education of Indigenous persons 295A:1530-1620
funding for Indigenous education and tripartite agreement 295A:1600-1605
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 271B:1605
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, amendments 271B:1605
Energy, property assessments for solar power plants 271B:1615
Environmental Assessment Act, amendment to include provisions on Indigenous rights 293A:1520, 299B:1555
Environmental assessment process, First Nations consultation 241C:1710, 241C:1735-1740, 243C:1500, 243C:1555-1600, 293A:1520, 297A:1510
Family Law Act, application re international child abductions 291A:1135
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 271B:1610
Family maintenance enforcement program, enforcement of family law arbitration awards 271B:1610
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights and title 241C:1810, 243C:1340, 243C:1720-1735, 286B:1440-1505, 291A:1110-1120, 292A:1810-1815, 297A:1725-1745
agreements with government 241C:1715, 242C:1130-1135, 243C:1415, 293A:1840
decision-making agreements and process 280B:1025, 286B:1500, 295A:1725-1735, 299B:1745-1805
recognition of additional forms of Indigenous governments 280B:1025, 286B:1455-1500, 292A:1735-1755, 299A:1455-1505, 299A:1520-1525, 299B:1545, 299B:1745-1750
revenue-sharing agreements 286B:1455
transactional nature of agreements 272B:1505
burial sites
private property cases 295A:1510-1515
protection 295A:1440-1515
child protection system
community involvement 271B:1615-1620
family preservation and supports 241C:1710
consent to projects 243C:1555-1605
consent to projects and veto issue 286B:1500, 295A:1415-1435, 295A:1740, 297A:1600-1610, 297A:1715
consultation by government 286B:1500, 297A:1450-1455, 297A:1700, 297A:1715-1745
cultural traditions and practices 295A:1440-1450, 295A:1520
diversity 292A:1755-1810, 293A:1715-1720
economic development opportunities 286B:1505
employment and training 241C:1710
friendship centres, funding 241C:1715, 241C:1735-1740, 293A:1505, 293A:1515
gaming revenue-sharing agreement with government 241C:1715-1720, 241C:1745, 272B:1455-1510, 293A:1505, 293A:1515
housing 286B:1455, 293A:1515, 295A:1550
housing, social housing 241C:1710, 241C:1730-1735
land claims, overlapping claims 243C:1415-1420, 243C:1735, 297A:1545-1550
language preservation and revitalization 241C:1715, 286B:1455, 293A:1505, 293A:1515, 295A:1515-1525
reconciliation
government action and implementation of recommendations 241C:1705-1720, 280B:1020-1025, 286B:1440-1510, 287B:1150, 292A:1705-1710, 293A:1505-1515, 293A:1540
reconciliation and terminology 241C:1800-1810
relationship with government 280B:1025, 286B:1450, 286B:1500-1510, 293A:1545-1550
residential schools, day scholar lawsuit 242C:1140
rights
to belong to an Indigenous community or nation 295A:1340-1355
conservation and protection of lands 297A:1610-1615
contacts and activities across borders 297A:1820, 298A:1120-1135
decision-making 295A:1725-1735
financial and technical assistance 299A:1405-1420
health care and mental health care 294A:1115-1120
juridical systems or customs 297A:1815
knowledge and intellectual property 297A:1620-1625
labour conditions 295A:1710-1720
lands, territories and resources 297A:1520-1540
lands, territories and resources, development 297A:1640-1745
lands, territories and resources, process to adjudicate rights 297A:1545-1555
media 295A:1625-1705
not to be removed from lands or relocated 295A:1400-1415
participation in politics 293A:1850
redress for actions against peoples 294A:1135-1150, 297A:1500, 297A:1555
right to nationality 294A:1110
self-determination, autonomy and financing functions 293A:1810-1835, 299A:1405
spiritual relationship to lands 297A:1515-1520
traditional medicines and health practices 297A:1505-1510
treaties 298A:1140-1150
self-government 243C:1755
traditional lands, territories and resources, private property cases 297A:1525
treaties 230B:1340
treaty process 241C:1710, 243C:1420-1425, 293A:1515, 297A:1545-1605, 298A:1140-1150, 299B:1335
federal government role 243C:1425
treaty land entitlements 243C:1625-1640
First Nations Education Steering Committee, role 295A:1530
First Nations Gaming Commission, advocacy for revenue-sharing and government action on First Nations economic conditions 272B:1500-1510
First Nations Leadership Council, work with government on Indigenous rights legislation 280B:1025, 286B:1450, 292A:1425-1430, 292A:1525, 299B:1725, 299B:1810
First Peoples Cultural Council, funding 241C:1715, 295A:1515, 297A:1625, 299A:1410
Forests and forest industry
First Nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements 243C:1405-1410
industry, impact of Indigenous rights legislation 297A:1640-1650
softwood lumber trade with U.S., negotiations for agreement 298A:1120-1130
Fort St. John Métis Society, direct award of timber 243C:1615
Gaming Control Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 36), debate 272B:1455-1510
Gitxsan Nation, ban on fishing in traditional lands 243C:1550-1555
Gottfriedson, Jo-Anne, work on day scholar lawsuit 242C:1140
Government, ministers, mandate letters 286B:1450, 286B:1505, 293A:1505-1510
Haida Gwaii, reconciliation agreement 243C:1500
Health care system, services for Indigenous persons 294A:1115-1120
Hole-in-the-Wall Provincial Park, lands in area, potential transfer to First Nations 243C:1640
Human rights commission
application of whistleblower legislation to office 271B:1615
re-establishment 271B:1615
Imperial Metals Corp., mining exploration activities 298A:1120
Income assistance
changes 271B:1605-1610
early pension application requirement, elimination 271B:1605-1610
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 241C:1705-1810, 242C:1125-1140, 243C:1340-1810
budget 241C:1720-1725, 242C:1125
estimates process, participants commended 243C:1810
mandate letter 241C:1710-1715, 293A:1505-1515
role and responsibilities 241C:1705-1720
staff 241C:1705, 241C:1720-1725, 242C:1125
staff commended 243C:1415, 243C:1810
Introductions by members 248B:1335, 265B:1355, 281B:1345, 293B:1345, 297A:1445, 301B:1010
John, Ed
recommendations to government 286B:1455
work on Indigenous legislation 280B:1025
Justice system, Indigenous justice services 297A:1815
Kitimat Valley Institute, partnership and satellite campus proposal 243C:1440
Knowledge Network, policy on Indigenous cultural content 295A:1625-1630
Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, application to existing legislation 291A:1125-1130
Legislation, discriminatory legislation 293A:1750-1755
Legislature, members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices 293A:1505
Lekstrom, Blair, role re caribou protection consultation 243C:1800
Liquefied natural gas development, First Nations involvement 243C:1755
Litwin, Val, comments on Indigenous rights legislation 297A:1650-1655
MLAs, constituency offices, staffing and work of executive assistants 241C:1720-1730, 242C:1125
Mental health and addiction, services for First Nations communities and Indigenous persons 286B:1455
Métis rights 243C:1615
Mid-Island–Pacific Rim constituency and area, First Nations participation in politics 293A:1850
Mile 63 ½ subdivision, lands in area, potential transfer to First Nations 243C:1620
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill 35), debate 271B:1600-1620
Motions
Amendments to Nisga'a final agreement 299B:1330-1340
Nasoga Gulf, status 243C:1430-1440
New Zealand, implementation of Indigenous rights legislation 291A:1140
Nisga'a Nation, economic development 243C:1430-1440, 299B:1335
Nisga'a treaty, amendments to treaty and final agreement 299B:1330-1340
Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw, treaty negotiations 243C:1545
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, leadership 243C:1400-1405
Plant, Geoff
comments on Indigenous rights 286B:1510
comments on Indigenous rights legislation 292A:1705-1710
Poverty reduction strategy 271B:1605-1610
Professional Governance Act, amendment to include provisions on Indigenous rights 293A:1520
Public Interest Disclosure Act, amendments 271B:1610
Public service, draft principles for relationship with Indigenous persons 293A:1545-1550
Rangeland, grazing leases, impact of Indigenous rights legislation 297A:1510, 297A:1705
Rankin, Murray, role re Wet'suwet'en First Nation engagement 241C:1750-1810, 243C:1345-1350, 243C:1655-1700
Saganash, Romeo, work on Indigenous rights legislation 292A:1525-1530
Saulteau First Nations, draft agreement on caribou protection 243C:1755
Skagit River treaty 298A:1120
Statements
Tenth anniversary of Tsawwassen First Nation final agreement 230B:1340
Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association, treaty negotiations and land offer 243C:1410-1420
Supreme Court of Canada, rulings on issues
Métis rights 243C:1615
Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 243C:1730, 286B:1450, 297A:1740
Swinomish Indian tribal council, position on mineral exploration activities 298A:1120
Teegee, Terry, comments on consent to projects and veto issue 295A:1430
Tofino, district government, conflict of interest case 271B:1600-1605
Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, First Nations positions and response 243C:1605-1610
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, implementation of recommendations 241C:1705-1710, 280B:1025, 286B:1450, 287B:1150, 293A:1540, 299B:1810
Tsawwassen First Nation, final agreement
agricultural land issues 297A:1530-1535
tenth anniversary 230B:1340
Tsilhqot'in Nation, Nenqay Deni accord and impact 243C:1535-1540
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
implementation 293A:1505-1515, 297A:1750-1800, 299A:1455, 299B:1810
amendments to existing legislation 293A:1520-1530, 299A:1350-1400, 299B:1555
costs 297A:1805-1810, 299A:1405-1420, 299B:1625
federal-provincial-territorial meeting 293A:1600
funding sources 299A:1425-1430
implementation legislation 241C:1705-1710, 243C:1455-1530, 243C:1545-1550, 243C:1600-1605
action plan 280B:1025, 286B:1455, 292A:1705, 292A:1725, 295A:1540, 299B:1550, 299B:1630-1740, 299B:1810
additional legislation 299A:1350
annual report 280B:1025, 286B:1455, 299B:1740
application to existing legislation 291A:1125-1145, 292A:1445-1615, 292A:1630-1735, 293A:1805, 295A:1740, 297A:1450, 297A:1520, 299A:1515, 299B:1550-1625, 299B:1635-1705
application to existing legislation, legal force and effect 291A:1140, 292A:1340-1355, 292A:1645-1650, 292A:1700, 293A:1740-1745, 293A:1825, 299B:1810
application to existing legislation, use of term "delay" 292A:1355, 292A:1515, 292A:1600-1605, 292A:1615, 292A:1705, 292A:1715
articles and recitals 293A:1605-1655, 293A:1730-1745, 293A:1810-1850, 294A:1110-1150, 295A:1340-1740, 297A:1450-1820, 298A:1120-1150, 299A:1350-1440
impact 280B:1020-1025, 286B:1440-1510, 287B:1145-1150
jurisdiction issues 293A:1605-1655
other jurisdictions 291A:1135-1140, 293A:1600
public education and outreach 299B:1705
role of federal government 293A:1620-1635
preamble 286B:1440-1445, 292A:1800
rights not absolute 299A:1430-1440
use as interpretive aid by courts 292A:1355, 292A:1505-1510, 292A:1520-1535, 292A:1600-1610, 292A:1630-1635, 292A:1645, 292A:1700-1705, 293A:1455, 294A:1110, 295A:1555, 299A:1355, 299A:1445-1450
use of term
"consent" 243C:1555-1605, 286B:1500, 295A:1415-1435, 295A:1740
"consult and cooperate" 297A:1450-1455
"redress" 294A:1135-1140
"state" 293A:1605-1610, 293A:1625-1635
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (federal bill), debate content 292A:1445-1450, 292A:1630
University of Victoria, Indigenous initiatives 286B:1455
Waste management, hazardous wastes, disposal on Indigenous lands 297A:1615
West Moberly First Nations
draft agreement on caribou protection 243C:1755
treaty negotiations and land claims 243C:1625, 243C:1635-1640
Wet'suwet'en First Nation, engagement in reconciliation process and meetings with government 241C:1745-1810, 243C:1340-1405, 243C:1655-1720, 243C:1750
Whistleblowing, protection for whistleblowers 271B:1610
Wildlife, caribou protection
draft agreements 243C:1755
First Nations involvement 243C:1800-1805
Xeni Gwet'in First Nation, land title ruling and tourism operator issues 243C:1535-1540
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)

As subject
deaths of father and stepmother due to cancer 231B:1020
experience with tenant safety issues 257B:1550
work on professional reliance model changes (Weaver) 202B:1620
Adoption, post-adoption assistance 215A:1650
Auditor General, report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 270B:1040
Automobiles, zero-emission and clean vehicles, government initiatives 298B:1145-1150
Bill C-92 (federal), impact 215A:1500
Boulet, Logan, organ donor registration and organ donation after death 234B:1355
Bregman, Rutger, proposals for economic and social reforms in Utopia for Realists 206B:1540
Brennan, Ed and Elizabeth, well water contamination and lead levels 286B:1415-1420
B.C., assets 292B:1400
B.C. College of Social Workers, regulation of child protection workers 215A:1525-1530
B.C. Community Achievement Awards, recipients 248B:1340
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, comments on recruitment of child protection workers 297B:1410
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, family violence and tenant safety issues 257B:1550
B.C. Lottery Corporation, role re gambling facilities and money laundering prevention 200B:1035-1040
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 206B:1525, 206B:1540
B.C. NDP government, performance, climate action 292B:1400
B.C. timber sales program, operations and funding 229A:1755-1810
B.C. Wildlife Federation, comments on wildlife management and funding 293B:1420
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, FIR Square Combined Maternity Care Unit 215A:1600
Budget debate 206B:1515-1540
Budgets, 2019-20 budget 206B:1520-1540
Campbell River, landfill expansion proposal in area and drinking water protection 223B:1415-1420
Canadian Cancer Society, Daffodil Month campaign 231B:1020
Cancer awareness 231B:1020
Carbon tax, application to biofuels 251B:1505
Carney, Mark, comments on climate change 231B:1105
Chatelaine, article on climate change 231B:1100
Chieftain Metals Corp., Tulsequah Chief mine, cleanup of old mine site 255C:1505
Child care, government plan 206B:1535
Child, Family and Community Service Act, amendments 271B:1455
Child protection system
child protection workers
complaints 215A:1515
recruitment and qualifications 297B:1405-1410
regulation 215A:1525-1530
children in government care, care planning 215A:1515
family preservation and supports 206B:1535
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 215A:1500-1605, 215A:1630-1650
budget 215A:1500
joint report with Representative for Children and Youth on maternity care and breastfeeding in child protection system 215A:1600
Children and youth
future and government responsibility 206B:1515-1520, 206B:1540
youth at risk, youth agreements 215A:1630
CleanBC plan 223B:1455
accountability component and targets 292B:1345-1400, 301B:1050
funding 206B:1520-1525
industry fund and incentive program 301B:1045-1050
Climate change
action 293B:1655-1700, 298B:1150
action by students 206B:1520, 206B:1530, 206B:1540, 223B:1450
approach 292B:1345
climate strikes by students 292B:1530-1535
relationship to action on social equity issues 292B:1400-1405
action and mitigation
risk assessment report 292B:1345
risk assessment report and release 279B:1410-1415
government action 203B:1025, 222B:1515-1520, 222B:1725-1730, 222B:1815-1820, 223B:1445-1505
declarations of climate emergency 245B:1040
funding for green initiatives 206B:1520-1530
reporting and transparency 292B:1345-1350
role of forest sector 279B:1415
impact 223B:1445-1450, 232B:1400-1405
articles 231B:1100-1110
disparity and "climate apartheid" concept 292B:1345
health 293B:1655
independent advisory committee 292B:1350
scientific knowledge and reports 292B:1345-1350
Climate Change Accountability Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 38), debate 292B:1345-1405
Communities, quality of life and role of climate action 292B:1400-1405
Consumers, cost of living, government action 257B:1450
Cooper, Sam, comments on money laundering 230B:1420
Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op, biodiesel taxation 251B:1505
Cowichan District Hospital, replacement with new facility and interim space project 260C:1340
Cowichan Valley
commuter traffic and transportation options 298B:1145
opioid overdoses and addiction services 235B:1040-1045
Cowichan Valley constituency and area
constituent case re seniors care placement 260C:1345
Indigenous child protection system issues 215A:1605
Crime and criminals, money laundering
call for public inquiry 209B:1410, 230B:1420
government response 230B:1420
investigations and convictions 209B:1410
Da Silva, Fatima, work for school meal program 250A:1645
Defamation lawsuits, court process and protection of public interest 199B:1500-1505
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 223B:1500
Discrimination against LGBTQ persons 254B:1110
Economy
future of economy and role of government 206B:1525, 257B:1450, 257B:1500-1505
measurement, gross domestic product and genuine progress indicator 257B:1500-1505
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 292B:1400-1405
Education
class size and composition 250A:1615
essential service designation 257B:1455-1500
school meal programs 250A:1645-1650
special education and special needs
assessments and supports 250A:1620-1625
education assistants 250A:1635
students in government care
education outcomes and supports 215A:1640-1645
permission from caregivers for participation in school activities 215A:1650
Education funding 269B:1400-1405
funding model and review 250A:1605-1615, 250A:1635
school meal programs 250A:1645-1650
special education and special needs 250A:1605-1620, 250A:1635
Education Ministry, estimates debate 250A:1605-1700
Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 43), debate 292B:1525-1535
Elections
administration, changes and modernization 292B:1525-1530
enumeration, pre-registration of youth 292B:1530
voter participation and turnout 292B:1530
voting age
proposed change to 16 292B:1530-1535
proposed change to 16, petition tabled 237B:1455
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and enforcement 292B:1355-1400
use reduction and awareness campaigns 293B:1650-1655
vaping by youth, incidence and prevention 293B:1650-1655
Emergencies
emergency preparedness, funding 206B:1530
first responders, scope of practice 260C:1350-1355
Emergency Health Services Act, provisions 260C:1350
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 271B:1455
Employment, precarious employment and income insecurity 257B:1450, 257B:1500-1505
Energy
clean energy, development 222B:1725-1730, 223B:1445-1455
clean energy transition 298B:1150
hydroelectric power projects, impact of seismic activity 216B:1415
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 255C:1450-1510
Environment
biodiversity status and extinction event 292B:1345
environmental protection, government action 223B:1450-1455
habitat protection and restoration 206B:1530
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, staff re water management 229A:1740-1755
Families
extended families raising children, support payments 215A:1650
tax credits for families with children, eligibility 206B:1535
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 251B:1505
Firearms, gun control, action by students 292B:1530
Fires and firefighters, wildfires
projected wildfire season 237B:1525
response costs and funding 206B:1530
First Nations and Indigenous persons, child protection system
community involvement 271B:1455
delegated Aboriginal agencies 215A:1645
family preservation and supports 206B:1535, 215A:1500
number of children in government care 215A:1505
Forest Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 22), debate 246B:1345-1400
Forest and Range Practices Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 21), debate 237B:1520-1530
Forests and forest industry
broadleaf species and products 229A:1710
forest management and practices
forest operations maps 237B:1525
professional reliance 237B:1520-1525
public input 237B:1525, 246B:1400
sustainability 206B:1530
sustainability and enforcement 293B:1415-1420
forest stewardship plans 237B:1525
industry conditions 237B:1520
industry, conditions 206B:1530
old-growth forests, harvesting and protection 229A:1605, 229A:1640, 237B:1525, 248B:1410-1415
oversight and regulation 237B:1520-1525, 293B:1415
private lands, logging practices and review 293B:1420
role in economy 246B:1345
tenure agreement requirements for disposal or transfer 246B:1355-1400
change in corporate control 246B:1355
information and reporting requirements 246B:1355-1400
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 229A:1605, 229A:1640-1710, 229A:1740-1810, 230A:1450-1505
staff re water management 229A:1740-1755
Foster care
foster parents, remuneration 215A:1645-1650
tax credit eligibility 206B:1535
Fuel Price Transparency Act (Bill 42), debate 298B:1140-1150
Gambling, casinos, money laundering incidence and information-sharing 200B:1035-1040
Gaming policy and enforcement branch, role re gambling regulation and money-laundering prevention 200B:1040
Gasoline
market, data collection and disclosure 298B:1140
price increase 298B:1140
price information and transparency 298B:1140-1150
Government, public trust 203B:1025, 246B:1400
Green Party of B.C., budget submission and priorities 206B:1525-1540
Green Shirt Day, organ donor registration awareness initiative 234B:1355
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from sectors
forest industry slash burning 230A:1500
LNG development 222B:1815-1820, 231B:1100-1105, 231B:1125
transportation sector 298B:1145
reduction targets, sectoral targets 292B:1350
The Guardian, article on climate change 231B:1105
Guardianship, representation agreements and power of attorney 260C:1345
Haddock, Mark, recommendations on professional governance 237B:1520-1525
Hayhoe, Katherine, comments on climate change 231B:1100
Health care system
surgical services, cataract surgery 260C:1355
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery waiting times 260C:1355
Health Ministry, estimates debate 260C:1340-1405
Horgan, John, comments on contaminated soil disposal site 259B:1035-1040
Housing, affordable housing, impact on commuter traffic 298B:1140
Income assistance
basic income proposal and pilot project, committee 271B:1455
changes 271B:1455
documentation requirements 271B:1455
early pension application requirement, elimination 271B:1455
Income disparity and social inequality 257B:1500
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 10)
debate 222B:1515-1520, 222B:1725-1730, 222B:1815-1820, 223B:1440-1505, 231B:1100-1110, 231B:1125-1130, 232B:1400-1405
delay for six months 222B:1725-1730, 232B:1400-1405
referral to committee 223B:1500-1505, 231B:1125-1130
third reading 231B:1100-1110, 232B:1400-1405
Inflammatory bowel disease, treatment services and centre of excellence proposal 260C:1400-1405
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, assessment reports 292B:1345
Introductions by members 207B:1010, 209B:1355, 213B:1340, 214B:1010, 216B:1340, 220B:1340, 224B:1010, 228B:1010, 234B:1335, 235B:1010, 238B:1010, 241B:1345-1350, 242B:1015, 245B:1010, 249B:1010, 252B:1010, 256B:1010, 256B:1055, 258B:1345, 258B:1435, 259B:1010, 262B:1345-1350, 263B:1015, 266B:1015-1020, 269B:1340, 279B:1340, 286B:1345, 290B:1340, 291B:1010
Labour relations code
changes 257B:1450-1500
successorship provisions 257B:1455
Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 30), debate 257B:1450-1505
Legislative counsel, 100th anniversary and work of office 227B:1410
Legislature, Standing Order 36, amendment 274B:1340
Libraries, funding and strategic review 250A:1650-1700
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects, climate targets 222B:1515-1520
development and costs 292B:1355-1400
policy framework 222B:1725-1730, 222B:1815-1820, 223B:1440-1505, 231B:1125
Lloyd, Patricia, death 231B:1020
LNG Canada facility project 223B:1445-1455
application of carbon tax, role of industrial incentive program 301B:1045-1050
emissions 222B:1815-1820, 231B:1100-1105, 231B:1125
project agreement and framework conditions 222B:1725-1730, 222B:1815-1820, 223B:1440-1505, 231B:1125
Local government, costs for library services 250A:1650-1655
Long-term and residential care, placement decisions, role of family members 260C:1345
McPherson, Sandy, community contributions and achievement award 248B:1340
Maternity and pregnancy, breastfeeding, access for families in child protection system 215A:1600-1605
Media, defamation lawsuits and protection of press freedom 199B:1500
Mental health
mental health and addiction services 235B:1040-1045
mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services and funding 206B:1535
Mineral Tenure Act, revision and First Nations consultation 255C:1510
Mines and mining industry, regulation, compliance and enforcement 270B:1040
Ministerial statements (response)
100th anniversary of office of legislative counsel 227B:1410
Green Shirt Day and organ donor awareness 234B:1355
Minkow, Simon, advocacy for voting age change 292B:1530
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill 35), debate 271B:1450-1455
Motions
Amendment to standing orders to allow head coverings 274B:1340
Opposition to conversion therapy 254B:1110-1115
Multiculturalism, cultural diversity and attire 274B:1340
Nahmint Valley, logging activities in area, valuation 230A:1455-1500
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing
petition tabled 216B:1430
risks and scientific panel report recommendations 216B:1410-1415, 221B:1045
water use 221B:1045
water use and seismic activity 216B:1410-1415
industry, role in economy and political influence 292B:1355-1400
natural gas production 216B:1410
royalties, deep-well royalty credit program 301B:1045
wells, leaking gas wells 242B:1045
Oil and Gas Commission, report on leaking gas wells 242B:1045
Oral questions
Call for public inquiry into money laundering 209B:1410
Drinking water protection in Shawnigan Lake watershed 286B:1415-1420
Forest management and climate change mitigation 279B:1415
Government action on climate change and risk assessment report 279B:1410
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 269B:1400-1405
LNG Canada project and CleanBC industrial incentive program 301B:1045-1050
Logging practices and protection of whitebark pine 293B:1415
Money laundering and opioid crisis 203B:1035
Money laundering in casinos 200B:1035-1040
Opioid crisis and services in Cowichan Valley 235B:1040-1045
Panel report and government policies on natural gas fracking 216B:1410-1415
Panel report and monitoring of water use for natural gas fracking 221B:1045
Permit for landfill site in Campbell River watershed 223B:1415-1420
Proposed public inquiry and reports on money laundering 230B:1415-1420
Protection of old-growth forests 248B:1410-1415
Protection of wildlife species at risk 293B:1420
Qualifications for social workers in Children and Family Development Ministry 297B:1405-1410
Soil disposal site in Shawnigan Lake watershed 256B:1035-1040, 258B:1415-1420, 259B:1035-1040, 270B:1035-1040, 272B:1415-1420, 287B:1045-1050
Status of leaking gas wells 242B:1045
Organs and tissues, donation and donor registration 234B:1355
Pest control and pesticides, glyphosate 229A:1645-1710
Petitions
ban on natural gas fracking 216B:1430
change of voting age to 16 237B:1455
Politics and politicians
decision-making and interdependence 292B:1400
political participation by youth 292B:1530-1535
Poverty reduction
role of transit services 298B:1145
strategy 271B:1455
Premier's Office, estimates debate 267B:1625
Prince George, moose population status 229A:1655-1705
Professional Governance Act, amendments 271B:1455
Professional governance, membership fees and transition to new legislation 271B:1455
Protection of Public Participation Act (Bill 2), debate 199B:1455-1505
Psychotherapists and counsellors, conversion therapy, opposition and ban on practice 254B:1110-1115
Public health, government response to public health threats 292B:1355-1400, 293B:1655-1700
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, provincial office of domestic violence, budget 215A:1535-1545
Rental housing
ending fixed-term tenancies for persons experiencing violence 257B:1350
roommates 257B:1350
Representative for Children and Youth, reports
education outcomes for children in care 215A:1640-1650
poverty reduction strategy and agreements with young adults 215A:1630
Residential Tenancy Act, changes in 2015 257B:1350
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M206), debate 257B:1350
Resources and resource industries
resource development, unaccounted costs 292B:1355
resource management 246B:1400
resource management and oversight 206B:1525-1530
Robinson, Mary, comments on climate change 231B:1105
School district 39 (Vancouver), school meal program 250A:1645
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), school meal program 250A:1645
Scotland, voting age 292B:1530
Sewell, Justice, comments on contaminated soil disposal site 199B:1455-1500, 258B:1420
Shawnigan Lake
contaminated soil disposal site
background and impact of court cases 199B:1455-1505
closing plan and conditions 272B:1420, 287B:1045-1050
community concerns 206B:1520, 255C:1450-1505, 256B:1035-1040, 258B:1415-1420, 259B:1035-1040, 267B:1625
soil removal compliance and enforcement 270B:1035-1040, 272B:1415-1420
drinking water quality and protection 286B:1415-1420, 287B:1045-1050
soil dumping sites and contamination risks 286B:1415-1420
Skagit Valley, logging activities in area, valuation 229A:1810, 230A:1450-1455
Social workers
number 215A:1510
regulation 215A:1525-1530
training and professional standards 297B:1405-1410
Statements by members
Climate change response and resiliency 245B:1040
Patricia Lloyd 231B:1020
Protection of watersheds 287B:1025
Public trust in government and action on climate change 203B:1025
Women in leadership 217B:1025
Women's rights and equality 259B:1020-1025
Stone, Todd, advocacy on youth vaping issue 293B:1650
Substance use and addiction
nicotine addiction 293B:1650-1655
opioid overdoses
deaths and response 203B:1035
drug trafficking and money laundering 203B:1035, 230B:1420
response and services 235B:1040-1045
treatment and recovery services, Sheway program for women with children 215A:1600
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on contaminated soil disposal site 199B:1455-1500
Taxation, role in society 271B:1450
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 45), debate 293B:1650-1700
Teachers
collective agreements and bargaining, government approach to bargaining 269B:1400-1405
wages and working conditions 269B:1405
Throne speech, division on debate 197B:1725
Thunberg, Greta
climate activism 203B:1025, 245B:1040
comments on climate change action 206B:1520, 237B:1525
Tobacco use, reduction and awareness campaigns 293B:1650
Toronto Star, article on natural gas 231B:1125
Trade unions
certification process 257B:1455
extension of union rights and provisions to re-tendered contracts 257B:1455
Transit services
expansion and government investment 298B:1140-1145
services for rural communities 298B:1145
Transportation
commuter transportation and affordability issues 298B:1140
system, electrification and transition to low-carbon system 298B:1150
Trees, whitebark pine tree, protection and recovery 293B:1415
Tributes
Sandy McPherson 248B:1340
U.K.
clean energy and carbon-neutral transportation initiatives 298B:1150
parliament, conditions and Brexit issue 223B:1500
UN, report on habitat loss and species at risk 248B:1410
Vancouver Island
health care services, cataract surgeries 260C:1355
old-growth forest
harvesting 229A:1605, 237B:1525
harvesting proposal 248B:1410
Vancouver Island Health Authority
mental health and addiction services 235B:1045
role in drinking water protection 286B:1415
Violence, domestic violence
participants in ministry-required programs 215A:1535
services and funding 215A:1535-1555
Waste management, landfill requirements 223B:1420
Water
drinking water protection 237B:1525, 246B:1355, 286B:1415-1420, 287B:1025
groundwater protection and regulation 229A:1740-1755
Water Sustainability Act, implementation and regulations 229A:1740-1755
Watersheds, protection 287B:1025
Wildlife
ecological communities, protection 237B:1525
management, funding 293B:1420
moose population status 229A:1655-1705
orcas, southern resident population and habitat 230A:1455
species at risk, protection 248B:1410, 293B:1420
Wolf Gage, Rebecca, climate activism 206B:1530
Women
women and leadership 217B:1025
women's equality and rights 259B:1020-1025
Ymir, logging activities in area 237B:1525
Youbou, logging activities in area 237B:1525

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