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.

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Wages and salaries

Fair Wages Commission See Fair Wages Commission
Living wage (Bains) 243A:1525-1535 (Leonard) 254B:1030-1045 (Martin) 243A:1525-1535 (Reid) 254B:1035-1040
Minimum wage
increase (Bains) 208B:1700, 230B:1740, 243A:1540-1555, 243A:1640 (James) 201B:1355 (Larson) 250C:1455-1510 (Martin) 243A:1535-1555, 243A:1635-1640 (Oakes) 206B:1605 (Popham) 250C:1500-1510
Liberal Party position (Ralston) 204B:1720
Pay equity for women See Women
Recovery of wages owed (Bains) 255B:1500-1505, 262B:1735 (Martin) 255B:1515, 262B:1730 (Weaver) 255B:1555
Statutory holiday pay (Thornthwaite) 257B:1420
Take-home pay See After-tax income under Income
Tips and gratuities, regulations (Bains) 255B:1500, 262B:1500, 262B:1705-1710 (Malcolmson) 254B:1055 (Martin) 262B:1500, 262B:1705-1710 (Thornthwaite) 255B:1700 (Throness) 255B:1615 (Weaver) 255B:1555
Wage levels (Bains) 208B:1655-1700 (D'Eith) 206B:1615-1620 (Kahlon) 226B:1025 (Martin) 212B:1020 (Ralston) 204B:1720 (Redies) 202B:1445
Wages in sectors See particular industries and sectors
Waller, Anne

Role in Burnaby volunteer services (Kang) 237B:1410
Walsh, Pieter

Contributions and death (Rice) 266B:1020
Walter Moberly Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Closing (Lee) 217B:1045-1050
Waneta Dam

Expansion project and acquisition (Clovechok) 216A:1450-1500 (Conroy) 209B:1615, 216A:1450-1455
Expansion project and power supply (Kyllo) 252C:1130-1135, 253C:1435 (Mungall) 252C:1135, 252C:1145, 253C:1435
Wanzhou, Meng

Extradition case See Huawei–Meng Wanzhou case
War See also Armed forces

Chinese-Canadian veterans (Wat) 221B:1030 (Yap) 220B:1405
Indigenous veterans, recognition (Ma) 296B:1105
World War I
battle of Vimy Ridge See Vimy Ridge
soldiers from B.C. (Sullivan) 235B:1010
World War II
D-Day 75th anniversary (de Jong) 266B:1040-1045 (Dean) 266B:1030 (Horgan) 266B:1040 (Weaver) 266B:1050
events in Ukraine See Ukraine
War in the woods incidents See Clayoquot Sound
Warawa, Mark

Relationship with Ukrainian-Canadian community (Lee) 283B:1530
Wardley, Brian and Joanna

Work on AIDS issues and death of Joanna (Reid) 234B:1400
Washington Post

Article on money laundering in B.C. (Eby) 210B:1035 (Olsen) 210B:1035
Washington State

First Nations and tribal casinos (Gibson) 272B:1825-1830
Governor See Inslee, Jay
Oil and gas supply to B.C. (Wilkinson) 206B:1400-1405
Partnership with B.C. on climate action, trade, technology and transportation See Trade agreements and partnerships, B.C.-Washington trade partnership under Trade
Refineries and tanker traffic (Sultan) 299B:1510 (Wilkinson) 206B:1400-1405
Tanker traffic (Milobar) 197B:1545
Visit by Premier (Milobar) 197B:1545
Waste management

Composting See Composting
Contaminated sites
identification and investigation (Heyman) 223B:1345, 246B:1600-1605
minesites (Donaldson) 213A:1440
remediation program and funding (Donaldson) 213A:1435-1455, 213A:1650-1725 (Rustad) 213A:1435-1455, 213A:1650-1725
risk assessment and data collection (Donaldson) 213A:1450, 213A:1705-1715 (Rustad) 213A:1705-1715
transfer to First Nations (Donaldson) 213A:1450-1455 (Rustad) 213A:1450
Hazardous wastes, disposal on Indigenous lands (Fraser) 297A:1615 (Lee) 297A:1610-1615
Landfill requirements (Furstenau) 223B:1420
Landfills on farmland (Paton) 206B:1650
Organic waste See also Composting
Organic waste reduction (Heyman) 239A:1520-1610 (Milobar) 239A:1510-1605
Production of energy from landfills See Bioenergy under Energy
Recycling See Recycling
Waste reduction (Leonard) 197B:1510 (Wat) 282B:1140
Waste reduction, organic waste See Organic waste reduction above; Composting
Water

Bottled water industry See Bottled water industry
Drinking water protection (Dix) 286B:1415-1420 (Furstenau) 237B:1525, 246B:1355, 286B:1415-1420, 287B:1025
Drought conditions (Donaldson) 208B:1730
Groundwater protection and regulation (Donaldson) 229A:1740-1755 (Furstenau) 229A:1740-1755
Groundwater protection and regulation for aquifers, water licences for commercial sales, petition tabled (Clovechok) 290B:1430
Water licences, commercial water sales from aquifers See Groundwater protection and regulation above
Water systems and infrastructure, clean water and wastewater program (Robinson) 213B:1615, 213B:1755-1810, 251C:1615-1625 (Stone) 213B:1755-1810, 251C:1610-1625
Watersheds See Watersheds
Wells, new wells and First Nations consultation (Donaldson) 229A:1505-1520 (Rustad) 229A:1505-1510
Water Sustainability Act

Implementation and regulations (Donaldson) 229A:1740-1755 (Furstenau) 229A:1740-1755
Provisions (Donaldson) 229A:1505-1510
Watersheds

Protection (Furstenau) 287B:1025
Protection and impact of resource extraction (Olsen) 290B:1755
WAVAW See Women Against Violence Against Women
WCB See WorkSafeBC
Weather

Climate change and impacts See Climate change
Drought See Water
Weinstein, Lyle and MacDonald, Greg

The Montessori Alzheimer's Project book on dementia care (Reid) 255A:1555-1600
Weintraub, Marvin

Academic achievements and community contributions (Lee) 276B:1350-1355
Welfare See Social welfare
Welfare Payment System Reflection Act (Bill M208)

(Thornthwaite) 1R, 237B:1400
Debate, speakers (Thornthwaite) 237B:1400
Wells See Oil and gas; Water
Wesley, Wild William

Basketball and broadcasting accomplishments (Rice) 206B:1345
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund

Comments on income assistance (Malcolmson) 271B:1555
Consultation on tenant safety legislation (Dean) 257B:1355 (Robinson) 257B:1345 (Weaver) 256B:1140, 265A:1545-1555
West Coast Railway Heritage Park

Establishment (Sturdy) 263B:1035
West End constituency and area See Vancouver–West End constituency and area
West End Seniors Network

Contributions to community (Chandra Herbert) 270B:1020
West Fraser

CEO comments on government forest policies (Horgan) 249B:1035
Houston mill operations (Rustad) 246B:1520-1525
Licence transfer (Donaldson) 244B:1805
Operations (Oakes) 240B:1040, 248B:1420, 252B:1030 (Rustad) 246B:1445-1450, 248B:1425
West Fraser Road See Quesnel, B.C.
West Kelowna, B.C. See also Kelowna West constituency and area

Police services (Farnworth) 290B:1405
School project (Fleming) 248A:1525
Westside Road See Westside Road
West Moberly First Nations

Draft agreement on caribou protection (Bernier) 243C:1755-1800 (Donaldson) 200B:1030-1035, 223A:1545, 223A:1600, 237B:1445 (Fraser) 243C:1755
Treaty negotiations and land claims (Davies) 243C:1620, 243C:1635-1640 (Fraser) 243C:1625, 243C:1635-1640
Woodlot (Bernier) 223A:1635 (Donaldson) 223A:1635
West Shore See South Island under Vancouver Island
West Vancouver, B.C. See also North Shore

School tax on high-value properties (Fleming) 248A:1510 (Sultan) 248A:1500
West Vancouver school district See School district 45 (West Vancouver)
West Vancouver Secondary School, West Vancouver, B.C.

Sports track replacement project (Fleming) 248A:1510 (Sultan) 248A:1500
West Vancouver Seniors Activity Centre, West Vancouver, B.C.

Activities and volunteers (Sultan) 238B:1025
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area

Capilano Road access to highway and safety issue See West Vancouver section under Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Housing market and vacant properties (Weaver) 243B:1815
Property assessment and taxation, constituent case (Sultan) 209B:1655-1700
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Adventure tourism activities and issues (Donaldson) 229A:1555-1605 (Sturdy) 229A:1550-1605
Emergency services and paramedics (Dix) 257C:1800 (Sturdy) 257C:1755
First Nations economic development (Sturdy) 219B:1130
Forest service roads (Sturdy) 234B:1525
Growth and health care services (Dix) 257C:1750-1800 (Sturdy) 257C:1745-1755
Highline Road See Highline Road
Parks and student park ranger program (Heyman) 241C:1550 (Milobar) 241C:1545
Small businesses and award recipients (Sturdy) 207B:1020-1025
Transit services and regional system (Sturdy) 215B:1345-1445, 224B:1105-1120 (Trevena) 215B:1345-1445, 224B:1110-1115
Transit services and regional system, local government concerns (Sturdy) 224B:1110
Westcoast Vegetables Ltd.

Impact of employer health tax on operations (Paton) 251B:1545-1550
Western Canadian Timber Products Ltd.

Operations and land claim issues (Donaldson) 225A:1635-1645 (Throness) 225A:1635-1645
Operations and layoffs (Bond) 301B:1035
Western Forest Products Inc.

Labour dispute See Labour dispute in coastal forest industry under Forests and forest industry
Operations (Rustad) 246B:1445
Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre, Langford, B.C.

Designation (Dix) 258C:1710 (Letnick) 258C:1710
Westside Road

Improvements (Kyllo) 225B:1745
WestUrban Developments Ltd.

Project funding (Robinson) 253A:1745 (Sullivan) 253A:1740
Wetlands

Legislation See No Net Loss of Wetland Act, 2019 (Bill M215)
Protection
agricultural land reserve See Protection of wetlands under Agricultural land reserve
Farmland Advantage program (Popham) 220B:1425
protection and development impact mitigation (Rustad) 252B:1010
Wet'suwet'en First Nation

Engagement in reconciliation process and meetings with government (Ashton) 243C:1655-1720 (Fraser) 241C:1745-1810, 243C:1340-1405, 243C:1655-1720, 243C:1750 (Horgan) 267B:1450-1510 (Ross) 241C:1800-1810, 243C:1340-1405, 267B:1445-1505 (Rustad) 241C:1745-1755
Event re agreement on jurisdiction of child services (Conroy) 270B:1135
Position on proposed pipeline projects and Unist'ot'en camp (Weaver) 197B:1625
Whalley constituency and area See Surrey–Whalley constituency and area
Wheelchairs

Use and regulation (Sturdy) 278B:1755-1800 (Trevena) 278B:1755-1800
Whispering Pines–Clinton Indian Band

Comments and legal action re relocation of land title records (Milobar) 237B:1450-1455
Comments on relocation of land title records (Milobar) 224B:1040
Whistleblowing

Protection for whistleblowers (Chen) 271B:1700-1705 (Dean) 271B:1715 (Dix) 271B:1800 (Eby) 270B:1105-1110, 271B:1820, 276B:1510-1525 (Farnworth) 271B:1525 (Fraser) 271B:1610 (Lee) 270B:1120, 276B:1510-1525 (Routley) 271B:1630
Protection for whistleblowers, securities industry See Securities fraud prevention and enforcement
Whistler, B.C.

Economic development and land use planning (Robinson) 199B:1540
Official community plan, requirements (Robinson) 199B:1540, 218B:1730-1735 (Sturdy) 218B:1725-1730
Tourism and resort municipality initiative program (Beare) 246A:1625
Whistler Cooks

Operations and award (Sturdy) 207B:1025
White family

Accomplishments and contributions (Routley) 286B:1820-1825
White nationalism and supremacism See Racist ideologies and movements under Discrimination and racism
White Rock, B.C. See also Surrey–White Rock constituency and area

Pier rebuilding project (Redies) 230B:1355
Rail line issue See Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway
White Rock Elementary School, Surrey, B.C.

Expansion (Fleming) 250A:1725
WIC Radio and Rafe Mair v. Kari Simpson

Defamation court case (Eby) 198B:1140-1150
Wild salmon See Fish
Wild Salmon Advisory Council

Recommendations (Weaver) 197B:1555
Role (Routley) 261B:1120, 267B:1610-1615, 296B:1025-1030 (Throne speech) 196B:1435
Wilderness See Environment
Wildfires See Fires and firefighters
Wildlife See also Animals; Fish; particular areas

Birds, protection of migratory habitat (Paton) 262B:1400
Caribou habitat (Weaver) 249B:1045
Caribou protection
areas with no caribou and re-establishment of herds (Donaldson) 223A:1745-1755 (Shypitka) 223A:1740-1750
draft agreements (Bernier) 223A:1600, 223A:1635-1645, 243C:1755-1800, 267B:1340, 267B:1350 (Bond) 223A:1715 (Davies) 223A:1705 (Donaldson) 223A:1600, 223A:1620-1640, 223A:1705, 223A:1720-1725, 223A:1800-1805 (Fraser) 243C:1755 (Horgan) 267B:1340-1355
federal government action (Barnett) 223A:1520 (Donaldson) 223A:1525-1540, 223A:1715-1725, 223A:1735 (Rustad) 223A:1525-1535
First Nations involvement (Bernier) 223A:1545-1600, 240B:1100, 243C:1755-1800 (Bond) 223A:1735 (Clovechok) 223A:1755-1800 (Donaldson) 223A:1545-1600, 223A:1735, 223A:1800 (Fraser) 243C:1800-1805 (Leonard) 240B:1055
funding (Donaldson) 223A:1455-1505 (Rustad) 223A:1455-1500
government action (Horgan) 249B:1040 (Leonard) 240B:1055-1100
habitat protection (Donaldson) 223A:1840, 291B:1045 (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045 (Rustad) 223A:1830-1835
hunting allocation (Donaldson) 249B:1040 (Weaver) 249B:1040-1045
impact on backcountry access (Bernier) 223A:1635, 240B:1045-1050, 240B:1100 (Bond) 223A:1725-1730
impact on economy and jobs (Bernier) 237B:1425-1430, 240B:1045-1050, 261B:1110-1115, 267B:1400-1405 (Bond) 237B:1440-1445 (Davies) 209B:1605, 225A:1535 (Donaldson) 225A:1540-1545, 237B:1435-1440, 237B:1450 (Horgan) 267B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 237B:1445-1450 (Shypitka) 237B:1435
impact on tenures and jobs (Bernier) 223A:1625-1635 (Donaldson) 223A:1630-1640, 223A:1820-1825 (Rustad) 223A:1820-1825, 225A:1335, 246B:1500-1510
impact on tourism (Beare) 245A:1140, 246A:1340-1400 (Bond) 245A:1140, 246A:1340-1400 (Clovechok) 245A:1140, 246A:1340, 246A:1350-1405
new parks issues (Heyman) 239A:1640-1645 (Milobar) 239A:1635-1640
population status (Donaldson) 223A:1710 (Rustad) 223A:1705
predator management (Bernier) 240B:1050, 240B:1100, 267B:1400 (Donaldson) 223A:1515, 223A:1830-1840, 291B:1040 (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045 (Rustad) 223A:1510, 223A:1825-1835
public engagement process (Barnett) 208B:1425, 223A:1515-1520 (Beare) 245A:1140 (Bernier) 210B:1010-1015, 223A:1540-1620, 237B:1425-1430, 240B:1050, 261B:1115, 267B:1340-1400, 287B:1105 (Bond) 223A:1715-1740, 237B:1440-1445, 249B:1035 (Clovechok) 223A:1800-1805, 245A:1140, 263B:1100-1105, 267B:1515-1525 (Davies) 200B:1025-1030, 223A:1640-1705 (Donaldson) 200B:1025-1035, 223A:1510, 223A:1520-1525, 223A:1535-1620, 223A:1645-1715, 223A:1735-1740, 223A:1805, 237B:1435-1450, 263B:1105-1110 (Horgan) 237B:1425-1430, 267B:1340-1400, 267B:1520-1525 (Kyllo) 263B:1105-1110 (Leonard) 240B:1055-1100 (Oakes) 261B:1105 (Rustad) 223A:1505, 223A:1530-1535, 223A:1710, 237B:1445-1450 (Shypitka) 200B:1030-1035, 223A:1740, 237B:1435 (Stewart) 246B:1415
recovery, petitions tabled (Bernier) 200B:1100, 237B:1455 (Morris) 263B:1110
recovery strategy and partnership agreement (Donaldson) 291B:1045
socioeconomic impact analysis (Beare) 246A:1345-1355 (Bernier) 223A:1600-1625 (Bond) 246A:1345 (Donaldson) 223A:1615-1620, 223A:1640, 223A:1820, 225A:1540
Conservation officers See Environment
Damage by wildlife to livestock, response See Predator damage under Livestock industry
Ecological communities, protection (Donaldson) 237B:1505, 260B:1510-1520 (Furstenau) 237B:1525 (Rustad) 260B:1510, 260B:1520
Habitat protection (Donaldson) 224A:1115-1125 (Rustad) 224A:1115-1125
Habitat restoration after wildfires See Wildfires under Fires and firefighters
Legislation See The Hunting and Fishing Heritage Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M214)
Management (Bernier) 240B:1045-1050, 240B:1100 (Leonard) 240B:1055 (Rustad) 252B:1010
Management, funding (Donaldson) 223A:1450-1455, 224A:1115-1130, 229A:1725-1735 (Furstenau) 293B:1420 (Olsen) 229A:1720-1730 (Rustad) 223A:1450-1455, 224A:1115-1130
Moose population management, hunting allocation reduction and compensation for guide-outfitters (Barnett) 210B:1050, 224A:1135 (Donaldson) 210B:1050, 224A:1140
Moose population status (Donaldson) 229A:1705-1720 (Furstenau) 229A:1655-1705
Orcas, southern resident population
habitat (Donaldson) 230A:1500 (Furstenau) 230A:1455
impact of marine traffic (Heyman) 209B:1400 (Milobar) 209B:1405 (Olsen) 234B:1800 (Sturdy) 234B:1805 (Trevena) 234B:1805 (Wilkinson) 209B:1355-1400
Plant life See Plants; Trees
Population status (Olsen) 229A:1730 (Rustad) 230A:1450
Predator management See Caribou above; Ungulates below
Species at risk
legislation (Heyman) 235A:1110 (Weaver) 294B:1035-1040
legislation and consultation (Heyman) 293B:1420, 294B:1040
protection (Clovechok) 207B:1055 (Furstenau) 248B:1410, 293B:1420 (Olsen) 291B:1045 (Weaver) 202B:1605
terminology use (Donaldson) 237B:1505
Ungulates
habitat protection (Weaver) 197B:1605
predator management (Donaldson) 224A:1135 (Rustad) 224A:1130
Wolves (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045
Wilkinson, Jonathan

Comments on caribou protection (Donaldson) 237B:1450
Wilks, David

Comments on rural dividend program (Milobar) 300B:1430
Williams, Glen

Comments on Indigenous rights legislation (Donaldson) 286B:1755
Williams Lake, B.C.

Cannabis store applications (Barnett) 262C:1525 (Eby) 262C:1525-1530 (Yap) 262C:1520-1525
Child care program and funding (Wilkinson) 273B:1050
Crime rate and police services (Morris) 265C:1650, 265C:1705
Hospital See Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake, B.C.
Mayor See Cobb, Walt
Seniors adult day programs and respite services (Barnett) 257C:1455 (Dix) 257C:1455-1500
Williston Lake

Water levels in reservoir and role in power supply (Morris) 204B:1510-1515
Willow Ranch

Cattle ranching operations, dam issues and First Nations involvement (Heyman) 241C:1510 (Stone) 241C:1450-1500
Wills See Estates
Wills, Estates and Succession Act

Amendments See also Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 9)
(D'Eith) 216B:1710, 216B:1725 (Eby) 209B:1340, 216B:1700, 218B:1625-1640 (Lee) 216B:1705-1710, 218B:1625-1635 (Routley) 216B:1740
Willson, Roland

Comments on caribou protection (Donaldson) 237B:1445
Wilson, Curtis

Death and legacy (Trevena) 284B:1005
Wilson family

Property flooding and water contamination case (Donaldson) 210B:1055 (Stone) 210B:1050
Wilson, Judy

Comments on relocation of land title records (Stone) 224B:1035, 230A:1640-1645
Wilson-Raybould, Jody

Comments on U.N. declaration (Olsen) 286B:1650-1655
Comments on uncertainty on land base (Olsen) 286B:1600
Wind power See Energy
Wine and wine industry

Exports (Ralston) 230A:1810
Sale of B.C. wine in grocery stores See Liquor sales under Alcohol
VQA program and stores (Eby) 262C:1630-1635 (Yap) 262C:1630
Wineries, events on agricultural land reserve See Uses, events related to alcohol production under Agricultural land reserve
Winter, Alan

Role as innovation commissioner (Ralston) 230A:1740, 232A:1730 (Sullivan) 232A:1725-1730
Wireless technology See Information and communications technology
Wishart Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.

Student petition on old-growth forests (Dean) 242B:1030
Witness protection program See Witness security program under Crime and criminals
Witness Security Act (Bill 4)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 198B:1015-1020; 2R, 218B:1330-1600; C, 241A:1750-1815, 242A:1115-1145, 243A:1335-1440; reporting of bill, 243B:1445; 3R, 259B:1110; RA, 260B:1735
Amdts: sec. 1 (Farnworth) 241A:1755, approved 241A:1755; sec. 38 (Farnworth) 243A:1430, approved 243A:1430; sec. 46 (Farnworth) 243A:1435, approved 243A:1435
Debate, speakers (Bains) 218B:1530-1545 (Begg) 218B:1515-1530 (Brar) 218B:1450-1500 (Cadieux) 218B:1500-1510 (Coleman) 218B:1410-1430, 241A:1810-1815, 242A:1115-1145 (Dean) 218B:1430-1440 (Farnworth) 198B:1020, 218B:1330-1340, 218B:1545-1600, 241A:1755-1815, 242A:1115-1145, 243A:1340-1440 (Morris) 218B:1340-1355, 241A:1755-1810, 243A:1340-1440 (Sims) 218B:1355-1410 (Singh) 218B:1510-1515 (Stewart) 218B:1440-1450 (Weaver) 218B:1515
Definitions, "service provider" (Farnworth) 241A:1755
Development and consultation (Dean) 218B:1440 (Farnworth) 218B:1340, 218B:1600, 242A:1115, 242A:1125, 243A:1440 (Sims) 218B:1400
Offences (Farnworth) 243A:1440 (Morris) 243A:1440
Purpose (Farnworth) 198B:1020, 218B:1330-1340
Regulations (Coleman) 241A:1810 (Farnworth) 243A:1430
Wolf Gage, Rebecca

Climate activism (Furstenau) 206B:1530
Wolves See Wildlife
Women

Access to menstrual products See Menstrual products
Contributions of women in B.C. history (Dean) 276B:1345
Employment and workforce participation See Labour force participation under Labour
Employment equity See Employment and unemployment
Gender based–analysis initiative See Policy development, gender- and diversity-based analysis under Government
Pay equity
gender pay gap (Cadieux) 235B:1045-1050
gender pay gap, reporting (Cadieux) 216B:1345
legislation See also Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M203)
pay equity (Bains) 243A:1515 (Dean) 247B:1010-1015 (Martin) 243A:1515, 247B:1005-1015
Systemic discrimination See Discrimination and racism
Violence against women See Violence
Violence against women, transition houses See Transition houses under Housing
Women and leadership (Furstenau) 217B:1025 (Ross) 216B:1350
Women in sectors
business See Business
corrections system See Corrections system
engineering See Engineers
geoscience See Geoscientists
labour See Labour
politics See Politics and politicians
skilled trades See Skills training
Women MLAs See Women members under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Women's equality and gender equity (Dean) 209B:1525-1540, 217B:1020-1025, 247B:1010-1015, 271B:1715 (Kang) 212B:1055 (Leonard) 212B:1030-1045
Women's equality and rights (Furstenau) 259B:1020-1025
Women's equality and rights, "Persons" court case (de Jong) 237B:1755-1800
Women's roles and empowerment (Isaacs) 217B:1015
Women Against Violence Against Women

Services (Eby) 264C:1730-1735 (Thornthwaite) 264C:1735, 266C:1140
Women's History Month

Celebration (Dean) 276B:1345
Women's Memorial March

Vancouver march (Dean) 198B:1035
Wong, Henry

Life experiences (Rice) 203B:1025
Wong, Richard

Leadership accomplishments (Wat) 263B:1025
Wong, Thomas Kwok Hung (Tommy)

Service in armed forces (Wat) 221B:1030 (Yap) 220B:1405, 226B:1115
Wood products and uses See Forests and forest industry
Wood waste

Beehive burners (Rustad) 227A:1705
Slash burning (Weaver) 202B:1535
Slash burning, emissions See Emissions from sectors under Greenhouse gas emissions
Use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Utilization (Donaldson) 227A:1525-1545, 227A:1635-1640, 227A:1700-1710, 229A:1400, 230A:1505 (Oakes) 274B:1350 (Rustad) 227A:1525-1545, 227A:1630, 227A:1655-1705 (Tegart) 229A:1355
Woodfibre LNG Ltd.

LNG facility project, petition tabled (Eby) 265B:1445
Woodlot expansion program See Forests and forest industry
Woodwynn Farms

Changes to field appearance and possible herbicide use (Olsen) 237B:1435-1440 (Robinson) 237B:1440
Woolley, Pieta

Research on gas prices (Simons) 299B:1400
WorkBC Employment Services Centres

Administration and computer system issues (Bond) 246C:1630 (Cadieux) 246C:1510 (Simpson) 246C:1510-1515, 246C:1635
Contract information breakdown (Clovechok) 246C:1710 (Simpson) 246C:1715
Services, contracts and procurement process (Bond) 234A:1700, 246C:1535-1650 (Cadieux) 246C:1500-1535 (Clovechok) 246C:1650-1710 (Hunt) 248C:1435-1445 (Olsen) 231B:1035 (Ralston) 234A:1700 (Simpson) 213B:1410-1415, 231B:1035, 246C:1505-1535, 246C:1540-1710, 248C:1435-1445 (Weaver) 213B:1405-1410
Worker Bee Honey Co.

Operations (Throness) 206B:1345-1350
Workers See also Employment and unemployment; Labour; particular sectors

Day of mourning See National Day of Mourning
Employment standards See Employment and unemployment
Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
Government support (Bains) 208B:1700-1705
Government support and initiatives (Elmore) 289B:1140
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Labour relations See Labour
Non-unionized workers See Unionized and non-unionized workers under Trade unions
Retirement See Retirement
Rights
association with organizations (Martin) 212B:1030
opportunities (Elmore) 289B:1135-1140
protection See also Employment standards under Employment and unemployment
(Fleming) 257B:1620 (Simpson) 257B:1545-1555
rights (Coleman) 257B:1510 (Martin) 255B:1735
Role and contributions (Routledge) 244B:1350
Skilled workers See Skills training
Supply See also Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
(Bains) 243A:1640-1645
Temporary foreign workers See Immigration
Tipping See Tips and gratuities under Wages and salaries
Training See Skills training; particular sectors
Wages See Wages and salaries
Working poor See Poverty
Workers compensation See also WorkSafeBC

Claims process (Bains) 251A:1810 (Martin) 251A:1810
Compensation and survivors benefits for workers exposed to hazardous chemicals (Simons) 301B:1020-1025
Compensation for firefighters (Bains) 238B:1010, 241B:1555-1605, 251A:1800-1810 (Gibson) 241B:1635-1640 (James) 241B:1650 (Malcolmson) 241B:1630-1635 (Martin) 241B:1610, 251A:1800-1810 (Stewart) 241B:1640-1650 (Weaver) 241B:1610
Compensation for workers with mental health disorders See also Presumptive conditions category below
(Bains) 243A:1615-1620 (Martin) 243A:1610-1620 (Weaver) 241B:1615-1620
Legislation See also Workers Compensation Act; Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 18)
Presumptive conditions category (Bains) 241B:1555-1600, 251A:1805 (Gibson) 241B:1635-1640 (Malcolmson) 241B:1630 (Martin) 241B:1605-1610 (Weaver) 241B:1610-1625
Presumptive conditions category, expansion and caseload (Bains) 243A:1500-1505 (Martin) 243A:1500-1505
Recipients, access to physiotherapy (Bains) 243A:1645 (Martin) 243A:1645
System
gender- and diversity-based analysis (Bains) 243A:1515-1520 (Martin) 243A:1515-1520
payroll information (James) 236B:1555-1600 (Redies) 236B:1555
report and recommendations (Bains) 243A:1620, 243A:1630
system (Bains) 243A:1510
Workers Compensation Act

Administration and enforcement (James) 236B:1555-1600 (Redies) 236B:1555
Amendments in 2018, debate (Weaver) 241B:1620
Definitions, "firefighter" (Bains) 241B:1600, 251A:1800
Revision process and regulations (Eby) 293B:1825
Revision, referral to committee (Farnworth) 266B:1125
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 18)

(Minister of Labour) 1R, 238B:1010; 2R, 241B:1555-1650; C, 251A:1800-1810; 3R, 251B:1815; RA, 260B:1735
Debate, speakers (Bains) 238B:1010, 241B:1555-1605, 251A:1800-1810 (Gibson) 241B:1635-1640 (James) 241B:1650 (Malcolmson) 241B:1625-1635 (Martin) 241B:1605-1610, 251A:1800-1810 (Stewart) 241B:1640-1650 (Weaver) 241B:1610-1625
Definitions, "firefighter" (Bains) 251A:1810
Purpose (Bains) 238B:1010, 251A:1800
Retroactivity (Bains) 251A:1810 (Martin) 251A:1805-1810
Workforce development agreement See Employment and unemployment
WorkSafeBC See also Occupational health and safety; Workers compensation

Annual report, 2018, and 2019-21 service plan, tabled (Bains) 262B:1440
Operations and review (Bains) 243A:1455, 243A:1510-1520
Review and participation of employer groups (Bains) 287B:1100-1105 (Martin) 287B:1100
Review and reforms (Bains) 243A:1620-1630, 243A:1805 (Martin) 243A:1505, 243A:1515-1520, 243A:1620-1630
Surplus and allocation of funds (Bains) 243A:1510-1515 (Martin) 243A:1510-1515
Work-study programs See Cooperative education and work experience programs under Post-secondary education
World Cerebral Palsy Day

Events and purpose (Kang) 269B:1350
World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Purpose and exhibits (de Jong) 245B:1020-1025
World Junior Hockey Championship

2018 event in B.C., attendance by government officials (Beare) 244A:1520-1530 (Clovechok) 244A:1520-1530
World Mental Health Day

Observance (D'Eith) 273B:1025 (Thornthwaite) 273B:1015-1020 (Weaver) 273B:1025
World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships

Hosting by Prince George (Bond) 206B:1355
World Trade University Canada Establishment Act

Repeal See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 29)
(Eby) 241B:1445, 241B:1505 (Fleming) 241B:1500-1505
World Trade University project See Chilliwack, B.C.
World War I, II See War
Worth, Leigha

Comments on income assistance (Malcolmson) 271B:1555
Wounded Warriors Canada

Fundraising run for injured veterans (Malcolmson) 210B:1015-1020
Wright, Don

Investigation into regulatory options re gas prices (Ralston) 242B:1040, 242B:1050
Recommendations on forest industry (Donaldson) 227A:1620 (Rustad) 227A:1615
Wright, Fred

Review of ferry system in 2001 See Reviews under Ferries and ferry services
Wrightman, Gordon

Cabin and speculation tax case (Redies) 216B:1410
Comments on impact of speculation tax (Redies) 252B:1115
Written questions on notice

Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)
question 2 on order paper, answer tabled (Trevena) 293B:1440
WSÁNEĆ Nation

Impact of land development (Olsen) 237B:1825-1830
Naming traditions (Olsen) 245B:1130-1135
Traditional story of great flood and place of refuge (Heyman) 245B:1150 (Olsen) 245B:1125
Wu, Frank

Advocacy on autism issues (Wat) 209B:1350
Wyse, Michael

Work on First Nations agreements (Malcolmson) 286B:1735
Wyse, Viola

Leadership and funeral (Malcolmson) 206B:1450-1455

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