BC Legislature - Hansard Subject Index, First Session, 42nd Parliament

First Session, 42nd Parliament – 2020-21
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; cl. - clause; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent

ICET See Island Coastal Economic Trust
Immigration

Temporary foreign workers

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 employee impact and supports

farmworkers See Workers, temporary foreign farmworkers under Agriculture

Immunization plan for COVID-19 See Vaccination plan under COVID-19 vaccination
In Plain Sight report

Report on systemic racism in health care system See Racism against Indigenous persons in health care system under Discrimination and racism

Inaugural speeches by members See First speeches by members
Income See also Poverty; Wages and salaries

Income disparity and COVID-19 impact (Elmore) 30B:1810 (Furstenau) 12B:1700-1705

Income assistance

Basic income proposal and pilot project (Furstenau) 12B:1700, 12B:1710 (Robinson) 12B:1705

Benefits

rate increase (Davies) 30B:1425, 39B:1640 (Horgan) 30B:1425 (Malcolmson) 32B:1615 (Robinson) 14B:1355

rates (Simons) 31B:1020-1025

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 disability and income assistance recipients impact and supports

Disability benefits

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 disability and income assistance recipients impact and supports

rate increase (Davies) 39B:1640 (Malcolmson) 32B:1615

Employment programs, single-parent employment initiative (Clovechok) 37B:1425 (Shypitka) 22B:1025-1030

Incontinence products

Accessibility (Paddon) 17B:1015-1020

India

Farmers (Sandhu) 16B:1455

Farmers' rights issues (Banman) 4B:1530, 36B:1015 (Starchuk) 36B:1010

Indian Act

Provisions re accountability and transparency (Ross) 5B:1840

Indigenous peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry

Impact of government budget process change (de Jong) 11B:1400-1410

Information

Access to information See Freedom of information

Commissioner See Information and Privacy Commissioner

Data collection, disaggregated data (Eby) 20B:1035-1040 (Furstenau) 17B:1035-1040 (Olsen) 20B:1035-1040

Race- and ethnicity-based data collection See Data collection, disaggregated data above

Information and communications technology

Access by seniors and user-friendly website (Cadieux) 31B:1005

Artificial intelligence, bias (Bailey) 36B:1035-1050

Facial recognition (Bailey) 36B:1040

High-speed Internet service

connectivity issues for remote and rural communities (Banman) 4B:1515 (Chant) 19B:1525 (Davies) 19B:1505 (Doerkson) 19B:1535 (Shypitka) 19B:1520 (Sims) 19B:1455

service expansion initiative for rural and Indigenous communities (Babchuk) 12B:1345 (Rankin) 16B:1815 (Whiteside) 4B:1735

Information and Privacy Commissioner

Annual report, 2019-20, tabled (Speaker) 3B:1110

Registrar of Lobbyists

annual report, 2019-20, tabled (Speaker) 3B:1110

Investigation Report 20-01, B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, tabled (Speaker) 3B:1110

Investigation Report 20-02, Dave Cyr, tabled (Speaker) 40B:1420

Investigation Report 20-03, Adrienne S. Smith, tabled (Speaker) 40B:1420

Infrastructure

Community economic recovery infrastructure program (Rice) 15B:1130 (Stone) 12B:1730, 39B:1800-1820

Government investment (Coulter) 8B:1025-1030

Government investment and projects (Glumac) 29B:1150-1155

Government investment in social infrastructure (Throne speech) 2B:1415-1420

Infrastructure plan and economic recovery (Bailey) 29B:1130-1135 (Banman) 29B:1120-1130 (Glumac) 29B:1150-1155 (Greene) 29B:1140-1145 (Kirkpatrick) 29B:1145-1150 (Kyllo) 29B:1155-1200 (Lee) 29B:1105 (Paton) 29B:1115 (Rustad) 29B:1135-1140 (Starchuk) 29B:1110 (Yao) 29B:1120

Local infrastructure See Local government

Transportation infrastructure See Transportation

Innovation See Science and technology; particular sectors and topics
Insurance

Automobiles See Automobile insurance; Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 5)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 20B:1005; 2R, 24B:1100-1150, 25B:1330-1505; C, 26B:1800-1845, 28B:1620-1745, 33B:1820-1850, 37B:1700-1800, 40B:1420-1550, 40B:1750-1855; reporting, 40B:1855; 3R, 41B:1050; RA, 42B:1600

Amdts: cl. 2 (Farnworth) 28B:1625, approved 28B:1630; cl. 2 (Morris) 40B:1520, negatived 40B:1525; cl. 2 (Morris) 40B:1525, negatived 40B:1850

Divisions: amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 40B:1850

Debate, speakers (Bailey) 24B:1110-1115 (Eby) 25B:1455-1500 (Elmore) 25B:1405-1430 (Farnworth) 20B:1005, 24B:1100, 25B:1500-1505, 26B:1800-1845, 28B:1625-1745, 33B:1825-1850, 37B:1705-1800, 40B:1430-1535 (Furstenau) 25B:1430-1445, 28B:1700-1705, 33B:1835-1840, 40B:1540-1545 (Lee) 24B:1115-1150, 25B:1330-1340, 26B:1800-1845, 28B:1630-1655, 28B:1735-1745, 33B:1820-1850, 37B:1700-1800, 40B:1445-1540 (Leonard) 25B:1400-1405 (Mercier) 25B:1340-1355 (Merrifield) 25B:1355-1400 (Morris) 24B:1100-1110, 28B:1630, 28B:1705-1730, 40B:1425-1440, 40B:1515-1525, 40B:1545 (Yao) 25B:1445-1455

Alignment assessment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation (Farnworth) 24B:1100, 26B:1815-1820 (Lee) 26B:1815-1820

Amendments (Chair) 40B:1515-1525

Consultation, First Nations consultation (Farnworth) 26B:1815-1825 (Lee) 26B:1810-1825

Definitions, "corporation process" (Farnworth) 26B:1825 (Lee) 26B:1825, 33B:1845

Purpose (Farnworth) 20B:1005

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia See also Automobile insurance

Accountability and transparency (Bailey) 24B:1110-1115 (Elmore) 25B:1415-1430 (Farnworth) 20B:1005, 24B:1100, 28B:1630, 40B:1430 (Lee) 24B:1145 (Leonard) 25B:1400 (Mercier) 25B:1340-1350 (Morris) 28B:1630, 40B:1425-1435

Accountability and transparency, fairness officer See Fairness officer below

Board, reporting on response to recommendations (Farnworth) 24B:1100

Complaints

fairness commissioner See Fairness commissioner below

fairness officer See Fairness officer below

review process and recommendations (Farnworth) 20B:1005, 24B:1100, 28B:1720-1730, 33B:1845-1850, 37B:1705-1800, 40B:1440-1450, 40B:1510-1515 (Lee) 28B:1735-1745, 33B:1845-1850, 37B:1700-1800, 40B:1445-1450 (Morris) 24B:1105-1110, 28B:1715-1730, 40B:1440

Fairness commissioner, role (Eby) 25B:1455-1500 (Elmore) 25B:1420-1425 (Farnworth) 28B:1710-1715, 37B:1710-1720, 37B:1735, 40B:1430-1440 (Lee) 37B:1715 (Mercier) 25B:1345 (Merrifield) 25B:1355 (Morris) 24B:1100-1110, 28B:1720, 40B:1425-1440 (Yao) 25B:1450

Fairness officer

appointment (Farnworth) 20B:1005, 24B:1100, 40B:1435-1440 (Furstenau) 25B:1435 (Morris) 40B:1435

appointment and remuneration (Farnworth) 26B:1830-1835, 28B:1630-1640, 40B:1520 (Lee) 24B:1150, 25B:1330-1335, 26B:1825-1835, 28B:1630-1635, 40B:1520 (Morris) 28B:1630, 40B:1515-1520

budget process (Farnworth) 33B:1825-1830 (Lee) 33B:1825-1830

independence (Farnworth) 28B:1630-1700 (Lee) 28B:1630-1655

job posting (Farnworth) 33B:1835 (Lee) 33B:1830

oversight and reporting requirements (Farnworth) 24B:1100, 26B:1835-1845, 28B:1625-1650, 40B:1430 (Lee) 26B:1835-1845, 28B:1655 (Morris) 28B:1630, 40B:1430

role and powers (Bailey) 24B:1110-1115 (Eby) 25B:1455 (Elmore) 25B:1405-1430 (Farnworth) 20B:1005, 24B:1100, 25B:1505, 26B:1815-1820, 28B:1700-1745, 33B:1835-1850, 37B:1705-1800, 40B:1430-1440, 40B:1445-1515, 40B:1525-1535 (Furstenau) 25B:1430-1445, 28B:1700-1705, 33B:1835-1840, 40B:1540-1545 (Lee) 24B:1120-1125, 24B:1140-1150, 25B:1335-1340, 28B:1735-1745, 33B:1840-1850, 37B:1700-1800, 40B:1445-1510, 40B:1525-1540 (Leonard) 25B:1400-1405 (Mercier) 25B:1345-1350 (Merrifield) 25B:1355-1400 (Morris) 28B:1705-1730, 40B:1425-1440, 40B:1525, 40B:1545 (Yao) 25B:1450-1455

Financial status and management (Coulter) 31B:1150, 32B:1345-1350 (Cullen) 32B:1800 (Elmore) 25B:1410 (Farnworth) 25B:1500 (Kahlon) 19B:1415 (Kirkpatrick) 30B:1530 (Lee) 32B:1650 (Leonard) 25B:1400-1405 (Merrifield) 32B:1430-1435 (Rustad) 35B:1550 (Wat) 32B:1355-1400

Insurance sales See Automobile insurance

Legislation See Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 5)

Policy and procedure, complaints and review process See Complaints above

Premiums See Rates under Automobile insurance

Public trust (Farnworth) 26B:1845 (Furstenau) 25B:1435-1445

Integrated Pest Management Act

Amendments (Eby) 26B:1445

Interest rates

Rates in 1980s (Stewart) 31B:1115

Interior Health Authority

Health care services for Kootenay residents See East Kootenays under Kootenay area

Mental health and addiction services (Bond) 38B:1020-1025 (Eby) 34B:1025 (Halford) 30B:1415-1420, 34B:1025, 38B:1030 (Kirkpatrick) 30B:1420-1425 (Malcolmson) 30B:1415-1425, 34B:1030, 38B:1025-1030 (Stone) 34B:1030-1035

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Observance (Wat) 37B:1335

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Purpose (Lore) 12B:1350-1355

International Women's Day

Celebration (Bond) 22B:1105-1110 (Brar) 22B:1140-1145 (Cadieux) 22B:1040-1055 (Clovechok) 22B:1135-1140 (Sandhu) 22B:1005 (Sims) 22B:1150 (Singh, A.) 22B:1130 (Tegart) 22B:1115-1120

History and purpose (Dykeman) 22B:1120-1125 (Elmore) 22B:1100-1105 (Kirkpatrick) 23B:1340 (Paddon) 22B:1110-1115

Purpose and theme (Rice) 22B:1050 (Stone) 26B:1345

Theme (Shypitka) 22B:1015

Internet See Information and communications technology
Internet of roads See Technology under Highways and roads
Interpretation Act

Provisions (Eby) 26B:1430

Introductions by members See also Introductions by members under Legislature

Anderson, Brittny (Nelson-Creston) 12B:1335

Babchuk, Michele (North Island) 16B:1335

Bailey, Brenda (Vancouver–False Creek) 16B:1335

Bains, Hon. Harry (Surrey-Newton) 34B:1005

Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South) 13B:1005

Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows) 13B:1055

Bernier, Mike (Peace River South) 9B:1330, 26B:1755

Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount) 16B:1330-1335

Chandra Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End) 41B:1020

Chen, Hon. Katrina (Burnaby-Lougheed) 13B:1005

Clovechok, Doug (Columbia River–Revelstoke) 5B:1340

Conroy, Hon. Katrine (Kootenay West) 40B:1330-1335

Coulter, Dan (Chilliwack) 33B:1335

Davies, Dan (Peace River North) 6B:1005, 30B:1335

D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission) 23B:1330

Donnelly, Fin (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain) 41B:1005

Dykeman, Megan (Langley East) 12B:1340, 24B:1005

Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington) 16B:1335, 30B:1335

Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam) 16B:1335, 41B:1000

Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley) 3B:1015, 16B:1335

Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock) 30B:1340

Horgan, Hon. John (Langford–Juan de Fuca) 41B:1005

Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano) 36B:1005

Kyllo, Greg (Shuswap) 29B:1000

Lore, Grace (Victoria–Beacon Hill) 6B:1005

Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo) 5B:1335

Mark, Hon. Melanie (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant) 38B:1005

Mercier, Andrew (Langley) 13B:1005-1010, 17B:1005

Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson) 6B:1010

Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North) 30B:1335, 38B:1005

Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands) 40B:1420

Paton, Ian (Delta South) 13B:1005

Robinson, Hon. Selina (Coquitlam-Maillardville) 13B:1010

Ross, Ellis (Skeena) 10B:1005

Russell, Roly (Boundary-Similkameen) 40B:1335

Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee) 9B:1335, 37B:1330

Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East) 26B:1330-1335, 30B:1335

Simons, Hon. Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast) 34B:1015

Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers) 6B:1005

Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale) 30B:1335

Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West) 38B:1005

Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola) 38B:1005

Yao, Henry (Richmond South Centre) 30B:1340, 33B:1335

Ishtar Women's Resource Society

Role and services (Dykeman) 24B:1010-1015

Island Coastal Economic Trust

Funding for projects (Olsen) 6B:1035

Island Health See Vancouver Island Health Authority
Islands Trust

Annual report, 2019-20, tabled (Osborne) 26B:1415

Italian Canadians

Immigrant experience in B.C. (Merrifield) 37B:1345