BC Legislature - Hansard Subject Index, Fourth Session, 41st Parliament

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.

Vacancy tax See Speculation and vacancy tax
Vaccination See Immunization under Public health
Vagramov, Rob

Sexual assault charges (Stone) 273B:1105

Vaisakhi

Celebration (Cadieux) 238B:1020 (Singh) 238B:1025

Parade and waste reduction initiative (Sims) 243B:1400-1405

Valdes Island

First Nation See Lyackson First Nation

Valemount and Area Recreation Development Association

Study on snowmobile tourism (Bond) 246A:1345

Valemount, B.C.

Airstrip facility (Bond) 225B:1525

Employment programs and services in area (Bond) 246C:1615, 246C:1640-1650

Geothermal power project See Borealis GeoPower Inc.

Valemount constituency and area See Prince George–Valemount constituency and area
Valemount Glacier Destinations Ltd.

Resort project (Weaver) 202B:1615-1620

Vancity See Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
Vancouver Asahi baseball team

History and commemorative stamp (Kang) 245B:1035

Vancouver, B.C. See also Lower Mainland; Metro Vancouver; Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area; Vancouver–False Creek constituency and area; Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area; Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area; Vancouver-Langara constituency and area; Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area; Vancouver–West End constituency and area

Business costs (Bond) 253B:1355

Cambie corridor area, development (Lee) 248A:1750

Chinatown

clan associations (Wat) 252B:1015-1020

monument project (Beare) 246A:1620 (Wat) 246A:1620

proposed World Heritage Site designation (Beare) 246A:1510 (Wat) 246A:1510

City government

ability to average or phase in school tax (James) 235B:1135-1140 (Redies) 235B:1140

agreement on Chinese-Canadian heritage initiatives (Beare) 246A:1510 (Wat) 246A:1510

funding of child care spaces in school facilities (Fleming) 248A:1710-1755 (Lee) 248A:1705-1735

powers re housing (Robinson) 199B:1540

Coal Harbour, new school (Fleming) 248A:1650-1700

Cost of living and affordability issues for families (Elmore) 202B:1830-1835

Dogwood-Pearson lands, sale and allocation of revenues (Dix) 257C:1805

Downtown densification and families with children (Fleming) 248A:1650-1700 (Sullivan) 248A:1645-1655

Downtown Eastside, lane-clearing program (Reid) 269B:1355

Drug court (Thornthwaite) 282B:1025

Heritage protection (Heyman) 220B:1530

High-speed rail proposal for Vancouver-Seattle-Portland route See Railways and rail services

History of Indigenous peoples in area (Sultan) 286B:1800-1805

Homeless camps (Robinson) 253A:1655 (Sullivan) 253A:1700-1705

Hospitals See British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.; St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Hosting of international auto show (Foster) 216B:1355

Housing

additional property tax for foreign buyers See Property transfer tax

affordability and market (D'Eith) 206B:1625 (Heyman) 244B:1545-1550 (James) 250B:1635-1640 (Weaver) 243B:1815

affordability and supply (Coleman) 205B:1140 (Sullivan) 205B:1130-1135, 253A:1415-1425

affordable housing and housing agreements (Robinson) 199B:1540

modular units (Robinson) 253A:1655-1715 (Sullivan) 253A:1650-1715

rental housing supply (Sullivan) 253A:1545, 253A:1600, 253A:1645

school tax on high-value properties (Bond) 253B:1355

strategy (Robinson) 251C:1835

taxation (Redies) 202B:1435

vacant properties (Sullivan) 253A:1455

Little India area See Punjabi Market area below

Live concert events and ticket sales (Chandra Herbert) 239B:1705 (Farnworth) 239B:1635, 239B:1720 (Martin) 239B:1700-1705

Mental health and addiction services (Darcy) 206B:1815-1820

Mining industry headquarters (Mungall) 253C:1730 (Shypitka) 253C:1725-1730

Olympic Village area, school (Fleming) 248A:1700 (Sullivan) 248A:1650-1655

Property taxation of small businesses (Oakes) 298B:1045-1050 (Stone) 298B:1040-1045

Punjabi Market area, funding for revitalization (Beare) 244A:1835 (Lee) 244A:1830-1835

Recreation facilities, defibrillators (Chandra Herbert) 247B:1040

Refineries in area, history (Routledge) 261B:1010-1015

South Vancouver, seniors centre and cultural event proposals (Beare) 244A:1825-1835 (Lee) 244A:1825-1835

Technology industry (Fleming) 248A:1700 (Sullivan) 248A:1650, 291B:1015-1020

Transit services See also South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

(Chow) 204B:1520

Transit system labour dispute See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

West End See Vancouver–West End constituency and area

Vancouver Charter

(Robinson) 197B:1350, 199B:1540

Provisions (Shypitka) 293B:1835

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union

Operations (Sultan) 288B:1715

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Role in mental health services for children and youth (Thornthwaite) 244C:1635

Sepsis detection app and data processing (Eby) 271B:1820

Vancouver Economic Commission

Career fair event (Thornthwaite) 244B:1400-1405

Vancouver International Airport

International flight services (Beare) 246A:1420 (Bond) 246A:1420

Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival

Festival (Singh) 298B:1020-1025

Vancouver Island

First Nations and treaty issues (Routley) 286B:1815

Forest industry See Coastal forest industry under Forests and forest industry

Gasoline supply and shipping (Horgan) 265B:1705 (Wilkinson) 265B:1705-1710

Health care services See also Vancouver Island Health Authority

cancer treatment and caseload (Dix) 257C:1705-1710 (Stilwell) 257C:1705

cataract surgeries (Dix) 260C:1400 (Furstenau) 260C:1355

Impact of climate change (Malcolmson) 261B:1020, 290B:1725

Labour dispute in forest industry See Labour dispute in coastal forest industry under Forests and forest industry

North Island, laboratory services, petition tabled (Trevena) 293B:1435

Old-growth forest See also Nahmint Valley

harvesting (Donaldson) 225A:1730-1735, 229A:1615-1645, 230A:1500 (Furstenau) 229A:1605, 237B:1525 (Olsen) 273B:1040-1045 (Rustad) 225A:1730-1735

harvesting proposal (Donaldson) 248B:1410-1415, 255B:1410 (Furstenau) 248B:1410 (Olsen) 255B:1405-1410

protection (Donaldson) 249B:1045, 273B:1045 (Weaver) 249B:1045

Small businesses (Stilwell) 277B:1050

South Island See also Victoria, B.C.

bridge and transportation projects (Trevena) 265B:1425-1430

gang activity and youth involvement (Dean) 218B:1435

Highlands, proposed strip-mining in area, petition tabled (Horgan) 300B:1440

primary health care services (Dix) 298B:1035-1040 (Olsen) 298B:1035-1040

small business (Dean) 256B:1020

transit services (Olsen) 215B:1720-1730, 263B:1050-1055 (Trevena) 215B:1720-1730, 263B:1050-1055

transportation planning and government strategy (Olsen) 234B:1740 (Trevena) 234B:1740-1745

West Shore mobile homes fire on Craigflower Road (Dean) 272B:1340

West Shore primary health care centre See Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre, Langford, B.C.

West Shore transition house (Dean) 209B:1535

Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre

Funding (Clovechok) 267C:1400

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Mental health and addiction services (Darcy) 235B:1045 (Furstenau) 235B:1045

Role in drinking water protection (Dix) 286B:1415-1420 (Furstenau) 286B:1415

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.

Geothermal energy system (Malcolmson) 290B:1735

Government announcement event on tuition waivers (Malcolmson) 206B:1505-1510

Indigenous initiatives (Malcolmson) 296B:1135-1140

Installation ceremony for new president (Malcolmson) 296B:1135-1140

President and former president See Saucier, Deborah; Nilson, Ralph

Vancouver park board

Board (Robinson) 199B:1525

Vancouver school district See School district 39 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Stock Exchange

History (Sultan) 281B:1705-1710

The Vancouver Sun

Articles on issues

money laundering in casinos (Eby) 200B:1040

securities fraud penalties (Chandra Herbert) 281B:1735 (Sultan) 281B:1725-1730

transportation projects (Wilkinson) 209B:1510, 265B:1545-1550

white supremacism and terrorism (Thornthwaite) 226B:1105

Letter to editor on agricultural land reserve legislation (de Jong) 237B:1810

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

100th anniversary (Beare) 202B:1705

Vancouver Ultimate League

Organization (Ma) 300B:1355

Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area

Constituents' concerns re housing (Heyman) 244B:1545

Vancouver–False Creek constituency and area

Business and innovation (Sullivan) 232A:1725

Constituent case re residential tenancy dispute (Sullivan) 253A:1340

Densification and need for schools (Sullivan) 277B:1020

Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area

Description and issues (Chow) 204B:1515-1520

Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area

Community and organizations (Elmore) 202B:1830-1845

Vancouver-Langara constituency and area

Businesses, impact of property tax costs (Lee) 270B:1125

Community infrastructure projects and applications (Lee) 251C:1800-1815

Housing and social infrastructure (Lee) 248A:1750

Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area

Constituents and affordability issues (Mark) 210B:1130-1135

Vancouver–West End constituency and area

Active transportation and transit use (Chandra Herbert) 284B:1015

Alberni Street housing project (Robinson) 253A:1600 (Sullivan) 253A:1545, 253A:1645

Community and seniors network (Chandra Herbert) 270B:1020

Population experiencing mental illness, addiction and homelessness (Chandra Herbert) 282B:1025-1030

Vanderhoof, B.C.

Dementia care facility (Reid) 260C:1525

Police services (Farnworth) 290B:1410

Work camp siting on agricultural land reserve (Rustad) 284B:1050

Vaping and vapour products See Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
Vehicles See Automobiles
Venture acceleration program See Programs under High-technology industry
Verge, Genny

Athletic accomplishments (Simons) 223B:1350

Vernon Vipers hockey team

Participation in Fred Page Cup tournament (Foster) 244B:1335-1340

Veterans See Armed forces; War
ViaSport B.C.

Budget and role (Beare) 244A:1720, 244A:1730, 244A:1740-1745, 244A:1810 (Stilwell) 244A:1740-1745, 244A:1815

CEO position (Beare) 244A:1730, 244A:1745 (Stilwell) 244A:1740-1745

Victim assistance

Crime victims See Crime and criminals

Victoria, B.C. See also South Island under Vancouver Island

Homeless camp (Wilkinson) 266B:1145-1150

Indigenous language conference See First Peoples Cultural Council

James Bay urgent primary care centre project (Dix) 298B:1035

Johnson Street social housing facility and services (Horgan) 266B:1150 (Wilkinson) 266B:1150

Mental illness incidence and services (Weaver) 273B:1025-1030

Police services budget (Morris) 204B:1510 (Redies) 201B:1420 (Stewart) 204B:1705

Rental housing, evictions for renovations (Fleming) 271B:1745

Sutlej Street name and reconciliation initiative (Kahlon) 281B:1355-1400

Therapeutic recovery facility in area See View Royal, B.C.

Transit services, regional authority See Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Victoria Community Leadership Awards

Event and award recipients (Dean) 255B:1355

Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Membership and operations (Olsen) 215B:1445-1450 (Trevena) 215B:1450-1455

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, Victoria, B.C.

Funding (Dix) 260C:1430, 260C:1440 (Farnworth) 267C:1345 (Thornthwaite) 260C:1430, 267C:1345

Services (Singh) 233B:1040

Services and funding (Thornthwaite) 264C:1735

View Royal, B.C. See also South Island under Vancouver Island

Therapeutic recovery facility (Darcy) 206B:1815, 244C:1555, 244C:1610

Viking Air Ltd.

Operations (Ralston) 234A:1615

Vimy Ridge

Battle commemoration (Sullivan) 235B:1010

Battle site and monument (Routledge) 235B:1015-1020

Violence See also Crime and criminals

Bullying See Bullying and harassment

Domestic violence See also Violence against women below

directors of practice position (Conroy) 215A:1550

disclosure of offender history to at-risk persons (Lee) 256B:1010-1015

employment protection for persons experiencing violence See Leave for victims of domestic violence under Employment and unemployment

ending rental tenancies early for persons experiencing violence See Rental housing

government action (Weaver) 257B:1410

integrated care assessment teams (Conroy) 215A:1550

participants in ministry-required programs (Furstenau) 215A:1535

provincial office See Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry

response (Morris) 275B:1055-1100 (Routledge) 275B:1050-1100

services and funding (Conroy) 215A:1535-1600 (Furstenau) 215A:1535-1555 (Morris) 275B:1100

temporary housing for persons fleeing violence See Transition houses under Housing

transition houses See Housing

Ending rental tenancies early for persons experiencing violence See Rental housing

Family violence See Domestic violence above

Gang violence See Gangs

Gender-based violence See also Violence against women below

(Dean) 297B:1345

Gender-based violence, services and funding (Dean) 209B:1540

Racist hatred and violence See Discrimination and racism

Sexual violence See Sexual violence

Violence against Indigenous women (Dean) 226B:1130-1135 (Morris) 275B:1100

Violence against Indigenous women and children

missing and murdered women See Missing and murdered Indigenous women

missing and murdered women march See Women's Memorial March

Moose Hide anti-violence campaign (Ashton) 286B:1745 (D'Eith) 197B:1355-1400 (Leonard) 197B:1455 (Rustad) 296B:1120

violence (Dean) 268B:1035 (Leonard) 296B:1125-1130 (Robinson) 265A:1600 (Rustad) 265A:1550, 296B:1120-1125

Violence against women

funding for programs (Farnworth) 267C:1355 (Oakes) 267C:1355

incidence and response (Thornthwaite) 297B:1345-1350

Violence in the workplace See Occupational health and safety; particular professions and sectors

Virk, Suman

Legacy (Throne speech) 196B:1415

VISAFF See Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery

Business excellence award recipient (Stewart) 279B:1400

Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society

Impact of gas price increase (Wilkinson) 248B:1355-1400

Volunteer Cowichan

Multiculturalism grant recipient (Beare) 246A:1610

Volunteers and volunteer sector See also Non-profit sector; particular organizations and sectors; particular organizations and sectors

Contributions (D'Eith) 238B:1030 (Heyman) 208B:1545 (Kang) 237B:1410 (Oakes) 234B:1405-1410 (Sultan) 238B:1020-1025

Voters, voting, etc. See Elections
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Printing (Eby) 196B:1445

VQA wine products See Wine and wine industry
Vulnerable Adolescents Protection from E-Cigarettes (VAPE) Act, 2019 (Bill M210)

(Stone) 1R, 238B:1015

Debate, speakers (Stone) 238B:1015

Introduction (Stone) 293B:1625

Provisions (Stone) 254B:1015-1020