Fourth Session, 41st Parliament – 2019
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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Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Eagle Spirit Pipline project
Ear health and hearing impairment
Earl Marriott Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.
Early childhood development, educators See Children and youth
Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia
Earthquakes
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
East Van Kids
Easter
Eastland, Shawn
- Life experiences and comments in i am I (Kyllo) 245B:1030
Eating disorders
ECEs See Early childhood educators under Children and youth
E-cigarettes See Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
Eco Oro Minerals case See Ontario Securities Commission
EcoDairy, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Operations and electric vehicle charging station (Malcolmson) 241B:1755
École Heritage Park Middle School, Mission, B.C.
École Irvine Elementary School, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Economic Forecast Council
The Economist
- Article on financial management by governments (Sultan) 209B:1645
Economy
- App-based service economy See On-demand service economy below; particular industries and sectors
- Balance with environmental and social values See Sustainable development below
- Bioeconomy (Donaldson) 227A:1635-1640
- Clean economy See Sustainable development below
- Conditions (Ashton) 208B:1520 (Bains) 230B:1740, 230B:1750 (Bond) 210B:1105-1115, 210B:1125-1130, 216B:1510-1515, 216B:1530, 248B:1705 (Brar) 209B:1845, 289B:1010 (Chow) 222B:1810 (Clovechok) 202B:1820 (D'Eith) 206B:1615-1620 (Elmore) 202B:1830 (Fleming) 208B:1355, 208B:1415 (Horgan) 301B:1105 (James) 201B:1410-1415, 202B:1400-1405, 210B:1140, 248B:1705, 253B:1420-1425, 277B:1055-1100 (Kyllo) 209B:1825, 234A:1735 (Oakes) 232A:1650 (Ralston) 222B:1810-1815, 232A:1655, 232A:1740, 234A:1500, 277B:1045-1050 (Redies) 201B:1425, 202B:1440-1445, 216B:1450, 216B:1555-1600 (Routley) 209B:1740, 209B:1800 (Sims) 204B:1415, 204B:1440 (Stewart) 204B:1650-1655, 289B:1005-1020 (Sultan) 209B:1645-1650, 290B:1450-1455 (Thomson) 208B:1610 (Wat) 209B:1730-1735 (Weaver) 202B:1620
- Conditions and government strategy (Horgan) 294B:1030 (Martin) 208B:1335-1345 (Wilkinson) 294B:1030
- Conditions and projections (Bains) 243A:1540 (Ralston) 204B:1715-1720
- Conditions in 1990s and 2000s (Ma) 206B:1705-1710
- Digital economy See Information and communications technology
- Diversification by rural communities, rural dividend program See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
- Economic development
- Economic forecasting (Bond) 248B:1800-1805, 249B:1100-1105 (James) 248B:1730-1745, 248B:1800-1805, 249B:1105-1110 (Redies) 248B:1730-1740
- Free market system (Routledge) 209B:1705-1710
- Future of economy and role of government See also Sustainable development below
- GDP See Measurement below
- Genuine progress indicator See Measurement below
- "Gig" economy See Future of economy above; On-demand service economy below; Precarious employment under Employment and unemployment
- Global economy
- Government policy approaches and impacts (Routledge) 209B:1700-1720
- Government strategy (Ashton) 208B:1525-1530 (Bains) 208B:1650 (Barnett) 208B:1435 (Brar) 209B:1845 (Cadieux) 206B:1755 (Clovechok) 202B:1820-1825 (Davies) 209B:1550 (de Jong) 202B:1355-1400 (D'Eith) 206B:1610-1615 (Gibson) 208B:1755-1800 (James) 201B:1410 (Larson) 208B:1715-1720 (Paton) 206B:1640, 206B:1655-1700 (Ralston) 234A:1505 (Redies) 201B:1425-1430, 202B:1440-1445 (Sims) 211A:1335 (Stilwell) 206B:1445-1450 (Stone) 202B:1720, 202B:1730 (Thomson) 208B:1620 (Throne speech) 196B:1430-1440 (Throness) 204B:1545-1550 (Weaver) 202B:1505 (Wilkinson) 209B:1455-1505, 209B:1515
- Green economy See Sustainable development below
- Gross domestic product
- Impact of commodity prices (Ralston) 204B:1715
- Local economies (Mungall) 235B:1115
- Low-carbon economy See Sustainable development below
- Market disruption (Throness) 241B:1800-1810
- Market forces (Bernier) 243B:1655 (Routley) 243B:1425-1430
- Market forces, competition and concentration (Sultan) 299B:1520
- Markets and theory (Throness) 247B:1140-1145
- On-demand service economy See also particular industries and sectors
- Private sector (Redies) 202B:1440-1445
- Resource-based communities See Forest-dependent communities under Forests and forest industry; Resources and resource industries
- Role of government (Sultan) 209B:1640-1650 (Wilkinson) 209B:1520
- Sustainable development
- Trickle-down economic theory (D'Eith) 206B:1615 (Routledge) 209B:1710
Ecosystems See Environment
Edith Cavell Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
Education See also Adult basic education; Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training
- Awards for education professionals See Premier's awards of excellence below
- Bullying issue See Bullying and harassment
- Career training in schools See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
- Child care as part of education system See Child care
- Child care in schools See Use of school buildings for child care under Schools
- Class size and composition (Davies) 261B:1055-1100 (Fleming) 250A:1425-1435, 250A:1620 (Furstenau) 250A:1615 (Weaver) 262B:1425
- Conference in Vancouver See Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Curriculum
- Distance education and online learning (Davies) 251A:1710 (Fleming) 251A:1715
- Dual-credit programs (Fleming) 251A:1720-1725
- E-cigarette use awareness and prevention (D'Eith) 254B:1025
- E-cigarette use awareness and prevention programs (Davies) 238B:1040, 300B:1515 (Dix) 238B:1035-1040 (Fleming) 238B:1040-1045 (Stone) 254B:1020-1030, 276B:1425, 293B:1635, 297B:1705-1715, 300B:1450, 300B:1525-1530
- Education assistants See Support workers and education assistants below
- Education of Indigenous persons
- Enrolment (Fleming) 208B:1415
- Essential service designation (Bains) 255B:1730-1735, 258B:1715 (Davies) 251A:1540-1545 (Fleming) 251A:1545-1550, 257B:1625-1630 (Furstenau) 257B:1455-1500 (Martin) 255B:1750, 258B:1715 (Simpson) 257B:1550-1555 (Sims) 255B:1820 (Weaver) 255B:1810-1815
- Foundation skills assessment See Standardized testing below
- French immersion (Davies) 251A:1615 (Fleming) 248A:1640-1645, 251A:1610-1615 (Sullivan) 248A:1640
- Fruit and vegetable program (de Jong) 295A:1540-1545 (Larson) 248C:1745 (Popham) 248C:1745
- Gay-straight alliance groups See also LGBTQ students below
- Government investment (Bains) 208B:1645, 230B:1745 (Brar) 209B:1855 (Chen) 202B:1800-1805 (D'Eith) 206B:1635 (Elmore) 202B:1845 (Fleming) 207B:1055, 262B:1430, 271B:1745 (James) 201B:1400-1405 (Kang) 208B:1505-1510 (Olsen) 204B:1645 (Sims) 204B:1435 (Singh) 197B:1440-1445 (Throne speech) 196B:1425 (Weaver) 202B:1540-1545
- Graduation literacy assessment See Standardized testing below
- Graduation program (Fleming) 246A:1655
- Graduation rate (Fleming) 246A:1650-1655
- Independent schools (Davies) 251A:1735 (Fleming) 250A:1800, 251A:1740 (Thornthwaite) 250A:1800, 251A:1455 (Throness) 284B:1020-1025 (Weaver) 202B:1545
- Internet services, next-generation network and costs (Fleming) 251A:1715
- Labour relations (Davies) 251A:1540-1545 (Fleming) 251A:1545-1550
- LGBTQ students, inclusion and support (Bernier) 254B:1145 (Thornthwaite) 235B:1020
- Libraries See School libraries below
- Lifelong learning (Kang) 249B:1025
- Measles vaccination requirements for school system (Dix) 207B:1030-1035 (Letnick) 207B:1025-1030 (Wilkinson) 207B:1030
- Mental health and addiction services in schools (Darcy) 206B:1810, 206B:1820 (Fleming) 208B:1405, 246A:1655, 250A:1755-1800, 251A:1500-1525 (Thornthwaite) 250A:1750-1800, 251A:1455-1525 (Weaver) 197B:1615
- Mental health services in schools (Darcy) 246C:1415 (D'Eith) 261B:1050, 273B:1025 (Leonard) 197B:1505 (Routley) 268B:1005-1010 (Thornthwaite) 249B:1020-1025 (Throne speech) 196B:1425
- Online learning See Distance education and online learning above
- Premier's awards of excellence (Fleming) 246A:1700
- Punjabi language education (Singh) 207B:1025
- Rural education review See System below
- Safety of students (Fleming) 249A:1120
- School libraries (Singh) 270B:1015
- School meal programs (Fleming) 250A:1645-1650 (Furstenau) 250A:1645-1650
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Schools
- Sexual violence prevention education (Thornthwaite) 233B:1030-1035, 233B:1045
- Special education and special needs
- Standardized testing
- Students
- Students in government care
- Support workers and education assistants, wages and collective bargaining (Fleming) 284B:1040-1045, 290B:1410-1415 (Olsen) 284B:1040-1045
- System
- Teachers See Teachers
- Trades training in schools See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
- Work experience programs See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
- Workers See Support workers and educational assistants above; Teachers
Education funding
- Capital funding
- community contributions (Fleming) 248A:1800-1805 (Lee) 248A:1805
- funding (Cadieux) 246A:1705-1725, 246A:1740 (Davies) 250A:1335-1405, 250A:1515-1520 (D'Eith) 261B:1055-1100 (Fleming) 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 (Lee) 248A:1705-1730, 248A:1800-1805 (Letnick) 248A:1515-1535 (Ma) 206B:1715 (Shypitka) 248A:1610-1620 (Sims) 204B:1435 (Stone) 202B:1710 (Sullivan) 248A:1650-1705 (Sultan) 248A:1450-1500 (Thornthwaite) 248A:1440
- playgrounds (Fleming) 208B:1410 (Kahlon) 282B:1045 (Kang) 208B:1505
- sports tracks (Fleming) 248A:1505-1515 (Sultan) 248A:1455-1500
- Classroom enhancement fund (Kang) 208B:1505-1510
- CommunityLINK program (Fleming) 250A:1650
- Federal funding (Fleming) 250A:1650
- Funding (Davies) 251A:1615, 261B:1055 (D'Eith) 261B:1050-1100 (Fleming) 208B:1415, 246A:1650, 250A:1810, 251A:1555, 251A:1610-1615, 251A:1645-1650, 269B:1405, 290B:1415 (Furstenau) 269B:1400-1405 (James) 201B:1405 (Leonard) 197B:1505 (Routley) 209B:1755-1800 (Weaver) 202B:1545
- Funding model and review (Davies) 250A:1530-1605 (Fleming) 246A:1655, 250A:1525-1640, 250A:1735, 251A:1655, 251A:1715 (Furstenau) 250A:1605-1615, 250A:1635
- Indigenous education (de Jong) 295A:1550-1605
- Indigenous education and tripartite agreement (Fleming) 208B:1415, 251A:1705-1710 (Fraser) 295A:1600-1605 (Kang) 296B:1120
- Learning improvement fund (Fleming) 250A:1640
- Rural districts (Davies) 250A:1600, 251A:1650-1655, 251A:1710 (Fleming) 250A:1600, 251A:1650-1655, 251A:1715
- School enhancement fund (Fleming) 248A:1615 (Shypitka) 248A:1615
- School meal programs (Fleming) 250A:1650 (Furstenau) 250A:1645-1650
- Special education and special needs (Davies) 250A:1530, 251A:1630-1645 (Fleming) 246A:1650, 250A:1535-1545, 250A:1610-1640, 250A:1735-1745, 251A:1505, 251A:1635-1650 (Furstenau) 250A:1605-1620, 250A:1635 (Redies) 250A:1725-1735 (Thornthwaite) 251A:1505-1510
Education Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 246A:1650-1745, 248A:1440-1810, 249A:1105-1140, 250A:1335-1810, 251A:1455-1745
- speakers (Cadieux) 246A:1700-1740 (Davies) 246A:1700, 249A:1120-1135, 250A:1335-1605, 250A:1800-1810, 251A:1530-1720, 251A:1735-1740 (Fleming) 246A:1650-1745, 248A:1445-1810, 249A:1110-1140, 250A:1335-1810, 251A:1500-1740 (Furstenau) 250A:1605-1700 (Kyllo) 248A:1535-1555 (Lee) 248A:1705-1805 (Letnick) 248A:1515-1535 (Milobar) 251A:1725-1735 (Oakes) 249A:1105-1120 (Redies) 250A:1700-1735 (Shypitka) 248A:1555-1630 (Sullivan) 248A:1640-1705 (Sultan) 248A:1445-1500 (Thornthwaite) 248A:1440-1445, 250A:1745-1800, 251A:1455-1525
- Budget priorities (Fleming) 246A:1650-1700
- Budget targets and performance measurement (Davies) 250A:1335-1340 (Fleming) 250A:1335-1350
- Capital plan (Davies) 250A:1350-1355 (Fleming) 250A:1340-1400
- Minister and staff thanked (Davies) 246A:1700, 251A:1740
- Staff thanked (Fleming) 251A:1740
EfficiencyBC program
Eichenberger, Kathy
Elaho River
- Salmon habitat restoration project (Sturdy) 220B:1400
Elebracht, Carmen
- Work in construction industry and union membership status (Thornthwaite) 291B:1035
Election Act
Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 43)
- (Attorney General) 1R, 288B:1330-1335; 2R, 292B:1500-1535; C, 294B:1120-1155, 295B:1330-1610; 3R, 295B:1615; RA, 301B:1120-1125
- Amdts: sec. 15 (Eby) 295B:1425, approved 295B:1430; sec. 142 (Eby) 295B:1600, approved 295B:1605; sec. 151 (Eby) 295B:1605, approved 295B:1605
- Debate, speakers (Eby) 288B:1330-1335, 292B:1500-1510, 292B:1535, 294B:1125-1150, 295B:1335-1610 (Furstenau) 292B:1525-1535 (Yap) 292B:1510-1525, 294B:1120-1150, 295B:1335-1605
- Debate on bill (Eby) 292B:1535
- Definitions (Eby) 295B:1410-1420 (Yap) 295B:1410-1420
- Development of bill (Eby) 294B:1125-1130 (Yap) 294B:1125
- Provisions, implementation timeline (Eby) 295B:1350-1355, 295B:1610 (Yap) 295B:1350-1355, 295B:1605
- Provisions, transitional amendments (Eby) 295B:1600-1605 (Yap) 295B:1600
Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M202)
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Elections B.C.; Politics and politicians
- Administration
- advance voting and absentee voting (Eby) 292B:1500-1505, 295B:1410 (Yap) 295B:1405-1410
- ballots and counting (Eby) 292B:1505, 295B:1420, 295B:1440-1455 (Yap) 292B:1525, 295B:1420, 295B:1440-1455
- changes and modernization (Eby) 292B:1500-1510, 294B:1125-1130, 295B:1345-1420, 295B:1455-1540, 295B:1555-1610 (Furstenau) 292B:1525-1530 (Yap) 292B:1510-1525, 295B:1340-1420, 295B:1455-1535, 295B:1600-1605
- Internet voting (Eby) 295B:1355 (Yap) 295B:1355
- judicial recount (Eby) 295B:1540 (Yap) 295B:1535
- voting day terminology (Eby) 292B:1505, 295B:1415 (Yap) 295B:1415
- Advertising and communications
- By-election, February 14, 2018 See Nanaimo constituency and area
- Campaign financing
- Campaigns, time period for unscheduled general election (Eby) 288B:1335, 292B:1510, 295B:1400 (Yap) 292B:1520, 295B:1400
- Candidates, deposits and reporting requirements (Eby) 295B:1430-1435 (Yap) 295B:1430-1435
- Canvassing by candidates, property access See Rental housing; Strata property
- Enumeration
- list of future voters See pre-registration of youth below
- pre-registration of youth (Eby) 288B:1335, 292B:1505-1510, 294B:1135-1150 (Furstenau) 292B:1530 (Yap) 292B:1515, 294B:1140-1150
- voters list information (Eby) 288B:1335, 292B:1510, 294B:1150, 295B:1335-1340, 295B:1420-1425, 295B:1455-1500 (Yap) 292B:1515, 294B:1150, 295B:1335-1340, 295B:1420-1425, 295B:1455-1500
- Legislation See Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 43); Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M202)
- Local government elections See Local government elections
- Participants, appreciation (Chandra Herbert) 279B:1355-1400
- Results, reporting of preliminary results by Elections B.C. See Elections B.C.
- Right to vote (Kahlon) 275B:1110
- Right to vote, Indigenous persons (Singh) 286B:1845
- "Snap" election See Campaigns, time period for unscheduled general election above; Unscheduled general election below
- Term limits for provincial elections See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Third-party activities and foreign contributions (Wilkinson) 263B:1020
- Unscheduled general election (Eby) 295B:1600
- Voter participation
- Voter registration and voters list See Enumeration above
- Voting age
- Voting process See Administration above
- Voting rights See Right to vote above
Elections B.C. See also Chief Electoral Officer
- Engagement with committees (Eby) 295B:1350
- Operations (Eby) 288B:1330-1335, 295B:1400, 295B:1505-1510
- Operations, equipment and technology (Eby) 292B:1505, 295B:1345-1350, 295B:1455-1500 (Yap) 292B:1520, 295B:1340-1345, 295B:1455-1500
- Recommendations in May 2018 report, implementation (Eby) 288B:1330-1335, 292B:1500-1510, 294B:1125-1150, 295B:1345-1350, 295B:1550 (Yap) 292B:1510-1525, 294B:1120-1125, 294B:1140, 295B:1335-1400
- Recommendations in May 2018 report, implementation legislation See Election Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 43)
- Reporting of preliminary election results (Eby) 295B:1525-1530 (Yap) 295B:1525-1530
- Reports tabled
- 2018-19 annual report and 2019-20–2021-22 service plan, tabled (Speaker) 277B:1100
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform, October 22–December 20, 2018 (Speaker) 302B:1305
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2019 Nanaimo By-election, January 30, 2019 (Speaker) 269B:1435
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2018 General Local Elections, October 20, 2018 (Speaker) 273B:1105
Electra Meccanica
Electric bicycles See Cycling
Electric power See Energy
Electric scooters, skateboards and hoverboards See Electric motorized mobility devices under Transportation
Electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles under Automobiles
Electricity rates See Energy
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products See also Tobacco
- Awareness and education See Use, reduction and awareness campaigns below
- Ban on flavoured products (Dix) 238B:1035 (Stone) 238B:1035, 276B:1425, 293B:1640
- Ban on flavoured products and advertising to youth (Stone) 254B:1020
- Cannabis products (Bond) 297B:1605, 297B:1715-1725 (Cadieux) 297B:1535-1540, 297B:1605-1625, 297B:1650-1705 (James) 297B:1605-1625, 297B:1645-1725 (Stone) 297B:1615-1620
- Flavoured products See also Ban on flavoured products above
- Industry and business practices (Stone) 293B:1615-1620
- Legislation See also Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 45); Vulnerable Adolescents Protection from E-Cigarettes (VAPE) Act, 2019 (Bill M210)
- Nicotine addiction See Substance use and addiction
- Nicotine levels in products (Dix) 293B:1745
- Potential health risks (Davies) 238B:1040 (James) 297B:1715
- Potential health risks and incidence of vaping-related illnesses (Bond) 293B:1725-1730 (James) 293B:1600
- Products, devices and substances (Bond) 297B:1440-1445 (James) 297B:1445, 297B:1530-1535 (Stone) 297B:1525-1530
- Regulation
- enforcement (Bond) 293B:1735-1740, 297B:1440-1455 (Chandra Herbert) 293B:1715-1720 (Davies) 268B:1015 (Dix) 238B:1030-1040, 276B:1425 (Furstenau) 292B:1355-1400 (James) 297B:1445-1520, 297B:1755-1800 (Letnick) 293B:1710 (Stone) 238B:1015, 238B:1035, 297B:1755
- government action plan (Bond) 293B:1730, 297B:1450 (Dix) 293B:1740-1750 (James) 293B:1600, 293B:1755, 297B:1450, 297B:1520, 297B:1745, 300B:1450-1455, 300B:1550 (Stone) 293B:1620-1625, 293B:1640-1650
- role of federal government (Dix) 293B:1745
- Retailers
- Sale of vapour products to minors See also Taxation and illicit sales below
- Taxation
- allocation of revenues (Bond) 293B:1730-1735, 297B:1800-1805, 297B:1820-1825, 300B:1455-1505 (Chandra Herbert) 293B:1715 (Davies) 300B:1515-1520 (James) 297B:1800-1825, 300B:1445-1510 (Stone) 293B:1645, 297B:1805-1815, 300B:1445-1450, 300B:1520-1530 (Thornthwaite) 300B:1510-1515
- application to cannabis products (Bond) 297B:1715-1725 (Cadieux) 297B:1625-1705 (James) 297B:1645-1725 (Stone) 297B:1710-1715
- government accountability See allocation of revenues above
- impact on use reduction (Bond) 297B:1740 (James) 297B:1740-1750 (Stone) 297B:1745-1750
- taxation (Bond) 297B:1450-1455, 297B:1735-1740 (Dix) 293B:1740-1745 (James) 291B:1010, 293B:1600-1605, 293B:1755, 297B:1500-1525, 297B:1605-1620, 297B:1735-1740 (Letnick) 293B:1710 (Stone) 297B:1505-1520
- taxation and illicit sales (Bond) 297B:1555-1605 (Cadieux) 297B:1535-1540, 297B:1605-1620 (James) 297B:1545-1610, 297B:1750-1755 (Stone) 297B:1615-1620, 297B:1750
- Use
- Vaping by youth (Stone) 213B:1350
- Vaping by youth, incidence and prevention (Bond) 293B:1720-1725 (Davies) 238B:1040, 268B:1015, 300B:1515-1520 (D'Eith) 254B:1025 (Dix) 276B:1425, 293B:1750 (Fleming) 238B:1040 (Furstenau) 293B:1650-1655 (James) 291B:1010, 293B:1600-1605 (Letnick) 293B:1700-1710 (Stone) 238B:1015, 238B:1030-1035, 254B:1015-1030, 276B:1425, 293B:1610-1640, 297B:1805-1810 (Thornthwaite) 300B:1510
- Vaping by youth, response by school system See E-cigarette use under Education
- Vaping cessation programs for youth (Letnick) 293B:1710 (Stone) 293B:1635-1640
Electronic communications devices See Information and communications technology
Elephant Hill
Elk Valley
Elk Valley Hospital, Fernie, B.C.
Elkford, B.C.
ELL program See English language learning programs
Elliot, David Sr.
- Comments on land development in WSÁNEĆ territory (Olsen) 237B:1825-1830
Elstone, David
Elwood, Sherry
- Accomplishments as educator and administrator (Reid) 251B:1350
Emergencies See also Emergency Management British Columbia
Emergency Health Services Act
Emergency Management British Columbia See also Emergencies
Emergency Preparedness Week
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employer health tax
Employment and Assistance Act
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- Compassionate care leave (Bains) 255B:1500, 262B:1710 (Martin) 262B:1710
- Contract, part-time and temporary employment See Employment and jobs below; Precarious employment below
- Employment agencies See Temporary employment agencies below
- Employment and jobs
- Employment equity (Malcolmson) 289B:1125-1130 (Routledge) 289B:1105-1110 (Sims) 289B:1115-1120
- Employment equity and diversity (Kahlon) 289B:1150
- Employment programs for income assistance recipients See Income assistance
- Employment standards
- application (Bains) 243A:1650-1655, 243A:1735-1805 (Letnick) 243A:1730-1755 (Martin) 243A:1645-1650, 243A:1755-1805
- complaint process See also self-help kit below
- enforcement and penalties (Bains) 255B:1505 (Martin) 255B:1520
- legislation See also Employment Standards Act; Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 8)
- reforms (Bains) 208B:1655, 241B:1350, 255B:1445-1515, 255B:1710-1715, 262B:1455-1525, 262B:1625-1740 (Bernier) 262B:1525-1530, 262B:1625-1635 (Bond) 262B:1530-1540, 262B:1635-1645 (Cadieux) 255B:1645-1655, 262B:1715 (Chandra Herbert) 262B:1610 (Davies) 251A:1550, 255B:1705-1710 (Fleming) 251A:1550 (Kyllo) 234A:1810 (Malcolmson) 255B:1605-1615 (Martin) 255B:1515-1530, 262B:1450-1510, 262B:1650-1710, 262B:1720-1740 (Oakes) 232A:1655-1700 (Olsen) 262B:1600-1605 (Paton) 262B:1550-1600 (Ralston) 232A:1705, 234A:1810 (Singh) 255B:1640-1645 (Stone) 262B:1540-1545 (Thornthwaite) 255B:1655-1705, 262B:1510-1525, 262B:1650 (Throness) 255B:1615-1640 (Weaver) 255B:1530-1605
- self-help kit See also complaint process above
- Employment standards branch See Employment standards branch
- Impact of automation See Automation under Labour
- Impact of government policies (Bains) 243A:1640 (Martin) 243A:1635-1640 (Milobar) 197B:1520-1525
- Job creation, public sector and private sector (Morris) 204B:1505 (Sultan) 209B:1650
- Job protection for employees on leave See also particular types of leave above and below
- Job protection for employees on leave, changes (Bains) 255B:1455 (Cadieux) 255B:1650-1655 (Martin) 255B:1515 (Singh) 255B:1645 (Thornthwaite) 255B:1655 (Throness) 255B:1615 (Weaver) 255B:1540-1550
- Leave for care of critically ill family member See Compassionate care leave above
- Leave for personal illness See Sick leave below
- Leave for victims of domestic violence (Bains) 255B:1500 (Malcolmson) 255B:1615 (Weaver) 255B:1550
- Leave for victims of domestic violence and sexual violence (Bains) 262B:1715-1720 (Cadieux) 255B:1650-1655, 262B:1715 (Routledge) 275B:1050-1105 (Weaver) 262B:1720
- Opportunities (Barnett) 289B:1120-1125
- Parental leave (Weaver) 255B:1545
- Precarious employment and income insecurity (Furstenau) 257B:1450, 257B:1500-1505 (Ma) 247B:1020-1030 (Olsen) 257B:1605-1610
- Sick leave (Thornthwaite) 257B:1420
- Temporary employment agencies (Bains) 262B:1455 (Martin) 262B:1455
- Temporary employment agencies, licensing (Bains) 255B:1505, 262B:1700-1705 (Martin) 262B:1700
- Unemployment rate (Bains) 243A:1635
- Workforce development agreement (Mark) 218A:1615
- Workplace attire, right to wear religious and cultural symbols See Human rights
- Work-study programs See Cooperative education and work experience programs under Post-secondary education
- Youth employment See Children and youth
Employment Standards Act
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 8)
- (Minister of Labour) 1R, 241B:1350-1355; 2R, 255B:1445-1715; C, 262B:1450-1740; reporting of bill, 262B:1745; 3R, 265B:1510; RA, 267B:1805
- Amdts: sec. 6 (Thornthwaite) 262B:1515, negatived 262B:1620; sec. 19 (Cadieux) 262B:1715, approved 262B:1720
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 6 negatived 262B:1620; 3R approved 265B:1510
- Debate, speakers (Bains) 241B:1350, 255B:1445-1515, 255B:1710-1715, 262B:1455-1525, 262B:1625-1740 (Bernier) 262B:1525-1530, 262B:1625-1635 (Bond) 262B:1530-1540, 262B:1635-1645 (Cadieux) 255B:1645-1655, 262B:1715 (Chandra Herbert) 262B:1610 (Davies) 255B:1705-1710 (Malcolmson) 255B:1605-1615 (Martin) 255B:1515-1530, 262B:1450-1510, 262B:1650-1710, 262B:1720-1740 (Olsen) 262B:1600-1605 (Paton) 262B:1550-1600 (Singh) 255B:1640-1645 (Stone) 262B:1540-1550 (Thornthwaite) 255B:1655-1705, 262B:1510-1525, 262B:1650 (Throness) 255B:1615-1640 (Weaver) 255B:1530-1605, 262B:1720
- Amendments to bill See also Amdts. above
- Content of bill (Bains) 255B:1510, 255B:1715
- Debate by MLAs (Bains) 255B:1710 (Bernier) 262B:1625 (Chandra Herbert) 262B:1610 (Olsen) 262B:1600
- Definitions, "hazardous work" and "hazardous industry" (Bains) 262B:1655 (Martin) 262B:1650-1655
- Public and stakeholder consultation (Bains) 255B:1450, 262B:1630-1635, 262B:1700
- Purpose (Bains) 241B:1350
- Regulations (Bains) 262B:1630 (Martin) 255B:1515
Employment standards branch
Endangered species See Species at risk under Wildlife
Ending Violence Association of British Columbia
Enemark, Tex
- Life and contributions (Chandra Herbert) 220B:1340
Energy See also British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 252C:1110-1145, 253C:1335-1745, 255C:1445-1815
- speakers (Bernier) 255C:1745-1810 (Furstenau) 255C:1450-1510 (Kyllo) 252C:1115-1145, 253C:1335-1445, 253C:1600-1650 (Milobar) 255C:1550-1725 (Mungall) 252C:1110-1145, 253C:1335-1515, 253C:1550-1745, 255C:1450-1815 (Ross) 255C:1725-1745 (Shypitka) 252C:1110-1115, 253C:1650-1740, 255C:1445, 255C:1515-1545, 255C:1815 (Throness) 255C:1445-1450 (Weaver) 253C:1445-1515, 253C:1550-1555
- 2018-19 Supplementary estimates
- Briefing note on fuel prices (Wilkinson) 265B:1730-1735
- Budget (Kyllo) 211A:1555 (Milobar) 211A:1720 (Mungall) 253C:1700-1705 (Shypitka) 253C:1700-1705
- Budget priorities (Kyllo) 211A:1640 (Mungall) 211A:1640-1645, 211A:1720-1725
- Estimates process
- Inspection services, staffing (Mungall) 270B:1040
- Mines divisions, staffing (Mungall) 253C:1700-1715 (Shypitka) 253C:1700-1715
- Staff (Mungall) 211A:1515 (Shypitka) 211A:1515
- Staff thanked (Mungall) 252C:1110, 255C:1815 (Shypitka) 252C:1110-1115, 255C:1815
- Staffing (Mungall) 258A:1655
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 19)
- (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 227B:1350; 2R, 239B:1535-1630; C, 258A:1655-1845, 259A:1110-1140, 260A:1335-1440; 3R, 260B:1450; RA, 260B:1735
- Debate, speakers (Kyllo) 239B:1555-1605, 258A:1655-1845, 259A:1110-1130, 260A:1335-1440 (Mungall) 227B:1350, 239B:1535-1555, 239B:1625-1630, 258A:1655-1845, 259A:1115-1130, 260A:1335-1440 (Shypitka) 239B:1605-1615 (Stewart) 239B:1615-1625
- Purpose (Mungall) 227B:1350
- Retroactivity (Kyllo) 260A:1435 (Mungall) 260A:1440
Engineers
England See United Kingdom
English language learning programs
Ennis, Randy
Enook, Joe
Entrepreneurship See Business
Environment
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 235A:1105-1145, 236A:1335-1810, 237A:1505-1840, 238A:1110-1140, 239A:1335-1710, 241C:1450-1655
- speakers (Clovechok) 241C:1510-1530 (Heyman) 235A:1105-1145, 236A:1335-1810, 237A:1510-1840, 238A:1110-1140, 239A:1340-1710, 241C:1505-1640, 241C:1650-1655 (Kyllo) 239A:1705-1710 (Lee) 238A:1110-1140 (Milobar) 235A:1110-1115, 236A:1340-1810, 237A:1505-1750, 239A:1345-1435, 239A:1445-1640, 241C:1535-1650 (Oakes) 235A:1130-1145, 236A:1335 (Olsen) 239A:1440 (Stilwell) 239A:1335-1345 (Stone) 241C:1450-1500 (Sultan) 237A:1805-1835 (Tegart) 235A:1115-1130, 241C:1530-1535 (Thomson) 239A:1645-1705
- Climate change component (Heyman) 235A:1110
- Deputy Minister (Weaver) 197B:1620
- Estimates process (Milobar) 235A:1110-1115
- Mandate (Heyman) 294B:1040 (Weaver) 294B:1040
- Mandate letter (Heyman) 235A:1110
- Role and responsibilities (Heyman) 235A:1110
- Staff (Heyman) 235A:1105-1110
- Staff re water management (Donaldson) 229A:1740-1755 (Furstenau) 229A:1740-1755
- Staff thanked (Heyman) 241C:1650 (Milobar) 241C:1650
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2018-19, tabled (Eby) 272B:1435
Environmental Assessment Act
Environmental emergency program
- 2017-19 report to Legislature, tabled (Heyman) 286B:1440
- Establishment and first report (Heyman) 286B:1440
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 17)
EPAs See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
EPBC See Employment programs under Income assistance
Epilepsy
E-Pirate case See Silver International Investment Ltd.
Equal Pay Day
Equal pay for equal work See Pay equity under Women
Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M203)
Equal Voice
Equity and inequality See Social equity under Social welfare; Income disparity and social inequality under Income; particular topics
ERASE Bullying strategy See Bullying and violence at school under Bullying and harassment
Eric Hamber Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.
Ernst and Young
Erskine May's Parliamentary Practice
- Comments on misleading remarks (Eby) 248B:1425
ERT See Emergency response team under Police and policing
Esau, Steven
E-scooters See Electric motorized mobility devices under Transportation
ESL See English language learning programs
Esquimalt, B.C. See also South Island under Vancouver Island
- Apartment fire and response (Dean) 233B:1005
- Military base See Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt under Armed forces
- Remembrance Day ceremonies (Dean) 283B:1405
Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area
Estates
Estimates of expenditures
- Ministries
- Advanced Education, Skills and Training See Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
- Agriculture See Agriculture Ministry
- Attorney General See Attorney General Ministry
- Children and Family Development See Children and Family Development Ministry
- Citizens' Services See Citizens' Services Ministry
- Education See Education Ministry
- Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources See Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy See Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Finance See Finance Ministry
- Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development See Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
- Health See Health Ministry
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation See Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
- Jobs, Trade and Technology See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
- Labour See Labour Ministry
- Mental Health and Addictions See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Municipal Affairs and Housing See Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
- Premier's Office See Premier's Office
- Public Safety and Solicitor General See Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Tourism, Arts and Culture See Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
- Transportation and Infrastructure See Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Committee of Supply resolutions approved See Budget
- Estimates process See Legislature
- Legislative Assembly See Legislative Assembly
- Officers of the Legislature See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature
- Other appropriations See Budget
- Presentation See Presentation of estimates
- Supplementary estimates See Budget; Estimates process under Legislature; particular ministries
- Supply motions See Motions
Ethnic diversity See Multiculturalism
Eurchuk, Elliot
- Death from opioid overdose (Thornthwaite) 282B:1020
Europe
Evans, Don
- Leadership accomplishments (Sturdy) 263B:1035
Events
Evergreen Heights, White Rock, B.C.
- Funding and care for assisted-living residents, petition tabled (Redies) 244B:1435
Everywoman's Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
EVs See Zero-emission and clean vehicles under Automobiles
Ewashen, Alex
Examining Escalating House Prices in Large Canadian Metropolitan Centres study See Study on house prices under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Excelsior Hog Farm
Exchange rate
Executive assistants
Expert Panel on Money Laundering in Real Estate
Export navigator program See Trade
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