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

SUBJECT INDEX
topics, places, people
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

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

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Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Abbotsford, B.C.

Agritech park proposal (Popham) 10CSA:1545, 10CSA:1710, 10CSA:1720, 11CSA:1005
Courthouse project (Eby) 311B:1725
Harris Road farm trespass case and government response (de Jong) 10CSA:1615-1630 (Popham) 10CSA:1620-1630
Police services and mental health cases, Project Angel program (Darcy) 11CSC:1055
Abbotsford school district See School district 34 (Abbotsford)
Abbotsford West constituency and area

Strata property insurance costs cases (de Jong) 334B:1050-1055
Abbotsford Women's Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Status and location on agricultural land reserve (de Jong) 10CSA:1615 (Paton) 10CSA:1410, 10CSA:1420 (Popham) 10CSA:1425, 10CSA:1615
Abbott, Jim

Life and service as Member of Parliament (Shypitka) 351B:1335
ABE See Adult basic education
Abel, Aidyn

Indigenous pin design for B.C. Winter Games (Davies) 317B:1010
Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Activation (Horgan) 317B:1040 (Olsen) 317B:1040
Aboriginal friendship centres See Friendship centres under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal Head Start program See Children under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons; Métis
Access grant See Financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Accessibility and inclusion See Disabled persons
Accidents

Highway/traffic accidents See Accidents under Automobiles
Achoba, Alfred

Comments on supportive housing (Robinson) 351B:1410
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families (federal) See Child protection system, federal legislation under First Nations and Indigenous persons
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)

(Attorney General) 1R, 303B:1450
Debate, speakers (Eby) 303B:1450
Active transportation See Transportation
Activism See Protests
Acupuncturists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners

Regulation, petition tabled (Kang) 357B:1105
Training and services (Elmore) 307B:1015-1020
Adams Lake mill See International Forest Products Ltd.
Addiction See Substance use and addiction; Mental health and addiction under Mental health
Addictions Ministry See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
Adoption See also Foster care

Adoption of children in government care (Conroy) 322A:1415-1425 (Throness) 322A:1410-1420
Adoption of children in government care by foster parents (Conroy) 322A:1430-1435 (Throness) 322A:1425-1435
Adoption process (Throness) 322A:1420
Adoption process and Adopt Now B.C. online portal (Conroy) 322A:1425
Adoptive parent approval process, home studies (Conroy) 322A:1505 (Throness) 322A:1500-1505
Adoptive parents, supports (Conroy) 313B:1615
International adoptions (Conroy) 322A:1450-1500
Private adoption agencies and licensing (Conroy) 322A:1450-1510
Private adoptions and costs (Conroy) 322A:1450-1510 (Throness) 322A:1445-1505
Adoption Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 13)
(Eby) 323B:1655
Adult basic education

Accessibility and fees (Fleming) 325A:1410 (Mark) 309B:1635-1640 (Singh) 313B:1510
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry

Estimates
debate 17CSA:0930-1155, 18CSA:1330-1500
speakers (Bond) 18CSA:1430-1455 (Cadieux) 17CSA:1110-1130 (Clovechok) 17CSA:1030-1050 (Furstenau) 18CSA:1405-1430 (Lee) 18CSA:1340-1405 (Mark) 17CSA:0930-1155, 18CSA:1335-1500 (Stewart) 17CSA:1055-1110 (Sullivan) 17CSA:0940-1030, 17CSA:1145-1155, 18CSA:1335, 18CSA:1455 (Thornthwaite) 17CSA:1130 (Throness) 17CSA:1135-1140
Briefing to opposition critic, staff thanked (Sullivan) 17CSA:0940
Budget
allocation for training (Clovechok) 17CSA:1030 (Mark) 17CSA:1030
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact (Mark) 17CSA:0945-1000 (Sullivan) 17CSA:0940-1000
budget and priorities (Mark) 17CSA:0930-0935
Estimates process
questions (Letnick) 311B:1610
scope of debate (Chair) 17CSA:1150-1155 (Mark) 17CSA:1020-1025, 17CSA:1155 (Sullivan) 17CSA:1020, 17CSA:1145-1155
Relationship with Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry (Cadieux) 17CSA:1120 (Mark) 17CSA:1120-1130
Staff thanked (Mark) 309B:1645
Advertising

Advertising at political party conventions See Politics and politicians
Government advertising See Government
Advertising Standards Canada

Role (James) 356B:1720
Affordability and cost of living issues See Consumers; Affordability under Child care; Affordable housing under Housing
Africa

Enslavement of Africans in transatlantic slave trade See Slavery
After-school care programs See Out-of-school care programs under Education
Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge

Seismic upgrade and improvements (Throness) 5CSC:1050-1100 (Trevena) 5CSC:1055-1100
Agate Bay Road

Safety improvements (Milobar) 4CSC:1630 (Stone) 4CSC:1420-1425 (Trevena) 4CSC:1425
Aggregate industry See Aggregate production and gravel extraction under Mines and mining industry
Aging See Seniors

Impact of aging population See Impact of demographic trends under Health care system
Agreement on internal trade See Canadian agreement on internal trade
Agreements with young adults program See Youth at risk, youth agreements under Children and youth
Agricultural Land Commission See also Agricultural land reserve

Applications process and refusal of applications (Paton) 10CSA:1335, 10CSA:1400-1415 (Popham) 10CSA:1340, 10CSA:1405-1415
Consultation by task force (Johal) 10CSA:1705 (Popham) 10CSA:1705
Decision-making criteria (de Jong) 10CSA:1510-1515 (Popham) 10CSA:1515
Decisions on work camp and women's shelter (de Jong) 10CSA:1610-1615 (Popham) 10CSA:1615
Legislation See Repeal Bill 52 and Bill 15 Act, 2020 (Bill M207)
Powers and role (de Jong) 10CSA:1550-1605 (Popham) 10CSA:1555-1610
Regulation of aggregate production See Agricultural land reserve
Regulation of residential housing See Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural Land Commission Act, 2002

Provisions (Popham) 10CSA:1515
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018

Call for repeal (Rustad) 349B:1005
Impact See Regulation, changes and impacts under Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2019

Call for repeal (Rustad) 349B:1005
Impact See Regulation, changes and impacts under Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural land reserve See also Agricultural Land Commission; Crown land; Farmland under Agriculture

Regulation
changes and impacts (Paton) 10CSA:1335-1355, 10CSA:1410 (Rustad) 304B:1845-1850
role of local government (Paton) 10CSA:1435 (Popham) 10CSA:1415-1420, 10CSA:1435, 10CSA:1515
Regulation of aggregate production (Furstenau) 6CSC:1805-1810, 10CSA:1515-1525 (Popham) 10CSA:1520-1525
Regulation of residential housing
consultation and intentions paper (Paton) 10CSA:1425-1430 (Popham) 10CSA:1425-1430
insurance impacts (de Jong) 10CSA:1510 (Paton) 10CSA:1340-1345 (Popham) 10CSA:1345-1350
location (de Jong) 10CSA:1550-1605 (Popham) 10CSA:1555
multiple dwellings (Paton) 10CSA:1335-1405, 10CSA:1425 (Popham) 10CSA:1340-1405, 10CSA:1425
rebuilds after catastrophic events (de Jong) 10CSA:1450-1515 (Paton) 10CSA:1340 (Popham) 10CSA:1345, 10CSA:1455-1515
regulation (Rustad) 304B:1850
Regulation of soil or fill use See also Soil
(Popham) 10CSA:1520-1525
Regulation of soil or fill use, dumping and enforcement (Paton) 10CSA:1435 (Popham) 10CSA:1435
Satellite surveillance of lands (Barnett) 322B:1810-1815 (Paton) 10CSA:1430 (Popham) 10CSA:1430
Uses
agri-industrial and agritech uses (Johal) 10CSA:1720 (Olsen) 10CSA:1540-1545 (Paton) 11CSA:1000 (Popham) 10CSA:1545-1550, 10CSA:1710-1720, 11CSA:1005
agritourism operations (Popham) 10CSA:1415
farm use and non-farm use (Furstenau) 10CSA:1520 (Popham) 10CSA:1420, 10CSA:1515-1520
gravel driveways (Paton) 10CSA:1430-1435 (Popham) 10CSA:1435
housing See Regulation of residential housing above
recreational trails and ATV use (Paton) 10CSA:1425
temporary non-farm use (Popham) 10CSA:1615
value-added farm operations (Paton) 10CSA:1410-1420
value-added farm operations, petition (Paton) 10CSA:1355
worker housing (de Jong) 10CSA:1615 (Paton) 10CSA:1400
Agriculture

Agrifood industry See Food and food industry
Agritech See Innovation and role of technology below; Uses under Agricultural land reserve
Agritech land use secretariat (Olsen) 10CSA:1540 (Popham) 10CSA:1545-1550, 10CSA:1705-1710
Agritourism See Tourism
Assessment of farmland See Farm status and property assessment below
Barns and farm buildings, fire standards (Popham) 10CSA:1655 (Thornthwaite) 10CSA:1650
Canadian agricultural partnership agreement and funding (Popham) 10CSA:1645
Cannabis production See Cannabis
COVID-19 impact See Agriculture industry under COVID-19 impact and government response; Food security; Meat production sector under COVID-19 impact and government response
Disaster assistance See Financial assistance below
E-commerce and online sales (Popham) 9CSA:1140
Exports and markets See also Food and food industry
Exports and markets, government promotion and resources (Popham) 10CSA:1635-1650 (Stewart) 10CSA:1630-1645
Farm animals See Animals; Livestock industry
Farm animals, premises identification system See Livestock industry
Farm status and property assessment, lands impacted by flooding and fires (Oakes) 10CSA:1755 (Popham) 10CSA:1800
Farm trespass enforcement (de Jong) 10CSA:1615-1625 (Paton) 10CSA:1435-1445 (Popham) 10CSA:1620-1625
Farm trespass enforcement and public education, stakeholder consultation (Popham) 10CSA:1440-1445
Farmers food donation tax credit See Donations of food under Food and food industry
Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
assessment and taxation See Farm status and property assessment for taxation above
protection (Sims) 306B:1430
use for cannabis production See Production on agricultural land under Cannabis
Farms
COVID-19 impact See Agriculture industry under COVID-19 impact and government response
economic opportunities and income sources (Paton) 346B:1345-1350
family farms, support (Paton) 10CSA:1350-1405, 10CSA:1420 (Popham) 10CSA:1350-1405, 10CSA:1420
farmers, role and support (Rustad) 349B:1005
generational transfer (Paton) 10CSA:1350
multigenerational families and housing issue See Regulation of residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
Farmworkers See Workers below
Financial assistance and insurance programs, compensation for losses due to natural disasters (Barnett) 10CSA:1720-1740 (Popham) 10CSA:1730-1735
Food and food industry See Food and food industry
Government consultation with stakeholders (Paton) 10CSA:1330-1335 (Popham) 10CSA:1335
Government support (Paton) 9CSA:1120-1125 (Popham) 9CSA:1125-1130
Government support and initiatives (Sims) 306B:1430, 311B:1345
Grain industry See Grain
Housing on farmland See Regulation of residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
Impact of blockades of railways See Blockades of railways under Railways and rail services
Industry
costs and taxation (Paton) 9CSA:1135
COVID-19 impact See Agriculture industry under COVID-19 impact and government response
industry and government support (Davies) 315B:1520 (Tegart) 316B:1615
revenues to government (Paton) 9CSA:1135-1140 (Popham) 9CSA:1135-1140
sustainability and government support (Paton) 332B:1015
Innovation and post-secondary institutions (Paton) 11CSA:1005 (Popham) 11CSA:1010
Innovation and role of technology (James) 308B:1410 (Johal) 10CSA:1720 (Kahlon) 304B:1540 (Mungall) 316B:1505 (Olsen) 10CSA:1540-1545 (Paton) 11CSA:1000-1015 (Popham) 10CSA:1545, 10CSA:1710-1720, 11CSA:1005-1010
Legislation See Repeal Bill 52 and Bill 15 Act, 2020 (Bill M207)
Livestock industry See Livestock industry
Locally grown food See Food and food industry
Premises identification system for livestock tracing See Livestock industry
Promotion of B.C. products See Buy B.C. program
Sustainable agriculture (Furstenau) 306B:1700
Use of brownfield sites (Olsen) 10CSA:1545
Water licences See Water
Workers, seasonal workers and program (Thomson) 347B:1030
Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee

Report and recommendations on meat production and inspection (Barnett) 10CSA:1740-1745 (Paton) 11CSA:0935 (Popham) 10CSA:1740-1750, 11CSA:0940-0945
Agriculture Ministry

Estimates
debate 9CSA:1110-1155, 10CSA:1330-1830, 11CSA:0935-1035
speakers (Barnett) 10CSA:1720-1755 (de Jong) 10CSA:1450-1515, 10CSA:1550-1630 (Furstenau) 10CSA:1515-1525 (Johal) 10CSA:1705-1720 (Oakes) 10CSA:1755-1810 (Olsen) 10CSA:1525-1545 (Paton) 9CSA:1115-1155, 10CSA:1330-1445, 11CSA:0935-1035 (Popham) 9CSA:1115-1155, 10CSA:1335-1830, 11CSA:0940-1035 (Stewart) 10CSA:1630-1645 (Stilwell) 10CSA:1810-1825 (Thomson) 10CSA:1650-1705 (Thornthwaite) 10CSA:1650-1655
Budget and staffing, export and trade issues (Popham) 10CSA:1635-1650 (Stewart) 10CSA:1630-1645
Budget, COVID-19 impact (Paton) 9CSA:1135-1150 (Popham) 9CSA:1135-1150
Budget reduction (Paton) 9CSA:1120 (Popham) 9CSA:1125
COVID-19 response (Olsen) 10CSA:1530-1535 (Popham) 10CSA:1530-1540
Estimates process, written questions and answers (Barnett) 10CSA:1755 (Olsen) 10CSA:1545 (Paton) 11CSA:1030-1035 (Popham) 10CSA:1550
Senior executives, changes (Paton) 9CSA:1155
Staff (Popham) 9CSA:1115
Staff, outreach to ranchers (Barnett) 10CSA:1735-1740 (Popham) 10CSA:1735
AgriRecovery program

Coverage for ranchers affected by flooding (Popham) 10CSA:1730
AgriStability program

Coverage for ranchers affected by flooding (Barnett) 10CSA:1720-1735 (Popham) 10CSA:1730-1735
AHIP report See Affordable housing, government action and reporting under Housing
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Supports for people living with AIDS (Chandra Herbert) 309B:1340-1345
Air

Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Air ambulance service See Ambulance service
Air India

Bombing of flight 182 and deaths (Dix) 329B:1020-1025 (Furstenau) 329B:1025 (Hunt) 329B:1025
Aircraft

Conversions, tax exemption See Exemptions under Sales tax
Airline industry

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Airports

Air travellers, isolation plans during COVID-19 See COVID-19 impact and government response
Policy (Stilwell) 20CSA:1340, 20CSA:1355
Small regional airports, government support (Bond) 4CSC:1400-1410 (Trevena) 4CSC:1405-1410
AIT See Canadian agreement on internal trade
Alaska Highway

Businesses, essential services and toilet facilities (Davies) 353B:1650
Improvement projects and South Taylor Hill (Bernier) 4CSC:1345-1350 (Trevena) 4CSC:1350
Rest areas and toilet facilities (Davies) 4CSC:1330
Alberta

Automobile insurance (Eby) 328B:1510
Automobile insurance, personal injury claims (Eby) 338B:1625
Business competitiveness (Milobar) 356B:1605
Competitive tax system (Cadieux) 358B:1700, 358B:1710-1715 (Wilkinson) 359B:1130-1135
COVID-19 impact and response, education system (Fleming) 2CSA:1740
Farm trespass enforcement (Paton) 10CSA:1435
Forest industry and stumpage system (Donaldson) 19CSA:1155 (Rustad) 19CSA:1145
Frontier mine project See Teck Resources Ltd.
Health care services, use by B.C. residents (Clovechok) 16CSC:1420
Meat production and slaughter facilities (Paton) 11CSA:0935
Mental health and addiction services (Thornthwaite) 342B:1100
Oil and gas industry companies working in B.C. (Bernier) 7CSC:1135
Substance use treatment services (Thornthwaite) 11CSC:1145, 12CSC:1330, 313B:1450 (Wilkinson) 360B:1605
Alberta Fuel Distributors

LNG contract in B.C. (Wilkinson) 360B:1620
ALC See Agricultural Land Commission
Alcohol

Craft industry See Craft alcohol industry
Liquor consumption in parks See Parks
Liquor control and licensing, legislation See Liquor Control and Licensing Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill M209)
Liquor distribution and warehousing system (Eby) 15CSA:1025-1030 (Yap) 15CSA:1025
Liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Liquor licensees and legal actions in vehicle accident claims See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution, exceptions under Automobile insurance
Liquor policy review, business technical advisory panel and recommendations (Eby) 15CSA:1000-1025 (Thomson) 10CSA:1705, 15CSA:1005-1015 (Yap) 15CSA:1015-1020
Private retail stores
licensing (Eby) 15CSA:0950-0955 (Yap) 15CSA:0950-0955
sales to bars and restaurants (Yap) 351B:1345
Recycling of liquor containers See Recycling
Rural agency stores (Eby) 15CSA:1025
Wholesale liquor pricing (Eby) 15CSA:0940-0945, 15CSA:1000-1015 (Popham) 10CSA:1700-1705 (Thomson) 10CSA:1655, 15CSA:1000-1005 (Wilkinson) 359B:1135-1140 (Yap) 15CSA:0940-0945
Alexander, Craig

Comments on COVID-19 response (Wilkinson) 359B:1050
Alice Lake Provincial Park

Road access (Sturdy) 5CSC:1045
Alkali Lake First Nation See Esk'etemc First Nation
All About Hue Hair Designs, Victoria, B.C.

Impact of supportive housing in area on business (Johal) 338B:1355-1400 (Milobar) 341B:1415
All Nations Trust Co.

Funding of Internet service expansion projects (Kang) 8CSA:1740
All-terrain vehicles See Automobiles
Alouette River

Salmon protection (D'Eith) 321B:1030
Alphonse, Shirley

Blessings and acknowledgments 308B:1335
Alpine Junior World Ski Championships

2022 games at Panorama ski resort (Clovechok) 5CSC:1000, 320A:1615-1620 (Trevena) 5CSC:1000
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Centre of excellence project and funding (Dix) 13CSC:1030 (Letnick) 13CSC:1030
Clinic location (Dix) 13CSC:1030-1035 (Letnick) 13CSC:1030
Medication coverage See Radicava under PharmaCare program
Aluminum smelting industry

Low-carbon aluminum products (Ralston) 6CSC:1820
Alvarez, Henri

Role in arbitration advisory group (Eby) 322B:1440
Amazon.com Inc.

Operations (Sullivan) 322B:1720
Ambulance service

Air ambulance service (Davies) 16CSC:1405 (Dix) 16CSC:1405
Paramedics See Paramedics
Response times (Dix) 13CSC:1150, 14CSC:1820-1825 (Letnick) 13CSC:1150 (Thornthwaite) 14CSC:1820
Services and government initiatives (Dix) 14CSC:1335, 14CSC:1820-1825 (Letnick) 14CSC:1335
Services in rural and remote communities (Dix) 14CSC:1340-1345 (Letnick) 14CSC:1340 (Rustad) 349B:1015
AME BC See Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
American Economic Journal

Article on universal child care system (Chen) 322A:1640 (Throness) 322A:1635-1640
Amnesty International

Concerns re pipeline protest encampment (Eby) 16CSA:1735, 16CSA:1745
Anaesthesiologists, Anaesthetists See Physicians
Anbang

Former ownership of seniors care facilities in B.C. See Retirement Concepts
Anderson, Bridgette

Comments on COVID-19 impact on businesses (Wilkinson) 357B:1030, 359B:1040-1045
Angus Reid Institute

Polling on pay equity issues (Tegart) 319B:1025
Animals See also Fish; Wildlife

Breeders of cats and dogs, regulation and enforcement (Popham) 10CSA:1650 (Thornthwaite) 10CSA:1650
Diseases spread between animals and humans See Zoonotic diseases under Disease
Farm animals See also Livestock industry
animal rights protests and unlawful activities (Paton) 10CSA:1435
premises identification system See Livestock industry
protection from fires in farm buildings (Popham) 10CSA:1655 (Thornthwaite) 10CSA:1650
Guide and service dog training and certification (Eby) 323B:1700 (Lee) 323B:1715
Invasive species See Invasive species
ANTCO See All Nations Trust Co.
Anti-racism activism and movement See Discrimination and racism
Anton, Suzanne

Role as Attorney General and handling of court rules issue (Eby) 323B:1835, 325B:1340, 335B:1640
Role in development of arbitration system (Lee) 318B:1340
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture

First Nations involvement in industry (Popham) 10CSA:1815-1825 (Rice) 353B:1340-1345 (Stilwell) 10CSA:1820-1825
Fish farms, closed-containment and land-based systems (Olsen) 10CSA:1545
Government and industry consultation with First Nations (Donaldson) 306B:1520 (Popham) 10CSA:1815-1825
Industry, government support (Popham) 10CSA:1815-1830 (Stilwell) 10CSA:1815-1825
Salmon farming (Popham) 10CSA:1815-1825 (Stilwell) 10CSA:1815-1825
Arbitration

Arbitration centre in Vancouver See British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Domestic arbitration system and changes
advisory group (Eby) 309B:1340, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1500 (Lee) 322B:1440
appeal process and role of courts (Eby) 318B:1335-1340, 322B:1505, 322B:1550, 322B:1605-1610 (Lee) 318B:1345-1350, 322B:1505, 322B:1610
appointment of arbitrators and designated appointing authority (Eby) 318B:1340, 318B:1350, 322B:1435, 322B:1445-1450, 322B:1505, 322B:1550-1610 (Lee) 318B:1345, 322B:1445-1455, 322B:1550-1600
arbitral awards and enforcement (Eby) 322B:1600-1610 (Lee) 322B:1600
arbitral tribunals (Lee) 322B:1440
arbitration agreements and Scott v. Avery clauses (Eby) 322B:1545-1550 (Lee) 322B:1550
arbitration cases (Eby) 322B:1500 (Lee) 322B:1455
designated appointing authority See appointment of arbitrators above
fees and expenses (Eby) 322B:1600
harmonization with international commercial arbitration system (Eby) 309B:1340, 318B:1335, 322B:1440-1445, 322B:1500-1505, 322B:1545-1555 (Lee) 318B:1350
place of arbitration (Eby) 322B:1455-1500 (Lee) 322B:1455
system and changes (Eby) 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340, 322B:1435-1505, 322B:1545-1620 (Lee) 318B:1340-1350, 322B:1435-1505, 322B:1545-1620
waiver of right to object (Eby) 322B:1500 (Lee) 322B:1500
Family justice system See Family justice system under Justice system
First Nations use of arbitration See Governance and dispute resolution under First Nations and Indigenous persons
History of system (Lee) 318B:1340-1345
International arbitration and centres (Eby) 322B:1440 (Lee) 322B:1440
International commercial arbitration, trade agreements (Eby) 322B:1500
Legislation See Arbitration Act (Bill 7); International Commercial Arbitration Act
Legislation, model legislation See Uniform Law Conference of Canada; United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Arbitration Act (Bill 7)

(Attorney General) 1R, 309B:1340; 2R, 318B:1335-1350; C, 322B:1405, 322B:1430-1620; 3R, 322B:1625; RA, 325B:1740
Amdts: sec. 1 (Lee) 322B:1450, negatived 322B:1455; sec. 58 (Eby) 322B:1605, approved 322B:1605; sec. 59 (Eby) 322B:1610, approved 322B:1610; sec. 61 (Eby) 322B:1610, approved 322B:1610
Debate, speakers (de Jong) 322B:1505-1525 (Eby) 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340, 318B:1350, 322B:1430-1620 (Lee) 318B:1340-1350, 322B:1435-1505, 322B:1530-1620
Alignment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation (de Jong) 322B:1505-1525 (Eby) 322B:1510-1545 (Lee) 322B:1530-1545
Definitions and application (Eby) 322B:1440-1500 (Lee) 322B:1440-1500
Development and consultation on bill (Eby) 309B:1340, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1610 (Lee) 318B:1345, 322B:1435-1440, 322B:1610
Purpose (Eby) 309B:1340, 318B:1335-1340
Regulations (Eby) 318B:1350, 322B:1620
Third reading (Speaker) 322B:1815
Transfer of family law provisions See Family Law Act; Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
Archives See British Columbia Archives
Armour, Doug

Service as firefighter and legacy (D'Eith) 341B:1350
Armstrong, Thom

Comments on government budget and housing (Stone) 309B:1615
Comments on new housing units (Stone) 310B:1040
Arneja, Raj

Family and book on adoption (Sims) 344B:1015-1020
Arora, Rahul

Position as technical staff and access to personal health information (Johal) 354B:1025
Artemis Gold Inc.

Blackwater Gold mine project
development (Ralston) 6CSC:1830, 7CSC:0935, 8CSC:1410, 331B:1510-1515
First Nations role (Oakes) 7CSC:1050-1055 (Ralston) 7CSC:1100, 331B:1515 (Rustad) 330B:1740
Arthritis

Research funding (Dix) 13CSC:1050-1055 (Letnick) 13CSC:1050
Treatment, access during COVID-19 (Dix) 13CSC:1050 (Letnick) 13CSC:1050
Arts and culture See also British Columbia Arts Council; Heritage sites

Creative sector, COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Government funding and support (Beare) 309B:1825, 320A:1710-1755 (Clovechok) 320A:1710-1715, 320A:1735-1740 (Stilwell) 320A:1710-1735
Government support (Throne speech) 303B:1420
Ministry responsible See Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
Museums See Museums; particular museums
Programs, touring initiative (Beare) 320A:1715
Property taxation of arts and culture organizations See Rates for small businesses and organizations under Property tax
ASC See Advertising Standards Canada
Ashworth, Jim

Experience as war veteran and fundraiser (Clovechok) 334B:1015-1020
Asian Canadians See Chinese Canadians; Japanese Canadians; Sikh community

South Asian community
involvement in forest industry See Forests and forest industry
youth mental health initiative See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Asia-Pacific region

Trade with B.C. See particular topics under Trade
Asp, Jerry

Achievements and work with Tahltan Nation (Ross) 321B:1025
Assessment Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 13); Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 10)
(Eby) 323B:1655 (Robinson) 318B:1400
Assessment authority See British Columbia Assessment Authority
Assessment of property See Property tax
Assessment (Split Assessment Classification) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill M201)

(Stone) 1R, 310B:1015-1020
Debate, speakers (Stone) 310B:1015-1020
Content (Robinson) 317B:1045 (Stone) 317B:1045
Assisted dying

Medical Assistance in Dying, implementation (Throness) 316B:1510
Assisted living See Long-term and residential care
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia

Comments on mining industry legislation (Ralston) 331B:1510, 345B:1425
Conference (Ralston) 8CSC:1415 (Shypitka) 8CSC:1415
At Home program See Special needs children under Children and youth
Atkey, Jill

Comments on government budget and housing (Stone) 309B:1615
Comments on new housing units (Bond) 310B:1045 (Robinson) 310B:1045
Atlantic Gold Corp.

Operations (Ralston) 331B:1510
Attorney General Act

Provisions (Eby) 325B:1335 (Lee) 325B:1340, 328B:1545
Attorney General Ministry

Estimates
debate 15CSA:0940-1155, 16CSA:1330-1825
speakers (Eby) 15CSA:0940-1155, 16CSA:1335-1825 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1755-1825 (Johal) 15CSA:1140-1155, 16CSA:1330-1400, 16CSA:1455-1555 (Lee) 16CSA:1610-1730, 16CSA:1750-1755 (Milobar) 16CSA:1735-1740 (Redies) 16CSA:1405-1430 (Sultan) 16CSA:1430-1455 (Thomson) 15CSA:1000-1015 (Thornthwaite) 16CSA:1745 (Yap) 15CSA:0940-1000, 15CSA:1015-1140
Arbitration advisory group and subcommittee See Domestic arbitration system and changes, advisory group under Arbitration
Attorney General, response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders (Eby) 333B:1440 (Lee) 333B:1435
Attorney General role
court rules (Eby) 323B:1835, 325B:1340 (Lee) 323B:1755, 325B:1335-1345
ICBC and conflict concerns (Eby) 323B:1830-1835, 325B:1335-1345, 325B:1645, 335B:1400-1405, 335B:1530-1535, 335B:1635-1640 (Johal) 323B:1830 (Lee) 323B:1725-1740, 323B:1825, 325B:1335-1345, 325B:1640-1645, 328B:1545-1610, 328B:1635-1640, 335B:1350-1415, 335B:1530, 335B:1625-1640
legislation on litigation processes (Eby) 335B:1405
response to pipeline protests (Farnworth) 18CSC:1400-1410 (Milobar) 18CSC:1355-1405
role and responsibilities (Eby) 311B:1715, 325B:1335-1340, 333B:1440, 335B:1630 (Lee) 333B:1435
Budget, allocation for legal costs (Heyman) 10CSC:1540-1545 (Milobar) 10CSC:1540-1545
Gaming policy and enforcement branch See Gaming policy and enforcement branch
History (Lee) 328B:1545
Legislative initiatives and role of First Nations (de Jong) 322B:1520-1525 (Eby) 322B:1525
Liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11)

(Attorney General) 1R, 323B:1345; 2R, 328B:1505-1700; C, 335B:1745-1755, 336B:1445-1640, 336B:1650-1720, 338B:1425-1825, 339B:1100-1130; reporting of bill, 339B:1130; 3R, 341B:1430; RA, 360B:1700
Amdts: sec. 17 (Eby) 338B:1510, approved 338B:1510; sec. 21 (Eby) 338B:1520, approved 338B:1520; sec. 27.1 (Eby) 338B:1520, approved 338B:1525;
Amdts: sec. 31 (Eby) 338B:1525, approved 338B:1525; sec. 32 (nine amdts) (Eby) 338B:1525, approved 338B:1525, 338B:1535; sec. 40 negatived 339B:1125; sec. 43 (Eby) 339B:1125, approved 339B:1130
Divisions: 2R approved 328B:1825; sec. 32 as amended approved 338B:1825
Debate, speakers (Cadieux) 336B:1530-1555, 338B:1635-1720 (Eby) 323B:1345, 328B:1510-1515, 328B:1655-1700, 335B:1745-1755, 336B:1450-1640, 336B:1650-1720, 338B:1435-1825, 339B:1105-1125 (Furstenau) 328B:1535-1540, 338B:1610-1620, 338B:1745-1755 (Johal) 328B:1515-1535, 335B:1745-1750, 336B:1445-1525, 336B:1700-1710 (Lee) 328B:1540-1650, 336B:1600-1640, 336B:1650-1700, 336B:1715-1720, 338B:1425-1510, 338B:1525, 338B:1535-1605, 338B:1630, 338B:1725-1735, 339B:1100-1120
Coming into force (Eby) 339B:1130
Constitutional issues (Lee) 328B:1555-1610
Definitions
"benefits" (Eby) 338B:1525
"catastrophic injury" (Eby) 338B:1535-1545 (Lee) 338B:1535-1550
definitions (Lee) 336B:1620
"endeavour" (Eby) 338B:1725-1730 (Lee) 338B:1725-1730
"highway" (Eby) 336B:1720 (Lee) 336B:1720
"licensed vehicle" and "eligible vehicle" (Eby) 338B:1530
"may" and "must" (Eby) 338B:1755 (Furstenau) 338B:1755
"other prescribed activities" (Eby) 336B:1720 (Lee) 336B:1715
"out-of-province owner" and "voluntary occupant" (Eby) 338B:1525-1530
"rehabilitation" and "recovery" (Cadieux) 338B:1710 (Eby) 338B:1715
Provisions (Eby) 335B:1425-1430
Purpose (Eby) 323B:1345
Scope and use of regulations (Eby) 336B:1605-1635, 339B:1120 (Lee) 328B:1615-1620, 336B:1600-1635, 339B:1120
Transitional provisions (Eby) 323B:1345
ATVs See All-terrain vehicles under Automobiles
Auditor General See also Bellringer, Carol

Acting Auditor General position See Jones, Russ
Appointment (de Jong) 326B:1420 (Dean) 326B:1420
Appointment process See Auditor General Appointment Special Committee
Audits of mining industry compliance and enforcement (Ralston) 345B:1335 (Shypitka) 345B:1335
Reports and reviews
contracted residential services for children in government care (Conroy) 322A:1620
mining industry compliance and enforcement (Furstenau) 330B:1600, 343B:1715-1725 (Ralston) 343B:1705-1710, 343B:1720-1730, 344B:1140 (Shypitka) 330B:1515, 343B:1705, 344B:1140
private land release from tree farm licences (Routley) 312B:1125
Reports tabled
2019-20 annual report (Speaker) 333B:1420
2019-20 financial statements (Speaker) 333B:1420
2020-21–2022-23 service plan (Speaker) 328B:1435
Skills Immigration Stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, June 2020 (Speaker) 328B:1435
Auditor General Appointment Special Committee

Appointment of committee (Farnworth) 304B:1430
Report presented (Dean) 326B:1415-1420; debate (de Jong) 326B:1420; adopted 326B:1420
Work of committee and staff (Dean) 326B:1415-1420
Audra's Image and Wellness Spa, Kamloops, B.C.

Impact of supportive housing in area on business (Stone) 353B:1415
Auguston Traditional Elementary School, Abbotsford, B.C.

Expansion project (Fleming) 325A:1600 (Gibson) 325A:1600
AuRico Metals Inc.

Kemess Underground mine project (Morris) 330B:1615-1620
Austin, Janet See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin
Australia

Civil litigation system, expert evidence (Eby) 325B:1615-1620, 325B:1655
Autism

Services and funding (Conroy) 313B:1615, 322A:1350-1355 (Fleming) 3CSA:1010 (Throness) 322A:1350
Services and funding during COVID-19 (Davies) 3CSA:1010 (Redies) 12CSC:1730-1740
Automated external defibrillators See Cardiovascular health
Automobile insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

At-fault drivers See also Benefits; Personal injury claims below
At-fault drivers, accountability and costs (Eby) 336B:1655-1700, 338B:1435, 338B:1600-1610 (Lee) 328B:1640-1645, 336B:1700, 338B:1430, 338B:1445, 338B:1605
Basic and optional coverage See also Coverage below
(Eby) 16CSA:1505, 336B:1705-1710, 338B:1520, 338B:1530-1535 (Johal) 16CSA:1500, 336B:1700-1705
Benefits See also Coverage; Personal injury claims below
access and approval process (Cadieux) 336B:1540-1555 (Eby) 336B:1550-1600, 336B:1625-1630
accommodations for work activities (Eby) 336B:1720 (Lee) 336B:1715
activities of daily living (Eby) 336B:1720
at-fault drivers (Eby) 336B:1640, 336B:1650-1700 (Lee) 328B:1640-1645, 336B:1640, 336B:1650-1655
caregiver benefits and reimbursement of expenses (Eby) 338B:1530
changes (Eby) 328B:1510-1515
child care (Eby) 336B:1720 (Lee) 336B:1715
decision-making on entitlements (Eby) 336B:1605 (Lee) 336B:1605
definition in legislation (Eby) 338B:1525 (Lee) 328B:1615-1620
duties of applicants (Eby) 336B:1625-1630 (Lee) 336B:1620-1630
entitlement (Eby) 328B:1510
health care and related benefits (Cadieux) 338B:1700-1710 (Eby) 338B:1705-1710
home accessibility modifications and moving expenses (Cadieux) 338B:1715-1720 (Eby) 338B:1720
impact of insurance coverage of at-fault drivers (Cadieux) 336B:1550 (Eby) 335B:1750, 336B:1545, 336B:1600, 338B:1435, 338B:1450-1455, 338B:1740
income replacement (Eby) 338B:1750-1755 (Lee) 328B:1650 (Letnick) 311B:1555
income replacement for young persons (Eby) 338B:1750, 339B:1115 (Furstenau) 338B:1750
information (Eby) 338B:1725-1730 (Lee) 338B:1725-1730
injured workers (Letnick) 311B:1555
legislation See Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11)
lifetime entitlements (Eby) 335B:1755, 336B:1530
multiple insurers and first-payer issues (Cadieux) 338B:1655 (Eby) 338B:1655-1700
part 7 benefits (Cadieux) 336B:1535-1540 (Eby) 335B:1750-1755, 336B:1530, 336B:1600, 336B:1625-1630, 338B:1650-1655, 338B:1730 (Lee) 338B:1425-1430, 338B:1730
periodic reviews of benefits amounts (Eby) 338B:1510
permanent impairment (Lee) 328B:1645
personal injuries (Eby) 16CSA:1425, 16CSA:1655-1700, 16CSA:1800-1805, 311B:1715-1720, 323B:1345 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800-1805 (Kahlon) 311B:1625
reduction, suspension, cancellation or non-payment of benefits (Cadieux) 338B:1650 (Eby) 338B:1650-1655
rehabilitation (Eby) 336B:1720
rehabilitation and recovery (Cadieux) 338B:1710 (Eby) 338B:1715, 338B:1755 (Furstenau) 338B:1755 (Lee) 338B:1735
role of claimants, ICBC staff and health professionals See Personal injury claims below
vehicle accessibility modifications and purchase (Cadieux) 338B:1720 (Eby) 338B:1720-1725
Cancellations and refunds See also Rebates and refunds below
(Eby) 341B:1605
Care-based or enhanced-care system, "no fault" and tort systems, rate affordability, etc., and related changes See Benefits above; Changes; Expert evidence and limits; Personal injury claims; Rates and reforms below
Changes
access-to-justice and fairness issues (Eby) 323B:1840, 325B:1705, 335B:1350-1400, 335B:1430-1440, 335B:1600 (Lee) 323B:1725-1730, 323B:1805-1815, 325B:1410-1415, 325B:1640, 325B:1705, 328B:1555, 328B:1610, 328B:1630-1635, 335B:1345-1355, 335B:1420-1435, 335B:1515, 335B:1600, 335B:1620
changes (Eby) 313B:1345, 323B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 328B:1345, 328B:1510-1515, 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1610 (Johal) 328B:1525-1535, 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1550, 341B:1600-1610 (Kahlon) 311B:1625
changes and comparison to current system (Cadieux) 336B:1535-1555 (Eby) 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 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800-1805, 328B:1535-1540 (Johal) 335B:1745-1750, 336B:1450 (Lee) 328B:1555-1650, 336B:1635-1640, 336B:1650-1655, 338B:1425-1430, 338B:1605, 338B:1735 (Letnick) 311B:1555
changes and transition See also transition below
(Eby) 16CSA:1355-1400, 16CSA:1440-1445, 16CSA:1505-1530, 16CSA:1545-1645, 16CSA:1710-1720, 16CSA:1800-1810, 323B:1345, 325B:1415, 336B:1630 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1805 (Johal) 16CSA:1350, 16CSA:1505-1555 (Lee) 16CSA:1610-1640, 16CSA:1710-1715, 336B:1630
consultation with legal community (Eby) 16CSA:1635
costs and savings (Eby) 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 (Furstenau) 328B:1540, 338B:1615 (Johal) 328B:1530-1535, 336B:1515-1525, 341B:1545-1550 (Lee) 16CSA:1610-1700, 16CSA:1710-1715, 323B:1730-1735, 325B:1400, 325B:1635, 325B:1645, 328B:1555, 328B:1640-1645, 334B:1120-1150, 335B:1335-1355, 335B:1415-1420, 335B:1450, 335B:1510-1515, 335B:1620, 338B:1630 (Morris) 341B:1600
court case (Eby) 16CSA:1700
impact on private legal sector (Eby) 16CSA:1505-1515, 335B:1430 (Johal) 16CSA:1510
impact on rates See Rates and reforms below
impact on road safety (Eby) 338B:1435
legislation See Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11); Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9); Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 20)
Liberal Party position (Eby) 328B:1655
Manitoba and Saskatchewan models (Cadieux) 336B:1550 (Eby) 328B:1510, 335B:1520, 336B:1450, 336B:1525, 336B:1600, 336B:1625-1635, 338B:1440, 338B:1540-1545, 338B:1615, 338B:1745-1755 (Johal) 328B:1525, 336B:1450, 336B:1710 (Lee) 328B:1645, 336B:1630-1635, 338B:1630
retroactivity See transition below
transition and impact on outstanding cases (Eby) 323B:1725, 325B:1420-1430, 325B:1635, 325B:1715-1720, 335B:1555-1600, 336B:1520-1525, 336B:1545, 336B:1630 (Johal) 323B:1830 (Lee) 323B:1725-1740, 323B:1815-1820, 325B:1415-1430, 325B:1710, 335B:1555, 335B:1620
transition and public information (Eby) 325B:1430, 335B:1550-1600 (Lee) 335B:1545-1600
Claims process See also Personal injury claims and dispute resolution below
changes, costs and projected savings See Changes above
claims and settlements (Cadieux) 336B:1530 (Eby) 16CSA:1625, 16CSA:1635, 336B:1530 (Lee) 16CSA:1620
complex historical claims (Eby) 16CSA:1625 (Lee) 16CSA:1625
costs and unpaid claims (Sultan) 16CSA:1445-1455
Competitiveness (Eby) 336B:1710 (Johal) 328B:1520-1535, 336B:1710
Consultation on changes and stakeholder concerns See also Regulations, development and consultation below
brain injury community (Eby) 338B:1555 (Lee) 338B:1550
brokers (Eby) 340B:1650, 341B:1535-1550 (Johal) 340B:1650, 341B:1540-1550
consultation (Eby) 325B:1400 (Lee) 325B:1355
disability advocates (Cadieux) 336B:1535-1540 (Eby) 336B:1505-1510, 336B:1540-1545, 336B:1555
disabled persons with experience of system (Cadieux) 336B:1535-1555 (Eby) 336B:1535-1545
disclosure issue (Eby) 336B:1505-1510, 338B:1435-1440, 338B:1510 (Johal) 336B:1505-1510 (Lee) 338B:1435, 338B:1445, 338B:1510
health professionals (Eby) 336B:1505-1510, 336B:1635, 338B:1440-1445, 338B:1500-1505, 338B:1545
health professionals and correspondence on concerns (Eby) 339B:1105-1115 (Lee) 338B:1435, 338B:1445-1510, 339B:1100-1110
law enforcement (Eby) 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1600 (Morris) 341B:1550-1600
occupational therapists and blacklist issue See personal injury law sector below
occupational therapists and concerns See health professionals above
personal injury law sector concerns (Eby) 336B:1655, 338B:1440, 338B:1450 (Lee) 336B:1655-1700
personal injury law sector concerns and blacklist issue (Eby) 338B:1500-1510, 338B:1540, 339B:1105-1110
physicians (Eby) 338B:1750
Coverage See also Benefits above
first-party coverage for vehicle damage (Eby) 323B:1345, 328B:1515
non-residents (Eby) 328B:1510
off-highway accidents (Eby) 328B:1510
outside B.C. (Eby) 328B:1510, 336B:1720
COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response; Traffic and vehicle use under COVID-19 impact
Decals for licence plates See Sales and licence plate decals program below
Dispute resolution See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution below; Civil Resolution Tribunal
Email and phone sales See also Sales below
(Eby) 341B:1530-1540
Expert evidence and limits in personal injury cases See also Personal injury claims and dispute resolution below
access-to-justice and fairness issues See Changes above
costs and projected savings See Changes above
costs, legal costs and limits See limits below
costs proportional to value of claim See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution, proportionality below
court case on previous legislation (Eby) 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1355, 325B:1540-1550, 334B:1135, 335B:1350 (Johal) 323B:1825-1830 (Lee) 323B:1725-1755, 325B:1345-1355, 325B:1445, 325B:1505, 325B:1540-1555, 328B:1600, 334B:1125, 335B:1415, 335B:1630
court-appointed experts (Eby) 325B:1540 (Lee) 323B:1740
courts' role and discretion See also particular topics under this subheading
(Eby) 16CSA:1635, 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1355, 325B:1410, 325B:1435, 325B:1510-1555, 325B:1605, 325B:1640, 325B:1710-1730, 334B:1110-1115, 334B:1125-1145, 335B:1335-1350, 335B:1455-1500 (Johal) 323B:1825-1830 (Lee) 323B:1730-1750, 325B:1435, 325B:1505, 325B:1520-1555, 325B:1605-1615, 325B:1640, 325B:1730, 334B:1125, 335B:1335-1355, 335B:1450-1500
determination of limits (Eby) 335B:1535-1540 (Lee) 335B:1530-1540
disbursements recovery and limits See limit on recoverable disbursements below
disclosure of reports (Eby) 325B:1510, 325B:1720-1730 (Lee) 325B:1510, 325B:1720-1730
disclosure of reports and litigation privilege issue (Eby) 325B:1445, 325B:1505 (Lee) 323B:1750-1755, 325B:1445, 325B:1505
employment records (Eby) 325B:1515 (Lee) 325B:1515
exceptions (Eby) 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1450-1455, 325B:1715-1730, 335B:1550-1555 (Lee) 323B:1800, 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1450-1455, 325B:1715-1730
expansion to all personal injury claims, proposal (Eby) 313B:1345, 323B:1725, 335B:1530-1535, 335B:1605-1615 (Lee) 323B:1825, 335B:1605-1620
expert evidence and limits (Eby) 16CSA:1635, 313B:1345, 323B:1720-1725, 323B:1835-1840, 325B:1340-1345, 339B:1105-1115 (Johal) 323B:1825-1830 (Lee) 323B:1725-1825, 325B:1350-1400, 328B:1600-1605
impact of changes on outstanding cases See Changes, transition above
impact on ICBC and special costs issue (Eby) 323B:1840, 335B:1505 (Lee) 335B:1505-1510
impact on ICBC and use of expert evidence (Eby) 323B:1840, 325B:1410, 335B:1505 (Lee) 323B:1730, 323B:1815, 325B:1405-1410, 335B:1500
impact on ICBC costs See also Changes, costs and savings above
impact on ICBC costs and comments by senior official (Lee) 334B:1125-1130, 334B:1150, 335B:1345
impact on low- and high-income persons (Eby) 325B:1705-1710, 325B:1725, 335B:1430, 335B:1625-1630 (Lee) 323B:1810-1815, 325B:1605-1610, 325B:1705, 335B:1420-1435
implementation (Eby) 335B:1605 (Lee) 335B:1605-1610
joint experts (Eby) 325B:1415-1455, 325B:1600, 325B:1615, 325B:1700 (Lee) 323B:1740, 325B:1430-1450, 335B:1450
legislation See Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9)
limit on number of experts and consent to additional experts (Eby) 325B:1355, 325B:1455-1535, 325B:1725, 334B:1110-1115, 334B:1145, 335B:1500-1505, 335B:1520-1525 (Lee) 323B:1745-1750, 325B:1450-1535, 325B:1555-1600, 334B:1115, 335B:1450-1500, 335B:1515
limit on recoverable costs for expert reports (Eby) 325B:1650-1715, 335B:1455 (Lee) 323B:1735, 325B:1650-1715
limit on recoverable disbursements (Eby) 16CSA:1635, 325B:1410-1415, 325B:1600-1635, 325B:1715-1720, 335B:1355, 335B:1430-1455 (Lee) 323B:1800-1815, 325B:1410-1415, 325B:1555-1640, 325B:1715, 335B:1355, 335B:1420-1450
limit on recoverable disbursements and cases exceeding limit (Eby) 335B:1405 (Lee) 335B:1400-1410
limit on recoverable disbursements and cases with zero disbursements (Eby) 335B:1410 (Lee) 335B:1410
medical reports (Eby) 325B:1510, 325B:1650-1655, 334B:1130-1140, 344B:1150 (Lee) 325B:1510, 325B:1650-1655
other jurisdictions (Eby) 325B:1440, 325B:1550, 325B:1615-1620, 325B:1655, 335B:1355, 335B:1520 (Lee) 325B:1350, 325B:1550, 325B:1615-1620, 335B:1355, 335B:1515-1530
proportionality of costs to value of claim See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution below
reports by physicians See medical reports above
reports on damages and liability issues (Eby) 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1650, 325B:1715 (Lee) 325B:1400-1405, 325B:1650, 325B:1715
reports other than medical reports (Eby) 325B:1405 (Lee) 325B:1405
Glass claims (Eby) 15CSA:1155
Insurance (James) 308B:1350
Insurance validation decals See Sales and licence plate decals program below
Intentions paper on regulations See Regulations, development and stakeholder consultation below
Legislation See Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11); Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9); Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill M208); Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 20)
Limits on expert evidence in personal injury cases See Expert evidence and limits in personal injury cases above
Limits on legal action See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution; Vehicle damage coverage below
Online sales See also Sales below
Online sales and broker commissions (Eby) 16CSA:1720, 341B:1550 (Johal) 341B:1545-1550 (Lee) 16CSA:1715
Online sales and brokers' role (Eby) 341B:1530-1550 (Johal) 341B:1535-1550
Personal injury claims and dispute resolution See also Benefits; Changes; Expert evidence above; Vehicle damage claims below
adversarial system (Eby) 325B:1415-1425, 325B:1435-1440, 325B:1640, 334B:1145-1155, 335B:1345 (Lee) 325B:1540-1545
advocacy for disabled persons (Cadieux) 338B:1645 (Eby) 338B:1645-1650
appeals (Eby) 336B:1500-1505, 338B:1435, 338B:1740 (Johal) 336B:1455-1500 (Lee) 328B:1610-1615, 328B:1635-1640, 338B:1735
at-fault drivers (Eby) 338B:1600-1610 (Lee) 338B:1600-1605
brain injuries and concussions (Eby) 335B:1540, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1550 (Lee) 328B:1625, 335B:1540-1600, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1550
catastrophic injuries (Cadieux) 336B:1530-1550, 338B:1645 (Eby) 16CSA:1800, 334B:1145, 335B:1455, 335B:1750-1755, 336B:1530-1600, 338B:1540-1545, 338B:1645-1650, 339B:1115 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800 (Lee) 334B:1140-1145, 335B:1450, 336B:1615, 338B:1425-1430, 338B:1535-1550, 339B:1110
changes (Eby) 16CSA:1445, 311B:1715-1720
changes and comparison to current system See Changes above
changes and number of disputes (Eby) 16CSA:1655-1705 (Lee) 16CSA:1655-1705
criminal cases (Eby) 336B:1655-1700, 338B:1435, 338B:1600-1610 (Lee) 328B:1645, 338B:1430, 338B:1445, 338B:1600-1605
cyclists and pedestrians (Eby) 16CSA:1800-1805, 336B:1640, 336B:1650-1700 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800-1805
data collection and analysis (Eby) 325B:1635-1645 (Lee) 325B:1635-1645, 325B:1700
exceptions to limits on legal action (Eby) 328B:1510, 338B:1435, 338B:1525-1530, 338B:1600-1610, 338B:1625-1635, 338B:1745 (Furstenau) 338B:1745 (Johal) 328B:1530 (Lee) 328B:1645, 338B:1430, 338B:1600-1605, 338B:1625-1630
exceptions to limits on legal action, road maintenance contractors (Eby) 338B:1630-1635 (Lee) 338B:1625
fast-track claims (Eby) 325B:1400, 325B:1720 (Lee) 325B:1400, 325B:1720
hit-and-run cases (Eby) 338B:1620 (Furstenau) 338B:1615
legal costs (Eby) 16CSA:1635, 335B:1755, 336B:1525, 336B:1600, 338B:1435-1440, 338B:1450-1455
legal costs and contingency fee arrangements (Eby) 335B:1425, 338B:1525 (Lee) 328B:1610, 335B:1420-1425
legal costs, recoverable disbursements See Expert evidence and limits above
legislation See Attorney General Statutes (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11); Evidence Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 9)
litigation-based system (Eby) 336B:1630
litigation-based system and comparison to new system See Changes and comparison to current system above
litigation-based system and pain and suffering awards (Eby) 336B:1620
"meat chart" and "lowball" allegations (Eby) 323B:1840 (Lee) 323B:1820
minor injuries (Eby) 16CSA:1650-1705, 16CSA:1800, 335B:1540, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1555, 338B:1625 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800-1805 (Lee) 16CSA:1640-1700, 328B:1600, 328B:1625, 335B:1540-1545, 336B:1615-1620, 338B:1550, 338B:1630
pre-litigation payments (Eby) 323B:1345, 328B:1515, 335B:1425, 338B:1525
proportionality of costs to value of claim (Eby) 323B:1720-1725, 325B:1400-1410, 325B:1435, 325B:1520, 325B:1550-1615, 325B:1705-1710, 335B:1625-1630 (Lee) 323B:1805, 325B:1435-1440, 325B:1515-1530, 325B:1615, 325B:1630, 325B:1705-1710
role of health professionals (Cadieux) 338B:1700-1705 (Eby) 328B:1515, 338B:1705-1710 (Lee) 338B:1735
role of ICBC staff (Eby) 338B:1435, 338B:1715, 338B:1755 (Furstenau) 338B:1755 (Johal) 328B:1525-1535 (Lee) 338B:1430
role of ICBC staff and claimants (Eby) 338B:1725-1740 (Lee) 328B:1630-1635, 338B:1725-1735
role of ICBC staff and health professionals (Cadieux) 338B:1640 (Eby) 336B:1500-1505, 338B:1640-1645 (Johal) 336B:1455-1500
role of physicians (Eby) 338B:1750 (Furstenau) 328B:1540, 338B:1745
settlements (Eby) 335B:1505-1510 (Lee) 335B:1510
single-car and not-at-fault drivers (Eby) 16CSA:1800, 335B:1750, 336B:1530 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1800
spinal injuries (Lee) 335B:1555
temporomandibular joint disorders (Eby) 338B:1625-1630 (Lee) 338B:1630
voluntary occupants and out-of-province owners (Eby) 338B:1525
"Policy growth" concept (Eby) 16CSA:1505
Public and private systems (Eby) 328B:1510, 328B:1655 (Furstenau) 328B:1540
Rates (Dean) 304B:1455 (D'Eith) 306B:1710 (Donaldson) 306B:1520 (Kahlon) 304B:1525 (Milobar) 304B:1605-1610 (Mungall) 316B:1500 (Rustad) 305B:1120-1125 (Singh) 322B:1750 (Stilwell) 313B:1740 (Stone) 309B:1600 (Throne speech) 303B:1425-1430 (Yap) 306B:1740-1745
Rates and reforms (Cadieux) 317B:1105 (Eby) 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 (Furstenau) 328B:1540 (Johal) 16CSA:1350-1400, 16CSA:1500, 16CSA:1520, 16CSA:1545-1555, 328B:1520-1535, 336B:1710 (Lee) 16CSA:1710, 328B:1640-1645 (Malcolmson) 304B:1820 (Sultan) 16CSA:1440
Rates for young drivers and food delivery services (Eby) 16CSA:1815 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1810
Rates for young drivers and impact (Bernier) 309B:1705-1710
Rebates and refunds (Eby) 16CSA:1335-1340, 16CSA:1520-1525 (Johal) 16CSA:1335, 16CSA:1520-1525, 328B:1520, 351B:1340
Regulations
definitions in regulations (Eby) 338B:1545 (Lee) 338B:1545-1550
development and stakeholder consultation (Eby) 335B:1535-1545, 336B:1510, 336B:1605-1635, 338B:1440, 338B:1545-1555, 340B:1650, 341B:1600 (Lee) 328B:1625, 335B:1535-1545, 336B:1600-1630
regulations (Cadieux) 338B:1650-1700 (Eby) 323B:1725, 325B:1720, 335B:1335, 338B:1520, 338B:1530-1535, 338B:1650-1705, 338B:1730 (Johal) 323B:1830, 328B:1525-1530 (Lee) 323B:1820, 325B:1720-1725, 335B:1340, 335B:1530, 338B:1730
role of ICBC (Eby) 339B:1115 (Lee) 339B:1110
timeline (Eby) 336B:1625 (Lee) 336B:1625
Renewals See Sales below
Sales and licence plate decals program
changes (Eby) 328B:1345, 340B:1650, 341B:1530-1610 (Johal) 340B:1650-1655, 341B:1530-1550, 341B:1600-1610 (Lee) 340B:1650 (Morris) 341B:1550-1600
legislation See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 20)
Sales and renewals (Eby) 340B:1825
System and history (Ma) 312B:1010
System and reforms (Weaver) 304B:1755-1800
Transition to new system See Changes and transition above
Vehicle damage claims, limits on legal action and exceptions (Eby) 338B:1530-1535
Automobiles

Accidents See also Traffic safety
accidents on bridges See Bridges
collisions with moose (Eby) 311B:1715
dispute resolution See Civil Resolution Tribunal; Insurance Corporation of British Columbia; Personal injury claims and dispute resolution under Automobile insurance; Supreme Court of British Columbia
All-terrain vehicles (Paton) 10CSA:1425
Clean energy and electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles below
Dealers, garage operators, manufacturers, parts suppliers, etc., and legal actions in vehicle accident claims See Personal injury claims and dispute resolution, exceptions under Automobile insurance
Driver's licences See also Licence plates; Vehicle licences below
access in rural and Indigenous communities (Coleman) 306B:1540-1550
availability of road tests (Hunt) 2CSC:1825 (Trevena) 2CSC:1825
class 1 to class 3 licence requirements See commercial licences below
class 4 and class 5 licence requirements (Hunt) 2CSC:1820-1825, 340B:1720 (Trevena) 2CSC:1820-1825
class 7 and class 7L licence requirements (Farnworth) 340B:1805 (Hunt) 340B:1800
commercial licence requirements (Farnworth) 340B:1735 (Hunt) 340B:1720-1735 (Trevena) 340B:1720-1725
driver's licences and road test wait times (Eby) 16CSA:1340-1355 (Johal) 16CSA:1340-1345
extension during states of emergency (Farnworth) 340B:1740-1745 (Hunt) 340B:1740-1745
graduated licensing program and use of electronic devices (Farnworth) 340B:1800-1805 (Hunt) 340B:1800 (Trevena) 322B:1350
legislation re licences and training See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 2)
licensing and training changes (Farnworth) 340B:1715-1805 (Hunt) 322B:1350-1355, 340B:1710-1805 (Trevena) 305B:1020, 322B:1345-1400, 340B:1720-1725
reciprocity and other jurisdictions (Farnworth) 340B:1735 (Hunt) 340B:1720-1725 (Trevena) 340B:1725
residency requirements (Farnworth) 340B:1725-1740 (Hunt) 340B:1730-1735
standardized training as pre-licensing requirement (Trevena) 322B:1345, 322B:1400
suspension for child support enforcement (Eby) 340B:1825 (Lee) 340B:1820
Driving prohibitions, revocation and termination (Farnworth) 340B:1750 (Hunt) 340B:1750
Electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles below
Electronic devices and graduated licensing program See Driver's licences, graduated licensing above
Insurance See Automobile insurance
Licence plates See also Vehicle licences below
scanning by law enforcement (Eby) 341B:1555 (Morris) 341B:1550-1555
validation decals See Sales and licence plate decals program under Automobile insurance
Superintendent of motor vehicles (Trevena) 322B:1345-1350
Vehicle licences
cancellation for vehicle removal or destruction (Eby) 341B:1605 (Johal) 341B:1605
suspension for child support enforcement (Eby) 340B:1825
Vehicles, definition in legislation (Eby) 338B:1530
Zero-emission and clean vehicles
clean energy vehicle program (Malcolmson) 315B:1650
clean energy vehicle program and funding (Beare) 309B:1845 (Dean) 313B:1715 (James) 308B:1415 (Kyllo) 316B:1720 (Simons) 309B:1750
commercial trucks See Trucking industry
electric vehicles and charging stations (Kahlon) 304B:1545 (Kang) 314B:1125 (Milobar) 6CSC:1705-1715 (Mungall) 304B:1700 (Ralston) 6CSC:1705-1720
electric vehicles, Go Electric program (Mungall) 12CSA:1735
single-person vehicles, manufacture and certification (Eby) 16CSA:1820 (Furstenau) 16CSA:1815
transit buses See Transit services
Avalanche Canada

Funding (Clovechok) 18CSC:1725-1735 (Farnworth) 18CSC:1730-1735
Avalanches

Avalanche control services and funding (Clovechok) 18CSC:1725-1735 (Farnworth) 18CSC:1730-1735
Avalon Recovery Society

Services for women (Thornthwaite) 305B:1025
Aviation

COVID-19 impact See Airline industry under COVID-19 impact and government response
AYA program See Youth at risk, youth agreements under Children and youth

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