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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Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)

As subject
comments on issues
automobile insurance changes (Lee) 328B:1600-1610
expert evidence limits in personal injury cases (Lee) 334B:1130, 334B:1140
ICBC financial status (Sultan) 16CSA:1430-1435
personal injury law sector, correction 338B:1540
constituency office occupation (Johal) 305B:1050
family and staff thanked 311B:1710
family's experience with child care at UBC 311B:1735
response to money-laundering issues (Coleman) 313B:1655 (Morris) 309B:1810-1815
response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders 333B:1440 (Lee) 333B:1435
response to pipeline protests (Farnworth) 18CSC:1400-1410 (Milobar) 18CSC:1355-1405
Abbotsford, courthouse project 311B:1725
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1), debate 303B:1450
Adoption Act, amendments 323B:1655
Alberta, automobile insurance 328B:1510
personal injury claims 338B:1625
Alcohol
liquor distribution and warehousing system 15CSA:1025-1030
liquor policy review, business technical advisory panel and recommendations 15CSA:1000-1025
private retail stores and licensing 15CSA:0950-0955
rural agency stores 15CSA:1025
wholesale liquor pricing 15CSA:0940-0945, 15CSA:1000-1015
Alvarez, Henri, role in arbitration advisory group 322B:1440
Amnesty International, concerns re pipeline protest encampment 16CSA:1735, 16CSA:1745
Animals, guide and service dog training and certification 323B:1700
Anton, Suzanne, role as Attorney General and handling of court rules issue 323B:1835, 325B:1340, 335B:1640
Arbitration
domestic arbitration system and changes 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340, 322B:1435-1505, 322B:1545-1620
advisory group 309B:1340, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1500
appeal process and role of courts 318B:1335-1340, 322B:1505, 322B:1550, 322B:1605-1610
appointment of arbitrators and designated appointing authority 318B:1340, 318B:1350, 322B:1435, 322B:1445-1450, 322B:1505, 322B:1550-1610
arbitral awards and enforcement 322B:1600-1610
arbitration agreements and Scott v. Avery clauses 322B:1545-1550
arbitration cases 322B:1500
fees and expenses 322B:1600
harmonization with international commercial arbitration system 309B:1340, 318B:1335, 322B:1440-1445, 322B:1500-1505, 322B:1545-1555
place of arbitration 322B:1455-1500
waiver of right to object 322B:1500
international arbitration and centres 322B:1440
international commercial arbitration, trade agreements 322B:1500
Arbitration Act (Bill 7)
debate 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340, 318B:1350, 322B:1430-1620
alignment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation 322B:1510-1545
definitions and application 322B:1440-1500
development and consultation on bill 309B:1340, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1610
purpose 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340
regulations 318B:1350, 322B:1620
Assessment Act, amendments 323B:1655
Attorney General Act, provisions 325B:1335
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 15CSA:0940-1155, 16CSA:1335-1825
Attorney General response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders 333B:1440
Attorney General role
court rules 323B:1835, 325B:1340
ICBC and conflict concerns 323B:1830-1835, 325B:1335-1345, 325B:1645, 335B:1400-1405, 335B:1530-1535, 335B:1635-1640
legislation on litigation processes 335B:1405
role and responsibilities 311B:1715, 325B:1335-1340, 333B:1440, 335B:1630
legislative initiatives and role of First Nations 322B:1525
Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11)
debate 323B:1345, 328B:1510-1515, 328B:1655-1700, 335B:1745-1755, 336B:1450-1640, 336B:1650-1720, 338B:1435-1825, 339B:1105-1125
coming into force 339B:1130
definitions
"benefits" 338B:1525
"catastrophic injury" 338B:1535-1545
"endeavour" 338B:1725-1730
"highway" 336B:1720
"licensed vehicle" and "eligible vehicle" 338B:1530
"may" and "must" 338B:1755
"other prescribed activities" 336B:1720
"out-of-province owner" and "voluntary occupant" 338B:1525-1530
"rehabilitation" and "recovery" 338B:1715
provisions 335B:1425-1430
purpose 323B:1345
scope and use of regulations 336B:1605-1635, 339B:1120
transitional provisions 323B:1345
Australia, civil litigation system, expert evidence 325B:1615-1620, 325B:1655
Automobile insurance
at-fault drivers, accountability and costs 336B:1655-1700, 338B:1435, 338B:1600-1610
basic and optional coverage 16CSA:1505, 336B:1705-1710, 338B:1520, 338B:1530-1535
benefits
access and approval process 336B:1550-1600, 336B:1625-1630
accommodations for work activities 336B:1720
activities of daily living 336B:1720
at-fault drivers 336B:1640, 336B:1650-1700
caregiver benefits and reimbursement of expenses 338B:1530
changes 328B:1510-1515
child care 336B:1720
decision-making on entitlements 336B:1605
definition in legislation 338B:1525
duties of applicants 336B:1625-1630
entitlement 328B:1510
health care and related benefits 338B:1705-1710
home accessibility modifications and moving expenses 338B:1720
impact of insurance coverage of at-fault drivers 335B:1750, 336B:1545, 336B:1600, 338B:1435, 338B:1450-1455, 338B:1740
income replacement 338B:1750-1755
income replacement for young persons 338B:1750, 339B:1115
information 338B:1725-1730
lifetime entitlements 335B:1755, 336B:1530
multiple insurers and first-payer issues 338B:1655-1700
part 7 benefits 335B:1750-1755, 336B:1530, 336B:1600, 336B:1625-1630, 338B:1650-1655, 338B:1730
periodic reviews of benefits amounts 338B:1510
personal injuries 16CSA:1425, 16CSA:1655-1700, 16CSA:1800-1805, 311B:1715-1720, 323B:1345
reduction, suspension, cancellation or non-payment of benefits 338B:1650-1655
rehabilitation 336B:1720
rehabilitation and recovery 338B:1715, 338B:1755
vehicle accessibility modifications and purchase 338B:1720-1725
cancellations and refunds 341B:1605
changes
access-to-justice and fairness issues 323B:1840, 325B:1705, 335B:1350-1400, 335B:1430-1440, 335B:1600
changes 313B:1345, 323B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 328B:1345, 328B:1510-1515, 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1610
changes and comparison to current system 328B:1510-1515, 335B:1745-1755, 336B:1450, 336B:1530-1600, 336B:1625-1640, 336B:1650-1700, 338B:1435-1440, 338B:1455, 338B:1605-1620, 338B:1650, 338B:1730-1740, 338B:1755, 339B:1115
changes and transition 16CSA:1355-1400, 16CSA:1440-1445, 16CSA:1505-1530, 16CSA:1545-1645, 16CSA:1710-1720, 16CSA:1800-1810, 323B:1345, 325B:1415, 336B:1630
consultation with legal community 16CSA:1635
costs and savings 16CSA:1610-1705, 16CSA:1715-1720, 325B:1635, 334B:1120-1155, 335B:1335-1345, 335B:1415-1420, 335B:1455, 336B:1515-1520, 338B:1440, 338B:1615, 338B:1630-1635, 341B:1545-1550
court case 16CSA:1700
impact on private legal sector 16CSA:1505-1515, 335B:1430
impact on road safety 338B:1435
Liberal Party position 328B:1655
Manitoba and Saskatchewan models 328B:1510, 335B:1520, 336B:1450, 336B:1525, 336B:1600, 336B:1625-1635, 338B:1440, 338B:1540-1545, 338B:1615, 338B:1745-1755
transition and impact on outstanding cases 323B:1725, 325B:1420-1430, 325B:1635, 325B:1715-1720, 335B:1555-1600, 336B:1520-1525, 336B:1545, 336B:1630
transition and public information 325B:1430, 335B:1550-1600
claims process
claims and settlements 16CSA:1625, 16CSA:1635, 336B:1530
complex historical claims 16CSA:1625
competitiveness 336B:1710
consultation on changes and stakeholder concerns
brain injury community 338B:1555
brokers 340B:1650, 341B:1535-1550
consultation 325B:1400
disability advocates 336B:1505-1510, 336B:1540-1545, 336B:1555
disabled persons with experience of system 336B:1535-1545
disclosure issue 336B:1505-1510, 338B:1435-1440, 338B:1510
health professionals 336B:1505-1510, 336B:1635, 338B:1440-1445, 338B:1500-1505, 338B:1545
health professionals and correspondence on concerns 339B:1105-1115
law enforcement 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1600
personal injury law sector concerns 336B:1655, 338B:1440, 338B:1450
personal injury law sector concerns and blacklist issue 338B:1500-1510, 338B:1540, 339B:1105-1110
physicians 338B:1750
coverage
first-party coverage for vehicle damage 323B:1345, 328B:1515
non-residents 328B:1510
off-highway accidents 328B:1510
outside B.C. 328B:1510, 336B:1720
email and phone sales 341B:1530-1540
expert evidence and limits in personal injury cases
court case on previous legislation 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1355, 325B:1540-1550, 334B:1135, 335B:1350
court-appointed experts 325B:1540
courts' role and discretion 16CSA:1635, 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1355, 325B:1410, 325B:1510-1555, 325B:1605, 325B:1640, 325B:1725-1730, 334B:1110-1115, 334B:1125-1145, 335B:1335-1350, 335B:1455-1500
determination of limits 335B:1535-1540
disclosure of reports 325B:1510, 325B:1720-1730
disclosure of reports and litigation privilege issue 325B:1445, 325B:1505
employment records 325B:1515
exceptions 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1450-1455, 325B:1715-1730, 335B:1550-1555
expansion to all personal injury claims, proposal 313B:1345, 323B:1725, 335B:1530-1535, 335B:1605-1615
expert evidence and limits 16CSA:1635, 313B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1340-1345, 339B:1105-1115
impact on ICBC and special costs issue 323B:1840, 335B:1505
impact on ICBC and use of expert evidence 323B:1840, 325B:1410, 335B:1505
impact on low- and high-income persons 325B:1705-1710, 325B:1725, 335B:1430, 335B:1625-1630
implementation 335B:1605
joint experts 325B:1415-1455, 325B:1600, 325B:1615, 325B:1700
limit on number of experts and consent to additional experts 325B:1355, 325B:1455-1535, 325B:1725, 334B:1110-1115, 334B:1145, 335B:1500-1505, 335B:1520-1525
limit on recoverable costs for expert reports 325B:1650-1715, 335B:1455
limit on recoverable disbursements 16CSA:1635, 325B:1410-1415, 325B:1600-1635, 325B:1715-1720, 335B:1355, 335B:1430-1455
limit on recoverable disbursements and cases exceeding limit 335B:1405
limit on recoverable disbursements and cases with zero disbursements 335B:1410
medical reports 325B:1510, 325B:1650-1655, 334B:1130-1140, 344B:1150
other jurisdictions 325B:1440, 325B:1550, 325B:1615-1620, 325B:1655, 335B:1355, 335B:1520
reports on damages and liability issues 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1650, 325B:1715
reports other than medical reports 325B:1405
glass claims 15CSA:1155
online sales and broker commissions 16CSA:1720, 341B:1550
online sales and brokers' role 341B:1530-1550
personal injury claims and dispute resolution
adversarial system 325B:1415-1425, 325B:1435-1440, 325B:1640, 334B:1145-1155, 335B:1345
advocacy for disabled persons 338B:1645-1650
appeals 336B:1500-1505, 338B:1435, 338B:1740
at-fault drivers 338B:1600-1610
brain injuries and concussions 335B:1540, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1550
catastrophic injuries 16CSA:1800, 334B:1145, 335B:1455, 335B:1750-1755, 336B:1530-1600, 338B:1540-1545, 338B:1645-1650, 339B:1115
changes 16CSA:1445, 311B:1715-1720
changes and number of disputes 16CSA:1655-1705
criminal cases 336B:1655-1700, 338B:1435, 338B:1600-1610
cyclists and pedestrians 16CSA:1800-1805, 336B:1640, 336B:1650-1700
data collection and analysis 325B:1635-1645
exceptions to limits on legal action 328B:1510, 338B:1435, 338B:1525-1530, 338B:1600-1610, 338B:1625-1635, 338B:1745
exceptions to limits on legal action, road maintenance contractors 338B:1630-1635
fast-track claims 325B:1400, 325B:1720
hit-and-run cases 338B:1620
legal costs 16CSA:1635, 335B:1755, 336B:1525, 336B:1600, 338B:1435-1440, 338B:1450-1455
legal costs and contingency fee arrangements 335B:1425, 338B:1525
litigation-based system 336B:1630
litigation-based system and pain and suffering awards 336B:1620
"meat chart" and "lowball" allegations 323B:1840
minor injuries 16CSA:1650-1705, 16CSA:1800, 335B:1540, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1555, 338B:1625
pre-litigation payments 323B:1345, 328B:1515, 335B:1425, 338B:1525
proportionality of costs to value of claim 323B:1720-1725, 325B:1400-1410, 325B:1435-1440, 325B:1520, 325B:1550-1615, 325B:1705-1710, 335B:1625-1630
role of health professionals 328B:1515, 338B:1705-1710
role of ICBC staff 338B:1435, 338B:1715, 338B:1755
role of ICBC staff and claimants 338B:1725-1740
role of ICBC staff and health professionals 336B:1500-1505, 338B:1640-1645
role of physicians 338B:1750
settlements 335B:1505-1510
single-car and not-at-fault drivers 16CSA:1800, 335B:1750, 336B:1530
temporomandibular joint disorders 338B:1625-1630
voluntary occupants and out-of-province owners 338B:1525
"policy growth" concept 16CSA:1505
public and private systems 328B:1510, 328B:1655
rates and reforms 16CSA:1355-1405, 16CSA:1435-1505, 16CSA:1520-1535, 16CSA:1545-1555, 16CSA:1710, 16CSA:1815, 323B:1345, 328B:1510, 328B:1655, 335B:1440, 336B:1600, 336B:1655, 336B:1705-1715, 338B:1435, 338B:1600-1605
rates for young drivers and food delivery services 16CSA:1815
rebates and refunds 16CSA:1335-1340, 16CSA:1520-1525
regulations 323B:1725, 325B:1720, 335B:1335, 338B:1520, 338B:1530-1535, 338B:1650-1705, 338B:1730
definitions in regulations 338B:1545
development and stakeholder consultation 335B:1535-1545, 336B:1510, 336B:1605-1635, 338B:1440, 338B:1545-1555, 340B:1650, 341B:1600
role of ICBC 339B:1115
timeline 336B:1625
sales and licence plate decals program, changes 328B:1345, 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1610
sales and renewals 340B:1825
vehicle damage claims
limits on legal action and exceptions 338B:1530-1535
Automobiles
accidents, collisions with moose 311B:1715
driver's licences
road test wait times 16CSA:1340-1355
suspension for child support enforcement 340B:1825
licence plates, scanning by law enforcement 341B:1555
vehicle licences
cancellation for vehicle removal or destruction 341B:1605
suspension for child support enforcement 340B:1825
vehicles, definition in legislation 338B:1530
zero-emission and clean vehicles, single-person vehicles, manufacture and certification 16CSA:1820
Blue River, pipeline protest encampment, police and justice system response 16CSA:1735-1745
B.C.
population, growth 311B:1705
B.C. First Nations Justice Council, partnership with government on Indigenous justice strategy 311B:1730, 322B:1515
B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Centre
arbitration cases 322B:1500
consultation by government on arbitration legislation 322B:1435
governance 322B:1555
role and name 318B:1340, 318B:1350, 322B:1435, 322B:1445-1450, 322B:1505, 322B:1550-1610
B.C. Investment Management Corp., role 16CSA:1425-1430
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
ICBC 16CSA:1435-1455, 16CSA:1535, 16CSA:1715, 323B:1840, 328B:1655, 336B:1705
justice system 323B:1835, 323B:1840, 335B:1640
position on automobile insurance changes 328B:1655
B.C. Lottery Corporation
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 15CSA:1105
executive staff and residency 15CSA:1140
headquarters in Kamloops, replacement project and use of land 15CSA:1140
B.C. NDP government
performance, ICBC 16CSA:1435-1450
priorities 311B:1705-1735
B.C. Utilities Commission
annual report, 2018-19, tabled 333B:1420
regulation of rates for automobile insurance 16CSA:1340, 16CSA:1355, 16CSA:1520, 16CSA:1710-1715
Budget debate 311B:1705-1735
Budgets, 2020-21 budget 311B:1705-1735
Building Act, amendments 323B:1655
Canadian agreement on internal trade, references in legislation 323B:1700
Canadian free trade agreement, references in legislation 323B:1700
Cannabis
distribution and retailing, public and private stores 15CSA:1035
education for consumers and industry employees 15CSA:1055
illegal trade and organized crime 15CSA:1045-1100
legalization and regulation
regulation and hiring process for stores 15CSA:1040-1045
sector transition from illicit to legal business 15CSA:1100
production and sale by First Nations 15CSA:1050
revenues 15CSA:1100
Child care, funding and spaces 311B:1730-1735
Civil Resolution Tribunal
2016-17, 2017-18, and 2019-20 annual reports, tabled 346B:1440
2018-19 annual report, tabled 331B:1450
caseload and staffing 16CSA:1655-1705
dispute resolution process, judicial reviews 339B:1125
disputes involving vehicle accident claims 16CSA:1645-1705, 16CSA:1720, 16CSA:1805, 311B:1720, 335B:1755, 336B:1500, 338B:1740
limits on recoverable disbursements 325B:1625
Solution Explorer online assistance tool 16CSA:1705
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, amendments 323B:1345, 339B:1125
Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.
inquiry 311B:1710
inquiry and COVID-19 impact 15CSA:1135, 16CSA:1825
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations, COVID-19 impact 15CSA:1115, 15CSA:1125
Corrections system, Indigenous prisoners, numbers 311B:1730
COVID-19 business impact and supports 331B:1720
COVID-19 child care impact and supports, child care operators and civil liability protection 333B:1710
COVID-19 economic recovery 328B:1340, 331B:1525
COVID-19 emergency measures use
accountability and reporting 333B:1450, 333B:1535, 333B:1645-1700, 333B:1745, 335B:1715
consultation by government 333B:1530
extension and expiry 328B:1340, 331B:1525-1530, 333B:1450-1500, 333B:1520-1535, 333B:1545, 333B:1625-1630
Ombudsperson recommendations and government response 331B:1535, 331B:1720, 333B:1430-1500, 333B:1620, 333B:1700, 335B:1700, 335B:1730
public information 333B:1505, 333B:1645
rationale 333B:1700
transition and winding down 333B:1440-1450
COVID-19 emergency orders and regulations
civil liability protection 331B:1530, 333B:1520, 333B:1705-1710
commercial tenancies 333B:1505
electronic meetings 333B:1520-1525
electronic witnessing of representation agreements 331B:1525, 333B:1515
electronic witnessing of wills 333B:1505, 333B:1525, 333B:1725
encampments 333B:1520
essential goods and supplies 331B:1525
limits on court proceedings 333B:1515, 333B:1525-1530
local government by-elections 333B:1550
local governments 333B:1505
prohibition on unconscionable prices 331B:1525, 333B:1520
rental housing and evictions 331B:1720, 333B:1505
small businesses 331B:1720
COVID-19 employee impact and supports 15CSA:1110-1115
essential services workers, civil liability protection 331B:1530
COVID-19 housing impact and supports
rental housing, ban on evictions 331B:1720, 333B:1505
renters, commercial tenants 333B:1505
COVID-19 impact
civil liability protection 328B:1340, 331B:1530, 333B:1705-1710
economy and government revenues 336B:1430, 336B:1440
government revenues 16CSA:1420, 16CSA:1455-1500
traffic and vehicle use 15CSA:1145, 16CSA:1400, 16CSA:1545, 336B:1525
COVID-19 impact and government response
automobile insurance system 341B:1530-1535, 341B:1550
automobile insurance system and accident claims 15CSA:1145-1155, 16CSA:1335-1405, 16CSA:1530-1550, 16CSA:1815, 335B:1445, 335B:1555-1600, 336B:1525
cannabis industry 15CSA:1040
construction industry 333B:1525
consumers 331B:1525
craft alcohol industry 15CSA:1000-1015
driver licensing and testing 16CSA:1340-1350
food delivery services 16CSA:1815
gambling operations and oversight 15CSA:1100-1120
hospitality industry 15CSA:0940-0945
justice system 16CSA:1725, 16CSA:1755, 335B:1555-1600, 335B:1615, 336B:1430, 336B:1440, 340B:1815
justice system and legal processes 333B:1515, 333B:1525-1530
lawyers 16CSA:1755
licensing and permitting 335B:1735
lobbyists 16CSA:1730
local government 333B:1505
restaurant and food services industry 15CSA:0940, 15CSA:1000-1010
sport organizations, civil liability protection 331B:1530
COVID-19 public health measures 333B:1545
COVID-19 Related Measures Act (Bill 19)
debate 328B:1340, 331B:1525-1535, 331B:1720, 333B:1430-1820, 335B:1700-1740
amendment on reporting requirements 333B:1535, 333B:1615, 333B:1630, 333B:1640-1645
amendment to strike section on cabinet powers 333B:1805
amendments 333B:1450
briefing for opposition critics 331B:1720
definitions
"benefit" 333B:1740
"COVID-19 provision" and "EPA instrument" 333B:1500-1505
"necessary" 335B:1720
"necessary" and "essential" 333B:1605
"proportionate" 333B:1740
development timeline 333B:1500
Indigenous consultation and engagement 331B:1535
precedence over other legislation 333B:1510-1515
purpose 328B:1340, 331B:1525-1535
repeal of provisions and regulations 331B:1530, 333B:1500, 333B:1645
schedules 333B:1505, 333B:1525-1530
scope 333B:1430-1440, 333B:1505
temporary and transitional legislation 331B:1525-1530
Cowichan Valley constituency and area, constituent case re vehicle insurance 16CSA:1815
Craft alcohol industry, COVID-19 impact and liquor pricing 15CSA:1000-1015
Cridge Centre for the Family, letter on brain injuries and minor injury definition 338B:1555
Crime and criminals, money laundering, government response and funding for prevention 311B:1710-1715
Crown Proceeding Act, reports for fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, tabled 341B:1430
Doctors of B.C.
consultation by government 338B:1750
guidelines on expert evidence reports 325B:1650-1655
Documents tabled
B.C. Utilities Commission 2018-19 annual report 333B:1420
Civil Resolution Tribunal
2016-17, 2017-18, and 2019-20 annual reports 346B:1440
2018-19 annual report 331B:1450
Crown Proceeding Act
reports for fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 341B:1430
Judicial Compensation Commission
2019 report, government response re judicial justices 333B:1420
2019 report, government response re Provincial Court judges 333B:1420
final report 313B:1435
Liquor distribution branch, revised annual service plan 323B:1440
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2019 annual report 331B:1450
Dyson, Jane, work as disability advocate 336B:1545, 336B:1555
Eades, Jonathan, role in arbitration advisory group 322B:1440
Economy, conditions 311B:1705
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act, alignment with information and privacy legislation 323B:1655, 341B:1450-1455
Emergencies
emergency measures
context and rationale 333B:1700
definition in legislation 333B:1500-1505, 333B:1605, 333B:1740
delegation of powers 335B:1740
government powers and limitations 328B:1340, 331B:1530-1535, 331B:1720, 333B:1430, 333B:1450, 333B:1535-1605, 333B:1715-1805, 333B:1820, 335B:1700-1715, 335B:1720-1740
other jurisdictions 333B:1620, 335B:1730
oversight 333B:1450-1500, 333B:1535-1550, 333B:1620-1625, 333B:1645, 333B:1725-1730, 335B:1700-1715, 335B:1730
process 331B:1530-1535, 331B:1720
First Nations and Indigenous communities role 331B:1535
states of emergency, local and regional states of emergency 333B:1545
Emergency Program Act
amendments 328B:1340, 331B:1530-1535, 335B:1700-1705
definitions, "emergency" 335B:1715
provisions on civil liability protection and good-faith concept 333B:1710
revision 328B:1340, 331B:1535, 331B:1720, 333B:1430, 333B:1450, 333B:1645
Estates, electronic wills and remote witnessing 328B:1345, 333B:1505, 333B:1525, 333B:1725, 340B:1655, 341B:1620-1630
Evidence Act
amendments 323B:1655
provisions 335B:1710
Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9)
debate 313B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 323B:1830-1840, 325B:1330-1730, 334B:1110-1155, 335B:1335-1645
application to motor vehicle issues 335B:1530
coming into force 313B:1345
constitutional issues and potential for legal challenges 325B:1355
debate in committee stage, relevance 325B:1335, 325B:1345
delay of passage due to COVID-19 335B:1420
development 335B:1445, 335B:1605
development and consultation 325B:1400
development and role of ICBC 325B:1645
implementation 16CSA:1635
provision re consent to additional expert evidence, amendment 334B:1110-1115
provision re consent to additional expert evidence, purpose 325B:1535
purpose 313B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 325B:1350, 325B:1425
regulations 323B:1725, 325B:1720, 335B:1335
regulations, stakeholder consultation 335B:1535-1545
Families, family maintenance and child support, enforcement 323B:1650-1655, 340B:1825
Family Law Act
amendments 323B:1650, 340B:1810-1820
amendments, arbitration provisions 309B:1340, 318B:1340, 322B:1615-1620
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
amendments 323B:1650, 340B:1825
amendments, arbitration provisions 322B:1615-1620
First Nations and Indigenous persons
consultation by government 322B:1510-1545, 331B:1535
governance and dispute resolution, use of arbitration 322B:1510, 322B:1525, 322B:1535-1545
Fort St. John, courthouse expansion project 311B:1725
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
previous amendments and alignment of health information legislation 323B:1655, 341B:1450-1455
provisions on collection and use of information 323B:1655, 340B:1815, 341B:1505
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling program 311B:1715
casinos
COVID-19 impact and reopening plan 15CSA:1100-1115
financial transactions and on-site staffing of regulators 311B:1710
money laundering report and video recordings 311B:1710
on-site staffing of regulators 15CSA:1125
review and recommendations 15CSA:1125-1130
illegal gambling and "grey market" 15CSA:1120
online gambling and problem gambling supports 15CSA:1120
regulation and oversight 311B:1715
revenues 15CSA:1105, 15CSA:1130
Gaming policy and enforcement branch, budget and activities 15CSA:1120-1125
Gangs, gang and organized crime and violence, prevention 15CSA:1045-1100
Ghikas, Gerry, role in arbitration advisory group 322B:1440
Gillespie, Melissa, role as chief judge 16CSA:1750
The Globe and Mail, article on expert evidence in personal injury cases 334B:1150
Government, licences and permits, process during emergencies 335B:1740
Guardianship, representation agreements, remote witnessing 331B:1525, 333B:1515
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, amendments 323B:1700
Health care system
personal health information
location of data processing services and privacy issues 323B:1655, 341B:1455
protection and data breach cases 341B:1455
primary health care, accessibility 338B:1750
Highway 17 (Patricia Bay Highway), blockade supporting Hereditary Chiefs, impact and response 316B:1430
Highways and roads, definition in legislation 336B:1720
Hinkson, Christopher, comments on court services during COVID-19 16CSA:1725
Hospitality industry, wholesale liquor pricing during COVID-19 15CSA:0940-0945, 15CSA:1000-1015
Information and Privacy Commissioner, consultation by government and concerns
e-health and pharmaceutical services legislation 341B:1450-1500
water use notification legislation 341B:1505-1520
Insurance Corporation Act, amendments 323B:1345, 328B:1510
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
advertising 16CSA:1550
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 15CSA:1145-1155, 16CSA:1335-1405, 16CSA:1415-1430, 16CSA:1530-1550, 335B:1445, 336B:1525, 341B:1530-1535, 341B:1550
complaints, fairness commissioner 311B:1720, 336B:1500
culture 311B:1720
culture shift 328B:1515
culture shift and oversight 16CSA:1805-1810, 335B:1745-1750, 338B:1435, 338B:1620-1625, 338B:1640
financial status and management 16CSA:1335-1340, 16CSA:1435-1455, 16CSA:1715-1720, 323B:1840, 335B:1445, 335B:1455, 341B:1535-1540
debt collection 338B:1520
investments and review 16CSA:1405-1430, 16CSA:1455-1500, 16CSA:1530-1540
minimum capital test 336B:1715
pensions 16CSA:1430
recovery of costs from at-fault drivers 338B:1610
use of surpluses and capital reserves 16CSA:1335-1340, 16CSA:1435-1450, 323B:1345, 328B:1510, 336B:1705-1715
information technology 336B:1520-1525
powers 338B:1715
public trust 338B:1620, 338B:1640-1645
reforms 311B:1715-1720, 328B:1345, 335B:1445, 335B:1455, 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1545
reforms and transition to new system 16CSA:1505-1520, 16CSA:1545-1645, 335B:1745-1750, 336B:1505, 336B:1515-1525, 336B:1545
review of operations, Ernst and Young review 16CSA:1450-1455, 328B:1655, 338B:1615
role and responsibilities 328B:1515, 335B:1430, 335B:1745, 338B:1435, 338B:1640-1650, 338B:1725-1735, 338B:1755
service plan 16CSA:1620
staffing
driver licensing and testing 16CSA:1345
legal staff 16CSA:1640
resources 16CSA:1505-1520, 16CSA:1545, 336B:1520-1525
training 336B:1505
Insurance (Vehicle) Act, amendments 323B:1345, 328B:1510-1515, 338B:1525, 339B:1125
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, amendments 323B:1650-1655
International Commercial Arbitration Act, legislation 309B:1340, 322B:1435, 322B:1500-1505, 322B:1555
Introductions by members 317B:1005, 323B:1335, 341B:1335, 353B:1335, 356B:1340
Johal, Jas, position on automobile insurance system 328B:1655
Judicial Compensation Commission
2019 report
government response re judicial justices 336B:1435-1440
government response re Provincial Court judges 336B:1425-1435
government responses re judicial justices and Provincial Court judges, tabled 333B:1420
final report, retabled 313B:1435
recommendations 313B:1435
Judicial Justices Association of B.C., coverage of costs re compensation commissions process 336B:1440
Justice Institute of B.C., sheriff training program 311B:1730
Justice system
accessibility
government initiatives 311B:1725-1730
legal clinics initiative and staffing 311B:1725
chief judge, role 16CSA:1750
chief justice, role 322B:1555
chief justices, role re court services during COVID-19 16CSA:1725
courthouses 311B:1725
courts and court services
alternative processes 325B:1610
data collection 325B:1645
reforms 335B:1615
reforms and agreement with government 325B:1645
reforms and report on civil justice system 334B:1145-1150, 335B:1355
reforms and use of technology 16CSA:1725
registrars 325B:1605-1615
services during COVID-19 16CSA:1725, 16CSA:1755, 335B:1555-1600, 335B:1615, 340B:1815
Crown counsel
compensation 336B:1430
role re protest encampment issue 16CSA:1740-1745
family justice system
arbitration 309B:1340, 318B:1340, 322B:1615-1620
family justice counsellors and Victoria pilot project 323B:1650, 340B:1810-1815
information collection and disclosure changes 323B:1650, 340B:1810-1820
reforms 325B:1415
search and protection orders 323B:1650, 340B:1820
handling of sexual assault cases, preliminary inquiries 16CSA:1750
Indigenous justice centres 311B:1730
Indigenous justice strategy 311B:1730, 322B:1515-1545
judiciary
appointments and maximum number of judges 323B:1655, 341B:1435
compensation commissions process 313B:1435, 336B:1425-1435
judges compensation 336B:1425-1435
judicial justices compensation and recruitment 336B:1435-1440
offences, administration of justice offences 311B:1730
public confidence 325B:1440, 335B:1630
sheriffs
role 311B:1725-1730
supply and training 311B:1730
unrepresented litigants 335B:1755
Labour mobility 323B:1700
Labour Mobility Act, amendments, references to trade agreements 323B:1700
Land Owner Transparency Act, amendments 323B:1655, 341B:1435-1440
Land surveys and titles, beneficial ownership registry and changes 323B:1655
administrator powers and information currency and release 341B:1435-1440
Land Title Act, amendments 323B:1655
Law Foundation of B.C., role re legal clinics initiative 311B:1725
Lawyers and legal services, litigation privilege 325B:1445, 325B:1505
Lee, Michael
comments on Attorney General role 335B:1640
comments on Civil Resolution Tribunal and vehicle accident claims 338B:1740
debate on expert evidence legislation 323B:1840
Legal aid
funding and services 311B:1725
lawyer compensation and services during COVID-19 16CSA:1755
Legal Aid B.C., role 16CSA:1755
Legislation
constitutional challenges and court rulings 323B:1835
drafting process 325B:1555
miscellaneous statutes bills 323B:1720
names of designated organizations in legislation 318B:1350, 322B:1450
Legislature
bills process, committee stage and third reading
debate on main bill during debate on amendments 333B:1815
deleting a section 339B:1125
relevance of debate 325B:1335, 333B:1440
language used in House, correction of comments 338B:1540
Officers of the Legislature, accountability and reporting 333B:1655
tabling documents, Speaker and Clerk roles and process when House not sitting 333B:1645-1655
LifeLabs Inc., breach of health data 341B:1455
Liquor distribution branch
budget and operations
COVID-19 impact 15CSA:0940-0950
wholesale and retail revenues 15CSA:1030
Delta distribution centre and former centre in Vancouver 15CSA:1030
operations re cannabis 15CSA:1030-1045
revised Crown agency annual service plan, tabled 323B:1440
Litwin, Val, comments on cannabis stores and regulation 15CSA:1045
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2018, amendments and coming into force 323B:1655
Lobbyists, transparency requirements, changes and COVID-19 impact 16CSA:1730
Manitoba, automobile insurance 16CSA:1335
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 13)
debate 317B:1010, 323B:1650-1700, 323B:1720, 340B:1810-1825, 341B:1435-1525
consultation on bill 340B:1815
purpose 317B:1010, 323B:1650-1700
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, amendments 323B:1655
Morris, Mike, comments on government response to money laundering 311B:1710
Motions
Judicial Compensation Commission report recommendations for judicial justices 336B:1435-1440
Judicial Compensation Commission report recommendations for provincial court judges 336B:1425-1435
Printing of Votes and Proceedings 303B:1450
Motor Vehicle Act
amendments 323B:1655
definitions 336B:1720
housekeeping amendments 341B:1600-1605
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 20)
debate 328B:1345, 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1610
development of bill 341B:1535-1540
enabling legislation 341B:1600
purpose 328B:1345, 340B:1650, 341B:1530
stakeholder consultation 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1600
terminology, "licence term" 341B:1600
New Relationship Trust Act, amendments 323B:1655
New Zealand, inquiry on use of emergency powers following earthquakes 333B:1620, 335B:1730
Nisga'a treaty, alignment of B.C. legislation re legal entity terms 323B:1655
Ombudsperson
oversight of emergency measures 333B:1450-1500
role re vehicle accident claim disputes 311B:1720
Ontario
automobile insurance 328B:1510
civil litigation system and limits on expert evidence 335B:1520
emergency management legislation 333B:1555-1600, 335B:1730
Oral questions (response)
Foreign funding of organizations supporting protests 316B:1430
Protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs at Legislature and police investigation 304B:1430
Parliament Buildings, protest in precinct supporting Hereditary Chiefs 304B:1430
Petitions
PharmaCare coverage for glucose monitors for type 1 diabetes 346B:1435
PharmaCare program, coverage of glucose monitors for type 1 diabetes, petition tabled 346B:1435
Pharmaceutical Services Act, alignment with information and privacy legislation 323B:1655, 341B:1450-1455
Physicians, family physicians, supply 338B:1750
Privacy, protection of personal information 341B:1505-1520
Property Assessment Appeal Board, annual report, 2019, tabled 331B:1450
Provincial Court Judges Association, coverage of costs re compensation commissions process 336B:1435
Provincial Court of B.C., role of court and judges 336B:1430
Provincial health officer
COVID-19 response 15CSA:1105-1115
public health orders 333B:1545
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
minister, emergency powers 331B:1530, 331B:1720, 333B:1430, 333B:1450, 333B:1805, 333B:1820, 335B:1700
minister, response to COVID-19 emergency 331B:1720
Real estate industry, ownership transparency 323B:1655
Referendum on electoral reform, process 336B:1610
Restaurant and food services industry, liquor supply and sales during COVID-19 15CSA:0945, 15CSA:1000-1010
Sexual violence, services for victims of sexual violence, education and training for lawyers and judges 16CSA:1750
Substance use and addiction, decriminalization proposal re personal use 16CSA:1820-1825
Supreme Court Act, amendments 323B:1655
Supreme Court of B.C.
cases involving vehicle accident claims 338B:1555
civil rules 325B:1435, 325B:1520-1535, 325B:1640, 325B:1710-1720
civil rules changes and role of rules committee 323B:1835, 325B:1340, 325B:1400, 325B:1440, 325B:1550, 335B:1640
judges, increase to maximum number 323B:1655, 341B:1435
ruling on expert evidence in personal injury cases 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1355, 325B:1540-1550, 335B:1350
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on civil litigation process 325A:1340
Tran, Lorraine, benefits coverage following injury in car accident 311B:1715, 325B:1345
Trespass Act, amendments 323B:1655
Trial Lawyers Advisory Group
response to automobile insurance changes 338B:1505
response to automobile insurance changes, correction 338B:1540
Trial Lawyers Association of B.C.
response to automobile insurance changes 338B:1505
response to automobile insurance changes, correction 338B:1540
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, model arbitration legislation 318B:1335, 322B:1435, 322B:1455-1500, 322B:1545-1600
U.K., civil litigation system, expert evidence 325B:1615-1620, 325B:1655, 334B:1145
UN Commission on International Trade Law, model arbitration legislation 318B:1335, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1455, 322B:1510
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
implementation, action plan 322B:1525
implementation legislation 322B:1510-1545, 331B:1535
U.S., civil litigation system, expert evidence 325B:1620
UBC, child care facilities and spaces 311B:1735
Vancouver, city government, funding of child care spaces and memorandum of understanding 311B:1735
Vancouver Sun, article on court rules committee resignation 323B:1835-1840
Vancouver–Point Grey constituency and area, child care and impact of government initiatives 311B:1735
Vital Statistics Act, amendments 323B:1655
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 303B:1450
Water
notification of water use changes and information collection and use 323B:1655, 341B:1440-1445, 341B:1500-1525
registries 323B:1655, 341B:1510-1515
Water Sustainability Act, amendments, information collection and use provisions 323B:1655, 341B:1505-1525
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, protests supporting Chiefs, impact and response 304B:1430, 316B:1430
Wilkinson, Andrew, position on automobile insurance system 328B:1655
Wills, Estates and Succession Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 21)
debate 328B:1345, 340B:1655-1700, 341B:1620-1630
development and introduction during COVID-19 333B:1525, 333B:1725
purpose 328B:1345, 340B:1655
Wine stores 15CSA:0955
Workers, labour mobility and credentialling 323B:1700
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 response 15CSA:1110-1115
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)

Acupuncturists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, training and services 307B:1015-1020
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, forestry issues 312B:1150
Consumers, cost of living, government action 319B:1110-1115
COVID-19 economic recovery, role of public health policies 342B:1155
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, temporary foreign workers 347B:1030-1035
COVID-19 impact and government response 342B:1155
COVID-19 impact and response 342B:1150-1155
Desmond, Viola, experience and activism re racism in Canada 332B:1140
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, government initiatives 332B:1140
incidence and legacy of systemic racism 332B:1135-1140
past discriminatory practices and racist incidents 332B:1140
First Nations and Indigenous persons, reconciliation initiatives 332B:1140
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 312B:1145-1150
government forest policies and initiatives 312B:1150
industry, conditions and government response 312B:1145-1150
land base, protection and working forest proposal 312B:1145
value-added sector 312B:1150
Home of Canadian Traditional Chinese Medicine Society, work of organization 307B:1015-1020
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, migrant workers 347B:1020-1035
temporary foreign workers 332B:1140
program and protections for workers 347B:1020-1035
registry 347B:1025
Introductions by members 323B:1340-1345
Motions
Anti-racism 332B:1135-1140
Forest industry and land base 312B:1145-1150
Government action on economic inequality and affordability 319B:1110-1115
Health and economic recovery 342B:1150-1155
Poverty
reduction 319B:1110-1115
working poor 319B:1110
Private members' statements
Migrant workers 347B:1020-1035
Public health, government investment and role in economy 342B:1155
Slavery, transatlantic slave trade and enslaved labour in North America 332B:1140
Statements by members
Home of Canadian Traditional Medicine Society 307B:1015-1020
Wilkinson, Andrew, comments on COVID-19 public health measures and economic recovery 342B:1155

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