Fifth Session, 41st Parliament – 2020
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

MEMBERS INDEX
speeches by Members; topics debated
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; sec. - section; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent

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Bains, Hon. Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
awareness and updates on WorkSafeBC 4CSA:1350 (Kyllo) 4CSA:1350-1400
comments on issues
workers compensation and COVID-19 (Lee) 2CW:1645, 2CW:1700
WorkSafeBC accident fund (Kyllo) 4CSA:1355-1400
WorkSafeBC and COVID-19 presumption (Lee) 4CSA:1625
WorkSafeBC surplus (Martin) 343B:1540
constituents thanked 316B:1540
family thanked 305B:1135
handling of temporary layoff extension issue 4CSA:1805 (Martin) 4CSA:1805
letters from business community (Bond) 328B:1425, 344B:1040-1045, 346B:1420-1425 (Cadieux) 344B:1050 (de Jong) 344B:1045-1050, 346B:1425-1430 (Horgan) 344B:1025 (Johal) 328B:1410, 344B:1025, 346B:1405 (Milobar) 328B:1420, 344B:1035-1040 (Wilkinson) 344B:1020-1025
B.C. Federation of Labour, letter on workers compensation coverage for COVID-19 4CSA:1645
B.C. Investment Management Corp., role 4CSA:1355, 4CSA:1435
B.C., legacy for children 305B:1135
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 305B:1140-1155, 316B:1545, 316B:1600-1605
B.C. NDP government, accomplishments 305B:1140-1150
Budget debate 316B:1540-1610
Budgets, 2020-21 budget, content and priorities 316B:1555-1610
Child care, government plan 305B:1140
Children and youth, child opportunity benefit 316B:1555
Concrete B.C., letter to government on workers compensation and COVID-19 2CW:1725
Consumers, cost of living, government action 305B:1140-1145
COVID-19
personal protective equipment and supplies, supply hub initiative 4CSA:1500
safety protocols guidance and information 4CSA:1450-1455, 4CSA:1510-1515
dispute resolution 4CSA:1525
sector-specific guidelines 4CSA:1450, 4CSA:1520
COVID-19 business impact and supports 4CSA:1450-1515, 4CSA:1530-1550, 4CSA:1610-1615, 329B:1105-1115, 343B:1620-1625, 344B:1040-1055, 346B:1405-1410
employee layoff time limits and severance pay issues 4CSA:1800-1820, 329B:1055-1115
federal initiatives 4CSA:1500
tax payment deferrals for businesses 4CSA:1500
COVID-19 economic recovery
consultation 4CSA:1505
economic recovery 3CSA:1140-1145
phased restart 4CSA:1510-1515
task force 3CSA:1155, 4CSA:1500-1505
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
Canada emergency response benefit 4CSA:1815
paid sick leave 3CSA:1145-1150, 4CSA:1440-1445, 4CSA:1720
precarious and vulnerable workers 3CSA:1135-1140
temporary foreign workers 4CSA:1800
wages and wage subsidy program 4CSA:1530-1550, 4CSA:1610
COVID-19 impact and government response
economy and jobs, data collection 3CSA:1140
federal initiatives 3CSA:1150, 4CSA:1445
government response 4CSA:1555
workers compensation system 2CW:1520-1730, 3CSA:1125-1130, 4CSA:1335-1440, 4CSA:1615-1750
Crime and criminals, government action on issues 305B:1150
D'Avignon, Greg, comments on temporary layoff provisions 4CSA:1805
Economy
conditions 316B:1600-1605
distribution of benefits 316B:1610
sustainable development, emerging economy task force 3CSA:1155
Education
government investment 316B:1545
system and initiatives 305B:1145
Employment and unemployment
employment standards
compliance and enforcement 343B:1515
provisions 329B:1055, 329B:1110
reforms and enforcement 306B:1340
leave for victims of domestic or sexual violence 306B:1345
leave in other jurisdictions 324B:1120
paid leave 321B:1020, 324B:1115-1125, 328B:1505, 341B:1635-1655
paid sick leave 2CW:1635
precarious employment and income insecurity 3CSA:1135-1140
unpaid job-protected leave 306B:1340-1345
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 5)
debate 321B:1020, 324B:1115-1125, 328B:1505, 341B:1635-1655
debate by MLAs and support 328B:1505
development of bill, stakeholder consultation process 324B:1115-1125, 341B:1635
regulations 341B:1650-1655
Employment standards branch
budget allocation 4CSA:1755
changes 3CSA:1100
Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9), debate in committee stage, relevance 325B:1350
Fair Wages Commission, work and recommendations 4CSA:1530-1545, 4CSA:1610
Families, government support and initiatives 316B:1555-1600
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 316B:1605
forest-dependent communities and workers, transition support and retirement bridging program 306B:1340, 317B:1055-1100
government forest policies 306B:1335, 316B:1605
industry conditions and government response 306B:1335, 316B:1605
Government, capital projects
land acquisition 316B:1545
management 305B:1150-1155
Health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 305B:1145, 316B:1540-1550
urgent and primary care centres 305B:1145
Immigration, temporary foreign workers registry 4CSA:1755, 306B:1340
Income tax rates 316B:1555
Insurance Corporation of B.C., financial status and management 305B:1140-1145
Introductions by members 305B:1010, 307B:1005, 321B:1010
Labour
community benefits agreement, benefits 305B:1150-1155
labour relations code 306B:1340
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 3CSA:1050-1155, 4CSA:1335-1825
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 3CSA:1050-1110
budget and priorities 3CSA:1050, 4CSA:1755
estimates participants and staff thanked 4CSA:1820-1825
letter from B.C. Federation of Labour 4CSA:1645
minister, awareness and updates on WorkSafeBC 4CSA:1350
minister, handling of temporary layoff extension issue 4CSA:1805
Legislature, bills process, committee stage and third reading
questions more appropriate for estimates 2CW:1630
relevance of debate 2CW:1615, 325B:1350
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities
removal of tolls from area bridges 305B:1140
transit services 305B:1150
MLAs, remuneration, salary holdback component for ministers 3CSA:1055
Occupational health and safety
safety standards
investigations and enforcement 343B:1525-1530, 350B:1700-1715
violations and publishing of facts 350B:1705-1710
workers killed or injured on the job, victim impact statements in court cases 343B:1530, 350B:1715
workplace health and safety
government support 343B:1510-1515
incidence of trauma and psychological injury 351B:1655
investigations and enforcement 343B:1525-1530
Ombudsperson, recommendation on WorkSafeBC powers 350B:1720, 350B:1755, 351B:1520, 351B:1540
Oral questions (response)
Impact of changes to workers compensation system 344B:1025-1055, 346B:1405-1435
Retirement bridging program for forest workers 317B:1055-1100
Small business employee layoffs and severance pay issues 329B:1055-1115
PharmaCare program, deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 305B:1150
Points of order
relevance of debate to section 325B:1350
Poverty, working poor 306B:1340
Provincial health officer, COVID-19 response 4CSA:1515-1520
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital projects and seismic upgrades 316B:1550
enrolment and portable use 316B:1540-1545
Schools
capital projects 305B:1145
capital projects and seismic upgrades 316B:1550
Seniors, government support 305B:1150
Sexual violence, impact 324B:1120
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, funding 305B:1150
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on employment status of ride-hailing drivers 3CSA:1135
Surrey
government investment 316B:1550-1555
growth and infrastructure needs 316B:1540-1555
health care facilities and new hospital 316B:1540-1555
health care facilities and services 305B:1145
Surrey Board of Trade, comments on workers compensation changes 346B:1425
Surrey-Newton constituency and area, issues and concerns 316B:1540-1545
Taxation, government policies 316B:1555-1600
Teachers, government relationship with teachers 316B:1545
Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, implementation 4CSA:1755
Throne speech debate 305B:1135-1155, 306B:1330-1345
Tolls, tolling policy 305B:1140
Transit services, expansion and government investment 305B:1150
Violence, domestic violence, impact 324B:1120
Wages and salaries
living wage 4CSA:1610
minimum wage, increase 4CSA:1530-1550, 4CSA:1610-1615, 305B:1140, 306B:1340
Workers
government support and initiatives 306B:1335-1345
protection 3CSA:1135-1140
Workers compensation
claims 351B:1620
claims process 3CSA:1125-1130, 4CSA:1335
compensation benefits
determination of retirement age 2CW:1440-1500, 2CW:1815
maximum insurable earnings 2CW:1505-1510, 343B:1520-1525
permanent disability 1CW:1030-1100, 1CW:1120, 2CW:1400-1405, 343B:1520
compensation for workers with chronic pain 2CW:1335-1350
compensation for workers with COVID-19, caseload and claims adjudication 2CW:1520-1635, 4CSA:1700-1730
compensation for workers with mental health disorders 1CW:1135-1140, 2CW:1330, 4CSA:1335, 343B:1525, 351B:1610-1620, 351B:1655
compensation for workers with mental health disorders, claims 1CW:1155
premiums 2CW:1355, 343B:1625, 344B:1035-1040, 344B:1050, 351B:1720
premiums, collection 2CW:1735-1750, 343B:1530
presumptive conditions category
addition of COVID-19 2CW:1520-1730, 4CSA:1615-1655, 4CSA:1725-1750, 339B:1010, 343B:1535
expansion and caseload 4CSA:1335
rehabilitation and access to health services 343B:1525, 351B:1625-1720
reports and reviews 3CSA:1110-1125, 343B:1515-1520
accident fund review 3CSA:1125, 343B:1515
legislation report and recommendations 1CW:0955, 1CW:1010, 1CW:1130, 1CW:1150, 2CW:1750, 343B:1520, 344B:1030-1035, 344B:1050, 346B:1410, 346B:1430
recommendations and implementation 339B:1010
reports and recommendations 351B:1715
review of implementation of mill explosion report recommendations 343B:1515, 350B:1700-1705
worker-centric approach report and implementation 3CSA:1110-1115
system
changes 339B:1010, 343B:1515-1535, 350B:1700-1755, 351B:1445-1720
changes and costs 1CW:0935-1000, 1CW:1020-1025, 2CW:1410-1425, 2CW:1510, 2CW:1755, 351B:1715
changes and impact 1CW:1000-1015, 1CW:1030-1150, 2CW:1330-1815, 343B:1620-1625, 344B:1025-1055, 346B:1405-1435
principles 4CSA:1425
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23), debate 1CW:0935-1155, 2CW:1330-1815, 339B:1010, 343B:1510-1535, 343B:1620-1625, 350B:1700-1755, 351B:1445-1720
Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal, authority and powers 343B:1530
WorkSafeBC
accident fund and surplus
management 1CW:0945, 2CW:1550-1615, 343B:1515
management and COVID-19 impact 3CSA:1120-1125, 4CSA:1340-1400, 4CSA:1430-1440
administration costs 4CSA:1405-1430
authority and powers 343B:1525-1535, 350B:1715
board
decision-making process and consultation 2CW:1640, 2CW:1700-1730
letter to government re COVID-19 presumption policy 2CW:1715
COVID-19 response 4CSA:1450-1455, 4CSA:1510-1525
financial status 1CW:0955
reconsiderations, corrections of obvious errors and omissions 2CW:1805-1810, 350B:1720-1755, 351B:1445-1605
relationship with government 2CW:1640-1705, 2CW:1725-1730, 4CSA:1615-1655, 4CSA:1740-1745
role and responsibilities 4CSA:1345, 4CSA:1425, 4CSA:1750
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
meeting with Forests Minister 20CSA:1815-1820 (Donaldson) 20CSA:1820
staff and constituents thanked 315B:1610
visits to mines 330B:1705
Agricultural land reserve, satellite surveillance of lands 322B:1810-1815
Agriculture, financial assistance and insurance programs, compensation for losses due to natural disasters 10CSA:1720-1740
Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee, report and recommendations on meat production and inspection 10CSA:1740-1745
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 10CSA:1720-1755
estimates process, written questions and answers 10CSA:1755
staff, outreach to ranchers 10CSA:1735-1740
AgriStability program, coverage for ranchers affected by flooding 10CSA:1720-1735
Boat launch infrastructure 10CSC:1605-1610
B.C. Assessment Authority, role 318B:1620
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
community development funding 353B:1705-1710
economic development 353B:1655-1725
government investment and support 322B:1805-1815
issues and government support 315B:1610-1625
physicians 16CSC:1410
rural dividend program 312B:1115, 322B:1815
B.C. Coroners Service, policy on removal of deceased from private homes 18CSC:1705-1710
B.C. Forestry Alliance, activities and comments on forest industry issues 315B:1615
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, taxation 315B:1610
B.C. Natural Resources Forum, event 322B:1815
B.C. NDP government, performance in 1990s 315B:1610
B.C. Snowmobile Federation, economic study of snowmobile recreation and tourism 318A:1720
B.C. Wildlife Federation, information on hunting on First Nations treaty lands 20CSA:1735
Budget debate 315B:1605-1625
Budgets, 2020-21 budget 312B:1110, 315B:1610-1625
Cariboo area
child development centres 322A:1635
emergency ferry service access 2CSC:1740
highways and roads, rehabilitation and gravel supply 4CSC:1800-1810
lakes, boat launch conditions 10CSC:1605-1610
ranching industry, support 315B:1620
regional taxation 318B:1615
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, redevelopment 16CSC:1410
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
constituent cases
eligibility for electricity payment deferral 7CSC:0950
property map and First Nations notice of claim 20CSA:1740-1750
provincial nominee program 14CSA:1530-1540
coroner services 18CSC:1705-1710
events and volunteer activities 348B:1345-1350
forest industry, access to fibre 20CSA:1820
high-speed Internet service 8CSA:1735-1745
highway access and tourism 334B:1010-1015
issues and government response 322B:1805-1810
meat production and slaughter facilities 10CSA:1755
mental health services, counsellors 10CSC:1820
mining industry 330B:1655-1700
resource road project, tourism partnership and funding 318A:1710-1715
senior's hospital experience during COVID-19 327B:1050
tourism industry and issues 318A:1715-1725
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 323A:1635-1640
Children and youth
early childhood development
child development centres 322A:1635-1640
early intervention services and funding 323A:1635-1640
early childhood educators, wages and supply 323A:1635-1640
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 8CSA:1735-1745
Consumers, cost of living for seniors 327B:1040
COVID-19 business impact and supports 353B:1710-1715
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
digital connectivity issues and rural schools 2CSA:1510-1520
steering committee 2CSA:1520
COVID-19 impact and government response
meat production sector 10CSA:1750
seniors 327B:1040-1055
COVID-19 long-term and residential care impact and supports
impact on residents, families and staff 327B:1040-1045
visitor restrictions 327B:1045
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports 334B:1015
Cowboy Heritage Week 324B:1025
Cycling infrastructure, rural networks and funding 4CSC:1810
Dams, regulation and decommissioning 8CSC:1615
Education funding
independent schools, independent distributed learning 2CSA:1510-1515
rural schools 2CSA:1515
special education and special needs 2CSA:1515
Education Ministry, estimates debate 2CSA:1510-1520
Energy, electricity rates, deferral of payments during COVID-19 7CSC:0950
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7CSC:0950
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 8CSC:1610-1620, 10CSC:1605-1610
Esk'etemc First Nation, treaty negotiations 12CSA:1350
Ferries and ferry services
routes and services, service to Bella Coola and Bella Bella 2CSC:1735-1740
vessels, Sea Wolf and Nimpkish 2CSC:1735-1740
First Nations and Indigenous persons, treaty lands, boundary information 20CSA:1735-1740
Food and food industry
meat inspection system and staffing 10CSA:1745-1755
slaughter licensing 10CSA:1740
Forests and forest industry
export of product and expansion of market 322B:1810
forest roads, decommissions 353B:1720
forest-dependent communities and workers
issues and support 312B:1110-1115, 315B:1610-1620
transition support and retirement bridging program 312B:1115, 317B:1055
industry, conditions and government response 312B:1110-1115, 315B:1610-1620, 322B:1805-1810
labour dispute in coastal forest industry 312B:1110-1115, 315B:1610-1615, 322B:1805
land base protection and working forest proposal 315B:1615
mountain pine beetle infestation 315B:1610
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 20CSA:1725-1825, 353B:1655-1730
estimates process, written answers to questions 353B:1705-1710, 353B:1730
rural development component 353B:1655-1725
Foundry, facilities and services 10CSC:1825
Guide-outfitters
compensation for fees for unused permits and licenses 20CSA:1755-1805
compensation for park user fees 8CSC:1610
government support 318A:1715
Health care facilities and hospitals, COVID-19 impact and government response, visitor restrictions 327B:1050
Health Ministry, estimates debate 16CSC:1410-1415
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation, gravel supply 4CSC:1800-1810
Horgan, John
attendance at natural resources forum 322B:1815
foreign visits and trade missions 322B:1810
Hunting on First Nations treaty lands, information 20CSA:1725-1740
Immigration, provincial nominee program 14CSA:1530-1540
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach, remediation of site 330B:1655-1700
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 12CSA:1335-1355
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service expansion initiative for rural and Indigenous communities 2CSA:1510, 8CSA:1735-1745
Infrastructure, government investment and projects 353B:1705
Introductions by members 307B:1010, 324B:1015-1020
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness Ministry, estimates debate 14CSA:1530-1540
Legislature, staff thanked 315B:1605
Lekstrom, Blair, role re caribou protection consultation 315B:1620
Livestock industry, ranching industry
heritage 324B:1025
impact of dam maintenance issues 8CSC:1615
impact of flooding and government support and outreach 10CSA:1720-1740
Local government, powers and responsibilities 318B:1615-1620
Long-term and residential care system, call for review 327B:1045
Loonies for Loggers, fundraising campaign 312B:1115
Mental health and addiction
counselling services and grants 10CSC:1820
services 347B:1135-1140
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 10CSC:1820-1825
Mines Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 6), debate 330B:1655-1705
Mines and mining industry
regulation 330B:1655-1705
role in economy and society 330B:1655-1705
Motions
Forest industry and land base 312B:1110-1115
Supports in supportive housing projects 347B:1135-1140
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 10), debate 318B:1610-1620
Northern Development Initiative Trust, funding of Internet service expansion projects 8CSA:1735
Nottingham case, case re property map and First Nations notice of claim 20CSA:1740-1750
Oral questions
Retirement bridging program for forest workers 317B:1055
Parliament Buildings, protest in precinct supporting forest workers 315B:1610
Physicians, family physicians, supply 16CSC:1410
Prayers and reflections 310B:1005
Private members' statements
Moose cow and calf cull 337B:1005-1015
Seniors and affordability 327B:1040-1055
Property tax
assessment of property 318B:1620
interim business property tax relief program 318B:1615-1620
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 18CSC:1705-1710
Resources and resource industries
industries, conditions 322B:1815
resource roads, decommissions 353B:1715-1720
Royal Inland Hospital, surgical patient experience during COVID-19 327B:1050
Schools, rural schools 2CSA:1510-1520
Secwépemc peoples
treaty negotiations 12CSA:1350
treaty negotiations and ranch purchase 353B:1725-1730
Snowmobiling, economic impact and trail funding from licence fees 318A:1720
Social welfare, government investment and action on issues 347B:1135-1140
Sports and recreation, outdoor recreation, snowmobiling 318A:1720
Standen, Jim, meeting re park infrastructure projects 10CSC:1610
Statements by members
Cowboy Heritage Week 324B:1025
Events and volunteer activities in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 348B:1345-1350
Tourism in Cariboo-Chilcotin 334B:1010-1015
Supreme Court of Canada, rulings on issues
appeal case re Trans Mountain oil pipeline project 322B:1815
Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 12CSA:1335
Taxation, government policies 315B:1610, 315B:1620, 318B:1615
Teachers, specialist teachers 2CSA:1515
Throne speech debate 322B:1805-1815
Throne speech, role of throne speeches 322B:1805
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 318A:1710-1725
Tourism industry, emergency planning and preparedness 318A:1725
Trade
exports and markets, conditions and diversification 322B:1810
trade between B.C. and Asia 322B:1810
trade missions, delegation to U.S. 322B:1810
trade representatives and offices 322B:1810
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 2CSC:1735-1740, 4CSC:1800-1810
staff thanked 4CSC:1800
Transportation infrastructure, funding priorities 4CSC:1805-1810
Tsilhqot'in Nation, Nenqay Deni accord and impact on tenure holders 20CSA:1805-1820
Wildlife
caribou protection
government action and predator management 337B:1005-1015
public engagement process 315B:1620
management, First Nations consultation 337B:1010-1015
moose population, cow-calf hunting 337B:1005-1015
moose population management, hunting allocation reduction and compensation for guide-outfitters 20CSA:1750-1755
wolves 337B:1005
Williams Lake
family physicians 16CSC:1410
mental health services for children and youth, Foundry centre 10CSC:1825
Xeni Gwet'in First Nation
agreement with government on title lands and tenure holder issues 20CSA:1805-1820
land title ruling
road access 12CSA:1340
tourism operations and compensation issues 12CSA:1335-1340
triparty agreement 12CSA:1345
Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
response to questions in estimates debate 318A:1550 (Bernier) 318A:1525-1530 (Bond) 318A:1540 (Clovechok) 318A:1530, 318A:1550
Arts and culture
government funding and support 309B:1825, 320A:1710-1755
programs, touring initiative 320A:1715
Automobiles, clean energy vehicle program and funding 309B:1845
Barkerville Historic Town, role in tourism and government support 318A:1650
B.C., 150th anniversary of entering Confederation, commemorative initiatives 320A:1735-1740
B.C. Arts Council
annual report, 2019-20, tabled 357B:1105
budget and operations 320A:1710-1715
funding 309B:1825
B.C. NDP government, priorities 309B:1820-1845, 318A:1340
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
budget and operations 320A:1520-1530, 320A:1645-1650
COVID-19 impact on revenues and government support 8CSA:1510-1515
employer health tax costs 320A:1525-1530
B.C. Place Stadium, naming rights sponsor, selection process 320A:1650
Budget debate 309B:1820-1845
Budgets, 2020-21 budget 309B:1820-1845, 318A:1340
Cariboo Chilcotin Tourism Association, activities and funding 318A:1715-1725
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
resource road project, tourism partnership and funding 318A:1715
tourism industry and issues 318A:1715-1725
Child care, government plan, funding 309B:1835
Children and youth, child opportunity benefit 309B:1835
China, market for B.C. tourism, COVID-19 impact 318A:1420
Chinese Canadians, museum initiative
funding 309B:1830
project office 7CSA:1130-1155
Citizens' Services Ministry, role and responsibilities, multiculturalism 8CSA:1420-1430
CleanBC plan 309B:1835, 309B:1845
Construction industry, retrofits of education and health facilities for energy efficiency 309B:1845
Consumers, cost of living, government action 309B:1830-1835
Convention centres, COVID-19 impact on bookings 318A:1435
COVID-19 business impact and supports 349B:1020-1025
COVID-19 economic recovery
funding and consultation 8CSA:1500
task force representation from tourism industry 8CSA:1600-1605
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports 8CSA:1445-1610, 318A:1420-1440, 333B:1355-1400, 334B:1025-1030, 336B:1420, 338B:1420-1425, 341B:1420, 349B:1020-1025
federal role 8CSA:1600
Destination B.C.
budget and funding 8CSA:1455, 318A:1355-1400, 320A:1450-1520
COVID-19 response action plan 318A:1425-1430
COVID-19 response and initiatives 333B:1400, 334B:1030, 336B:1420
employer health tax costs 318A:1455-1500
role re local tourism associations and initiatives 318A:1610
staffing and salaries 320A:1455, 320A:1520
strategic plan 8CSA:1455
Discrimination and racism
anti-racism programs and funding 8CSA:1345-1355
awareness and prevention
Organizing Against Racism and Hate program 8CSA:1355
programs and public engagement 309B:1825
public engagement 8CSA:1405
Resilience B.C. Anti-Racism Network program and funding 8CSA:1355-1400
Resilience B.C. Anti-Racism Network program and public engagement 309B:1825
virtual town hall on systemic racism 8CSA:1415-1420
Documents tabled
B.C. Arts Council, 2019-20 annual report, tabled 357B:1105
Education
capital funding 309B:1845
government investment 309B:1830, 309B:1845
mental health services in schools 309B:1825
Employer health tax, implementation and impact on Crown corporations 318A:1725-1730, 320A:1450-1500, 320A:1530
Family Day, date change, impact on tourism 318A:1605-1610
Film industry
government initiatives 320A:1750
government investment, federal funding and allocation 320A:1740-1750
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on tourism and mitigation planning 318A:1430, 318A:1445
First Nations and Indigenous persons
culture and heritage, repatriation 318A:1730
gaming revenue-sharing agreement with government 309B:1845
government initiatives and funding 309B:1835-1840
reconciliation initiatives 309B:1835-1845
Forests and forest industry, forest-dependent communities and workers, transition support and funding 318A:1555-1605
Fraser Canyon, tourism project and meetings 318A:1610
Government, policy development, gender- and diversity-based analysis 320A:1600, 320A:1650
Guide-outfitters, government support 318A:1625-1630, 318A:1715-1720
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital investment and projects 309B:1835, 309B:1845
Health care system
government investment 309B:1835
primary health care, accessibility 309B:1820
Heritage sites
government support and tourism marketing 318A:1650
legislation 8CSA:1335-1340
High-technology industry 318A:1340
Highway 7, upgrades and safety 309B:1825
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 309B:1840
Infrastructure, government investment and projects 309B:1840-1845
Introductions by members 323B:1335
Kahlon, Ravi, work on community consultation re racism issues 309B:1825
KidSport B.C., funding 320A:1625
Knowledge Network, budget 320A:1735
Landsea Tours, COVID-19 impact 349B:1020
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
child care and health services 309B:1820-1825, 309B:1835
government investments and services 309B:1820-1825
Multiculturalism
ethnic and cultural diversity, government support 309B:1825-1830
government support and initiatives 8CSA:1350-1355
Museums
government support 309B:1825-1830
repatriation of Indigenous cultural items 8CSA:1440, 318A:1730-1735
representation of Indigenous culture and history 309B:1830
North American Indigenous Games, participation by B.C. athletes 309B:1840
Olympic Games, Team Canada 320A:1600
Oral questions (response)
Government support for tourism industry 333B:1355-1400, 334B:1025-1030, 336B:1420, 338B:1420-1425, 341B:1420, 349B:1020-1025
Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism
2019 tour for community dialogues on racism and hate 8CSA:1405
role and elimination of position 320A:1535-1555
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 309B:1830-1835
financial assistance, access grant 309B:1830, 318A:1340
Revelstoke, tourism and snowmobiling industry 318A:1555
Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre, new facility and services 309B:1825
Royal Academy of Bhangra Society, funding 309B:1825
Royal B.C. Museum
budget and operations 320A:1730-1735
COVID-19 impact on revenues and government support 8CSA:1510-1515
modernization and Indigenous initiatives 309B:1825-1830
modernization initiative and plan 320A:1720-1730
repatriation program 318A:1730-1735
Schools, capital projects 309B:1845
Snowmobiling, trail funding from licence fees 318A:1720
Sports and recreation
athletes 320A:1600
events, hosting and funding 320A:1610-1620
government funding and support 320A:1535-1545
government strategy and framework 320A:1545-1605
infrastructure, government investment 320A:1550
multisport games 320A:1600, 320A:1615
outdoor recreation
snowmobiling 318A:1555, 318A:1720
survey and taxation of equipment and trails 320A:1755
participation and programs, funding 309B:1830, 320A:1640-1645
participation by children and youth, programs and funding 320A:1625
participation by Indigenous persons 309B:1840, 320A:1555-1600
participation by women and gender equity 320A:1555
participation by women and gender equity, programs and funding 320A:1650-1705
safe sport code of conduct and program 320A:1645
Tourism
adventure and outdoor recreation tourism
insurance costs 318A:1655
status of tourism operators 8CSA:1545
tenure applications 318A:1710
development and marketing
funding 320A:1505-1515
funding for communities 8CSA:1445-1450, 8CSA:1510, 8CSA:1530, 318A:1555-1605, 318A:1625-1630, 318A:1720
government strategy and strategic framework 8CSA:1455
Indigenous tourism, accord and funding 318A:1730
industry
destination development plans and implementation 8CSA:1450, 318A:1705
emergency planning and preparedness 318A:1725
government funding and support 8CSA:1525, 8CSA:1540, 318A:1345-1410, 318A:1440-1445, 318A:1550-1600
impact of blockades 318A:1445-1450
infrastructure projects 341B:1420
marketing 318A:1545, 334B:1030, 336B:1420, 338B:1420
domestic marketing 8CSA:1445-1450
international marketing 318A:1425-1430, 318A:1450-1455
local marketing 333B:1355-1400
role in economy and government support 320A:1515
sports tourism 320A:1600
visitor centres, network and funding 318A:1630-1635
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 318A:1615-1625
workers, supply 318A:1655-1700
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
estimates debate 7CSA:1125-1155, 8CSA:1330-1610, 318A:1335-1635, 318A:1650-1735, 320A:1450-1755
budget 318A:1345-1405
budget and revenues 8CSA:1510
estimates process 318A:1455-1500, 318A:1520-1530, 318A:1550, 318A:1725-1730, 320A:1755
estimates process, presence of component staff 320A:1455
minister, stakeholder consultation and attendance at sporting events 320A:1535-1545
multiculturalism component 8CSA:1420-1430
multiculturalism component, budget allocation 8CSA:1400
priorities 309B:1825-1830
role and responsibilities, multiculturalism component 318A:1735
role re wildlife-related tourism 318A:1620
sports component 320A:1535
sports component, staff 320A:1540-1545
staff 7CSA:1125, 318A:1340, 320A:1450
staffing 318A:1355
travel budget and international travel 318A:1410-1415
Tourism Industry Association of B.C., comments on government COVID-19 response 336B:1420
Trade
trade missions 318A:1410-1415
trade offices, closings 318A:1450-1455
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and projects 309B:1845
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, implementation of recommendations 309B:1840
Vancouver Art Gallery, new facility project and fundraising 320A:1735
Vancouver, Chinatown
heritage designation and monument 8CSA:1410, 8CSA:1430-1435
museum project and proposed World Heritage Site designation 309B:1830
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, funding and concert program 320A:1715
Varela, Richard, comments on tourism supports during COVID-19 349B:1025
viaSport B.C., budget and activities 320A:1640-1645
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area, tourism industry and issues 318A:1705-1710
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, protests supporting Chiefs, impact and response 318A:1445-1450
Wildlife
caribou protection
impact on tourism and consultation with stakeholders 318A:1455-1540
partnership agreement with First Nations 318A:1515
grizzly bears, impact of trophy hunting ban on guide-outfitters and compensation 318A:1615-1630
Workers, supply 318A:1340
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Appointment Special Committee
report presented 320B:1425-1430
work of committee 320B:1430
Davidson, John, police service and volunteerism for recovery society 313B:1355
Discrimination and racism
awareness and types of racism 332B:1105
past discriminatory practices and racist incidents 332B:1110
systemic racism 332B:1105-1110
Documents tabled
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Appointment Special Committee
report for fourth session of 41st parliament 320B:1430
Introductions by members 313B:1335
Motions
Anti-racism 332B:1105-1110
Ryan-Lloyd, Kate, appointment as Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 320B:1430
Statements by members
John Davidson and VisionQuest Recovery Society 313B:1355
VisionQuest Recovery Society, addiction recovery services 313B:1355
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
staff thanked 309B:1650
Alaska Highway, improvement projects and South Taylor Hill 4CSC:1345-1350
Alberta, oil and gas industry companies working in B.C. 7CSC:1135
Automobile insurance, rates and impact on young drivers 309B:1705-1710
Beare, Lisa, response to questions in estimates debate 318A:1525-1530
Beverages and beverage industry, tax on sweetened carbonated beverages 309B:1710-1715
B.C. by region, rural B.C., health care services and transportation issues 305B:1030
B.C. Forestry Alliance, comments on forest industry issues 312B:1150-1155
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements and stated goals 309B:1710-1720
population, migration from and to B.C. 309B:1655
priorities 309B:1655-1720
Budget debate 309B:1650-1720
Budgets, 2020-21 budget
balanced budget 309B:1655, 309B:1710-1715
content and priorities 309B:1655-1720
Green Party position 309B:1720
revenues from taxation 309B:1655, 309B:1710-1715
Business competitiveness 309B:1655-1700
Carbon tax, impact on issues
heating costs in northern and rural communities 309B:1700
natural gas costs in northern and rural communities 7CSC:1140-1145
Chetwynd General Hospital, conditions and staffing 305B:1030
Children and youth, employment 309B:1710
CleanBC plan, role in economic recovery from COVID-19 7CSC:0955-1000
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., pipeline project, employment and workforce 7CSC:1110-1120
Consumers, cost of living, government action 309B:1720
COVID-19 impact and government response, oil and gas sector 7CSC:1110-1135
Dawson Creek and District Hospital, redevelopment project 16CSC:1500
Economy, government strategy 309B:1655, 352B:1120-1125
Employer health tax 309B:1655-1700
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7CSC:0950-1000, 7CSC:1110-1145
Farmers' Information Service, advocacy activities 7CSC:1145
Forests and forest industry
industry, conditions and government response 312B:1155
land base, protection and working forest proposal 312B:1155
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 353B:1615-1630
Government ministries, budgets 309B:1705
Green Party of B.C., position on budget 309B:1720
Health care system, travel for treatment 305B:1030
Health Ministry, estimates debate 16CSC:1500
Housing, affordable housing and supply 309B:1705
Information and communications technology, tax on online streaming services 309B:1715
Labour, community benefits agreement, union component 352B:1125
Legislature, estimates process 318A:1520
LNG Canada facility project, employment and workforce 7CSC:1110
Medical Services Plan, elimination of premiums 309B:1655
Motions
Equitable economy 352B:1120-1125
Forest industry and land base 312B:1150-1155
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 10), debate 318B:1545-1600
Oil and gas
activities, impact on farmland 7CSC:1145
industry
employment and jobs 7CSC:1110-1140
non-B.C.–based companies 7CSC:1135
role in economic recovery from COVID-19 7CSC:0955
wells, dormant and orphan well maintenance and cleanup 7CSC:1125-1135
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd., collection of carbon tax portion of bills 7CSC:1145
Parliament Buildings, protest in precinct supporting forest workers 309B:1705, 312B:1150
Peace River area
business costs and taxation 309B:1655-1700
proximity to Alberta and cross-border business competition 309B:1655-1700
Peace River South constituency and area, forest industry 312B:1155
Property tax
assessment of property
impact of valuation increase on taxes 318B:1550-1555
legislation 318B:1550-1555
interim business property tax relief program 318B:1555-1600
Public debt levels 309B:1715
Rental housing, rebates for tenants 309B:1705
Resources and resource industries
government support 309B:1705
industries, conditions 352B:1125
Small business
costs and taxation 309B:1655-1700, 309B:1720
role in communities 309B:1700, 309B:1720
Social equity and economic opportunity 352B:1120-1125
Statements by members
Health care services in rural B.C. and conditions at Chetwynd Hospital 305B:1030
Stone, Todd, work on property tax assessment issue 318B:1550
Strata property, insurance cost increases, impact and response 309B:1710
Taxation, government policies 309B:1655-1715
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
estimates debate 318A:1455-1530
estimates process 318A:1455-1500, 318A:1520-1530
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 4CSC:1345-1350
staff thanked 4CSC:1345
Transportation projects 309B:1715
Wildlife
caribou protection
impact on tourism and consultation with stakeholders 318A:1455-1530
partnership agreement with First Nations 318A:1455, 353B:1615-1625
predator management 353B:1620
elk
hunting allocation 353B:1630
population management and impact on agriculture 353B:1625-1630
wolves, population management 353B:1620
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
death of spouse 16CSC:1530 (Dix) 16CSC:1535
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 18CSA:1430-1455
Airports, small regional airports, government support 4CSC:1400-1410
Atkey, Jill, comments on new housing units 310B:1045
Bains, Harry, letters from business community 328B:1425, 344B:1040-1045, 346B:1420-1425
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, amendments 350B:1510-1530
Beare, Lisa, response to questions in estimates debate 318A:1540
Beverages and beverage industry, tax on sweetened carbonated beverages 309B:1440, 348B:1740-1745
Blue River, pipeline protest encampment, government response 18CSC:1405-1410
Bohlmann, Gordon, concerns re property tax issue 323B:1425
Borealis GeoPower Inc., geothermal power project 7CSC:0940-0950
B.C. Business Council
comments on CleanBC plan 309B:1515
comments on economy and government budget 309B:1455-1500, 309B:1515
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., tourism industry 318A:1540
northern B.C.
addiction services 11CSC:1035
health care professional supply and training 18CSA:1430-1440
transportation and road infrastructure 4CSC:1355-1400
rural B.C., rural dividend program 308B:1430, 309B:1520
B.C. Hydro, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1420-1440
B.C. Lottery Corporation, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1430
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements and stated goals 308B:1420-1435, 309B:1505-1520, 309B:1535-1540, 319B:1105-1110
priorities 309B:1430-1540
B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association, comments on new housing units 310B:1045
B.C. Tech Association, comments on government budget 309B:1525
Budget debate 308B:1420-1440, 309B:1430-1540
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill 4), debate 330B:1420-1450, 348B:1635-1650, 348B:1710-1745
Budgets
2020-21 budget
balanced budget 309B:1445
content and economic update 330B:1445-1450, 355B:1410, 358B:1625, 358B:1745
content and priorities 308B:1420-1440, 309B:1430-1540
deficit 343B:1420
Green Party position 308B:1435, 309B:1530-1535
revenues from taxation 309B:1445-1450, 309B:1500-1505
surplus 309B:1445
balanced budgets, legislation 350B:1510-1515
deficit budgets 343B:1430, 350B:1510-1530
surpluses 308B:1425
Business
business climate and business confidence 308B:1430, 309B:1450-1500
competitiveness and role in economy 309B:1525-1530
costs and taxation 309B:1450-1500
Business Council of B.C., comments on COVID-19 response for businesses 330B:1430-1435, 358B:1520
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, information on mortgage deferrals 330B:1440
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC News article on government budget 309B:1435
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on COVID-19 impact on businesses 330B:1435
Canadian Home Builders Association, recommendations for COVID-19 recovery 358B:1525
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), response to railway blockades 305B:1040
Carbon tax
payments and deferral 349B:1115-1140
revenues 349B:1130-1140, 355B:1415
Cardiovascular health
automated external defibrillators 16CSC:1540
services in northern B.C. 16CSC:1530-1540
Cariboo area, highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 4CSC:1355
Child care
government plan 308B:1425
government plan, funding 309B:1435, 309B:1505-1510
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 323A:1805
CleanBC plan 309B:1515
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., pipeline project, government position and decision 320B:1355
Consumers, cost of living, government action 308B:1430-1435, 309B:1435-1450, 309B:1500-1515, 319B:1105-1110
COVID-19
cases, second wave issues 358B:1645
contact tracing, costs 358B:1345-1350
information, advertising costs 356B:1705-1715
COVID-19 business impact and supports 330B:1435, 333B:1340-1345, 356B:1815-1820, 357B:1110-1130, 358B:1500-1505, 358B:1520, 358B:1635
business insolvencies 329B:1110, 349B:1130
employee layoff time limits and severance pay issues 328B:1425, 329B:1105-1110, 331B:1420-1425
tax payment deferrals for businesses 341B:1720, 343B:1425, 349B:1115-1145, 350B:1335-1350, 358B:1520
COVID-19 economic recovery
"build back better" slogan 350B:1530-1535
economic recovery plan 330B:1425, 330B:1445-1450, 337B:1150-1155, 341B:1710-1715, 343B:1425-1435, 356B:1820, 357B:1110, 357B:1130, 358B:1505-1530, 358B:1605-1655, 358B:1745-1800
forecasting and scenarios 358B:1625-1655
funding, federal funding 358B:1745-1750
proposals by opposition 358B:1525
public release of plan framework 358B:1525-1530
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening 357B:1055
child care issues 349B:1050
digital connectivity issues and rural schools 2CSA:1435-1450
international students 2CSA:1450, 355B:1450
school district costs and funding 2CSA:1450
steering committee 2CSA:1435-1450
support staff compensation 2CSA:1450
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
B.C. emergency benefit 343B:1430, 350B:1455-1505
front-line workers, pandemic pay eligibility 358B:1435-1440, 358B:1500-1505
paid sick leave 358B:1505-1510
COVID-19 housing impact and supports
construction industry 358B:1520-1525
energy-efficiency retrofits 358B:1520
renters, commercial tenants 330B:1435
COVID-19 impact
economy and employment 330B:1430-1440, 337B:1155
government revenues 330B:1425, 330B:1440-1445, 355B:1410-1450, 358B:1615-1620
COVID-19 impact and government response
action plan and initiatives 356B:1800-1820, 357B:1110-1130
airline industry 4CSC:1400-1410
costs 356B:1800-1820, 357B:1110-1130, 358B:1345-1350, 358B:1500-1530
economy and jobs 330B:1425, 341B:1715
federal role 358B:1745-1800
film industry 348B:1720
government caseloads 355B:1500
government response 330B:1420-1425, 341B:1715-1720, 343B:1425-1435
parliamentary operations and proceedings 343B:1430
restaurant and food services industry 330B:1440
retail industry 330B:1440
seniors 18CSA:1440
tax payment deferrals 341B:1720, 343B:1425, 349B:1100-1145, 350B:1345-1450
COVID-19 post-secondary education impact and supports 18CSA:1435
international student enrolment 355B:1445-1450
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports 346B:1425, 358B:1515, 358B:1635
Credit rating, B.C. rating 350B:1520
Crown corporations, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1420-1440
D'Avignon, Greg, comments on government budget 309B:1500
Documents tabled
Public Accounts Committee
first report for fifth session of 41st parliament 349B:1050-1055
D.P. Todd Secondary School, proposed expansion 1CSA:1110, 325A:1455
Dunster, highway turn lane 4CSC:1415
Economic Stabilization (COVID-19) Act (Bill 18)
debate 341B:1715-1720, 343B:1420-1435, 349B:1100, 349B:1115-1145, 350B:1335-1350, 350B:1450-1535, 350B:1545
committee stage debate 349B:1140
content of bill 341B:1720
definitions, "new due date" 349B:1100
regulations 350B:1345-1350
Economy
changes and role of technology 309B:1525
conditions 308B:1435, 330B:1440
conditions and role of government 309B:1450-1500, 309B:1535, 319B:1105-1110
government strategy 308B:1430-1435, 309B:1535
Education
maintenance funding and annual facilities grants 325A:1505-1510
principals and vice-principals, compensation 2CSA:1450
Education Ministry, estimates debate 1CSA:1110-1120, 2CSA:1430-1450, 325A:1455-1515
Election, fall election 358B:1500, 358B:1510
Emergencies, disaster financial assistance 18CSC:1735
Employer health tax 309B:1445-1455
deferral 343B:1425, 348B:1640-1645, 350B:1450
Employer Health Tax Act, amendments 348B:1640-1645
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs, government plan 308B:1430
unemployment rate 330B:1430-1435
Energy
geothermal power development 7CSC:0940-0950
power supply, demand and forecasting during COVID-19 330B:1440
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7CSC:0940-0950
Facebook, government advertising 356B:1715
Film industry, tax credits 348B:1710-1720
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 355B:1405-1500, 356B:1430, 356B:1635-1715, 356B:1800-1820, 357B:1110-1130, 358B:1345-1350, 358B:1435-1440, 358B:1500-1530, 358B:1605-1655, 358B:1745-1805
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 355B:1450-1500
estimates process
participants thanked 355B:1405-1410
process 355B:1410, 358B:1610
staff thanked 358B:1805
minister
budget speech 309B:1430
fiscal update presentation 341B:1715-1720
staff and workload 350B:1500-1505
Financial Administration Act, amendments 343B:1430
Finlayson, Jock, comments on economy and government budget 309B:1455-1500
Forests and forest industry
forest-dependent communities, transition support and funding 308B:1430
industry, conditions and government response 308B:1430, 309B:1520
protests supporting forest workers 308B:1430
Fuel
motor fuel tax, deferral 349B:1145, 350B:1335
tax, revenues 355B:1415
Furstenau, Sonia, comments on government budget 309B:1530
Godfrey, Joyce, experience of mudslide 353B:1340
Goehring, Michael, comments on government budget 309B:1520
Good, Jim, establishment of park 344B:1015
Goodsir Nature Park, establishment and role 344B:1015
Government
accountability and transparency 343B:1430-1435
advertising and announcements, costs 356B:1705-1715
financial management 308B:1425
ministries, budgets 309B:1430-1435, 309B:1525
revenues and spending 308B:1425, 308B:1435, 309B:1445-1500, 330B:1445-1450
transfer payments from federal government 358B:1745-1750
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, comments on government budget 309B:1525
Green Party of B.C.
position on issues
budget 308B:1435, 309B:1530-1535
rebate for renters 309B:1510
Health Ministry, estimates debate 16CSC:1530-1540
Health professionals and workers
care aides and health care assistants 18CSA:1440
supply and training 18CSA:1430-1445
workplace safety 16CSC:1535-1540
Heyman, George, meetings with Sierra Club 309B:1355-1400
High-technology industry, development and government support 309B:1525
Highway 5 (Yellowhead Highway), improvement projects 4CSC:1415
Highway 17 (Patricia Bay Highway), blockade supporting Hereditary Chiefs, impact and response 316B:1425-1430
Highway 97, government investment and upgrade projects 4CSC:1355
Highways and roads
construction projects and rerouting, impact on tourism 318A:1545-1550
government investment in projects, Fort George district 4CSC:1355-1400
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 348B:1645-1650
Homeowner grant, administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1645-1650
Horgan, John
comments on addiction 11CSC:1035
meeting with business organizations 331B:1420-1425
Housing, affordable housing
government plan and initiatives 308B:1430, 309B:1515, 309B:1535
supply and new units 310B:1040-1045, 319B:1110, 356B:1635
Income Tax Act, amendments 348B:1710-1720
Income tax, new tax bracket for high-income earners 309B:1500-1505
Information and communications technology
digital media services, music and video 309B:1440
tax on online streaming services 309B:1440, 330B:1445
Insurance Corporation of B.C., COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1425-1440
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 348B:1725
Insurance premium tax, administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
International Business Activity Act
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
amendments 348B:1725
James, Carole
comments in budget speech 309B:1430
handling of economic updates 330B:1445-1450
Kelly Road Secondary School, replacement project 1CSA:1110, 325A:1455-1500
Kershaw, Paul, comments on new housing units 309B:1535, 310B:1040-1045
Labour Ministry, letters to Minister from business community 328B:1425, 331B:1420, 344B:1040-1045, 346B:1420-1425
Land Owner Transparency Act
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
amendments 348B:1725
Legislature, estimates process, use of supplementary estimates 350B:1545
Liquor distribution branch, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1430
LNG Canada facility project
employment and workforce, contracts 356B:1655-1705
revenues and projections 356B:1655-1700
Lower Mainland, transit services 309B:1510
Ma, Bowinn, comments on Frontier mine project 313B:1405
McBride
mudslide and community response 353B:1340
mudslide and flood events, impact and financial assistance 18CSC:1735-1740
Malcolmson, Sheila, comments on protests supporting Hereditary Chiefs 316B:1430
Manitoba, government action re rail blockade 305B:1040
Mark, Melanie, appreciation 18CSA:1430
Medical Services Plan
elimination of premiums 309B:1445-1455
task force recommendations 309B:1445-1450
MLAs, remuneration, salary holdback component for ministers 343B:1510
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 11CSC:1030-1055
Mines and mining industry
conditions and government support 309B:1520
government support 313B:1400-1410
Mining Association of B.C., comments on government budget 309B:1520
Moore, Garry and Mabel, experience of mudslide 353B:1340
Mortgages, deferrals 330B:1440
Motions
Economic recovery plan 337B:1150-1155
Government action on economic inequality and affordability 319B:1105-1110
New Westminster, affordability issues, case 309B:1435
Northern Development Initiative Trust, funding of skills training program 2CSA:1430-1435, 18CSA:1450
Occupational therapists, supply and training 18CSA:1430-1435
Oil and Gas Commission, regulation of geothermal energy 7CSC:0945-0950
Oil and gas industry
employment and jobs 313B:1405
government support 313B:1400-1410
Olsen, Adam, comments on government budget 309B:1530
Oral questions
Affordable housing targets and construction of new units 310B:1040-1045
Coastal GasLink pipeline project and protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 320B:1355
Foreign funding of organizations supporting protests 316B:1425-1430
Government plan for education system reopening 357B:1055
Government plan for education system reopening and child care availability 349B:1050
Government position on oil and gas industry issues 313B:1400-1410
Impact of changes to workers compensation system 344B:1040-1045, 346B:1420-1425
Property tax assessment increases and proposed legislation 323B:1425
Response to protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 305B:1040, 309B:1355-1400
Small business employee layoffs and severance pay issues 328B:1425, 329B:1105-1110, 331B:1420-1425
Status of protests and agreement on Wet'suwet'en rights and title 324B:1105
Strata insurance cost increases 314B:1040-1045, 321B:1050
Pallister, Brian, actions re rail blockade 305B:1040
Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink, comments on Frontier mine project 313B:1405
Petitions
strata property insurance costs 351B:1435
Physiotherapists, supply and training 18CSA:1430-1435
Pisanu, Gianni, concerns re property tax issue 323B:1425
Police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 11CSC:1050, 18CSC:1410-1415
Post-secondary education, health profession programs 18CSA:1430-1435
Post-secondary institutions
COVID-19 impact on revenues and student enrolment 355B:1445-1450
sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation at smaller institutions 18CSA:1445-1450
Premier's Office
letter from Valemount council on pipeline protest encampment 18CSC:1410
Premier, meeting with business organizations 331B:1420-1425
Prince George
Alpine Village strata residents' insurance costs, petition tabled 351B:1435
child care affordability 309B:1510
COVID-19 outbreak and impact on business 333B:1340-1345
Harmony House and Phoenix Transition House
services for women and children and repurposed facilities project 323A:1805
police services and mental health nurses, Car 60 program 11CSC:1050-1055, 18CSC:1410-1415
Prince George Chamber of Commerce, COVID-19 response, business directory and Support PG program 333B:1340-1345
Prince George Regional Airport, operations 4CSC:1400-1410
Property tax
assessment of property, impact of valuation increase on taxes and proposed legislation 323B:1425
mayors' response to issues 323B:1425
rates for small businesses 323B:1425
revenues 355B:1410
school tax, exemptions 355B:1415
Property transfer tax, revenues 355B:1410
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 348B:1740-1745
Public Accounts Committee
members and staff thanked 349B:1055
reports, first report for fifth session of 41st parliament tabled 349B:1050-1055
work of committee 349B:1055
Public debt
debt levels 350B:1520-1525
debt-servicing costs 350B:1515
operating debt 350B:1530
taxpayer-supported debt levels 319B:1105
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 18CSC:1405-1415, 18CSC:1735-1740
minister role re pipeline protests 18CSC:1405-1410
Railways and rail services, blockades of railways and response 305B:1040, 309B:1355
Rental housing
government initiatives 356B:1650
rebates for tenants, Green Party position 309B:1510
Resources and resource industries
COVID-19 impact on revenues to government 355B:1415
government support 309B:1520-1525
Robson Valley, caribou protection and impact on tourism industry 318A:1530-1540
Sales tax
exemption for energy conservation materials 358B:1520
remittance and deferral 350B:1335-1340
School district 57 (Prince George)
capital projects and priorities 1CSA:1110-1115, 325A:1455-1515
child care operations in schools 1CSA:1110
portable use and capacity 325A:1455-1500
Schools
capital projects 1CSA:1110-1115, 325A:1455-1500
capital projects, interior B.C. 1CSA:1115
playgrounds, accessible playgrounds 325A:1455
rural schools 2CSA:1435-1450
Scott, Pam, comments on strata insurance cost increases 321B:1050
Sierra Club, comments on protests supporting Wet'suwet'en First Nation 309B:1355-1400
Skills training
supply of skilled workers, impact of tax measures 309B:1500-1505
training and career programs for youth, Shoulder Tappers program 2CSA:1430-1435, 18CSA:1450-1455
Snowmobiling, economic impact 318A:1540
Special warrants 343B:1430
Speculation and vacancy tax
implementation and impact, rental housing 356B:1645-1650
proposal for changes due to COVID-19 356B:1640-1645
Speech-language pathologists, services for children 18CSA:1435
Stand.earth, campaigns against oil and gas development 313B:1405-1410
Statements by members
Carol Waldie 316B:1350
Jim Good and Goodsir Nature Park 344B:1015
Mudslide in McBride and community response 353B:1340
Prince George business directory and Support PG program 333B:1340-1345
Stewart, Kennedy, comments on government budget 309B:1510
Stewart, Richard, response to property tax issue and proposals 323B:1425
Strata property, insurance cost increases
impact and proposed legislation 321B:1050
impact and response 309B:1435, 309B:1515, 314B:1040-1045
petition tabled 351B:1435
Substance use and addiction
addiction causes 11CSC:1035
opioid overdoses, deaths and response 11CSC:1030-1035
treatment and recovery services 11CSC:1035
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 356B:1800
Taxation, government policies 308B:1420-1425, 309B:1440-1505, 319B:1105-1110, 330B:1445-1450, 358B:1615-1620
Teck Resources Ltd., Frontier mine project, status 313B:1400-1405
Tedds, Lindsay, role on MSP task force and comments on budget 309B:1445-1450
Tobacco, taxation of tobacco products, remittance and deferral 350B:1340-1345
Tourism
adventure and recreation tourism 318A:1540
marketing 318A:1540-1545
role in northern and rural economies 318A:1540
snowmobiling tourism 318A:1540
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 318A:1530-1550
Transit services
expansion and government investment 309B:1510
funding 3CSC:1000
services for northern communities, B.C. Bus North service 3CSC:0950-1000
Transportation
funding, federal funding 358B:1755-1800
infrastructure, government investment and projects 309B:1510
transportation planning and government strategy 358B:1650
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 3CSC:0950-1000, 4CSC:1350-1415
staff thanked 4CSC:1350
Tsilhqot'in Nation, land title decision and compensation issues 356B:1800
University Hospital of Northern B.C., redevelopment projects 16CSC:1530-1535
University of Northern B.C., occupational therapy and physiotherapy programs 18CSA:1435
Valemount
traffic rerouting in area and impact on tourism 318A:1545-1550
village concerns re pipeline protest encampment 18CSC:1410
Valemount and Area Recreation Development Association, study on snowmobile tourism 318A:1540
Vanderhoof MenShed Society, program for men 11CSC:1055
Waldie, Carol, contributions to community 316B:1350
Wet'suwet'en First Nation
relationship with government, comments by elected Chiefs and Hereditary Chiefs 324B:1105
rights and title, agreement with government 320B:1355, 324B:1105
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, protests supporting Chiefs
foreign funding issue 316B:1425-1430
impact and response 305B:1040, 309B:1355-1400, 320B:1355, 324B:1105
Wildlife, caribou protection, impact on tourism and consultation with stakeholders 318A:1530-1540
Wilkinson, Andrew, recommendations on COVID-19 recovery 358B:1525
Winter, Rhonda, comments on strata insurance cost increases 314B:1045
Workers compensation system, changes and impact 344B:1040-1045, 346B:1420-1425
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
constituents, staff and family thanked 315B:1535-1540
tweet on child care (Throness) 323A:1700
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
forestry issues 312B:1105-1110
performance and priorities 315B:1540-1545, 315B:1555, 327B:1115-1120
policies, economic and social policies 352B:1110
position on MSP premiums 315B:1540
B.C. NDP government, accomplishments 315B:1540-1545
Budget debate 315B:1535-1605
Budgets, 2020-21 budget 312B:1110, 315B:1540-1605
Child care, funding and spaces 315B:1600
Children and youth, child opportunity benefit 315B:1600-1605
Consumers, cost of living, government action 319B:1125
COVID-19 economic recovery 327B:1115-1120
economic recovery and role of public health policies 342B:1115-1120
economic recovery plan 337B:1145-1150
just and sustainable recovery 352B:1110
COVID-19 impact and government response, construction industry 337B:1145-1150
COVID-19 impact and response 342B:1115
Economy, conditions 315B:1555
Education, government investment 315B:1605
Forests and forest industry
export of product and expansion of market 312B:1110
industry, conditions and government response 312B:1105-1110
innovation 312B:1110
land base, protection and working forest proposal 312B:1105
wood products, mass timber products in buildings 337B:1150
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent and primary care centres 315B:1605
Health care system 327B:1115-1120
funding 315B:1605
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 315B:1600
Income disparity and social inequality 352B:1105-1110
Infrastructure, government investment 315B:1555-1600
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 316B:1335
Medical Services Plan, elimination of premiums, Liberal Party position 315B:1540
Motions
Economic opportunity 327B:1115-1120
Economic recovery plan 337B:1145-1150
Equitable economy 352B:1105-1110
Forest industry and land base 312B:1105-1110
Government action on economic inequality and affordability 319B:1120-1125
Health and economic recovery 342B:1115-1120
Personal statements
Withdrawal of comments made in the House 316B:1335
Post-secondary education
financial assistance, government initiatives 315B:1600
role in economy 315B:1600
Poverty
reduction 319B:1120-1125
working poor 352B:1110
Prayers and reflections 304B:1335, 312B:1000
Small business, government support 327B:1115-1120
Social welfare
quality of life and economic opportunity 327B:1115-1120
social equity and economic opportunity 352B:1105-1110
Surrey
government investment 315B:1540-1555
health care facilities and services, new hospital 315B:1545-1550
Tolls, tolling policy 315B:1540
Wilkinson, Andrew, comments on government investment in Surrey 315B:1550-1555

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