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
Index updated regularly during session.

0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Racism See Discrimination and racism
Radon

Awareness and testing (Gibson) 298B:1025
Railways and rail services See also Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail); particular companies

Portland-Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail proposal (Cadieux) 206B:1740 (Clovechok) 202B:1820 (de Jong) 210B:1040 (Paton) 206B:1655, 207B:1050 (Ralston) 204B:1730-1735 (Redies) 234B:1650-1700 (Throne speech) 196B:1440 (Trevena) 234B:1650-1700 (Wilkinson) 206B:1405
Rail corridors See particular railways and locations
Train derailment See Field, B.C.
Transport of grain by rail (Davies) 209B:1555
Transport of oil by rail (Davies) 209B:1555 (de Jong) 209B:1425-1430, 244B:1420 (Horgan) 265B:1630-1700 (Milobar) 206B:1420 (Shypitka) 207B:1110 (Wilkinson) 209B:1400, 265B:1630-1710
Workers (Clovechok) 200B:1025
Ranallo, Mauro

Sports broadcasting and mental health advocacy (Martin) 265B:1410
Ranch Energy Corp.

Operations (Weaver) 244B:1415
Ranching See Livestock industry
Rangeland

Grazing leases (Donaldson) 229A:1500 (Popham) 250C:1605 (Rustad) 229A:1500-1505 (Shypitka) 250C:1605
Grazing leases, impact of Indigenous rights legislation (de Jong) 297A:1510, 297A:1700-1705 (Fraser) 297A:1510, 297A:1705
Impact of climate change See Climate change
Management and planning (Donaldson) 237B:1505, 237B:1640 (Oakes) 237B:1615 (Rustad) 237B:1510
Management and range stewardship plans (Donaldson) 260B:1515-1520 (Rustad) 260B:1515
Rankin, Murray

Role re Wet'suwet'en First Nation engagement (Ashton) 243C:1655 (Fraser) 241C:1750-1810, 243C:1345-1350, 243C:1655-1700 (Horgan) 267B:1450-1455 (Ross) 241C:1800, 267B:1450-1500 (Rustad) 241C:1750-1755
Rawson, Mr.

Comments on high-speed Internet service expansion (Stewart) 222A:1750-1755
RBC See Royal Bank of Canada
RBC Capital

Comments on forest industry (Rustad) 252B:1040
RCMP See Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP Appreciation Day Act (Bill M211)

(Foster) 1R, 244B:1350
Debate, speakers (Foster) 244B:1350
Status (Foster) 265C:1810
RCMSAR See Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
RCRG See Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives program
RDC Fine Homes Inc.

Operations and award (Sturdy) 207B:1025
RDSPs See Registered disability savings plans
Reading See Libraries; Literacy
Ready, Vince

Role as mediator in forest industry labour dispute (Bains) 294B:1035
Reagan, Ronald

Role and legacy (Routledge) 209B:1705-1710
Real Acts of Caring Week

Purpose and support (Glumac) 197B:1350
Real Estate Council of British Columbia

Role (James) 253B:1745
Real estate industry See also Home ownership; Housing; Strata property

Bare trust issue See Transactions and collection of property transfer tax below
Beneficial ownership registry See Land surveys and titles
Contracts, reselling prior to closing See Shadow flipping below; Strata property
Dual agency and rural realtors (James) 253B:1745 (Redies) 253B:1735-1745
Foreign investment and ownership, additional tax for foreign buyers See Property transfer tax
"Freezing" and seizure of property related to securities fraud See Securities fraud prevention and enforcement
Housing market See also particular locations
conditions (James) 201B:1345
data collection (Robinson) 251C:1840
impact of federal government policies (James) 250B:1630 (Redies) 250B:1620-1625
impact of government policies (Ashton) 208B:1525 (Brar) 244B:1630-1635, 261B:1130 (Dean) 244B:1620-1625 (Gibson) 208B:1800-1805 (Horgan) 301B:1110 (James) 250B:1540-1600, 250B:1630, 250B:1705-1715 (Redies) 201B:1430, 243B:1800-1805, 244B:1730-1735, 250B:1535-1555, 250B:1700-1715 (Stewart) 204B:1655 (Stone) 205B:1100 (Thomson) 208B:1620-1630 (Thornthwaite) 204B:1405-1410 (Throne speech) 196B:1420 (Weaver) 197B:1635, 243B:1810-1820
impact on government revenues (James) 248B:1740-1750, 250B:1540 (Redies) 248B:1740-1750, 250B:1535
presales (James) 250B:1710 (Redies) 250B:1710
pricing (Bond) 250B:1630-1635 (James) 250B:1635-1640, 250B:1700-1715 (Redies) 250B:1615-1620, 250B:1700-1715
speculation (Robinson) 253A:1445 (Sullivan) 253A:1455
Land assembly projects, speculation (James) 257A:1415 (Redies) 257A:1415
Legislation (Eby) 230B:1420
Market conditions and impact on small businesses and organizations (Robinson) 286B:1430, 298B:1045
Money laundering
expert panel See Money laundering, review by Finance Ministry under Crime and criminals
incidence (D'Eith) 240B:1125 (Eby) 206B:1415, 210B:1030-1035 (Olsen) 206B:1410-1415
money laundering and tax evasion prevention (Bond) 244B:1600, 257A:1425 (Brar) 244B:1630-1635 (Dean) 244B:1620-1630, 283B:1555 (Heyman) 244B:1550-1555 (James) 243B:1745-1755, 257A:1430 (Redies) 243B:1755 (Sultan) 244B:1530-1535 (Weaver) 243B:1805-1815
reviews (Throne speech) 196B:1420
Ownership registries See Land surveys and titles; Presales under Strata property
Ownership transparency (Bond) 244B:1700 (Dean) 283B:1555 (Malcolmson) 283B:1625
Property assessments and taxation See also Property tax
Property assessments, fair market value (James) 288B:1430-1445 (Lee) 288B:1430-1445
Resale of homes, remediation requirements See Home ownership
Shadow flipping (Weaver) 243B:1810-1815
Speculation tax See Speculation and vacancy tax
Taxation See also Property tax; Property transfer tax; Speculation and vacancy tax
(Stone) 205B:1100
Transactions and collection of property transfer tax, bare trust issue (Weaver) 243B:1805-1820
Transactions and liens on property (Cadieux) 288B:1340-1345 (James) 288B:1340-1345
Rebelo, Dawn

Work in trades and union membership (Bond) 291B:1045
Reconciliation Canada

Work of organization (Rustad) 286B:1525-1530, 286B:1540
Recorded divisions See Divisions recorded
Recovery houses See Substance use and addiction
Recreation See Sports and recreation
Recycling See also Waste management

Deposit-refund system, beverage container collection and employment (Reid) 269B:1355
Plastics recycling by agricultural sector (Popham) 250C:1610 (Throness) 250C:1610
Red Creek

Lands in area, potential transfer to First Nations (Davies) 229A:1540
Red Mountain mine project See IDM Mining
Red tape See Regulations under Government
Red Tape Reduction Day

Purpose (Farnworth) 271B:1540 (Oakes) 232A:1740
Red Women Rising

Personal stories (Ashton) 243C:1650-1655
Redlin, Blair

Review and report on ferry services See Review under Ferries and ferry services
Refineries See Oil and gas; particular locations
Reforestation See Silviculture under Forests and forest industry
Regional districts See also Local government; particular districts

Eligibility for fire prevention funding (Donaldson) 228A:1125-1130 (Oakes) 228A:1130
Infrastructure funding grant See Infrastructure funding, northern capital and planning grant under Local government
Regional Mining Alliance See British Columbia Regional Mining Alliance
Registered disability savings plans

Role and awareness (Malcolmson) 276B:1350
Registered retirement savings plans

Seizure for securities fraud enforcement (Sims) 283B:1725
Registrar of Lobbyists See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Regulations See Government; Legislation
Rehabilitation for substance addicts See Substance use and addiction
Religion

Religious symbols, right to wear See Right to wear religious and cultural symbols under Human rights
Remand See Pre-trial custody under Corrections system
Remembrance Day

Observance (Dean) 283B:1405 (Horgan) 287B:1030 (Routledge) 293B:1350 (Sturdy) 289B:1130 (Weaver) 287B:1030-1035 (Wilkinson) 287B:1030
Poppy campaign by student (Tegart) 287B:1015
Renewable energy See Clean energy under Energy
Renneberg, Tim

Comments on rural dividend program (Bond) 300B:1420 (Milobar) 300B:1430 (Stone) 300B:1425
Renner, Linda

Participation in Abu Dhabi Special Olympics (Bond) 252B:1010-1015
Rennie, Bob

Real estate activities and role in Liberal Party (Brar) 261B:1130
Renpenning, Margo

Comments on community social services wages (de Jong) 231B:1055
Rensing, Michael

Comments on fuel supply (Horgan) 265B:1640-1700, 265B:1720 (Wilkinson) 265B:1635-1655, 265B:1715-1720
Rental housing

Access by election candidates and representatives (Eby) 294B:1130
Affordability See Affordable housing under Housing
Commercial tenancy See Business
Ending fixed-term tenancies for persons experiencing violence
administration (Robinson) 257B:1345
ending fixed-term tenancies for persons experiencing violence (Cadieux) 257B:1335-1340 (Chandra Herbert) 256B:1145-1150, 257B:1330-1335 (Dean) 257B:1355-1400 (Furstenau) 257B:1350 (Leonard) 257B:1400-1405 (Robinson) 257B:1340-1345, 265A:1600-1620 (Rustad) 265A:1550-1620 (Weaver) 217B:1010, 256B:1140-1145, 257B:1410, 265A:1530-1535, 265A:1555-1625
Indigenous communities (Robinson) 265A:1600 (Rustad) 265A:1550-1600 (Weaver) 265A:1555-1605
legislation See Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M206)
mental health issues (Rustad) 265A:1620 (Weaver) 265A:1620-1625
third-party confirmation (Robinson) 265A:1610 (Weaver) 217B:1010, 256B:1145, 265A:1555, 265A:1620-1625
Evictions for renovations (Chandra Herbert) 242B:1020 (Fleming) 271B:1745 (Robinson) 253A:1630-1635 (Sullivan) 253A:1620-1635
Fixed-term tenancies (Chandra Herbert) 219B:1015-1020
Fixed-term tenancies, tenant departure due to violence See Ending fixed-term tenancies above
Landlords, oversight of properties (Coleman) 244B:1520, 269B:1445-1450, 269B:1545 (Farnworth) 269B:1455
Landlord-tenant issues (Bond) 253A:1530-1540 (Robinson) 253A:1535-1540
Landlord-tenant issues, dispute resolution and tenancy law enforcement See Residential tenancy branch
Occupant safety and ending tenancies early See Ending fixed-term tenancies above
Protections and support for tenants (Chandra Herbert) 219B:1015-1030, 257B:1335, 266B:1035-1040 (Chow) 204B:1525
Protections for tenants (Heyman) 208B:1545-1550, 216B:1540 (James) 201B:1345 (Wilkinson) 209B:1510
Public education (Leonard) 257B:1405
Purpose-built rental housing See also Supply below
construction of new units (Coleman) 205B:1140 (James) 202B:1425 (Robinson) 301B:1055 (Stone) 301B:1050-1055
incentives for new units (Robinson) 253A:1550-1620 (Stone) 205B:1105 (Sullivan) 253A:1545-1620
Rebates for tenants (Bond) 253B:1730 (Cadieux) 301B:1055-1100 (Clovechok) 202B:1810 (James) 301B:1100 (Paton) 206B:1655 (Stone) 301B:1055
Renovictions See Evictions for renovations above
Rent banks (Chen) 202B:1745 (Darcy) 206B:1805 (D'Eith) 206B:1625 (James) 201B:1355 (Routley) 209B:1750
Rent increases, allowable increase (Stone) 205B:1100
Rent increases and rent control (Chandra Herbert) 219B:1015-1030 (Robinson) 253A:1545-1555 (Sullivan) 219B:1020-1025, 253A:1540-1550
Rental housing near transit services (Trevena) 234B:1735
Rental of strata units See Strata property
Rental zoning in communities (Robinson) 251C:1500, 253A:1640-1645 (Sullivan) 251C:1825, 253A:1635-1645
Residential tenancy branch See Residential tenancy branch
Roommates (Dean) 257B:1355 (Furstenau) 257B:1350 (Robinson) 257B:1345
Short-term rentals See Hotels and travel accommodation
Supply (Clovechok) 202B:1815 (Ma) 206B:1715-1720 (Robinson) 253A:1350-1355 (Thornthwaite) 253A:1350-1355 (Throne speech) 196B:1420
Supply and investment by landlords (Sullivan) 219B:1025, 253A:1540-1550 (Wilkinson) 209B:1510
Supply and vacancy rate (Chandra Herbert) 219B:1015, 219B:1030
Task force See Rental Housing Task Force
Tenant safety and ending tenancies early See Ending fixed-term tenancies above
Rental Housing Task Force

Recommendations, implementation (Leonard) 257B:1400-1405 (Robinson) 253A:1350-1355 (Thornthwaite) 253A:1350-1355 (Throne speech) 196B:1420
Work of task force (Robinson) 257B:1345
Reports from committees See Documents tabled; particular committees
Reports tabled See Documents tabled
Representative for Children and Youth See also Charlesworth, Jennifer

Reports
adoption program (Conroy) 216A:1725 (Throness) 216A:1710-1725
death of Alex Gervais (Throness) 215A:1730-1735
death of Joshua and implementation of recommendations (Darcy) 244C:1800, 246C:1415
education outcomes for children in care (Conroy) 215A:1645 (Furstenau) 215A:1640-1650
joint report on maternity care and breastfeeding See Children and Family Development Ministry
poverty reduction strategy and agreements with young adults (Furstenau) 215A:1630
Reports tabled
2018-19 annual report and 2019-20 to 2021-22 service plan (Speaker) 269B:1435
2018-19 financial statements (Speaker) 269B:1435
B.C. Adoption and Permanency Options Update, August 2019 (Speaker) 269B:1435
Caught in the Middle, November 2019 (Speaker) 298B:1100
Research and development See also particular topics

Agriculture research See Agriculture
Health research See Health
Resident Doctors of B.C.

Agreement with government (Dix) 258C:1535-1545 (Letnick) 258C:1540
Residential care See Long-term and residential care
Residential construction industry See Construction industry
Residential schools See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Residential tenancy See Rental housing
Residential Tenancy Act

Amendments (Eby) 293B:1815
Changes in 2015 (Cadieux) 257B:1335 (Chandra Herbert) 256B:1145 (Furstenau) 257B:1350 (Weaver) 217B:1010, 256B:1140-1145, 257B:1410, 265A:1550-1605, 265A:1630
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M206)

(Weaver) 1R, 217B:1010; 2R, 256B:1140-1150, 257B:1330-1410; C, 265A:1525-1645; reporting of bill 265B:1655; 3R, 266B:1130; RA, 267B:1805
Amdts: sec. 1 (Weaver) 265A:1530, approved 265A:1625; sec. 2 (Weaver) 265A:1625, approved 265A:1635; sec. 3 (Weaver) 265A:1635, approved 265A:1645
Debate, speakers (Cadieux) 257B:1335-1340 (Chandra Herbert) 256B:1145-1150, 257B:1330-1335 (Dean) 257B:1350-1400 (Furstenau) 257B:1350 (Leonard) 257B:1400-1405 (Robinson) 257B:1340-1350, 265A:1540-1545, 265A:1555-1620, 265A:1635-1645 (Rustad) 265A:1535-1645 (Weaver) 217B:1010, 256B:1140-1145, 257B:1410, 265A:1525-1645
Amendments to bill See also Amdts. above
(Robinson) 265A:1610-1620, 265A:1640 (Rustad) 265A:1600-1630, 265A:1640 (Weaver) 256B:1145, 265A:1530-1535, 265A:1605-1640
Commencement and regulations (Robinson) 265A:1640 (Rustad) 265A:1640-1645 (Weaver) 265A:1635-1640
Committee stage debate, process (Chair) 265A:1535 (Rustad) 265A:1535 (Weaver) 265A:1525, 265A:1540, 265A:1610
Consultation on bill (Dean) 257B:1355 (Robinson) 257B:1345, 265A:1620 (Rustad) 265A:1545-1550, 265A:1615 (Weaver) 256B:1140-1145, 265A:1545-1605
Definitions
"individual under the age of 19" (Weaver) 265A:1535
"occupant" and "household violence" (Cadieux) 257B:1335-1340 (Robinson) 265A:1615 (Rustad) 265A:1600-1615 (Weaver) 256B:1145, 265A:1530-1535, 265A:1605-1615
"stalking" (Robinson) 265A:1615 (Rustad) 265A:1615 (Weaver) 265A:1615
Drafting of bill
role of Housing Ministry (Robinson) 265A:1540-1545, 265A:1635 (Rustad) 265A:1535-1545, 265A:1630-1635 (Weaver) 265A:1530-1540, 265A:1625-1635
staff thanked (Robinson) 265A:1645 (Weaver) 265A:1645
Purpose (Weaver) 217B:1010
Residential tenancy branch

Dispute adjudication process (Robinson) 253A:1535-1540 (Sullivan) 253A:1340
Operations and funding (Chandra Herbert) 219B:1020 (Leonard) 257B:1405 (Robinson) 257B:1345
Operations and services (Robinson) 253A:1535
Resort Municipality of Whistler Act

Amendments See also Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 3)
(Robinson) 197B:1350, 199B:1540, 218B:1725-1735 (Sturdy) 218B:1725-1730 (Throness) 218B:1725
Resorts

Resort communities, consultation by government (Beare) 213A:1745 (Clovechok) 213A:1745 (Stilwell) 213A:1745
Resort communities, funding formula See Resort municipality initiative program below
Resort municipality initiative program (Beare) 202B:1700, 213A:1735-1815, 214B:1110-1140, 244A:1610-1650, 246A:1425, 246A:1625 (Clovechok) 213A:1740-1800, 214B:1130-1140, 244A:1610-1630, 244A:1645-1650 (Stilwell) 213A:1745-1800, 214B:1115-1140, 244A:1615, 244A:1635-1645 (Sturdy) 213A:1805-1810, 244A:1620-1625
Resource Municipalities Coalition

Role and energy symposium in Fort St. John (Davies) 298B:1020
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries

Compliance and enforcement, stop-work orders (Donaldson) 260B:1455 (Rustad) 260B:1455
First Nations consultation (Wilkinson) 280B:1040-1045
First Nations involvement (Barnett) 219B:1120 (Ross) 220B:1640-1650
Future and role in economy (Morris) 204B:1500
Government support (Singh) 197B:1450 (Stilwell) 206B:1435 (Throne speech) 196B:1435 (Wilkinson) 209B:1505, 209B:1515
Innovation and role of technology (Weaver) 197B:1550-1555, 197B:1605, 197B:1635, 202B:1630
Investment (Lee) 283B:1635-1640
Natural resource officers (Donaldson) 260B:1450
Power supply for industries, electrification (James) 221B:1120 (Kyllo) 258A:1805-1815 (Mungall) 207B:1145, 253C:1735, 258A:1805-1810 (Weaver) 197B:1640
Resource development
impact on local communities (Robinson) 209B:1450
sustainability and balance with environmental values See Sustainable development under Economy
unaccounted costs (Furstenau) 292B:1355 (Olsen) 290B:1755
Resource management (Furstenau) 246B:1400
Resource management and oversight (Furstenau) 206B:1525-1530
Resource-based communities
economic development (Davies) 298B:1020
economic development and recovery (Davies) 225A:1535-1550 (Donaldson) 225A:1540-1555 (Oakes) 206B:1545, 248B:1345
Role in communities and economy (Davies) 209B:1550-1610 (Singh) 197B:1450 (Throne speech) 196B:1435
Role in economy (Wilkinson) 294B:1030
Rural dividend program See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Wages (Morris) 204B:1455
Work camps, siting and food procurement (Popham) 284B:1050-1055 (Rustad) 284B:1050
Respite care services See Caregivers
Restaurant and food services industry See also Food and food industry

App-based food delivery services See On-demand food delivery services below
Liquor server wages (Bains) 243A:1550-1555 (Martin) 243A:1550-1555
On-demand food delivery services (Ma) 247B:1020
Procurement of food from farmers (Popham) 248C:1755-1800
Restaurant awards (Martin) 290B:1350
Restaurants on farmland See Uses under Agricultural land reserve
Tipping See Tips and gratuities under Wages and salaries
Restoring the Balance See System, report under Workers compensation
Retail industry

Charity thrift stores See Charities
Self-checkout tills (Bains) 243A:1600 (Martin) 243A:1600
Retirement

Increase in senior workers (Bains) 243A:1640-1645 (Martin) 243A:1640
RRSPs See Registered retirement savings plans
Retrofits of buildings See Construction industry
Reuters Information Services Inc.

News article on vapour products industry (Stone) 293B:1615-1620
Revelstoke, B.C. See also Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area

Conservation officer (Clovechok) 241C:1520-1530 (Heyman) 241C:1525-1530
Employment programs and services in area (Clovechok) 246C:1650-1705
Four-laning project in area See Illecillewaet four-laning project under Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Hardway Road, use and status (Clovechok) 229A:1520-1525 (Donaldson) 229A:1525
Mayor See Sulz, Gerry
Meetings with government on caribou protection (Clovechok) 223A:1800-1805, 246A:1355, 267B:1515-1525 (Donaldson) 223A:1805 (Horgan) 267B:1520-1525
Mill operations See Downie Timber Ltd.
Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club

Comments on Hardway Road (Clovechok) 229A:1520
Revenue Canada

Investigations (Coleman) 230B:1615-1620
Richmond, B.C.

AIDS treatment and services (Reid) 234B:1400
Chinese-Canadian community, consultation by government (Wat) 246A:1455
City government, regulation of advertising by vapour product companies (Stone) 293B:1630
Ethnic diversity and immigrant population (Yap) 226B:1115
Restaurants and Asian cuisine (Wat) 286B:1355
Seniors population and care facilities (Dix) 256C:1125, 257C:1810 (Wat) 256C:1110-1120
Shoreline cleanup event (Wat) 272B:1350-1355
Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives program

Christmas fund program (Yap) 198B:1025
Richmond Caring Place, Richmond, B.C.

Facility history and role (Reid) 262B:1405
Richmond Centre for Disability

Services and supercyber project (Yap) 234B:1405
Richmond Family Place Society

Multiculturalism grant recipient (Beare) 246A:1610
Richmond Hospital Foundation

Fundraising (Dix) 257C:1650 (Wat) 209B:1730, 257C:1650
Richmond Hospital, Richmond, B.C.

Acute care tower project (Dix) 257C:1650 (Wat) 209B:1730, 257C:1650
Maternity services and caseload (Dix) 257C:1610-1620 (Johal) 257C:1610-1615
Richmond Lions Manor, Richmond, B.C.

Replacement project (Dix) 257C:1805-1810 (Yap) 257C:1800-1805
Richmond Society for Community Living

Programs and fundraising event (Yap) 291B:1020-1025
Services and staffing (Reid) 254B:1040
Rick Hansen Foundation

Work of organization (Simpson) 248C:1615-1620
Ride-hailing See Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
Rider Express

Bus service and licence (Clovechok) 232B:1705 (Kyllo) 215B:1625, 215B:1705-1715 (Stone) 232B:1455-1510 (Trevena) 215B:1710-1715, 232B:1435, 232B:1505-1510, 232B:1705
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing See also Commercial transportation industry

App-based ride-hailing industry See Transportation network services below
Drivers
driver's licences See Driver's licences under Automobiles
employment status (Ma) 247B:1020
Government consultation with stakeholders See also Crown Corporations Committee
(Cadieux) 261B:1135 (Thornthwaite) 261B:1150-1155
Implementation See Regulation and government plan below; Regulation and implementation timeline below
Legislation See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Passenger Transportation Services) Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M201)
(Weaver) 197B:1630
Regulation
conflict-of-interest concerns (Bond) 197B:1420-1425, 198B:1045 (Horgan) 198B:1040-1045, 198B:1055 (Kyllo) 197B:1425 (Milobar) 197B:1425-1430, 198B:1040 (Polak) 197B:1430, 198B:1055 (Thornthwaite) 261B:1150-1155 (Throness) 197B:1420 (Trevena) 197B:1420-1430 (Weaver) 197B:1630
driver's licence requirements See Driver's licences under Automobiles
regulation (Cadieux) 223B:1425 (Horgan) 223B:1435 (Johal) 223B:1420 (Milobar) 223B:1430-1435, 226B:1050-1055 (Olsen) 224B:1045-1050 (Sturdy) 198B:1020 (Thornthwaite) 223B:1410-1415 (Trevena) 223B:1405-1430, 224B:1050-1055 (Wilkinson) 223B:1405-1410
regulation and government plan (Cadieux) 206B:1745 (D'Eith) 289B:1040-1045 (Horgan) 197B:1405 (Johal) 197B:1415-1420 (Leonard) 226B:1055 (Singh) 197B:1450 (Thornthwaite) 197B:1405-1410 (Throne speech) 196B:1440 (Trevena) 197B:1410-1420, 204B:1625-1630, 221B:1035-1040 (Wilkinson) 197B:1400-1405, 221B:1035-1040
regulation and implementation timeline (Johal) 287B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 287B:1040, 289B:1030-1045 (Trevena) 287B:1035-1040 (Weaver) 197B:1555, 197B:1630-1640
Review by legislative committee See Crown Corporations Committee
Safety (Milobar) 226B:1050-1100
Transportation network services (Ma) 247B:1020 (Milobar) 226B:1050
Ridley Terminals Inc.

Operations in Prince Rupert, propane export terminal (Rice) 266B:1035
Right to Play

Program for Indigenous youth and funding (Coleman) 273B:1120-1125
Rights and freedoms See Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Human rights; particular topics
Ring of Reconciliation See Black Rod under Legislature
RLC Park Services

Contract with government (Stilwell) 277B:1050
Road safety See Traffic safety
Roads See Highways and roads; Infrastructure under Transportation; particular locations
Roadside prohibition program See Impaired driving
Robinson, Mary

Comments on climate change (Furstenau) 231B:1105
Robson Bight

Watershed (Donaldson) 230A:1500
Robson, Ron

Search and rescue volunteerism (Yap) 230B:1400
Robson Valley

Caribou protection and impact on winter activities (Bond) 223A:1720-1725, 246A:1345, 246A:1400 (Donaldson) 223A:1725-1730
Employment programs and services in area (Bond) 246C:1540-1650 (Simpson) 246C:1540-1615, 246C:1635
Impact of campground closure (Beare) 246A:1400 (Bond) 246A:1400
Roche Lake

Dam maintenance issues (Heyman) 241C:1510 (Stone) 241C:1450-1500
Rock Creek, B.C.

Opening of new fire hall (Larson) 279B:1350
Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park See Tsútswecw Provincial Park (Roderick Haig-Brown)
Rolf Bruhn Bridge

Replacement (Wilkinson) 265B:1545-1550
Rolling Stones

1972 concert in Vancouver (Martin) 239B:1700
Romance, Relationships and Rights

Play re adults with intellectual disabilities (Cadieux) 263B:1030
Roofing See Construction industry
Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia

Membership process (Fleming) 248A:1550 (Kyllo) 248A:1535-1555
Rose, Margo

Choir leadership See InSong Quesnel Youth Choir
Roshni Clinic, Surrey, B.C.

Services for South Asian community (Darcy) 206B:1820 (Singh) 202B:1345
Rossland, B.C.

Economic development (Sims) 211A:1455
Rotary International

PolioPlus program for eradication of polio (Coleman) 268B:1020-1030
Roundabouts See Highways and roads
Routley, Bill

Message to MLAs 265B:1340-1345
Rowland, Jack

Work on aquaponics (Routledge) 206B:1350
Royal assent to bills 220B:1730, 239B:1730, 260B:1735, 267B:1805, 301B:1120-1125 See also Bills by number
Royal Bank of Canada

Operations (Sultan) 288B:1720
Royal Bay Secondary School, Colwood, B.C.

Enrolment and capacity (Fleming) 248A:1810
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Dredging operations and workers (Weaver) 222B:1415, 222B:1645, 227B:1705, 227B:1720
Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C.

Modernization initiative (Beare) 202B:1700, 246A:1435 (Throne speech) 196B:1440 (Wat) 246A:1435
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue

Work of organization and Richmond volunteers (Yap) 230B:1400
Royal Canadian Mounted Police See also Police and policing

Anti-gang unit See Gangs
Assets and facilities (Farnworth) 265C:1755 (Morris) 265C:1750-1755
Budget and services (Bond) 290B:1400-1405 (Farnworth) 290B:1400-1410 (Johal) 290B:1405-1410
Detachments See particular locations
Government agreements for police services (Morris) 265C:1545-1555, 265C:1625-1630, 265C:1650, 265C:1750
Impact of employer health tax See Employer health tax
Information-sharing re money laundering in casinos See Casinos under Gambling
Proposal for RCMP appreciation day
legislation See RCMP Appreciation Day Act (Bill M211)
petition tabled (Foster) 223B:1435-1440
proposal (Farnworth) 265C:1815 (Foster) 244B:1350, 265C:1810-1815
Securities fraud enforcement unit See Integrated market enforcement team under Securities fraud prevention and enforcement
Services and costs (Farnworth) 265C:1525-1800 (Morris) 265C:1525-1800
Services in First Nations communities See Services in Indigenous communities under Police and policing
Services in northern and rural communities See Northern and rural B.C., police services under British Columbia by region
Staffing levels and funding (Coleman) 269B:1540 (Morris) 269B:1540
Uniforms, inclusion of turbans worn by Sikhs (Kahlon) 275B:1115
Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.

Redevelopment project (Letnick) 282B:1015
Royal Dutch Shell

LNG joint agreements See Joint agreements under LNG Canada facility project
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.

Capital project (Stone) 202B:1710
Room dedication in memory of Darrin Yusishen (Stone) 270B:1015-1020
Royal Roads University, Victoria, B.C.

Inclusion Project event See The Inclusion Project
RRSPs See Registered retirement savings plans
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker

Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 15), debate, time allocation 267A:1645
Agriculture Ministry, estimates process, time allocation 250C:1815
Business Corporations Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill M209), proposed amendment to bill 258A:1535
By-election results
MLA for Nanaimo 198B:1015
Community Safety Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 13), committee stage debate 269B:1500-1505
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 8), amendment to bill 262B:1610
Forest Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 22), schedule for debate 267A:1415
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates process, supplementary estimates 213A:1630
Gaming Control Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 36)
amendments to bill 279B:1815
number of bill 272B:1515-1520
Hartley, William James, comments on question period and role of Speaker 237B:1420
House of Commons Procedure and Practice, comments on question period 237B:1420
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 10), votes on bill, casting vote 229B:1820
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates process, participants commended 243C:1810
Introductions 197B:1335, 300B:1345
Labour Ministry, estimates process, questions related to legislation 243A:1610
Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 30), section 6 258B:1610
Legislation, private members' bills, debate in Legislature 265A:1535
Legislature
bills process, second reading, relevance of debate 220B:1620, 237B:1735, 272B:1515, 283B:1620, 299B:1420
bills process, committee stage and third reading
amendment debate scope 264B:1805-1810, 279B:1800, 279B:1835
amendments to bills 262B:1610, 281B:1610-1615
debate on legislation elsewhere 292A:1435
questions more appropriate for estimates 293A:1550-1555
relevance of debate 267A:1600, 300B:1510-1515
relevance of debate to section 292A:1550, 293A:1835
third reading debate scope 231B:1100-1110, 232B:1415
bills process, committee stage
amendments to bills 258A:1535
standing sections down 267A:1400
dress code 263B:1040
estimates process
answers 230A:1810-1815
debate on legislation 243A:1610, 246A:1525, 251A:1550
relevance of debate 213A:1600-1605, 213A:1630, 213A:1645-1650, 243A:1500, 243A:1810, 244A:1735, 244C:1630, 246A:1525-1530, 253C:1430
repetitious questioning 237A:1750, 258A:1735, 258A:1750, 260A:1420
time allocation 250C:1815
introductions, re-introduction of guests 300B:1345
investigation of senior officials and administrative leave motion, Speaker's report and response 217B:1100
language used in House
"accused perpetrator" 270B:1055
unparliamentary language 257B:1805, 301B:1030
withdrawal of comments requested 270B:1055
members' conduct and debate
acceptable behaviour 224B:1040
comments must be made from own seat 216B:1545
decorum 281B:1410
interjections 237B:1415-1430
interjections and interruptions 286B:1410
member to be in own chair to make comments 274B:1535
members not to identify members sitting in the House 265B:1805
members not to refer to members by name 214A:1110, 218A:1640, 248C:1640, 254B:1015
members not to use term "you" in chamber 211A:1520, 211A:1555, 214B:1135, 216A:1545, 222A:1710, 225A:1515, 225A:1545, 232A:1625, 243C:1540, 248C:1705
members out of order 284B:1100
members to allow member to ask question 277B:1050
members to allow minister to answer question 277B:1035, 287B:1100, 294B:1045-1050, 298B:1050
members to allow others to speak 223A:1625, 263B:1050
members to be mindful when questions asked 231B:1010
members to be respectful when questions asked 230B:1415
members to conduct conversations quietly 286B:1725
no comments on presence or absence of members 241A:1730, 258A:1620
no personal comments 246B:1655
one question at a time 294B:1045
repeat response 230B:1415
repetition of statement due to audio interruption 273B:1030
respectful conduct 274B:1540
temper remarks 230A:1630
treat members with respect 253C:1545-1550
use of electronic devices 218A:1500, 220B:1405, 244C:1620, 250C:1335, 253A:1405, 264A:1625, 265B:1615, 265B:1625
private members' statements
debate to be non-partisan 212B:1045, 219B:1020, 219B:1055, 247B:1015, 282B:1100, 289B:1010, 289B:1045, 296B:1005-1020, 296B:1100
purpose 296B:1020
privilege matters, process 251B:1440
question period
background noise and time for answer 217B:1035
interruption and resumption 283B:1430-1435
listening to response and rules for supplemental questions 234B:1415
minister to sit down 294B:1050
public response and correspondence to Speaker 237B:1415, 237B:1425
questions taken on notice 255B:1415
responses to women MLAs 216B:1415
ring bell to end question period 228B:1100
role of Speaker 237B:1420
rules 220B:1405, 230B:1405
rules and conduct of MLAs 237B:1415-1430
Speaker allowing member to ask question 277B:1055
standing orders and power to disallow questions 235B:1050
supplemental questions 269B:1420
time for asking questions 263B:1100
tone and tenor 301B:1035
using up opportunity to ask questions 298B:1055
visitors in gallery 291B:1035
Speaker and Chair
role and discretion 251B:1440
role and responsibilities 237B:1420
Standing Order 19 and 20, enforcement of orderly conduct 237B:1420
Standing Order 26, use 267B:1730
Standing Order 47A, oral questions 237B:1420
tabling documents, rules 246A:1445
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, comments on question period 237B:1420-1425
Points of order
proposed amendment to bill 258A:1535
reference to Chair's activities 244A:1735
relevancy and scope of amendment to bill 281B:1610-1615
request for withdrawal of comments by Michelle Mungall 253C:1545-1550
unparliamentary language during question period 301B:1030-1035
Reports tabled
Auditor General
2018-19 annual report 269B:1435
2018-19 financial statements 269B:1435
2019-20–2021-22 service plan 241B:1435
Access to Emergency Health Services, February 2019 208B:1820
The B.C. Government's Internal Directory Account Management, August 2019 269B:1435
B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch Directly Awarded Contracts, July 2019 269B:1435
The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission's Management of Non-Operating Oil and Gas Sites, March 2019 220B:1440
Detection and Response to Cybersecurity Threats on B.C. Hydro's Industrial Control Systems, March 2019 220B:1440
Executive Expenses at School District 36, August 2019 269B:1435
Expense Policies and Practices in the Offices of the Speaker, Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms, September 2019 269B:1435
Managing Human Resources at the B.C. Sheriff Service, independent audit report, October 2019 279B:1430
Oversight of Contracted Residential Services for Children and Youth in Care, June 2019 269B:1435
Progress Audit: Correctional Facilities and Programs, February 2019 207B:1100
Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System, June 2019 269B:1435
The Protection of Drinking Water, July 2019 269B:1435
Understanding Our Audit Opinion on B.C.'s 2018-19 Summary Financial Statements, July 2019 269B:1435
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
2018 annual report 276B:1425
Elections B.C.
2018-19 annual report and 2019-20–2021-22 service plan 277B:1100
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform, October 22–December 20, 2018 302B:1305
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2019 Nanaimo By-election, January 30, 2019 269B:1435
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2018 General Local Elections, October 20, 2018 273B:1105
Information and Privacy Commissioner
2018-19 annual report 276B:1425
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
third report for 41st parliament 217B:1100
Merit Commissioner
2018-19 annual report 230B:1440
Ombudsperson
2018-19 annual report 269B:1435
Committed to Change: Protecting the Rights of Involuntary Patients Under the Mental Health Act, March 2019 217B:1100
Looking Ahead: Symposium on the Future of Parliamentary Ombudsman Functions and Services, November 2019 294B:1100
Police Complaint Commissioner
2018-19 annual report 276B:1425
Registrar of Lobbyists
2018-19 annual report 276B:1425
Investigation Report 19-01, Utilia Amaral 216B:1435
Investigation Report 19-02, Iuliana Calin 216B:1435
Investigation Report 19-04, Dimitri Pantazopoulos 273B:1105
Investigation Report 19-05, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Tim McMillan 273B:1105
Reconsideration Report 19-04, Dimitri Pantazopoulos 273B:1105
Representative for Children and Youth
2018-19 annual report and 2019-20 to 2021-22 service plan 269B:1435
2018-19 financial statements 269B:1435
B.C. Adoption and Permanency Options Update, August 2019 269B:1435
Caught in the Middle, November 2019 298B:1100
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M206), committee stage debate, process 265A:1535
Routley, Doug, conduct in Chamber 262B:1625
Speaker's statements
Conduct of MLAs and rules for question period 237B:1415-1425
Division on throne speech debate 198B:1010-1015
Rules for third reading debate 232B:1415
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 45), amendments to bill 297B:1825, 300B:1450-1455
Throne speech, division on debate 197B:1720-1725, 198B:1010-1015
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates process 244A:1735, 246A:1525-1530
Rural British Columbia See British Columbia by region
Rural Development Ministry See Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
Rural development strategy See Rural B.C., economic development strategy under British Columbia by region
Rural dividend program See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Rural Economic Development Minister of State

Former position (Barnett) 282B:1050-1055
Ruskin Dam

Upgrade and First Nations site preservation (D'Eith) 198B:1030-1035, 273B:1135
Russell, Shannon

Role as staff of former Citizens' Services Minister (Bond) 270B:1035
Rustad, Noreen

Community contributions and award (Bond) 286B:1350
Rusted Rake Farm

Operations and food service facility (Paton) 250C:1340
Rutishauer, Sara

Post-secondary education and debt load (Glumac) 268B:1105
Rutland Middle School, Kelowna, B.C.

Replacement project (Fleming) 248A:1525-1535 (Letnick) 248A:1515-1535 (Thomson) 208B:1635
Rysz, Terry

Comments on caribou protection consultation (Kyllo) 263B:1105
Letter on caribou protection consultation and meeting with government (Clovechok) 267B:1515-1525 (Horgan) 267B:1520-1525

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