Second Session, 42nd Parliament – 2021
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; cl. - clause; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

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Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
30th anniversary of election as MLA 111B:1110 (de Jong) 111B:1100-1105 (Furstenau) 111B:1110 (Horgan) 111B:1105-1110 (Stone) 114B:1810
actions re road tests 110B:1425-1430
comments on issues
emergency program (Furstenau) 135B:1605
road tests (Milobar) 110B:1430 (Shypitka) 110B:1425
introduction of Bill 22 and work of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Committee 110B:1900
response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders (Stone) 79B:1500
Abbotsford
flooding, emergency response 131B:1430-1435
flooding, Sumas Prairie flooding and emergency response 132B:1055, 135B:1420-1425
Alcohol
liquor consumption in parks 62B:1005, 67B:1510
liquor licensing, ministerial responsibility 91C:1550
private retail stores, licensing 91C:1550-1600
Alexis, Pam
membership on Finance Committee 125B:1055
Alexis, Pam, membership on Finance Committee 100B:1445
Automobile insurance
coverage, priority of coverage between insurers and other sources of compensation 100B:1450
enhanced-care system
benefits and relationship to employment insurance 89C:1830-1835
changes to address legal framework for insurance 96B:1340, 100B:1450-1455
dispute resolution process 93C:1440-1455
regulations 96B:1340, 100B:1450-1455
limits on legal action and government court case 93C:1440-1455
premiums, validation on the basis of geographic regions between 2003-2018 100B:1450
rates 93C:1500, 93C:1530, 93C:1545-1550
refunds, amounts 100B:1450
Automobiles, driver's licences 89C:1835
Bond, Shirley, contributions as MLA, cabinet minister and Leader of the Opposition 139B:1045-1050
Brar, Jagrup
membership on Finance Committee 125B:1055
Brar, Jagrup, membership on Finance Committee 100B:1445
B.C., issues and challenges, collaborative response 139B:1140
B.C. Coroners Service
role and services 91C:1630-1635
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, Massey Tunnel replacement project 108B:1045-1050
B.C. NDP government, priorities 91C:1330
B.C. Utilities Commission, regulation of ICBC and automobile insurance rates 93C:1500-1515
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 51B:1420
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments and timeline 112B:1320
Canada Border Services Agency, work with police services 90C:1135-1140
Canada Health Act, provisions on funding for provinces 105B:1410-1415, 105B:1505
Cannabis
community safety unit 91C:1430, 91C:1445-1455, 91C:1515-1540
illegal trade
illegal trade 91C:1445-1540
organized crime 91C:1535
sale of controlled substances in cannabis stores 91C:1500
legalization and regulation
application process for stores and sales 91C:1520, 91C:1545
compliance and enforcement 67B:1550, 91C:1445-1500, 91C:1520-1540
education 91C:1520, 91C:1550
legal and illegal stores and operations 91C:1505-1525, 91C:1540-1550
regulation by First Nations 67B:1545
regulation by First Nations and agreements with government 91C:1540-1550
transition to permanent regulations 62B:1005, 67B:1505-1510, 79B:1545
production and sale by First Nations 91C:1540-1550
quality and safety
contaminants and carcinogens 91C:1450
reporting 91C:1450
study 91C:1425-1440
testing and consumer protection 91C:1440-1450
sale to minors 91C:1525
Cannabis Act (federal), provisions 91C:1535
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act
amendments 62B:1005, 67B:1505-1510, 79B:1545-1550
consultation on bill, First Nations consultation 79B:1545
"fit and proper" provisions 91C:1545
Cariboo area, fires, flooding and landslides, recovery assistance to residents 91C:1640-1655
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, coroner services 91C:1630
Chandra Herbert, Spencer, appointment as Deputy Speaker 44B:1450
Children and Youth Committee, powers and role 49B:1330
Civil Resolution Tribunal, disputes involving vehicle accident claims 93C:1445-1455
Climate change, government action 133B:1405
Corrections system
addiction services and support after release 91C:1625-1630
early release program 91C:1605-1610, 91C:1620
pre-trial custody 91C:1620
prisoner releases and breach of conditions 91C:1605-1620
probation officers, workload re administrative justice offences 91C:1605-1610
segregation, reforms and Nelson Mandela principles 89C:1755-1805
COVID-19
travel restrictions
consultation by government 55B:1100
enforcement and police role 55B:1040-1050, 55B:1100-1105, 58B:1400-1405, 61B:1425-1430, 62B:1045
essential travel 55B:1040, 55B:1050-1055
government information and stakeholder concerns 55B:1035-1105
letter from First Nations and civil liberties groups 55B:1035
opposition briefing 55B:1035-1045, 55B:1100-1105
racialized communities 55B:1100
roadside checks 55B:1050, 55B:1105, 58B:1405, 61B:1425-1430
travel between health authorities 55B:1035, 55B:1055
COVID-19 emergency measures use, fine collection for violations 81B:1650
COVID-19 impact and government response
corrections system 91C:1605, 91C:1620
driver licensing and road tests 89C:1835
government response 51B:1420
parliamentary operations and proceedings 44B:1445-1450, 99B:1005
Crime and criminals
illegal drug trade
imports prevention and seizures 90C:1130-1140
prevention and enforcement 89C:1815, 89C:1825, 90C:1125-1140
violent crime, incidence and government response 90C:1140-1145, 91C:1325-1330
witness security program 65B:1410-1415, 91C:1330
Cruise ship industry, ports in B.C. waters and government support 97B:1045
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, implementation 89C:1715
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, role of race-based data collection 89C:1840
racism in police system, prevention 89C:1840-1845
Documents tabled
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
2020-21 report on environmental emergency program 114B:1425
2021 report on climate change accountability 114B:1425
Forest Appeals Commission
2020 annual report 94B:1050
Gaming policy and enforcement branch
2020-21 annual report 136B:1100
Legislature
parliamentary calendar for 2022 139B:1140
Selection Special Committee
interim report for second session of 42nd parliament 49B:1330
WorkSafeBC
2020 annual report and 2021-2023 service plan 75B:1420
Economy, supply chain 133B:1405
Election Act Provisions Review Special Committee, appointment of committee 46B:1335
Emergencies
disaster financial assistance 91C:1640-1655
disaster financial assistance, long-term assistance 91C:1645
emergency management
framework and legislation 129B:1050, 133B:1405, 139B:1135
legislation 132B:1055
role of local government 129B:1045-1050
emergency notification system and alerts 131B:1430-1435, 132B:1045, 139B:1135
emergency preparedness 131B:1430
emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 91C:1640-1655, 132B:1030-1045
legislation, reforms in response to climate change impacts 91C:1655
states of emergency, declaration and purpose 132B:1035
Emergency Program Act, amendments 91C:1645, 91C:1655
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
2020-21 report on environmental emergency program 114B:1425
2021 report on climate change accountability, tabled 114B:1425
Ferries and ferry services, COVID-19 travel restrictions 61B:1430
Finance and Government Services Committee
membership change 100B:1445, 125B:1055
powers and role 49B:1330
Firearm Act, regulations, stakeholder consultation 91C:1345
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact and response 104B:1050-1055
First Nations and Indigenous persons
land use conflicts on First Nations territories, government response 138B:1415
reconciliation, government action 138B:1415
Floods and floodplains
flooding evacuees, government support 135B:1420
flooding preparedness and response 135B:1420-1425
Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2020, tabled 94B:1050
Forests and forest industry, old-growth forests, protests and RCMP actions 104B:1050
Fraser Basin Council, report on Lytton fire 111B:1200
Fraser Valley, flooding and landslides, emergency response 131B:1435
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, appointment of committee 96B:1430
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22), introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 110B:1900
Gaming policy and enforcement branch, 2020-21 annual report, tabled 136B:1100
Gangs
anti-gang unit
funding and staffing 89C:1720-1750
model 89C:1730
role 90C:1130
gang and organized crime and violence
government action 65B:1405-1415
government action and funding 91C:1325-1330
involvement in cannabis industry 91C:1535
involvement in drug trade 89C:1815, 89C:1825
Government, ministers, responsibilities 118B:1055
Great British Columbia Shakeout 111B:1000
Health authorities, role in cannabis regulation and enforcement 91C:1445, 91C:1455
Health care funding, federal funding 105B:1405-1420
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project, access to information 108B:1045
Horgan, John
comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 55B:1055-1100
handling of cruise ship industry issue 97B:1045
response to questions 118B:1055
Income assistance, employment insurance benefits 89C:1830-1830
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
agreements and validation of payments to government for costs of health-related services 100B:1450, 105B:1315-1445
agreements and validation of payments to government for costs of health-related services, impact on court cases 105B:1450-1525
extension of "refuse to issue" re licences for persons with outstanding fines 81B:1650
financial status and management, capital reserves and minimum capital test 93C:1440, 93C:1505-1545
regulation and oversight 93C:1505-1510, 93C:1540
road tests 89C:1835, 103B:1420, 110B:1425-1430
road tests and staffing 93C:1555
Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 12)
debate 96B:1340, 100B:1450-1455, 105B:1310-1530
alignment assessment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation 105B:1310
briefing to opposition 100B:1455, 105B:1325
consultation on bill, First Nations consultation 105B:1310-1315
definitions, "dependent child" and "supported child" 105B:1525
purpose 96B:1340
Introductions by members 82B:1335, 97B:1010, 124B:1340, 128B:1335
Justice system, handling of cases involving repeat offenders 90C:1120
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves, role of coroner 91C:1635
Lee, Michael, comments on issues, cannabis regulation and enforcement 67B:1605
Legislation, drafting process and role of legislative counsel 139B:1010
Legislative Assembly, awareness of ICBC agreements with government 105B:1335-1355
Legislature
collaboration between government and opposition 139B:1140
Committee of Supply
committee to sit in three sections 65B:1420
division on motion to go into Committee of Supply to proceed forthwith 62B:1140
divisions process, division on motion to proceed forthwith 62B:1140
hybrid and virtual proceedings 44B:1445-1450, 99B:1005
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change to Thursday sitting hours 99B:1005
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, change to Thursday sitting hours 65B:1420
opposition, role of Leader of the Opposition 139B:1045-1050
parliamentary calendar for 2022, tabled 139B:1140
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 44B:1450
appointment of Deputy Speaker 44B:1450
special procedures in exceptional circumstances 44B:1445-1450, 99B:1005
Standing Order 81.1, adoption of government business schedule 137B:1330-1335
Leonard, Ronna-Rae, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 44B:1450
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 62B:1005, 67B:1510
Lower Mainland
police services, impact of Surrey transition to municipal force 91C:1415
police services, integrated services 89C:1740-1745
Lytton
fire and government response 111B:1200
Lytton, fire and government response 104B:1040-1045
Mental health, mental health and addiction, crisis response with mental health and police services 91C:1350
Merritt, flooding and evacuation of residents 135B:1420
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 11)
debate 81B:1645-1650
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 11), debate 79B:1535
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21), debate 112B:1320-1350
Motions
adoption of government business schedule (Standing Order 81.1) 137B:1330-1335
Amendment to standing orders for Thursday sitting hours 65B:1420, 99B:1005
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 44B:1450
Appointment of Deputy Speaker 44B:1450
Appointment of Sergeant-at-Arms 107B:1435
Appointment of Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act 46B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson 46B:1330
Appointment of Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Election Act 46B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act 96B:1430
Appointment of Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act 46B:1335
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 65B:1420
Committee of the Whole to sit in two sections 131B:1445
Division on motion to go into Committee of Supply to proceed forthwith 62B:1140
Membership change to Finance Committee 100B:1445, 125B:1055
Powers and role of Children and Youth Committee 49B:1330
Powers and role of Finance Committee 49B:1330
Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee 49B:1330
Response to severe weather events 133B:1405
Special procedures for proceedings of Legislative Assembly during COVID-19 pandemic 44B:1445-1450, 99B:1005
Motor Vehicle Act
amendments 100B:1450
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 81B:1645-1650
Nooksack River, flood management 135B:1420-1425
Ombudsperson Appointment Special Committee, appointment of committee 46B:1330
Oral questions (response)
Access to information on Massey Tunnel replacement project 108B:1045-1050
Budget provisions for school districts 51B:1420
Collaborative action on issues in B.C. 139B:1140
COVID-19 response and use of rapid testing and travel restrictions 51B:1400
COVID-19 travel restrictions and enforcement 55B:1035-1105, 58B:1400-1405, 61B:1425-1430, 62B:1045
Emergency alert system and government response to severe weather events 131B:1430-1435
Government action on gang violence and police officer positions 65B:1405-1415
Government response to communities impacted by wildfires 104B:1050-1055
Government response to Lytton fire 104B:1040-1045, 111B:1200
Government response to severe weather and flooding in Abbotsford area 135B:1420-1425
Government response to severe weather and flooding of farmland in Abbotsford area 132B:1055
Government response to severe weather events 129B:1045-1050, 132B:1030-1045
Government response to severe weather events and call for all-party committee 139B:1135
Government response to U.S. legislation on cruise ship industry 97B:1045
Indigenous governance and work of B.C. government with Wet'suwet'en Nation 138B:1415
Police actions and oversight and role of Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General 124B:1425-1430
Premier's response to questions and information request on polling 118B:1055-1100
Protests at old-growth forests and RCMP actions 104B:1045-1050
Status of Coastal GasLink Pipeline project on Wet'suwet'en lands 129B:1035-1040
Status of Coastal GasLink pipeline project on Wet'suwet'en lands and press freedom for journalists 136B:1045
Support for flooding evacuees 135B:1420
Truck driver training and ICBC road tests 103B:1420, 110B:1425-1430
Youth addiction services and naloxone kit funding and supply 100B:1440-1445
Passenger Transportation Act, amendments 112B:1335-1350
Personal Information Protection Act Review Special Committee, appointment of committee 46B:1335
Police and policing
access to naloxone kits 100B:1440-1445
accountability and oversight 104B:1045-1050, 124B:1425-1430
actions in response to protests and resource development issues 124B:1430
core police services 89C:1635, 89C:1730
crime clearance rate 91C:1320-1325
drug enforcement 89C:1815-1825, 90C:1130-1140, 91C:1500, 91C:1540
federal funding and support 89C:1645, 89C:1655, 89C:1705, 89C:1720, 89C:1745-1755
funding for police services 89C:1625-1700, 89C:1720-1745, 91C:1320-1330
government responsibilities, adequate and effective level of policing 89C:1630, 91C:1400-1410
illegal gambling and money laundering enforcement 89C:1750
integrated homicide unit, funding 65B:1410-1415
integrated services and units 89C:1740-1750
integration with social services and public safety model 91C:1340
police complaint process 124B:1425
police handling of cases
cases involving mentally ill and addicted persons 91C:1350
cases involving violent crime 90C:1145
police officers
federal positions 89C:1745-1755
positions 65B:1405-1410
staffing and vacancies 89C:1620-1700, 89C:1720-1755, 90C:1110-1115
strategic approach to staffing and resources 91C:1320-1330
wages 89C:1725, 91C:1420
police services, costs for local government 89C:1730-1735, 91C:1420
police services in Indigenous communities 65B:1415, 89C:1655-1720, 91C:1330
police services in rural and remote communities 89C:1705, 89C:1730
police services in rural and remote communities, integration with social services 89C:1710
reforms 91C:1340
reforms, consultation with First Nations 89C:1715-1720
support staff 89C:1725, 89C:1735, 89C:1745
workload 89C:1635
Premier's Office, Premier, response to questions 118B:1055
Prince George, police and mental health services, Car 60 program 91C:1350
Privilege
introduction of Bill 22 and work of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Committee, debate 110B:1900
Public Accounts Committee, powers and role 49B:1330
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 89C:1620-1845, 90C:1110-1145, 91C:1320-1655, 93C:1440-1555
minister, role re police 124B:1425
service plan 91C:1450
staff 112B:1320
Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 8)
debate 62B:1005, 67B:1505-1510, 67B:1605, 79B:1545-1550
purpose 62B:1005
Real Time Intelligence Centre, integrated police response unit 89C:1740
Reforming the Police Act Special Committee
appointment of committee 46B:1335
recommendations 91C:1350
work of committee 89C:1715, 89C:1840-1845, 91C:1340
Ride-hail services
applications and process 112B:1350
COVID-19 impact 112B:1335-1345
review by parliamentary committee and appointment date 112B:1335-1350
Robitaille, Ray, appointment as Sergeant-at-Arms 107B:1435
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
funding and services 89C:1620-1650, 89C:1725, 90C:1110-1115, 90C:1130-1135
impact of Surrey transition to municipal force 91C:1405, 91C:1415-1420
new union and collective bargaining 89C:1725, 91C:1420-1425
police service agreement and costs 89C:1645
training of new recruits 89C:1650
Safety
public safety 91C:1330-1340
public safety, situation tables for response to issues in communities 91C:1350
Selection Special Committee, reports, interim report for second session of 42nd parliament presented 49B:1330
Sergeant-at-Arms, appointment 107B:1435
Sitter, Donna, work as journalist and public servant and retirement 135B:1335-1340
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — response to severe weather events, response 131B:1440
Statements
Great British Columbia Shakeout 111B:1000
Substance use and addiction
controlled drugs and substances, schedule III drugs and enforcement 91C:1500
decriminalization of simple possession of drugs 89C:1810-1825
illegal and toxic drugs, precursors 90C:1135-1140
naloxone treatment, funding and supply 100B:1440-1445
overdoses
government response 90C:1125-1140
government response and prohibition model 89C:1825
prison inmates after release 91C:1625
psilocybin 91C:1500
treatment and recovery services, access to services 89C:1815
Superintendent of financial institutions (federal), oversight of automobile insurance industry 93C:1505, 93C:1540
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on constitutionality of ICBC changes 93C:1445
Surrey
growth and crime 91C:1400-1405
police services transition to municipal force
officer staffing and resources 91C:1355-1420
reports and studies 91C:1400, 91C:1415
transition and costs 91C:1415-1425
Swystun, Corinne, service as chief legislative counsel and retirement 139B:1005-1010
Taxi industry, COVID-19 impact 112B:1340-1345
Tributes
Corinne Swystun 139B:1005-1010
Donna Sitter 135B:1335-1340
Shirley Bond 139B:1045-1050
Trucking industry
driver training 110B:1425-1430
Trucking industry, driver training 103B:1420
U.S., legislation on ports for cruise ships 97B:1045
Vancouver park board
authority to designate public places re liquor consumption 62B:1005, 67B:1510
Vancouver police department
concerns re COVID-19 travel restrictions and enforcement 55B:1105
Vancouver, tourism industry, cruise ships 97B:1045
Victoria, tourism industry, cruise ships 97B:1045
Weather
severe weather events
atmospheric rivers ranking system 135B:1425
government response and call for all-party committee 139B:1135-1140
severe weather events in November 2021
debate in Legislature on response 131B:1440, 133B:1405
government response 129B:1045-1050, 131B:1430-1435, 132B:1030-1045, 132B:1055, 133B:1405
impact and response 135B:1420
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en
funding for governance capacity-building and unity activities 138B:1415
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en, protests supporting Chiefs 129B:1035-1040
Wet'suwet'en Nation, decision-making and governance 138B:1415
White Rock Lake fire, impact on communities and government response 104B:1050-1055
WorkSafeBC, annual report, 2020, and 2021-2023 service plan, tabled 75B:1420
Fleming, Hon. Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

Abbotsford, transportation infrastructure 98C:1420
Air, pollution from ships 95C:1610
Alaska, congressional delegation, letters to Prime Minister re cruise ship ban 93C:1655-1705
Alaska Highway
improvement projects and South Taylor Hill 96C:1710
rest areas and facilities 96C:1705
Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, 2022 games at Panorama ski resort and road access 95C:1805
Auditor General, reports and reviews, avalanche control 97C:1135
Avalanches, avalanche control and technology 97C:1135
Border crossings
border closings during COVID-19, B.C. Liberal Party position 93C:1705
reopening of U.S. borders after COVID-19 closing 93C:1700, 93C:1715-1720, 93C:1735-1740, 94C:1135, 95C:1355-1400
reopening of U.S. land border after COVID-19 closing 83B:1030, 90B:1045-1050, 94B:1030-1035
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., road conditions and investment 96C:1650, 96C:1705
rural B.C., transportation services 98C:1410
B.C. Ferry Authority
board membership and appointment process 95C:1525-1530
budget and operations 95C:1530
powers and role 95C:1510-1520
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 95C:1415-1455
governance and protocol agreement with B.C. Ferry Authority 95C:1510-1520
B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc.
reporting 98C:1355
B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc., reporting 96C:1845
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government, throne speech in summer 2017 52B:1045
policy on management of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 51B:1450-1455
position on border closings during COVID-19 93C:1705
B.C. NDP government, priorities 51B:1435, 51B:1450
B.C. Transit
emission reduction targets 95C:1735
ministry responsible 96C:1805
Cariboo area
Dog Creek area, flooding impacts and response 96C:1550-1555
highways and roads
rehabilitation after fires and flooding 96C:1445-1525, 96C:1550-1555
repaving of Likely Road 96C:1445
regional transportation planning and engagement 96C:1525
Cariboo North constituency and area, transportation infrastructure and road issues 96C:1445-1525
Child care
affordability and availability 51B:1455
funding and spaces 51B:1450-1455
government plan, implementation 51B:1450
CleanBC plan
transportation component 95C:1725-1740
CleanBC plan, transportation component 93C:1620
Climate change
impact
infrastructure impacts and mitigation 96C:1615-1620
Climate change, government action, role of transportation initiatives 93C:1615-1620
Communities, densification and development 98C:1455-1500
Consumers, cost of living, government action 51B:1445-1450
COVID-19
circuit breaker restrictions 94B:1035
travel restrictions 93C:1635-1640
COVID-19 business impact and supports, business impact and supports 51B:1445
COVID-19 economic recovery
economic recovery 51B:1505, 93C:1630
reopening and restart 93C:1640-1645, 93C:1735-1740, 94C:1125, 95C:1415
role of public health policies 97B:1040
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening, impact and reopening 51B:1500
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
front-line and essential workers, appreciation 51B:1455
transportation workers 51B:1455-1500
COVID-19 impact and government response
cruise ship industry 83B:1030-1035, 90B:1045-1050, 93C:1625-1800, 94B:1030-1040, 94C:1115-1140, 95C:1345-1405, 97B:1040
government response 51B:1440-1445, 93C:1625-1630, 94B:1035, 97B:1040
transit services 93C:1620, 95C:1550
transportation services 51B:1445, 95C:1400-1405
transportation services and restart funding 95C:1615-1620
COVID-19 impact, impact and community response 51B:1435-1440
COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination plan implementation 93C:1645
Cowichan Valley, road conditions and maintenance 95C:1655
Cruise ship industry
activity and passengers 94C:1140, 95C:1350-1355
conditions 93C:1645, 93C:1700-1705
pollution from cruise ships 95C:1610
ports in B.C. waters and government support 83B:1030, 90B:1045, 94B:1030-1035, 97B:1040
ports in B.C. waters, technical stops proposal 93C:1655-1700, 93C:1725, 93C:1735-1745, 94C:1125-1135, 95C:1350
Education
curriculum, Indigenous content 116B:1645, 116B:1700-1705
education of Indigenous persons 116B:1640-1705
graduation rate 116B:1655
language immersion programs 116B:1645
local education agreements 116B:1645
First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1640-1705
system, role 116B:1705-1710
Education funding, Indigenous education and tripartite agreement 116B:1655-1701
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 25)
debate 116B:1640-1705
development and consultation on bill, stakeholders and First Nations 116B:1650
Emergencies, disaster financial assistance and federal funding 96C:1500
Employment and unemployment, employment and jobs 51B:1505
Ferries and ferry services
capital projects and planning 95C:1620
funding
COVID-19 restart funding 95C:1415-1425, 95C:1615-1620
federal funding 95C:1415-1425
review and report 95C:1520
ridership and COVID-19 impact 95C:1440
system, vision and public engagement process 95C:1520
vessels, procurement 95C:1535
First Nations and Indigenous persons
language preservation and revitalization
reconciliation 116B:1655-1700
government approach and role of ministers 96C:1815
reconciliation and redress 96C:1815
teacher certification and regulation processes 116B:1640-1705
First Nations Education Steering Committee
role re education funding agreement 116B:1655-1700
role re education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1640
Forests and forest industry, silviculture 96C:1620
Fraser Valley, transportation infrastructure and transit services 98C:1425-1430, 98C:1515
Fuel, compressed natural gas 95C:1735
Golden, bridge conditions and replacement 95C:1810
Government, intergovernmental relations 97B:1040
Gulf Islands, southern Gulf Islands, road maintenance and transportation planning 95C:1635
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
four-laning and upgrade projects in Interior
Illecillewaet section improvements 96C:1835-1840, 98C:1330
status and costs 96C:1820-1845
Fraser Valley section, improvement projects 98C:1420
Highway 3, East Kootenay section, safety 98C:1400
Highway 5
Coquihalla Highway, avalanche control 97C:1135
East Shuswap Road conditions and improvement projects 95C:1745-1800
Highway 16, transit system and safety 98C:1410
Highway 17, Pat Bay Highway section, improvements 95C:1625
Highway 97, Kelowna section, Boucherie and Westlake intersections project 98C:1320
Highway 97A, Canyon Road intersection upgrades 96C:1810
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel
conditions and safety report 96C:1745
George Massey Tunnel replacement project
business case and funding 96C:1735-1745
project 96C:1805
project and role of federal government 52B:1045-1050
rapid transit and active transportation components 96C:1800
Highways and roads
cellular service 51B:1500
culverts 96C:1600
damage from severe weather events and reopening 131B:1420
damage from severe weather events, repair projects 135B:1415
flood and wildfire impacts and response 96C:1445-1525, 96C:1555-1600
funding and capital spending 98C:1525
improvement and repair projects, First Nations consultation and involvement 96C:1815
maintenance and rehabilitation 95C:1635, 95C:1655-1715, 96C:1640-1725
planning and priorities 96C:1605-1620
side roads 96C:1640
safety improvements 93C:1620, 95C:1655, 96C:1720
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 51B:1500
Information and communications technology, cellular phones, service expansion 51B:1500
Infrastructure
COVID-19 resilience infrastructure grants program 51B:1505
rebuilding after flooding and landslides 135B:1415
Insurance Corporation of B.C., financial status and management 51B:1450-1455
Introductions by members 124B:1345
Kamloops, road conditions in area and improvement projects 95C:1745-1800
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, highway passing lanes in Jaffray area 98C:1400
transportation services 98C:1410
Labour
community benefits agreement
agreement and hiring 96C:1835-1845
impact on project costs 98C:1325-1340, 98C:1510
training component and equity employment 98C:1340-1355
Lee, Michael, communications with Transportation Minister 95C:1400-1405
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities
transportation infrastructure and transit services 98C:1515
transportation planning and role of mayors 52B:1045
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, transportation infrastructure and transit services 96C:1755-1800
Mark, Melanie, meetings re cruise ship industry 95C:1355
Medical Services Plan, premiums, elimination 51B:1445-1450
Northern Development Initiative Trust, funding of public transportation services 98C:1530
Oceans and marine environment, pollution from ship sewage and grey water discharge 95C:1610
Okanagan area
regional transit services 97C:1125
transit needs and planning 97C:1125
Oral questions (response)
Government response to U.S. legislation on cruise ship industry 94B:1020-1040, 97B:1040
Infrastructure repair projects and community benefits agreements 135B:1415
Massey Tunnel replacement project 52B:1045-1050
Reopening of land border with U.S. and lifting of cruise ship ban 83B:1030-1035
Reopening of marine border and support for cruise ship industry 90B:1045-1050
Severe weather events and protection of critical infrastructure and supplies 131B:1420-1425
Pattullo Bridge, replacement project 98C:1520-1525
Peace River area, transportation infrastructure, safety issues and government investment 96C:1720
Petitions
low-carbon transportation 93B:1420-1425
Ports
infrastructure, government investment 93C:1620
operations and activity levels 51B:1500, 93C:1650, 94C:1140
Post-secondary education
affordability and accessibility 51B:1450
financial assistance, government initiatives 51B:1450
student spaces 51B:1450
Premier's Office, advice to Premier 97B:1040
Quesnel, West Fraser Road, status and recovery 96C:1500
Radio Range Road, status and information 96C:1525
Railways and rail services, rights-of-way and crossings, public access 95C:1605
Reynolds Secondary School, student project on low-carbon transportation 93B:1420-1425
Robertson, Ian, comments on cruise ship industry and border reopening during COVID-19 95C:1345
Saanich Peninsula, transit services 95C:1625
Secwépemc peoples, redress request for impacts of previous highway projects 96C:1815
Shipbuilding industry, government strategy 95C:1535-1545
SkyTrain
expansion proposal for Langley 98C:1425-1430, 98C:1515-1520
SkyTrain, expansion proposal for Langley 95C:1740
Society
role of kindness 51B:1440
unity and common purpose in response to disruptive events 51B:1440
Soda Creek–MacAlister Road, status and repair 96C:1510
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Broadway subway line to Arbutus 95C:1740
corridor land use 98C:1455-1500
procurement process 98C:1505
project and costs 98C:1435-1440, 98C:1510
subway line and potential expansion to UBC 95C:1645
Canada Line, additional stations 98C:1445
funding and long-term planning 95C:1645
governance 96C:1805
Splatsin First Nation, concerns re road safety and consultation on highway upgrades 96C:1810
Taylor Bridge
conditions and maintenance costs 96C:1725
replacement 96C:1655-1700, 96C:1725
Throne speech debate 51B:1435-1505
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, road upgrade project and active transportation component 95C:1745-1800
Toby Creek Road, conditions and improvements 95C:1805
Tolls, tolling policy 52B:1045
Tourism, industry conditions and restart 93C:1730
Trade
exports 51B:1500
imports, supply of imported goods 93C:1650
Transit services
buses and bus service, alternative fuels and electrification 95C:1725-1740
expansion and government investment 95C:1645, 96C:1800-1805
funding 93C:1620, 95C:1740
funding and revenues 95C:1550
long-distance services between cities and regions 98C:1410-1415
ministries responsible 96C:1800-1805
rapid transit, lines and costs in B.C. and other jurisdictions 98C:1440
regional transit services 95C:1550-1605, 97C:1125
services for northern communities 98C:1415, 98C:1530
Transportation
active transportation, government strategy 93C:1620
infrastructure
climate resiliency funding 96C:1615-1620
government investment and projects 51B:1500-1505, 93C:1615-1620
government investment in resilience and sustainability 131B:1425
low-carbon transportation, petition tabled 93B:1420-1425
projects 98C:1325-1355
system, role in supply chain 135B:1415
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 93C:1615-1800, 94C:1115-1140, 95C:1340-1810, 96C:1445-1845, 97C:1125-1140, 98C:1315-1535
communications and engagement with local officials and stakeholders 95C:1655-1715, 96C:1510-1545
communications with federal government re cruise ship ban status 93C:1745-1755
estimates debate 93C:1725, 94C:1115, 94C:1135-1140, 95C:1400-1405
estimates process 98C:1530-1535
estimates process, requests for briefings 95C:1605, 96C:1755
priorities 93C:1615-1620
role and responsibilities, transit infrastructure and services 96C:1805
staff commended 95C:1715
staff thanked 98C:1530
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action, education recommendations 116B:1640-1645
U.S.
cruise ship industry 93C:1645
cruise ship industry and economic reopening after COVID-19 90B:1045
legislation on ports for cruise ships 93C:1715-1720, 93C:1755-1800
travel and vaccination rate 83B:1030
Vancouver Island, south Island, transit services 95C:1625
Victoria, child care spaces 51B:1455
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 51B:1455
Weather
severe weather events, government response and federal funding 96C:1500
severe weather events in November 2021, impacts and response 131B:1420-1425
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
railway crossings, community access 95C:1605
regional transit services, funding model and proposed transit commission 95C:1550-1605
Westside Road, safety improvements 97C:1140, 98C:1315-1320
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)

As subject
childhood and father's experience in Germany 137B:1525
comments on issues, emergency program 135B:1605
constituent case re hazardous waste 74C:1605-1615 (Heyman) 74C:1615
experience as youth parliamentarian 137B:1525-1530
experience of youth guests at Legislature 137B:1520, 137B:1530
experience with child care 100B:1535
family background and experience of forests 116B:1430-1435, 116B:1450
travel of B.C. as MLA 75B:1800-1805
Abdelrahim, Jayda Lynn, comments on youth mental health and addiction 104B:1025
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20)
debate 129B:1135-1145, 131A:1500-1520, 131A:1605-1630, 131A:1830-1840
definitions and terminology
"facility" 129B:1135, 131A:1510-1515, 131A:1605-1630
"facility," proposed amendment 131A:1620-1630
explanatory note and title 131A:1500, 131A:1630
purpose 131A:1500-1505
regulations 129B:1140-1145
Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 68A:1755-1800
Agricultural Land Commission, compliance and enforcement activities 86C:1535-1600
Agricultural land reserve
regulation and residential housing 86C:1535-1540
uses
secondary businesses 86C:1535
water features 86C:1535
Agriculture
farmers, government support 86C:1600
industry, conditions for small local producers 86C:1600
workers, wages and piece rate 79A:1535-1545
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Ministry, estimates debate 86C:1530-1600
Ancient Forest Alliance, comments on old-growth protection and funding 54B:1550-1555
Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing, estimates debate 84A:1635-1700
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 30), debate 135B:1600-1610
Automobile insurance, enhanced-care system, benefits and relationship to employment insurance 89C:1830
Automobiles, driver's licences 89C:1835
Bloomberg News, report on world energy issues 74C:1530
Bond, Shirley, contributions as MLA, cabinet minister and Leader of the Opposition 139B:1050
B.C. by region, size and communities 75B:1800-1805
B.C. Centre for Disease Control, comments on youth stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues 69B:1035-1040
B.C. Civil Liberties Association, concerns re access zones legislation 131A:1510-1515, 131A:1840
B.C. NDP government
priorities 47B:1830, 47B:1840, 96B:1830
B.C. NDP government, legislative agenda 137B:1535-1545
B.C. School Trustees Association, comments on education funding 77A:1520
B.C. Teachers Federation, comments on education funding 77A:1520
B.C. Tech Association, comments on InBC Investment Corp. 66B:1125
Budget debate 54B:1525-1605
Budgets
2021-22 budget
content and priorities 54B:1540-1600
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 54B:1400-1405
Cannabis, quality and safety 89C:1805
C.D. Howe Institute, report on beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering 93B:1640-1655
Child care
legislation and regulation 100B:1540-1545
spaces 81C:1535-1540
Child protection system, children in government care, practice audits, standards and compliance issues 79C:1800-1805
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 79C:1735-1815, 80C:1105, 81C:1535-1555
complaint process 79C:1815
reporting requirements re child care system 100B:1540-1545
Children and youth
children with support needs, service model change
hub centres 121B:1405
impact on autism services and funding 121B:1405
stakeholder concerns and consultation 121B:1405
children with support needs, services and supports for neurodiverse children 121B:1405
early childhood development, early learning 81C:1550, 100B:1535-1545
early childhood educators
training and spaces 81C:1550
wages and enhancement program 81C:1550
Christie, Michael, comments on trees in Greenwood 116B:1430, 116B:1445-1450
Clayoquot Sound, war in the woods incidents 116B:1450
Clean Energy Canada, response to government budget 54B:1600
CleanBC plan
emissions component 74C:1520-1545
funding 74C:1520
plan 96B:1835
plan and update 115B:1035-1040
transportation component 95C:1720-1730
Climate change
action 139B:1105
climate action revenue incentive program 74C:1525
climate action strategy 74C:1540-1545
government action 96B:1410, 96B:1830-1840, 103B:1450-1455, 115B:1035-1040, 116B:1435, 116B:1445-1450, 129B:1045-1050, 133B:1315-1320
government action and funding 54B:1555-1600
government action and job creation 47B:1840-1845
local government programs 74C:1525-1530
impact
agriculture and food security 131B:1425
grief and psychological impacts 139B:1105
infrastructure impacts and mitigation 129B:1045-1050, 131B:1420-1425
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., environmental violations and enforcement 136B:1040
Community Living B.C., services and eligibility criteria 77C:1545-1550
Conroy, Katrine, comments on issues, old-growth logging 103B:1415
Corrections system, segregation, reforms and Nelson Mandela principles 89C:1755-1805
COVID-19
access zones for services
enforcement and role of police 131A:1830-1835
establishment and access to services 129B:1135-1145
health and education sites 131A:1505-1510
injunctions 131A:1840
other jurisdictions 129B:1135-1145, 131A:1505, 131A:1520, 131A:1610
other potential sites and services 131A:1515-1520
relationship to COVID-19 issues 129B:1135-1140, 131A:1500-1515, 131A:1605-1630
aerosol transmission 97B:1050
cases
long-term illness cases and supports 97B:1045-1050
third wave issues 45B:1035
data collection and information
access 65B:1400-1405, 109B:1735, 119B:1550
access and role in decision process 45B:1035-1040
long-term illness cases 97B:1045
safety protocols guidance and information, aerosol transmission and ventilation 97B:1050
safety protocols in workplaces
testing 87B:1045
workplace safety 61B:1355, 97B:1050
testing, rapid tests and use 51B:1355, 59B:1030-1035, 87B:1045
travel restrictions, use 51B:1400
variants 87B:1040-1045
data collection and information 45B:1035-1040
delta variant 87B:1040
COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group, comments on COVID-19 information 45B:1035
COVID-19 children and youth impact and supports, children with support needs 121B:1405
COVID-19 economic recovery
equitable and green recovery 47B:1825-1845, 54B:1535-1545, 54B:1600
other jurisdictions 47B:1845
reopening and restart 87B:1040, 97B:1045-1050, 111B:1140-1145
role of post-secondary education 68A:1800
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
safety plans 97B:1050
safety plans and reopening 77A:1510-1520
school district costs and funding 77A:1510-1520
ventilation projects 77A:1515
COVID-19 emergency orders and regulations, timeline extension 135B:1600-1605
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
paid sick leave
costs 79A:1545-1550, 79A:1600
development and timeline 69B:1145-1150
federal government program 61B:1410-1415, 69B:1145-1155, 73B:1105-1135
leave 69B:1145-1155, 72B:1745-1810, 73B:1105-1135
whistleblower protection for health care workers 65B:1810-1815, 67B:1715
COVID-19 housing impact and supports, self-isolation accommodation for homeless persons 101B:1035-1040
COVID-19 impact
health care system 111B:1140-1145
impact 54B:1525
mental health of students 77A:1455-1510
protests and social contract issue 131A:1605
social equity and inequality 54B:1525-1530
technology use and access to services 133A:1555
volunteer response 55B:1020
COVID-19 impact and government response
driver licensing and road tests 89C:1835
government response 51B:1355-1400, 54B:1600, 96B:1830
government strategy and goals 59B:1035
income assistance recipients and crisis supplement 77C:1605
long-term management 97B:1050
COVID-19 long-term and residential care impact and supports
impact and government response 88C:1810
outbreak declaration policy 72B:1405-1410
COVID-19 mental health and addiction impact and supports, overdoses and services 47B:1400
COVID-19 post-secondary education impact and supports, international students 68A:1755
COVID-19 public health measures, decision process 51B:1400
COVID-19 Related Measures Act
amendments 135B:1600-1605
repeal of provisions and regulations, extension 135B:1600-1605
COVID-19 vaccination
vaccination plan
approach and priorities 45B:1035
first and second doses 87B:1040
Cowichan Valley
agriculture and farmland, issues 86C:1530-1600
health care services 97A:1125-1130
housing issues 84A:1635-1650
refugee family housing case 84A:1650
road conditions and maintenance 95C:1645-1650
seniors housing case 84A:1645
volunteers 55B:1020
Crime and criminals, illegal drug trade, prevention and enforcement 89C:1820
Democracy
role of debate on legislation 72B:1745-1805
role of media 83B:1015-1020
DeRoo, Sarah, contributions and death 47B:1400-1405
Dewilde, Caroline, and Paskov, Marii, research on social inequality 54B:1530
Disabled persons, family caregivers, supports and funding 77C:1545-1550
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, role of race-based data collection 89C:1835
data collection, legislation 89C:1835
racism against Indigenous persons in health care system, report 65B:1815, 67B:1715-1725
racism in police system, prevention 89C:1835-1840
Ditidaht First Nation, call for deferral of old-growth logging 89B:1405-1410
Dix, Adrian, comments on issues, climate change 103B:1415
Dukeshire, Kelly, service with Legislative Assembly Protective Services and basketball accomplishments 139B:1020
Duncan, overdose prevention site 82A:1500
Early Learning and Child Care Act (Bill 15), debate 100B:1535-1545
Economic Forecast Council, summary report 54B:1535-1540
Economy
knowledge-based economy 68A:1800
measurement
genuine progress indicator 54B:1545
genuine progress indicator and gross domestic product 47B:1830-1835
role of government 47B:1830-1850
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 133B:1315
Edelman Trust Barometer, information on public trust 109B:1740
Education
inclusive education and children with support needs
education assistants, standards of practice 77A:1530-1535
mental health services in schools 77A:1455-1510
school counsellors and caseloads 77A:1455-1510
system, public system 100B:1540-1545
Education funding
counsellors and mental health services 77A:1455-1510
funding 77A:1510-1525
Education Ministry
estimates debate 77A:1455-1540
child care component transfer and responsibilities 81C:1545, 81C:1705-1710
Elections
2020 general election, timing 96B:1810, 96B:1830
electoral districts, elimination of districts in three regions 75B:1800-1805
electoral representation 75B:1810-1815
electoral systems, mixed-member proportional representation 75B:1815
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7), debate 75B:1800-1815
Emergencies
emergency measures, oversight 135B:1605
emergency preparedness 129B:1045-1050
emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 129B:1045-1050
Emergency Program Act, amendments 135B:1605
Employment and unemployment
permanent paid sick leave
development and consultation 79A:1550, 79A:1600
number of days 73B:1125-1135
number of days and referral of report to committee 72B:1805-1810
permanent paid sick leave, development and consultation 72B:1745-1810
Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13)
debate 69B:1145-1155, 72B:1745-1810, 73B:1105-1135
debate on bill and regulations 72B:1745-1810
Energy, clean energy, development and production 133B:1315
Energy Monitor, report on world energy issues 74C:1540-1545
English, Kathy, comments on press freedom in Canada 83B:1015
Environment
biodiversity and ecosystem status and protection 103B:1450-1455
biodiversity protection 96B:1840, 116B:1435-1440
biodiversity status 54B:1535
conditions 54B:1535
environmental protection, compliance and enforcement 54B:1555
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 74C:1520-1615
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 24), debate 117B:1520-1525
FAIR Health, study on long-term COVID-19 cases 97B:1045
Fair Wages Commission, work and recommendations 79A:1535-1540
Fairweather, Annabree, comments on graduate-level education 68A:1800
Farnworth, Mike
30th anniversary of election as MLA 111B:1110
comments on issues, emergency program 135B:1605
Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in B.C., application for regulatory status 83B:1035
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 93B:1630-1710
First Elders Training, Healing, Education and Respect Society, literacy program and funding 118B:1020
First Nations and Indigenous persons
agreements with government
forest and range agreements 82B:1415
revenue-sharing and benefit agreements 96B:1845
child protection system, system and role of Indigenous communities 79C:1735-1750
children, injuries and deaths 79C:1755-1800
literacy and legacy of residential and day schools 118B:1020
Food and food industry
food security 86C:1600
food security and supply chains 131B:1425
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28)
debate 137B:1520-1545
debate, timeline and time allocation 137B:1535-1540
delay for six months 137B:1520-1545
Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 135A:1635-1645
Forest landscape plans
establishment 116B:1440
First Nations role 116B:1440
forest operations plans 116B:1440
implementation timeline 116B:1440
objectives, ecosystem health and biodiversity risk 135A:1635-1645
Forests and forest industry
benefits of experience in forests and nature 116B:1430-1450
deforestation 116B:1445-1450
forest management and practices
sustainability 133B:1315
forest management and practices, sustainability 116B:1450-1455
forests as carbon sinks 116B:1435, 116B:1445
government forest policies 82B:1410
reform 116B:1435-1455
old-growth forests
carbon capture and qualities 116B:1435, 116B:1445
information and definition 91A:1555-1625
management and panel report recommendations 54B:1550, 91A:1625-1630, 93B:1705-1710, 103B:1410-1420, 135A:1635-1640
management and role of Indigenous communities 89B:1405-1410
protection 82B:1410-1415, 116B:1450
protection and independent report 91A:1610, 91A:1625
protection and logging deferrals 89B:1405-1410, 91A:1625-1630, 96B:1840, 103B:1410-1420
protection and panel report, petition tabled 97B:1105
protection funding 54B:1550-1555, 89B:1405-1410
old-growth protection, proposed ban on logging, petition tabled 103B:1430
role in economy and society 116B:1440-1445
silviculture, practices after wildfires 116B:1440
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 91A:1555-1630
budget 93B:1705-1710
website information on old-growth forests 91A:1355-1400
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 23)
debate 135A:1635-1650
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 23), debate 116B:1430-1455
Freedom of information
access to information, changes 109B:1720-1745, 114B:1750-1805, 117B:1845-1850, 119B:1535-1550, 121B:1755-1810, 133A:1545-1555
proactive and routine disclosure 109B:1725-1730, 117B:1850, 119B:1535-1550
proactive and routine disclosure, information re ministers 119B:1545
requests for information
fees 119B:1540, 121B:1755-1815
number and response 119B:1540, 119B:1550
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, previous recommendations 109B:1720-1740, 114B:1750, 117B:1850, 119B:1545, 133A:1550-1555
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 109B:1720-1745, 114B:1750-1805, 117B:1845-1850, 119B:1535-1550, 121B:1755-1810, 133A:1545-1555
committee stage debate 133A:1545
debate on amendment by government MLAs 114B:1750
development and consultation on bill 117B:1845-1850, 119B:1535-1540
introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 114B:1750, 119B:1535-1540, 137B:1535
referral to committee 114B:1750-1805
Fuel
compressed natural gas 95C:1720
fossil fuels
issues and development 115B:1035
issues and divestment 66B:1125, 96B:1830-1840
fossil fuels, transition to alternative fuels 75B:1400-1405
Gangs, gang and organized crime and violence, involvement in drug trade 89C:1820
The Globe and Mail, article on COVID-19 travel restrictions 51B:1400
Government
accountability and transparency 109B:1720, 109B:1740, 119B:1535, 129B:1145, 135B:1600
minority government 96B:1815
public trust 109B:1740
regulations, use 129B:1140
revenues, sources and diversification 139B:1120-1125
role of branches of government 135B:1600
Government records management, record of government activities and duty to document 109B:1735
Green Party of B.C., caucus staff thanked 97B:1020
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions and reduction targets 95C:1720-1730
emissions from sectors
LNG development 75B:1405, 95C:1720, 115B:1035-1040
local government tracking and reporting 74C:1525
reduction targets 74C:1520-1545
Gustafson, Réka, comments on COVID-19 response 97B:1050
Health care funding
base funding for community health networks 97A:1125
long-term and residential care 88C:1755-1800
Health care system
community health networks 97A:1125
health professionals and workers
professional regulation and reform 82B:1345, 83B:1035
whistleblower protection 65B:1815, 67B:1715-1725
primary health care, team-based care and inclusion of psychologists 97A:1135-1140
Health Ministry
estimates debate 88C:1755-1810, 97A:1125-1140
estimates process, written questions and answers 88C:1755
health information breach investigation, employee terminations and response 65B:1810
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill M202), debate 82B:1345
Henry, Bonnie, report on opioid overdoses and decriminalization proposal 89C:1810-1820
High-technology industry, development and government support 66B:1120-1125
Highways and roads
damage from severe weather events and reopening 131B:1420
maintenance and rehabilitation 95C:1645-1655
safety improvements 95C:1650
Home care, home support services and seniors living independently 88C:1810
Homelessness, incidence among seniors 84A:1645
Horgan, John
actions re election timing 96B:1830
comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 51B:1400
comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues 109B:1730
comments on paid sick leave 61B:1415
letter to Premier on climate change 116B:1435
Housing
affordable housing
affordability 54B:1545, 139B:1120-1125
data collection and information 125B:1035
government action 47B:1840, 108B:1035-1040, 125B:1035
government plan and initiatives 84A:1635-1700
national occupancy standards 84A:1650
revenues to government 54B:1545, 84A:1655, 108B:1035-1040, 139B:1120-1125
right to housing 108B:1035
social and subsidized housing, occupancy standards and needs of large families 84A:1650
Hul'q'uni'num' language, street signage project 69B:1020
Huu-ay-aht First Nations, call for deferral of old-growth logging 89B:1405-1410
Hwsalu-utsum Park, establishment 103B:1450
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5)
debate 75B:1555-1605
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5), debate 66B:1120-1130
InBC Investment Corp., establishment and role 54B:1555, 66B:1120-1130, 75B:1555-1605
Income
income disparity and social inequality 54B:1530
wealth inequality
increase 54B:1530
role of property ownership and intergenerational wealth 125B:1035
role of property ownership and systemic racism 125B:1035
Income assistance
basic income panel report and recommendations 54B:1550, 77C:1610-1615
benefits
cost-benefit analysis 77C:1615
rate increase 77C:1615
seniors supplement 77C:1605
employment insurance benefits 89C:1830
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 10), debate on amendments by government MLAs 114B:1750-1755
Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1730, 109B:1740
Infrastructure, critical infrastructure, status and assessment 131B:1420
Insurance Corporation of B.C., road tests 89C:1835
International Energy Agency, report on world energy issues 74C:1530-1545, 75B:1400-1405, 96B:1410-1415, 115B:1035
Introductions by members 54B:1340, 59B:1005, 104B:1005, 110B:1335, 118B:1005, 119B:1345, 124B:1350, 135B:1340, 136B:1010, 138B:1345
Jack, Linda, advocacy for literacy program for Indigenous Elders 118B:1020
Judicial Compensation Act, amendments 135B:1600-1605
Judicial Compensation Commission
role and activities, streamlining 135B:1600-1605
Judicial Compensation Commission, reporting requirements, changes 135B:1600-1605
Justice system
injunctions, RJR-MacDonald test 131A:1840
judiciary, compensation commissions process 135B:1600-1605
Klein, Seth, comments on response to climate change emergency in book A Good War 133B:1315
Koksilah watershed
protection of fish populations 125B:1020
watershed sustainability project 125B:1020
Kwakiutl First Nation
call for deferral of old-growth logging 91A:1630
concerns re forest management and logging in territory 89B:1410
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 79A:1535-1600
Lake, Terry, communications with government re COVID-19 protocols in seniors care facilities 72B:1410
Land surveys and titles, beneficial ownership registry 93B:1640-1700
Land use
government management and funding 54B:1555
government policies 103B:1450-1455
protected areas, purpose 103B:1450-1455
Legislation, drafting process and role of legislative counsel 139B:1020
Legislature
bills process 137B:1530-1535
committee system, committee functions and implementation of recommendations 109B:1720-1725
members' conduct and debate, bow to Chair 137B:1520-1525
Liquefied natural gas development
government policies 75B:1400-1405, 96B:1410-1415, 107B:1640, 115B:1035-1040
policy framework 114B:1755
LNG Canada facility project 107B:1640
Local government, bans on single-use plastic products 117B:1520
Lockrey, Cynthia, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 121B:1405
Lockwood Farms, operations 86C:1600
Long-term and residential care
care providers sector, accountability 88C:1800-1805
facilities, funding and oversight of private operators 88C:1755-1800
government vision and initiatives 88C:1805-1810
Mackenzie, Isobel, communications with government re COVID-19 protocols in seniors care facilities 72B:1410
Manitoba, whistleblower protection 65B:1815, 67B:1715
Media, freedom of the press 83B:1015-1020, 136B:1040-1045
Medical Services Plan, coverage of mental health services 47B:1415, 47B:1840
MLAs
collaboration 96B:1810-1820, 114B:1800-1805, 137B:1540-1545
role as representatives 137B:1525-1530
women members, opposition party leaders 139B:1050
Mental health
mental health and addiction
access to services and affordability 47B:1415-1420
counselling services 47B:1415-1420
mental health of children and youth
mental health and addiction awareness and education 104B:1025
services and funding 77A:1455-1510
stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues 69B:1035-1040
programs and services
access and availability 97A:1135-1140
access to services 47B:1840
accessibility 54B:1545-1550, 83B:1035-1040
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
estimates debate 82A:1450-1500
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 81A:1735-1755
Métis Nation British Columbia, memorandum-of-understanding agreement re child welfare 79C:1740-1750
Millar, Laura, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1725
Ministerial statements (response)
Fifth anniversary of public health emergency on opioid crisis 47B:1400-1405
National Day of Mourning for workers 61B:1355
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 44B:1500
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21), debate 107B:1640-1645, 110B:1730, 110B:1750-1845
Monbiot, George, comments on volunteering 55B:1020
Motions
Response to severe weather events 133B:1315-1320
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 61B:1355
Nova Scotia
access zones for services 131A:1610
COVID-19 impact and response 87B:1040-1045
COVID-19 response by government and role of testing 59B:1030-1035
Oakes, Coralee, role as MLA 75B:1800-1805
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 61B:1355
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing 74C:1530-1535, 96B:1410, 96B:1840
industry, government support and subsidies 74C:1530-1545, 75B:1400-1405, 96B:1410-1415, 101B:1035
natural gas, market conditions 75B:1400-1405
royalties, deep-well royalty credit program 96B:1410
wells
cleanup and permit exemptions 107B:1640-1645, 110B:1730
decommissioning of sites and fines 110B:1845
Oil and Gas Activities Act
amendments 107B:1640-1645, 110B:1750-1845
amendments, First Nations consultation 110B:1730, 110B:1830
Oil and Gas Commission
powers re permit exemptions 107B:1640-1645, 110B:1750-1845
powers re permit exemptions, First Nations consultation 110B:1830
Ontario
COVID-19 impact and response 87B:1040
COVID-19 response and information 45B:1035
Oral questions
Access to COVID-19 data 65B:1400-1405
Access to data on COVID-19 variants 45B:1035-1040
Access to mental health and addiction services and coverage of counselling services 47B:1415-1420
Access to mental health services and regulation of counselling therapists 83B:1035-1040
Affordable housing and government revenues from housing sector 108B:1035-1040, 139B:1120-1125
Budget provisions on opioid crisis and access to safe supply 54B:1400-1405
CleanBC plan and LNG development 115B:1035-1040
Coastal GasLink compliance with environmental requirements 136B:1040
COVID-19 reopening and guidance on aerosol transmission 97B:1050
COVID-19 reopening and role of vaccine plan and variants 87B:1040
COVID-19 reopening and use of rapid testing 87B:1045
COVID-19 response and impact on health care system 111B:1140-1145
COVID-19 response and paid sick leave 61B:1410-1415
COVID-19 response and use of rapid testing 59B:1030-1035
COVID-19 response and use of rapid testing and travel restrictions 51B:1355-1400
Deferral of old-growth logging and role of First Nations 89B:1405-1410
Funding for Tsow-Tun Le Lum addiction recovery facility 117B:1405
Government policies on forest industry and protection of old-growth forests 82B:1410-1415
Government response to severe weather events 129B:1045-1050
Housing affordability and role of intergenerational wealth and systemic racism 125B:1035
International Energy Agency report and status of LNG industry 75B:1400-1405
Isolation spaces for COVID-19 cases among unhoused people 101B:1035-1040
Long-term COVID-19 cases and support for patients 97B:1045-1050
Oil and gas industry royalties and status of LNG industry 96B:1410-1415
Overdose deaths and access to safe supply 100B:1420-1425
Panel report recommendations and deferral of old-growth logging 103B:1410-1420
Policy on declaration of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities 72B:1405-1410
Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 121B:1405
Severe weather events and protection of critical infrastructure and supplies 131B:1420-1425
Status of Coastal GasLink pipeline project on Wet'suwet'en lands and press freedom for journalists 136B:1040-1045
Youth addiction services and youth stabilization care legislation 69B:1035-1040
Pacheedaht First Nation
call for deferral of old-growth logging 89B:1405-1410
forest and range agreement revenues 82B:1415
Palmer, Vaughn, comments on InBC Investment Corp. 66B:1130
Parks
changes 103B:1450-1455
renaming of parks with Indigenous names 103B:1450
Petitions
old-growth protection and panel report 97B:1105
old-growth protection and proposed ban on logging 103B:1430
Plastic products, ban on single-use plastic products and packaging 117B:1520-1525
Police Act, provisions 131A:1835
Police and policing
drug enforcement 89C:1810-1820
police powers, arrests 131A:1830-1835
Politics and politicians, public trust 75B:1810
Post-secondary education
graduate programs and students, support and STEM programs 68A:1800
international students, tuition fees 68A:1755
Post-secondary education funding, funding 68A:1800
Post-secondary institutions
budgets and operations, COVID-19 impact 68A:1755
revenue sources 68A:1755
Poverty, reduction strategy 77C:1610
Premier's Office
estimates debate 96B:1810-1845
letter to Premier on climate change 116B:1435
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, life of service and death 44B:1500
Privacy, protection of personal information, data residency requirements and changes 109B:1735-1740, 133A:1545-1555
Property transfer tax, revenues 139B:1120
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 17), debate 103B:1450-1455
Providence Crosstown Clinic, operations and safe supply program, home carry program 100B:1425
Provincial health officer
COVID-19 response 97B:1050
report on opioid overdoses and decriminalization proposal 89C:1810-1820
role in COVID-19 response 51B:1400
Psychotherapists and counsellors
conversion practices, proposed ban 118B:1010
coverage of services under Medical Services Plan 47B:1415-1420
regulation of counselling therapists 82B:1345, 83B:1035-1040
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 2)
debate 65B:1810-1815, 67B:1715-1725
provisions, interpretation 65B:1815
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 89C:1755-1840
Quebec
access zones for services 131A:1505, 131A:1520, 131A:1610
Quebec, access zones for services 129B:1135-1145
Real estate industry
housing market
price increases 108B:1035-1040, 139B:1120
Real estate industry, housing market, price increases 84A:1655-1700
Recycling, expansion of system 117B:1525
Remembrance Day, COVID-19 protest at ceremony 131A:1605
Rental housing
purpose-built rental housing, preservation of existing stock 84A:1635
rent freeze 84A:1635
supply and investment by landlords, supports for small local landlords 84A:1635
Representative for Children and Youth, reports, injuries and deaths of Indigenous children and youth 79C:1750
Resources and resource industries, government management 54B:1555
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, exclusion of media from protest zones 83B:1015-1020
St. Denis, Jen, article on death of Alan Sayers 47B:1405
Saunders, Riley, social worker case 79C:1810, 80C:1105
Sayers, Alan, contributions and death 47B:1405
Seniors
government support 54B:1550
government support and benefits 77C:1605, 84A:1645
housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program, review 84A:1645
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protection Act, 2021 (Bill M204), debate 118B:1010
Simard, Suzanne, research on trees and forests 116B:1435
Site C power project, costs and oversight 93B:1630-1640
Skills training
career transitions and worker retraining 68A:1800
micro-credentialling 68A:1800
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry, estimates debate 77C:1545-1620
Social welfare, social equity and inclusion 54B:1540-1545
Social workers
regulation 82B:1345
regulation and oversight 79C:1810-1815, 80C:1105
Society
narratives on role of government 47B:1830-1840
social cohesion and trust 54B:1530
unity and common purpose in response to disruptive events 129B:1145
Soucy, Jean-Paul, comments on COVID-19 information 45B:1035
South China Morning Post, article on COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term-care homes 72B:1405
Squamish Nation
call for deferral of old-growth logging 96B:1840
Squamish Nation, call for deferral of old-growth logging 91A:1625-1630
Stand.earth, report on oil and gas industry 96B:1410
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — response to severe weather events, response 131B:1440
Statements
30th anniversary of Mike Farnworth's election 111B:1110
Statements by members
Climate change and grief 139B:1105
Green Party caucus staff 97B:1020
Hul'q'umi'num' language street signage project in Duncan 69B:1020
Koksilah watershed and water sustainability project 125B:1020
Linda Jack And FETHERS literacy program for Indigenous Elders 118B:1020
Press freedom 83B:1015-1020
Volunteers 55B:1020
Youth mental health and addiction awareness and education 104B:1025
Stone, Todd, comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues 133A:1545
Substance use and addiction
decriminalization of simple possession of drugs 89C:1810-1825, 96B:1825
harm reduction services, supervised consumption sites 82A:1500
illegal and toxic drugs, use by workers in sectors 81A:1735
overdoses
deaths 100B:1420
deaths and response 47B:1400-1405, 81A:1735-1750
fifth anniversary of public health emergency 47B:1400-1405
government response 54B:1550
government response and collaboration 96B:1820-1825
government response and funding 82A:1500
government response and prohibition model 89C:1820-1825
overdoses by children and youth, overdose deaths and prevention 69B:1035
safe supply, accessibility 54B:1400-1405, 54B:1550, 69B:1035-1040, 81A:1735-1750, 89C:1805-1825, 96B:1825, 100B:1420-1425
safe supply, prescribed safe supply 82A:1450-1455
treatment and recovery services
funding 54B:1400-1405, 117B:1405
services for Indigenous persons 117B:1405
Swystun, Corinne, service as chief legislative counsel and retirement 139B:1020
Throne speech, content 47B:1830, 47B:1840
Throne speech debate 47B:1825-1850
Toronto Star, article on COVID-19 information in B.C. 45B:1035
Transit services, buses and bus service, alternative fuels and electrification 95C:1720-1730
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 95C:1645-1740
communications and engagement with local officials and stakeholders 95C:1650-1655
estimates process 95C:1740
staff commended 95C:1655
Transportation, infrastructure, eligibility as access zones 131A:1520
Tributes
Corinne Swystun 139B:1020
Kelly Dukeshire 139B:1020
Shirley Bond 139B:1050
Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society, addiction recovery centre project in Cowichan Valley, funding 117B:1405
The Tyee, article on death of Alan Sayers 47B:1405
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, call for old-growth logging deferrals and conservation financing 82B:1415
U.K.
COVID-19 impact and response 87B:1040
land owner transparency registry 93B:1655
U.S., energy policies 96B:1410
Vancouver Island
literacy program for Indigenous Elders 118B:1020
south Island
child protection system practice audits, standards and compliance issues 79C:1800-1805
old-growth forests and Fairy Creek area 89B:1405-1410, 96B:1840, 103B:1415-1420, 116B:1435
Vancouver Island Health Authority
community health networks 97A:1125
COVID-19 information 101B:1035-1040
Vancouver Island University, COVID-19 impact 68A:1755
Vancouver Sun, Article on InBC Investment Corp. 66B:1130
Volunteers and volunteer sector, contributions 55B:1020
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 79A:1535-1545
Waste management
hazardous wastes, removal and disposal 74C:1545-1615
landfills and waste dumping on farmland 86C:1530-1535
Weather
severe weather events
atmospheric rivers study 131B:1420
impacts 139B:1105
severe weather events in November 2021
causes and long-term response 133B:1315-1320
debate in Legislature on response 131B:1440
government response 129B:1045-1050
impact and response 131B:1420-1425
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en, protests supporting Chiefs 136B:1040-1045
Whistleblowing, whistleblower protection and reporting of wrongdoing, expansion of coverage 65B:1810-1815, 67B:1720-1725
Wildlife, species at risk, legislation 96B:1840
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 response 69B:1145
World Economic Forum, report on biodiversity loss and climate change 54B:1535

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