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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James, Hon. Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

As subject
comments in budget speech (Bond) 309B:1430
comments on issues
budget process (de Jong) 330B:1355
carbon tax (Milobar) 356B:1555
COVID-19 response funding (Stone) 5CSA:0955
economic recovery (Wilkinson) 359B:1040
estimates process and accountability (Paton) 10CSA:1330
extended family's history of mutual support and economic betterment 308B:1340-1355
handling of economic updates (Bond) 330B:1445-1450 (de Jong) 330B:1355-1405 (Stewart) 330B:1405-1410
letter to Children and Family Development Minister (Throness) 323A:1835-1840
work as Finance Minister (Fleming) 315B:1730 (Kahlon) 311B:1615
work on budget (Sultan) 311B:1645, 311B:1705
Advertising Standards Canada, role 356B:1720
Agriculture, innovation and role of technology 308B:1410
Automobile insurance 308B:1350
Automobiles, clean energy vehicle program and funding 308B:1415
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1710-1715, 331B:1350, 341B:1710, 348B:1750, 350B:1510-1540
Beverages and beverage industry, tax on sweetened carbonated beverages 308B:1405, 308B:1440, 328B:1705, 348B:1745, 348B:1755
B.C. by region, rural B.C., government investment and support 308B:1405-1415
B.C. Financial Services Authority, work on strata insurance increase issues 314B:1025-1035, 314B:1045-1055, 321B:1035, 321B:1100, 355B:1510-1545
B.C. Hydro, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1425-1440, 355B:1645-1650
B.C. Infrastructure Benefits, role and operations 355B:1555-1620
B.C. Investment Management Corp., COVID-19 impact on managed funds 355B:1640-1730
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
housing issues 314B:1050
performance and priorities 317B:1125
B.C. Lottery Corporation, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1430
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 355B:1750, 356B:1545-1550
B.C. NDP government
accomplishments 308B:1345-1350, 308B:1415-1420, 317B:1125
position on public insurance 314B:1040
priorities 308B:1340-1350, 308B:1405-1420
B.C. Transit, budget and operations 356B:1545
Budget debate 308B:1340-1420, 317B:1120-1130
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill 4)
debate 308B:1440-1445, 328B:1700-1720, 330B:1450-1500, 348B:1450-1755
commencement 348B:1750-1755
purpose 308B:1440-1445, 348B:1450-1455
Budget, Supplementary estimates 2020-2021
other appropriations and contingencies (all ministries), coronavirus pandemic response and economic recovery, debate 326B:1430-1535
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, amendments 308B:1440-1445, 328B:1710-1715, 331B:1355, 341B:1710
Budgets
2020-21 budget
content and economic update 328B:1700, 330B:1455, 348B:1550-1625, 358B:1730-1745
content and priorities 308B:1340-1420, 308B:1440-1445, 317B:1125-1130, 330B:1455-1500, 348B:1620-1635, 358B:1730-1735
debate 317B:1120-1125
deficit 348B:1605-1610
interim supply and additional funds 326B:1540-1555, 326B:1615
public response 317B:1130
balanced budgets, legislation 350B:1510-1515
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2020-21–2022-23, tabled 308B:1445
budget process 348B:1450-1500, 356B:1545
additional time and date change 308B:1440-1445, 328B:1710-1715
priorities 350B:1510-1515, 350B:1535
deficit budgets 341B:1710, 343B:1510
Business
business climate and business confidence 358B:1705-1710
competitiveness and role of technology 308B:1410
taxation, training tax credit 308B:1440
Business Council of B.C., report recommendations on low-carbon commodities and energy 356B:1605-1620
Carbon tax
payments and deferral 349B:1120-1140
purpose 348B:1500
rate, alignment with federal emission factors 308B:1440, 328B:1710, 348B:1510
rate increase 355B:1800-1805, 356B:1550-1605
rate increase, deferral 349B:1115
revenues 348B:1505-1600, 349B:1130-1140, 355B:1415, 356B:1550
tax credits and rebates, climate action tax credit for families and households 308B:1415, 356B:1815
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1710, 348B:1500-1600
Child care
facilities, operations during COVID-19 326B:1515-1520
funding 356B:1510
government plan, funding 308B:1355
Child protection system, children in government care, government initiatives 308B:1345
Children and Family Development Ministry, service delivery 326B:1515
Children and youth
child opportunity benefit 308B:1350
early childhood educators, wages and enhancement program 356B:1515
programs and services for children and families, service delivery during COVID-19 326B:1515
CleanBC plan
building component, clean energy retrofits 355B:1820, 358B:1525
funding 308B:1415, 341B:1405-1410
role in economic recovery from COVID-19 355B:1745-1755
Climate change, government action 308B:1415
Columbia River treaty, downstream benefits 355B:1420, 355B:1430
Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. 308B:1345
Communities, economic development and resilience 308B:1405-1415
Consumers, cost of living, government action 308B:1350-1400, 308B:1415, 310B:1100-1105
Corporations, income tax 328B:1705
COVID-19
cases, second wave issues 358B:1650
contact tracing, costs 358B:1345-1355
information, advertising costs 356B:1705-1720
personal response, volunteerism 326B:1430
COVID-19 business impact and supports 326B:1435, 326B:1450-1455, 326B:1520-1530, 341B:1400, 356B:1520-1535, 356B:1815-1820, 357B:1115-1155, 358B:1455-1500, 358B:1520, 358B:1640-1645
business insolvencies 349B:1110, 349B:1140
tax payment deferrals for businesses 326B:1450-1455, 326B:1505, 326B:1520-1525, 331B:1350, 341B:1355-1400, 349B:1105-1150, 350B:1340-1455, 356B:1505, 356B:1520-1535, 358B:1455-1500, 358B:1520, 358B:1645
COVID-19 child care impact and supports, child care operators 326B:1515-1520, 357B:1145, 358B:1455
COVID-19 economic recovery 326B:1435, 326B:1500-1505, 341B:1400-1405, 341B:1710, 350B:1355, 350B:1520
"build back better" slogan 350B:1530
committee 326B:1535
consultation 358B:1540-1550
economic recovery plan 330B:1450-1500, 343B:1505-1510, 355B:1735-1755, 356B:1530, 356B:1555, 356B:1615, 356B:1625, 356B:1815-1820, 357B:1115-1145, 358B:1455-1530, 358B:1605-1655, 358B:1720-1735, 358B:1745-1815
forecasting and scenarios 358B:1630-1655
funding, federal funding 358B:1750-1815
green recovery 355B:1745-1800
proposals by opposition 358B:1525
public release of plan framework 358B:1525-1530
restart plan 341B:1400
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening, international students 355B:1445
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
B.C. emergency benefit 331B:1350, 341B:1705, 350B:1455-1510, 355B:1455
front-line workers
pandemic pay eligibility 358B:1405-1445, 358B:1500-1505
pandemic pay eligibility and gender-based analysis 358B:1420
pandemic pay provisions 355B:1455-1500
paid sick leave 358B:1510
COVID-19 housing impact and supports
construction industry 358B:1525
energy-efficiency retrofits 355B:1820, 358B:1525
rental housing, ban on evictions 326B:1505, 358B:1500
rental housing, vacancies 356B:1445
renters 326B:1505-1510, 326B:1530
renters, commercial tenants 326B:1530, 355B:1455, 356B:1530
social and subsidized housing, ban on evictions 326B:1505
COVID-19 impact and government response
action plan and initiatives 326B:1430-1535, 326B:1550, 326B:1615, 356B:1815-1820, 357B:1115-1155, 358B:1550
costs 356B:1730, 356B:1815-1820, 357B:1115-1155, 358B:1345-1435, 358B:1505-1530
federal initiatives 326B:1435, 326B:1450, 358B:1405
federal role 358B:1750-1815
film industry 348B:1720
government caseloads 355B:1500
government response 328B:1700, 330B:1455-1500, 331B:1350-1355, 341B:1700-1715, 343B:1505-1510
individuals and families 326B:1435, 326B:1505-1510
local government 355B:1805-1815
non-profit sector 326B:1515-1520, 358B:1545
parliamentary operations and proceedings 350B:1620-1625, 355B:1405
seniors 326B:1510
tax payment deferrals 331B:1350, 341B:1700-1705, 349B:1105-1150, 350B:1350-1455
transit services 350B:1435
victims of domestic violence 326B:1410
vulnerable persons 326B:1410, 326B:1510-1515, 326B:1530-1535
COVID-19 impact, government revenues 326B:1455-1500, 328B:1700, 348B:1450-1455, 348B:1530-1550, 355B:1415-1450, 355B:1640-1725, 358B:1615
COVID-19 post-secondary education impact and supports 326B:1510
international student enrolment 355B:1445-1450
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports 358B:1515, 358B:1640
hotel workers 355B:1735
Credit rating, process andB.C. rating 350B:1520
Crown corporations
COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1425-1440, 355B:1640-1725
investment practices 355B:1700-1715
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, role 308B:1415
Disabled persons, community living services, funding 308B:1345
Documents tabled
Budgets, Budget and Fiscal Plan 2020-21–2022-23 308B:1445
Government service plans and 2020-21–2022-23 strategic plan 308B:1445
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ended March 31, 2019 304B:1430
speculation and vacancy tax, annual report for 2018 tax year 355B:1330
Economic Stabilization (COVID-19) Act (Bill 18)
debate 331B:1350-1355, 341B:1700-1715, 343B:1505-1510, 349B:1105-1150, 350B:1340-1650
debate on bill 343B:1505
debate on bill, work of staff 350B:1650
definitions, "new due date" 349B:1105
purpose 331B:1350
regulations 350B:1350
use of term "anticipated" 350B:1610
Economy
conditions and role of government 358B:1730-1735
resilient economy 308B:1405-1415
sustainable development 341B:1405-1410
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 308B:1405-1415
Education, government investment 308B:1355
Elections, fixed election date, fall date 308B:1440-1445, 328B:1710
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products, taxation 328B:1705
Emergencies
emergency response to floods and wildfires, funding 308B:1415
states of emergency, concepts of emergency and anticipated emergency 343B:1510, 350B:1610
Employer health tax
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1640
deferral 331B:1350, 341B:1705, 348B:1645, 350B:1440-1455, 356B:1505, 356B:1520-1525
exemption threshold 350B:1440
exemptions, emergency wage subsidy program 350B:1445
payment, installment structure 350B:1455
Employer Health Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1640-1645
Employment and jobs 308B:1410
Energy, electricity rates, deferral of payments during COVID-19 326B:1535
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, budget status and priorities 356B:1540
Facebook, government advertising 356B:1720
Families, government support and taxation levels 317B:1125-1130
Ferries and ferry services, government initiatives 308B:1410
Film industry, tax credits 308B:1440, 328B:1700-1705, 348B:1715-1720
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 355B:1405-1820, 356B:1435-1820, 357B:1115-1155, 358B:1335-1820
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 355B:1455-1500
estimates process
Minister and critic thanked 355B:1730
participants thanked 355B:1405
staff thanked 358B:1820
Minister, ability to delegate appeal decisions 328B:1710
staff and workload 350B:1500-1505
Financial Administration Act, amendments 308B:1440-1445, 328B:1710-1715, 331B:1355, 341B:1710-1715, 350B:1545-1650
First Nations and Indigenous persons
gaming revenue-sharing agreement with government, allocation of revenues 308B:1415
government initiatives and funding 308B:1345
reconciliation, government action 308B:1350, 308B:1415
Food and food industry
donations of food, farmers tax credit 308B:1440, 328B:1700
food security, task force 308B:1410
regional food hubs 308B:1410
Food banks
donations 328B:1700
use and services during COVID-19 326B:1510
Forest Act, amendments 328B:1710
Forests and forest industry
forest-dependent communities and workers, transition support 308B:1350
government forest policies and initiatives 308B:1350
Fuel
motor fuel tax, deferral 349B:1145-1150, 350B:1340
tax, revenues 355B:1415
Government
advertising and announcements, costs 356B:1705-1720
capital plan and projects 308B:1405-1410, 358B:1740-1745
coalition governments 348B:1750
financial management 308B:1340-1345
financial reporting, changes to rules re elections in fiscal years 328B:1715-1720, 348B:1750
financial reporting, public accounts 348B:1535, 355B:1650
ministries, budgets and savings targets 356B:1725-1800
programs and services
funding 308B:1405
service delivery during COVID-19 326B:1515
revenues, projections 349B:1110, 349B:1130
service plans and 2020-21–2022-23 strategic plan, tabled 308B:1445
service plans and strategic plans, rules 328B:1715-1720
spending and priorities 343B:1510, 350B:1510-1515, 356B:1725-1800
transfer payments from federal government 358B:1750
Government communications and public engagement, funding for advertising 356B:1715
Green Party of B.C., position on rebate for renters 310B:1055
Health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 308B:1400
urgent and primary care centres 308B:1400
Health care system
funding 308B:1400-1405
services for seniors 308B:1400
system, initiatives 308B:1400-1405
High-technology industry, companies and clean technology initiatives 308B:1410
Home care, Better at Home program 326B:1510
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1650
Homelessness, government action 308B:1400
Homeowner grant
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1650
application process 350B:1405
Housing
affordable housing
government plan and initiatives 308B:1400, 356B:1455-1500, 356B:1645
supply and new units 308B:1400, 356B:1455
supportive housing and services 308B:1400
vacant properties 356B:1455
Income assistance
deductions and exemptions, earnings exemption 308B:1345
employment and assistance workers, eligibility for pandemic pay 358B:1415
employment insurance, increase in applications 326B:1500
recipients, work search and training requirements 326B:1530
Income Tax Act
amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1700-1710, 348B:1655-1720
provisions 341B:1705
Income tax, new tax bracket for high-income earners 308B:1405, 308B:1440, 328B:1705, 348B:1655-1710
Information and communications technology
high-speed Internet service expansion for rural and Indigenous communities, service expansion initiative 308B:1410
tax on online streaming services 308B:1440, 328B:1705
Infrastructure
government investment 308B:1405-1415, 358B:1740
projects 326B:1500
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 355B:1430
COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1425-1440, 355B:1645-1705, 355B:1720
financial status and management 308B:1350, 321B:1040
impact of court case loss 355B:1725
investments 355B:1715-1730
payment of insurance premium tax 355B:1720
Insurance premium tax 355B:1510-1525, 355B:1720
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
revenues 348B:1615
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1725
International Business Activity Act
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1725
Introductions by members 323B:1335, 351B:1335
Investment, environmental, social and governmental considerations 355B:1750
Labour, community benefits agreement
benefits 355B:1600-1635
projects 355B:1620-1635
training component 355B:1605-1610, 355B:1630
Land Owner Transparency Act
administration, delegation of Minister's powers or duties 348B:1725
amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1725
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 328B:1710, 348B:1730-1735
Legislation for 5th session of 41st parliament, priorities 350B:1535
Legislature
advancement of supply bill through all stages in one sitting 326B:1540
estimates process, use of supplementary estimates 341B:1710, 350B:1545
Liquefied natural gas development 308B:1410
Liquor distribution branch, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1430
LNG Canada facility project
employment and workforce, contracts 356B:1700-1705
revenues and projections 356B:1700
Local government
infrastructure funding and projects 308B:1410-1415, 355B:1815
revenue sources and responsibilities 355B:1805-1815
revenues from taxes, remittance 331B:1350, 341B:1705, 350B:1420-1440
Logging Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710
McKnight, Bill, COVID-19 impact on small business 326B:1450-1455
Manton, Kim, life and contributions 334B:1005
Medical Services Plan, elimination of premiums 308B:1355, 356B:1505
MLAs, remuneration, salary holdback component for ministers 328B:1715, 343B:1510, 350B:1510, 350B:1535-1540
Mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services 308B:1405
Mineral Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710
Mines and mining industry, role in economy and clean technology development 308B:1410
Motions
Funds granted for public service 326B:1540, 360B:1650
Reports of resolutions from Committee of Supply 326B:1540, 360B:1645
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710
Nadleh Whut'en First Nation, housing initiative 308B:1415
Oral questions (response)
Domestic violence services during coronavirus outbreak 326B:1410
Economic conditions and deferral of taxes 341B:1355-1400
Economic recovery plan 341B:1400-1405
Economic recovery priorities and CleanBC plan funding 341B:1405-1410
Funding for Victoria Sexual Assault Centre and sexual assault clinics 320B:1405-1410
Rebate for renters 310B:1055-1105
Strata insurance cost increases 305B:1100-1105, 314B:1025-1035, 314B:1045-1055, 321B:1035-1105
Strata insurance cost increases and government position on public insurance 314B:1040
Pensions
unfunded liabilities 355B:1730
PharmaCare program, deductibles, reduction for low-income persons 308B:1400
Ports Property Tax Act, amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1710
Ports, taxation 308B:1440, 328B:1710
Post-secondary education
financial assistance
deferral of student loans during COVID-19 326B:1510
government initiatives 308B:1355-1400
government investment and initiatives 358B:1720
student mental health services 308B:1405
tuition fees 308B:1355-1400
Post-secondary institutions
COVID-19 impact on revenues and student enrolment 355B:1445-1450
student housing 356B:1650
Presentation of estimates
estimates of sums required for the service of the province 308B:1340
supplementary estimates for fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 326B:1420, 346B:1345
Property tax
deferral 350B:1410, 355B:1530, 358B:1455
deferral, centralized electronic filing of applications 328B:1710, 348B:1730-1735
payment deadlines and late payment penalties, deferral 331B:1350, 341B:1700-1705, 350B:1400-1415
revenues 355B:1415
revenues, remittance to transit authorities 331B:1350, 341B:1705, 350B:1420-1435
school tax, exemptions 355B:1415, 356B:1505, 356B:1525, 358B:1455
tax 356B:1455
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710
Property transfer tax, revenues 355B:1415
Provincial Sales Tax Act
amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1705-1710, 348B:1745-1750
regulations, retroactivity 348B:1750
Public debt
debt levels 350B:1525
debt-servicing costs 350B:1515
debt-to-GDP ratio 350B:1520
operating debt 350B:1530
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ended March 31, 2019, tabled 304B:1430
Public service pension plan 355B:1640
Public service, work from home during COVID-19 356B:1800
Real estate industry
housing market, impact of government policies 308B:1345
money laundering, government action 308B:1345
Redies, Tracy, service as MLA 355B:1730
Reimer, Gerry, contributions and death 346B:1335
Rental housing
government initiatives 310B:1055-1105, 356B:1650
purpose-built rental housing, construction of new units 310B:1055
rebates for tenants, Green Party position 310B:1055
rent banks 326B:1530
supply 356B:1455
Resources and resource industries, COVID-19 impact on revenues to government 355B:1420
Sales tax
alignment with administrative policies re leases 328B:1710
collection system changes 328B:1705
exemptions
aircraft conversions 308B:1440, 328B:1710
energy conservation materials 308B:1440
machinery and equipment for pollution control and waste management 308B:1440, 328B:1710
refunds for real property contractors working outside B.C. 308B:1440, 328B:1705, 348B:1755
regulations, retroactivity 348B:1750
remittance and deferral 350B:1340
Science and technology, clean technology development 308B:1410
Seniors, care and support 308B:1400
Sexual violence, sexual assault, funding for services 320B:1405-1410
Site C power project, review 355B:1755
Skills training
government investment 308B:1355-1400
women in skilled trades 308B:1355
Smith, Merran, comments on CleanBC plan 317B:1130
Social welfare
government investment and action on issues 308B:1345-1420
quality of life and economic opportunity 308B:1340-1420
Vulnerable Population Working Group 326B:1510-1515
Social workers, community social services workers, wages and union differential 356B:1520
Special warrants 308B:1445, 328B:1715, 341B:1710-1715, 343B:1510, 350B:1545-1650
Speculation and vacancy tax
annual meeting with mayors 356B:1435-1440, 356B:1640
annual report for 2018 tax year, tabled 355B:1330
application, satellite families 356B:1435-1440
implementation and impact, rental housing 356B:1645-1655
purpose 356B:1445, 356B:1455, 356B:1640-1645
Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act, amendments 328B:1710
Strata property
insurance cost increases
impact and proposed legislation 321B:1050-1105, 355B:1505-1510, 355B:1545-1550
impact and response 305B:1100-1105, 314B:1025-1055, 321B:1035-1045, 355B:1510-1525
insurance rates, access to information 355B:1540-1545
insurance, self-insurance model 355B:1535
public insurance, NDP position 314B:1040
water damage prevention program proposal 321B:1035, 321B:1050, 321B:1105, 355B:1530-1535
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill M202), content 314B:1025
Supply Act, 2020-2021 (Bill 25), debate 360B:1650
Supply Act (No. 1), 2020 (Bill 12)
debate 323B:1350
withdrawal 326B:1620
Supply Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 15), debate 326B:1540-1555, 326B:1615
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 356B:1800
Taxation
administration of taxes 308B:1440
appeal process 328B:1710
competitive tax system 356B:1605-1620, 358B:1705-1725
COVID-19 impact 328B:1710
government policies 317B:1125-1130, 358B:1615-1625
tax credits 328B:1700-1705
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 308B:1440, 328B:1710, 348B:1745-1750
Tobacco, taxation of tobacco products
heated products 308B:1440, 328B:1710, 348B:1745-1755
remittance and deferral 350B:1345
Tourism industry, role in economy 308B:1410
Transit services, funding 350B:1435, 356B:1545
Transportation
funding, federal funding 358B:1750-1810
infrastructure, government investment and projects 308B:1405-1410
transportation planning and government strategy 358B:1655, 358B:1705
Treasury Board, applications and gender-based analysis 358B:1420
Tributes
Gerry Reimer 346B:1335
Kim Manton 334B:1005
Tsilhqot'in Nation, land title decision and compensation issues 356B:1800
Vancouver, Chinatown, COVID-19 impact on businesses 356B:1525-1535
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, funding and services 320B:1405-1410
Wages, minimum wage, increase 308B:1355
Wilkinson, Andrew, recommendations on COVID-19 recovery 358B:1525
Women's equality and gender equity 308B:1355
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 impact on revenues 355B:1650
Johal, Jas (Richmond-Queensborough)

As subject
letter to Information and Privacy Commissioner, tabled (de Jong) 356B:1425
position on automobile insurance system (Eby) 328B:1655
Agricultural Land Commission, consultation by task force 10CSA:1705
Agricultural land reserve, agri-industrial and agritech uses 10CSA:1720
Agriculture, innovation and role of technology 10CSA:1720
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 10CSA:1705-1720
All About Hue Hair Designs, impact of government purchase of hotel for supportive housing on business 338B:1355-1400
Arora, Rahul, position as technical staff and access to personal health information 354B:1025
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 15CSA:1140-1155, 16CSA:1330-1400, 16CSA:1455-1555
Attorney General role, ICBC and conflict concerns 323B:1830
Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11), debate 328B:1515-1535, 335B:1745-1750, 336B:1445-1525, 336B:1700-1710
Automobile insurance
basic and optional coverage 16CSA:1500, 336B:1700-1705
changes 328B:1525-1535, 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1550, 341B:1600-1610
changes and comparison to current system 335B:1745-1750, 336B:1450
changes and transition 16CSA:1350, 16CSA:1505-1555
costs and savings 328B:1530-1535, 336B:1515-1525, 341B:1545-1550
impact on private legal sector 16CSA:1510
Manitoba and Saskatchewan models 328B:1525, 336B:1450, 336B:1710
competitiveness 328B:1520-1535, 336B:1710
consultation on changes and stakeholder concerns, brokers 340B:1650, 341B:1540-1550
consultation on changes and stakeholder concerns, disclosure issue 336B:1505-1510
expert evidence and limits in personal injury cases 323B:1825-1830
online sales and broker commissions 341B:1545-1550
online sales and brokers' role 341B:1535-1550
personal injury claims and dispute resolution
appeals 336B:1455-1500
exceptions to limits on legal action 328B:1530
role of ICBC staff and health professionals 328B:1525-1535, 336B:1455-1500
rates and reforms 16CSA:1350-1400, 16CSA:1500, 16CSA:1520, 16CSA:1545-1555, 328B:1520-1535, 336B:1710
rebates and refunds 16CSA:1335, 16CSA:1520-1525, 328B:1520, 351B:1340
regulations 323B:1830, 328B:1525-1530
sales and licence plate decals program, changes 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1550, 341B:1600-1610
Automobiles
driver's licences and road test wait times 16CSA:1340-1345
vehicle licences, cancellation for vehicle removal or destruction 341B:1605
Bains, Harry, letters from business community 328B:1410, 344B:1025, 346B:1405
Bonet, Seb, comments on protests supporting Hereditary Chiefs 317B:1030
Budget, Supplementary estimates 2020-2021
other appropriations and contingencies (all ministries), coronavirus pandemic response and economic recovery, debate 326B:1435-1515
Business Council of B.C., comments on COVID-19 response for businesses 326B:1445
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on COVID-19 response for businesses 326B:1445
Civil Resolution Tribunal, disputes involving vehicle accident claims 336B:1455
Comfort Inn, government purchase of hotel for supportive housing, impact on business tenants 338B:1355-1400
COVID-19 business impact and supports 326B:1445-1455
business insolvencies 328B:1410
employee layoff time limits and severance pay issues 328B:1410, 329B:1050-1055
tax payment deferrals for businesses 326B:1455, 326B:1505
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening 336B:1410-1415, 339B:1025-1030, 349B:1035
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line workers response and services 326B:1440
COVID-19 housing impact and supportive housing
government purchase of hotels and impact on business tenants 338B:1355-1400
government purchase of hotels and impact on businesses 343B:1410
services and community safety 343B:1410
COVID-19 housing impact and supports
rental housing, ban on evictions 326B:1505
renters 326B:1505
COVID-19 impact and government response
action plan and initiatives 326B:1400, 326B:1435-1515
automobile insurance system 341B:1530-1535
automobile insurance system and accident claims 15CSA:1140-1155, 16CSA:1330-1400, 16CSA:1525-1530, 16CSA:1550, 328B:1520-1525, 351B:1340
driver licensing and testing 16CSA:1340-1345
economy and jobs 326B:1440
parliamentary operations and proceedings 326B:1440
supply chain 326B:1400
trade 313B:1425-1430
vulnerable persons 326B:1515
COVID-19 impact, government revenues 16CSA:1455, 326B:1455-1500
Cullen, Nathan, role re engagement with Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 348B:1410
Dodd, Love, comments on supportive housing sites 343B:1410
Dodd's Furniture, impact of government purchase of hotels for supportive housing on business 343B:1410
Donaldson, Doug, comments and actions on Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 304B:1405
Eby, David, constituency office occupation 305B:1050
Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9)
debate 323B:1825-1830
regulations 323B:1830
Falconer, Sheila, comments on strata insurance cost increases 314B:1050
Financial Times, comments on economic impact of COVID-19 313B:1430
First Nations and Indigenous persons, Aboriginal rights and title 304B:1405
Food and food industry, food security, task force and report 10CSA:1705-1720
Food banks, use and services during COVID-19 326B:1510
Forests and forest industry
forest-dependent communities, transition support and funding 307B:1030-1035
mills, operations and closings 307B:1030-1035
Glezos, Simon, comments on protests supporting Hereditary Chiefs 317B:1030
Goldman Sachs, comments on economic impact of COVID-19 313B:1430
Government ministries, protests supporting Hereditary Chiefs, impact and response 317B:1030
Health authorities, handling of personal health information 356B:1415
Health care system, personal health information, location of data hosting services and privacy issues 353B:1350-1355, 354B:1020-1025, 356B:1410-1415
Heyman, George, meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 309B:1410-1415
Hyder, Goldy, comments on COVID-19 response for businesses 326B:1445
Information and communications technology, cybersecurity and protection of data 353B:1350-1355
Infrastructure projects 326B:1500
Insurance Bureau of Canada, comments on B.C. automobile insurance system 328B:1520
Insurance Corporation Act, repeal of section 336B:1700-1705
Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill M208), debate 351B:1340
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
advertising 16CSA:1550
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 15CSA:1140-1155, 16CSA:1330-1355, 16CSA:1525-1530, 16CSA:1550, 328B:1520-1525, 341B:1530-1535, 351B:1340
complaints, fairness commissioner 336B:1455
culture shift 335B:1745
financial status and management
financial status and management 328B:1525
investments 16CSA:1455, 16CSA:1520-1540
use of surpluses and capital reserves 336B:1700-1710
government role and public trust 323B:1830
information technology 336B:1515
public trust 323B:1830
reforms 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530, 341B:1545
reforms and transition to new system 16CSA:1505-1520, 16CSA:1540-1555, 328B:1515-1535, 336B:1515-1525
staffing and resources 16CSA:1505-1520, 16CSA:1540, 336B:1515-1525
Java Jo's, impact of government purchase of hotels for supportive housing on business 343B:1410
Kahlon, Ravi, comments on parliamentary secretary role 307B:1030-1035
Kelly, Dan, comments on COVID-19 response for businesses 326B:1445
Kintner, Linda, comments on strata insurance cost increases 321B:1105
Kwan, Jenny, comments on Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 304B:1405
Labour Ministry, letters to Minister from business community 328B:1410, 329B:1050-1055, 344B:1025, 346B:1405
Lahall, Shayna, comments on strata insurance cost increases 321B:1100
Legislature, estimates process, use of supplementary estimates 326B:1435
McKnight, Bill, COVID-19 impact on small business 326B:1450-1455
Manitoba, government action re rail blockade 305B:1055
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 20)
debate 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1550, 341B:1600-1610
development of bill 341B:1530-1535
stakeholder consultation 340B:1650, 341B:1540-1550
terminology, "licence term" 341B:1600
NTT Canada, government contract and handling of personal health information 353B:1350-1355, 354B:1020-1025, 356B:1410-1415
Oral questions
Coastal GasLink pipeline project and protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 320B:1400
Comments by Forests Minister re Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 304B:1405
Economic support for individuals and businesses during outbreak 326B:1400
Forest industry and government support for communities and workers 307B:1030-1035
Government plan for education system reopening 336B:1410-1415, 339B:1025-1030, 349B:1035
Government purchase of hotels and impact on business tenants 338B:1355-1400
Government response to coronavirus impact on trade 313B:1425-1430
Handling of personal health information 353B:1350-1355, 354B:1020-1025, 356B:1410-1415
Impact of changes to workers compensation system 344B:1025-1030, 346B:1405
Liaison positions with Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 348B:1410
Maintenance of supply chain during coronavirus outbreak 326B:1400
Rebate for renters 310B:1055
Response to protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 305B:1050-1055
Response to protests supporting Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and role of Environment Minister 309B:1410-1415
Small business employee layoffs and severance pay issues 328B:1410, 329B:1050-1055
Strata insurance cost increases 314B:1050, 321B:1100-1105, 333B:1410
Supportive housing facilities and services and community safety 343B:1410
University of Victoria staff and student society involvement in protests 317B:1025-1030
Pallister, Brian, actions re rail blockade 305B:1055
Parliament Buildings, protest in precinct supporting Hereditary Chiefs 317B:1030
Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, comments on role 307B:1030-1035
Port of Prince Rupert, economic impact of protests on operations 305B:1050
Price, Lindsay, impact of government purchase of hotel for supportive housing on business 338B:1400
Provincial Health Services Authority, handling of personal health information 356B:1410
Railways and rail services, blockades of railways, impact and response 317B:1025
Rankin, Murray, role re engagement with Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs 348B:1410
Rental housing, rebates for tenants 310B:1055
Richmond, strata property insurance costs case 333B:1410
Richmond-Queensborough constituency and area, small businesses, COVID-19 impact 328B:1410
Steen, Nissa, comments on strata insurance cost increases 314B:1050
Strata property, insurance cost increases
impact and proposed legislation 321B:1100-1105
impact and response 314B:1050, 333B:1410
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on expert evidence in personal injury cases 323B:1825-1830
University of Victoria, involvement of staff in protests supporting Hereditary Chiefs 317B:1025-1030
Veldman, Ken, comments on impact of protests on port 305B:1050
Victoria, supportive housing sites, issues 338B:1355-1400, 343B:1410
Wet'suwet'en First Nation, rights and title, agreement with government 320B:1400
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, protests supporting Chiefs, impact and response 304B:1405, 305B:1050-1055, 309B:1410-1415, 320B:1400
Workers compensation system, changes and impact 344B:1025-1030, 346B:1405

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