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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Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)

As subject
experience with freedom-of-information requests 109B:1445-1505
family experience in forest industry 135B:1715
family history in Cariboo area 49B:1440-1445
meeting with Advanced Education Ministry staff 68A:1450
meetings with early childhood educators 100B:1805-1810
role as MLA (Furstenau) 75B:1800-1805 (Kirkpatrick) 77B:1700-1705 (Wat) 84B:1650
role as MLA and mobile office 75B:1645-1730
visit to elementary school 75B:1710
welcome to chamber (Chair) 88B:1335 (Kahlon) 88B:1335 (Stone) 88B:1340
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign 134B:1105
Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 68A:1445-1720, 68A:1805-1825
estimates process, questions read into record 68A:1810-1815, 68A:1825
estimates process, timeline 68A:1450
estimates process, written questions and answers 109B:1500
opposition critic meeting with staff 68A:1450
role and responsibilities 68A:1620, 68A:1710-1720
Agriculture, government support and regulation 120B:1120
Alliance of B.C. Students, advocacy for accessible and inclusive education 78B:1145-1150
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), awareness and research 90B:1010-1015
Ambulance service
management and service delivery model 94B:1050
services in rural and remote communities 95A:1800-1805
services in rural communities 94B:1050
staffing and resources 94B:1050
Aviation, commercial pilot training 68A:1825
Barkerville Historic Town and Park
COVID-19 impact and government support 67A:1610, 75B:1410
heritage site 49B:1505
Boyd, Destinee, early childhood educator training case 100B:1815
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C.
access to mental health and addiction services 49B:1505, 99B:1110-1115
child care services 49B:1505
government support for communities and economic diversification 120B:1115-1120
rural B.C.
economic and social contributions 49B:1440, 49B:1455-1500
government support 49B:1455-1500
B.C. Games, government support 67A:1715-1720
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, child care 100B:1820
B.C. NDP government, priorities 49B:1445-1510, 61B:1820-1840
B.C. Olympic (BCO) Volleyball Club, accomplishments of 1977-78 men's team 48B:1010-1015
Budget debate 61B:1820-1840
Budgets
2021-22 budget, content and priorities 49B:1505, 61B:1820-1840
budget process 49B:1450
Cadieux, Stephanie, advocacy for disability access and inclusion 78B:1145
Cariboo area
ambulance service 95A:1800-1805
fires, flooding and landslides
infrastructure impacts and management 49B:1450-1500
recovery assistance to residents 91C:1635-1650
highways and roads
conditions and rehabilitation 49B:1450-1500
rehabilitation after fires and flooding 96C:1440-1515
repaving of Likely Road 96C:1445
repaving of Likely Road, petition tabled 96B:1425
regional transportation planning and engagement 96C:1510-1515
Cariboo North constituency and area
addiction services and housing 99B:1115
constituency office issues 49B:1500-1505
description and Moose Heights community 49B:1440-1445
forest industry and mill operations 135B:1705-1730, 137B:1625-1640
issues and concerns 120B:1120
size and electoral representation 75B:1645-1730, 91B:1530-1535
transportation infrastructure and road issues 61B:1820-1840, 67B:1420, 96C:1440-1515
transportation infrastructure and road issues, cases 75B:1655, 75B:1715-1730
wildfire impact and rebuilding issues 135B:1710-1715
wildfire impact and recovery, access to information 109B:1445-1455, 140A:1455-1500
wildfire impact and response, cases 75B:1645, 75B:1655-1710
Child care
affordability and availability 100B:1805-1820
government plan
implementation 100B:1805-1825
government plan, implementation 49B:1505
spaces 100B:1815-1820
Children and youth
children with support needs, service model change
impact on autism services and funding 124B:1425
impact on service providers 138B:1420
stakeholder concerns 124B:1425
children with support needs, service provider supply and training 138B:1420
early childhood educators
legislation and regulation 100B:1805-1825
role and support 100B:1805
supply, recruitment and retention 100B:1810
training and dual-credit program proposal 100B:1820
training and spaces 68A:1720, 100B:1810
training, Indigenous training 100B:1810-1815
Children and Youth Committee
reports, annual report 2020-21, debate 101B:1055
work of committee, members thanked 101B:1055
Climate change, impact, infrastructure impacts and mitigation 49B:1455, 61B:1830-1835
College of New Caledonia, operations 136B:1015
Construction industry
residential construction industry, wood supply chain 135B:1710-1715, 135B:1725-1730
worker supply and training 68A:1710
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 49B:1510
COVID-19 business impact and supports
business impact and supports 49B:1505
businesses and circuit breaker relief grant program 45B:1045
COVID-19 impact and government response
government response 49B:1445-1450
hockey 67A:1720
sport organizations and youth programs 67A:1635-1700
COVID-19 post-secondary education impact and supports
impact and supports 49B:1505-1510, 68A:1455-1545
international students 49B:1510, 68A:1525-1545
post-secondary system and students 50B:1050
reopening and safety protocols 68A:1455
student services and supports 49B:1510, 68A:1500-1505
students' ability to work 49B:1505-1510
tuition fees 68A:1515-1520
use of rapid testing 114B:1420
vaccination policies and safety protocols 114B:1420
COVID-19, research 50B:1100
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
tourism attractions 67A:1610
tourism attractions and community events 75B:1405-1410
Davis, Marilyn and Joseph, disaster assistance case 91C:1640
Democracy, role of government 49B:1445-1450
Disabled persons, accessibility and inclusion 78B:1145-1150
Early Childhood Educators Act (Bill 14), debate 100B:1805-1825
Economy, knowledge-based economy 106B:1115
Education, dual-credit programs 68A:1815, 136B:1015
Elections
electoral representation, effective representation 91B:1520-1525
rural and remote constituencies, representation 75B:1645-1655, 75B:1710, 75B:1720, 75B:1730, 91B:1520-1550
Electoral Boundaries Commission
public hearings 91B:1550
work of commission 91B:1530-1555
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7)
debate 91B:1520-1550
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7), debate 75B:1645-1730
Emergencies
disaster financial assistance 91C:1635-1650
disaster financial assistance and federal funding 96C:1450-1455
emergency response to floods, landslides, and wildfires 91C:1635-1650
emergency response to landslides 61B:1825, 61B:1835
Employment and unemployment, employment equity and diversity, royal commission report 106B:1120
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, impact and access to information 109B:1445-1455, 140A:1455-1500
wildfires, impact and response 75B:1645, 75B:1655-1710
Food and food industry, food security 49B:1455, 120B:1120
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28)
debate 135B:1705-1730, 137B:1620-1640
debate, timeline and time allocation 137B:1625-1640
delay for six months 137B:1620-1640
Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 133B:1610-1615
Forest landscape plans, objectives, range and forage values 133B:1610-1615
Forests and forest industry
community forests 137B:1630
forest-dependent communities and workers
impact of forest policy changes and support 135B:1705-1730, 137B:1620-1640
transition support and retirement bridging program 135B:1715-1720, 137B:1635
industry, impact of equipment costs on young workers 135B:1715-1720, 137B:1630-1635
mills, operations and closings 135B:1720-1725
value-added sector 135B:1720-1725
wood-first initiative 135B:1725
woodlots 137B:1630-1635
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, budget, allocation for Barkerville 67A:1610
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 23), debate 133B:1610-1615
Freedom of information
access to information, changes 109B:1445-1515
requests for information, fees 109B:1450-1455, 109B:1505-1510
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22), debate 109B:1445-1515, 140A:1455-1500
Gorsline, Dean, advocacy for ALS awareness and research 90B:1010-1015
Government, regulations and red tape 100B:1815, 100B:1825
Health care system, health professionals and workers, supply and training 68A:1810
Health Ministry, estimates debate 95A:1800-1805
Heritage sites, funding 49B:1505
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), four-laning and upgrade projects, Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 68A:1815
Highways and roads
construction and maintenance 120B:1120
flood and wildfire impacts and response 61B:1820-1840, 96C:1440-1515
flood, landslide and wildfire impacts and response 49B:1450-1500
Horsefly, representation and constituent cases 75B:1720
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 75B:1645-1650, 75B:1705-1715, 91B:1525-1530
Infrastructure, government investment 120B:1120
Interior Provincial Exhibition, access to COVID-19 relief funding 90B:1025
Introductions by members 51B:1330, 97B:1010, 110B:1340
Johnson, Dennis, contributions to post-secondary sector 136B:1015
Justice Institute of B.C., police training program, capacity and funding 68A:1815
KidSport B.C., funding 67A:1635-1700
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, land transfer and proposed expansion 68A:1815
Labour
labour market information, report 68A:1620, 68A:1655, 68A:1720
workforce development agreement 68A:1815
Labour, community benefits agreement, training component and equity employment 68A:1650, 68A:1815
Lhoosk'uz Dené Nation, wildfire impact and response 75B:1705
LifeLabs Inc., contract with government for laboratory services, impact of labour dispute 110B:1415
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, post-secondary education 68A:1815
Mark, Melanie, response to anchor attractions program issues 90B:1025-1030
MLAs
constituency issues and access to regional government offices and staff 49B:1450
role 75B:1700-1705, 91B:1535
Mental health
mental health and addiction
access to services and affordability 49B:1505
career training and student supports 99B:1110-1115
services and funding 99B:1110-1115
Mighton, Douglas, military service 49B:1445
Miller, Nancy, comments on status of roads in Cariboo area 61B:1835-1840
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, incidence and response 134B:1110
Motions
Accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities 78B:1145-1150
Activism against sexism and gender-based violence 134B:1105-1110
Contributions by women and equality in workforce 106B:1115-1120
Response to opioid crisis and mental health and addiction issues 99B:1110-1115
Rural communities and economies 120B:1115-1120
North American Indigenous Games, participation by B.C. athletes 67A:1625-1635
North Thompson Fall Fair, access to COVID-19 relief funding 90B:1025
Northern Health Authority, COVID-19 testing, accessibility 110B:1415
Nurses, supply and training 68A:1810
Ontario, COVID-19 impact and response, post-secondary system 68A:1515
Oral questions
Ambulance response times and service management 94B:1050
Anchor attractions program and COVID-19 response for events and festivals 90B:1025-1030
COVID-19 circuit-breaker relief grant for businesses 45B:1045
COVID-19 response for tourism attractions and community events 75B:1405-1410
COVID-19 vaccine policies for post-secondary institutions and use of rapid testing 114B:1420
LifeLabs labour dispute and COVID-19 testing 110B:1415
Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 124B:1425
Service model change for children with support needs and training for service providers 138B:1420
Pacific National Exhibition
COVID-19 impact and government support 90B:1025
Playland amusement park 90B:1025
Petitions
repaving of Likely Road in Cariboo area 96B:1425
Physicians, supply and training, new medical school proposal 68A:1810
Police and policing, training 68A:1815
Post-secondary education
accessibility and inclusion for students with disabilities 78B:1145-1150
courses and programs, mental health and addiction 99B:1110-1115
financial assistance
graduate student scholarships 68A:1545-1605
student loans program, letter 68A:1825
graduate programs and students 50B:1050-1100
support and non-STEM programs 68A:1545-1605
international students 50B:1050
tuition fees and MSP premiums 68A:1525-1545
role in innovation and research 50B:1045-1100
student associations, concerns 68A:1520-1525, 68A:1605, 68A:1810-1815
students 50B:1045-1100
tuition and other fees 68A:1505-1520
Post-secondary education funding
funding 49B:1505-1510, 68A:1810-1815
operating grants, review 68A:1450
Post-secondary institutions
accessibility for persons with disabilities 68A:1815
budgets and operations, COVID-19 impact 68A:1455-1505, 68A:1545
colleges 136B:1015
mandate and status 50B:1050
mandate letters 68A:1815
revenue sources 68A:1505, 68A:1525-1545
sexual violence prevention policies, funding for initiatives 68A:1605-1620, 109B:1505
women in senior faculty and administration positions 106B:1115-1120
Private members' statements
Recognizing our post-secondary and graduate students' critical role in a post-pandemic world 50B:1045-1100
Property tax, penalty fees 49B:1505
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 91C:1635-1650
Quesnel
ambulance service 94B:1050, 95A:1800-1805
veterinary services 68A:1810
West Fraser Road, status and recovery 61B:1825, 96C:1500
West Fraser Road, status and recovery, freedom-of-information request 109B:1450
Quesnel Rodeo, access to COVID-19 relief funding 90B:1025-1030
Quesnel Tillicum Society, affordable housing project 99B:1115
Radio Range Road, status and information 96C:1515
Rangeland, management 133B:1610-1615
Representative for Children and Youth, reports, recommendations and implementation 101B:1055
Research and development, women in sector 106B:1115-1120
Science and technology
technology access centres 68A:1810
training spaces 68A:1815
Skills training
apprenticeships 68A:1620-1625, 68A:1650, 68A:1705, 68A:1815
funding 68A:1635, 68A:1715-1720
supply of skilled workers 68A:1710
system 49B:1505
trades training
mandatory certification 68A:1710-1720, 68A:1815
spaces 68A:1655-1705
training and career programs for young people 68A:1815
training for Indigenous persons 68A:1620-1625, 68A:1635-1650, 68A:1815
training for women 68A:1650, 68A:1705, 68A:1815
Small business, government support 120B:1120
Soda Creek–MacAlister Road, status and repair 96C:1505
Speech-language pathologists, services for children and supply 138B:1420
Sports and recreation
events, hosting and funding 67A:1710-1715, 67A:1730
government funding and support 67A:1615-1730
government funding and support, strategy framework 67A:1615
participation by children and youth, programs and funding 67A:1635-1710
participation by children and youth, scholarships 67A:1700-1705
participation by Indigenous persons, activity and recreation initiative 67A:1635
participation by Indigenous persons, funding 67A:1625-1635
Statements by members
1977-78 BCO men's basketball team 48B:1010-1015
ALS awareness and advocacy of Deane Gorsline 90B:1010-1015
B.C. colleges 136B:1015
Substance use and addiction, treatment and recovery services, treatment beds 99B:1110-1115
Surrey
police services transition to municipal force, officer training 68A:1815
post-secondary institutions 68A:1815
Thompson, Diane, disaster impact and assistance case 91C:1645
Throne speech debate 49B:1440-1510
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 67A:1605-1730
estimates process, written questions and answers 67A:1715-1720
sport component 67A:1620
staff 67A:1620
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 96C:1440-1515
budget 61B:1830
communications and engagement with local officials and stakeholders 96C:1500-1515
service plan and goals 61B:1825-1830
Transportation, infrastructure, government investment 61B:1825-1840
UBC, COVID-19 response, vaccination policies and safety protocols 114B:1420
Veterinarians, supply and training 68A:1810
viaSport B.C., budget and activities 67A:1715-1720
Violence
domestic violence awareness 134B:1105
gender-based violence 134B:1105
violence against women
response and services 134B:1110
violence against women, missing and murdered women 134B:1110
Volleyball B.C. Hall of Fame, inductees of 2021 48B:1010-1015
Volunteers and volunteer sector, contributions to youth sports 67A:1655
War, World War II, public response 49B:1445
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, student seats and government support 68A:1810
Women
pay equity, gender pay gap 109B:1505
pay equity, gender pay gap and equal pay legislation 106B:1120
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
communications with persons with disabilities 65B:1645
experience in local government 62B:1015
experience of daughter in immersion program 116B:1815
experience on parliamentary committees 109B:1800-1820
father's experience with hunting rights and legal action 137A:1355-1410
response to throne speech and role as opposition member (Osborne) 51B:1650-1655
rights re Douglas treaty 136A:1130, 137A:1355-1430
substance use and recovery 111B:1125
work on Indigenous community health care issues (Dix) 97A:1120
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, activation 80B:1035
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20)
debate 131A:1740-1815
definitions and terminology, "strain" 131A:1755
regulations 131A:1745-1800
AccessBC, advocacy re free contraception 118B:1035-1040
Accessible British Columbia Act (Bill 6)
debate 65B:1640-1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550, 82B:1625-1635
alignment with human rights legislation 65B:1700
definitions 65B:1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550
implementation timeline 65B:1655-1700
Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 68A:1735-1745
role and responsibilities 68A:1735
Ancient Forest Alliance
comments on federal conservation funding 79B:1425
comments on old-growth protection and funding 55B:1045
Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing, estimates debate 86A:1735-1805
Attorney General Ministry, minister, comments in estimates debate 90B:1035
Auditor General, reports and reviews, conservation lands program 73B:1035
Beare, Lisa, comments on issues, freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 126B:1525
Berger, Thomas, public service and legacy 63B:1345-1350
Boats and boating, scrubber washwater issues 67A:1750
B.C. as exceptional place 49B:1425
B.C. Aviation Museum, World War II memorial project 132B:1025
B.C. by region, Coastal B.C., fibre optic line and connectivity project 74A:1655-1715
B.C. Civil Liberties Association, concerns re access zones legislation 131A:1745
B.C. Federation of Labour, comments on paid sick leave 68B:1600-1605
B.C. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Association, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1755
B.C. General Employees Union, comments on paid sick leave 68B:1605
B.C. Hydro, role re Site C project 75C:1645-1655, 75C:1700
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements and stated goals 118B:1035-1040
exceptionalism issue 49B:1400-1410
legislative agenda 137B:1615-1620
position on issues, oil and gas industry 49B:1415
priorities 49B:1405-1420
B.C. timber sales program
limitation on issuance of timber sales licences 128B:1735-1740
operations 73B:1030
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 75C:1620, 75C:1655
Budget debate 56B:1500-1530
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 55B:1045, 56B:1500-1530
Business
access to capital 74B:1425
employees, access to housing 93B:1730
Central Saanich, Prosser Road supportive housing project 62B:1015, 62B:1030-1035
Chief coroner, comments on youth stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues 68B:1405
Chief forester, role re forest landscape plans 128B:1645-1650, 133B:1710-1715, 135A:1615-1620, 137A:1355-1400, 137A:1415
Child care
affordability and availability 101B:1115
funding 56B:1520
government plan, implementation 56B:1520-1525, 101B:1120-1125
service providers, commercial providers and non-profit providers 101B:1120
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 80C:1105-1110
relationship with and treatment of Indigenous families and children 132B:1045-1050
Children and youth
children with support needs, service model change
hub centres 132B:1050
service model change and pilot project 128B:1410-1415
stakeholder concerns 128B:1410-1415
children with support needs, services and supports for neurodiverse children 128B:1410
early childhood educators
legislation and regulation 101B:1110-1125
role and support 101B:1110-1115
wages and enhancement program 56B:1525, 101B:1120
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 74A:1640-1715
CleanBC plan
emissions component 75C:1705-1715, 75C:1735
plan and role of Green Party 49B:1410-1415
Climate change
climate action revenue incentive program 72A:1730-1800
government action 49B:1410, 55B:1030, 56B:1525-1530, 133B:1400-1405
impact, forests 131B:1630-1635
Coastal Douglas fir conservation partnership, organization 52B:1030
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., pipeline project status and government policies 135B:1405-1410
Construction industry
accessible design 65B:1650
residential construction industry, costs 56B:1510
retrofits of buildings for energy efficiency, property-assessed clean energy program and funding 72A:1755-1805
COVID-19
access zones for services
enforcement and role of police 131A:1810
other potential sites and services 131A:1745-1815
relationship to COVID-19 issues 131A:1815
cases, third wave issues 48B:1030-1035
information, government communications and information 48B:1030-1035
testing, rapid tests and use 58B:1355-1400, 66B:1030-1035
COVID-19 economic recovery, equitable and green recovery 56B:1505, 56B:1525
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
impact and response 49B:1420, 56B:1520
staff and teachers 77A:1540-1550
COVID-19 emergency orders and regulations, data residency requirements for health care and public bodies 110B:1435
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
paid leave to attend vaccination appointment 52B:1115-1120, 54B:1800-1805
paid sick leave 68B:1555-1620
federal government program 73B:1140
COVID-19 impact
impact and response, marathon analogy 49B:1405
media response 48B:1030-1035
COVID-19 impact and government response
government response 49B:1405-1410
reconciliation initiatives 70A:1545
transportation services and restart funding 95C:1610
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
impact and supports 67A:1740-1745
impact and supports, reopening plan 67A:1730-1740
industry and task force 67A:1730-1735
COVID-19 vaccination
vaccination plan, implementation 54B:1800-1805
vaccine online booking and registry system 52B:1115-1120
Cronk, Laird, comments on paid sick leave 68B:1600-1605
Cruise ship industry
pollution 95C:1605
scrubber washwater issues 67A:1750
Cunningham, Cheyenne, use of Indigenous name for business 74A:1640
Danesh, Roshan, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 128B:1410-1415
Deaf and deafblind community
recognition of linguistic community 65B:1700
representation on provincial accessibility community 65B:1700
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
implementation 49B:1400, 70A:1620-1635, 135B:1450-1455
implementation, action plan 93B:1400-1405, 100B:1410
implementation, action plan and consultation process 70A:1545-1615
references to self-determination 86A:1740-1745
relationship to interpretation legislation 135B:1540
Disability Alliance B.C., concerns re accessibility legislation 65B:1655-1700
Disabled persons
accessibility and inclusion 65B:1640-1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550, 82B:1625-1635
definitions 65B:1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550
experience of barriers 65B:1650-1655
local government role 65B:1650
provincial accessibility committee and representation 65B:1700
regulation and standards 65B:1650-1700, 82B:1550
Discrimination and racism
anti-racism legislation, committee proposal 49B:1420-1425
racism against Indigenous persons 86A:1750-1755, 100B:1400-1410
racism against Indigenous persons in health care system, report and response 97A:1120-1125
Ditidaht First Nation, call for deferral of old-growth logging 86B:1400, 94B:1040
Dix, Adrian
communications on COVID-19 information 48B:1030-1035
position on safe supply 110B:1410
thanked for work as Health Minister 97A:1120
Donaldson, Doug, comments on forest and range agreements 86A:1750, 86A:1805
Early Childhood Educators Act (Bill 14), debate 101B:1110-1125
Earth Day, celebration 55B:1030
Eby, David, comments in estimates debate 90B:1035
Economy
measurement, genuine progress indicator 74A:1650
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 55B:1030, 56B:1525-1530
sustainable development, Emerging Economy Task Force report and recommendations 88B:1630, 88B:1640-1655
Education
anti-racism programs in schools 77A:1550-1555
education of Indigenous persons 116B:1815
language immersion programs 116B:1815
First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1815, 123B:1405-1410
government investment 101B:1125
inclusive education and students with support needs 56B:1520
Education funding, funding 49B:1420, 56B:1520
Education Ministry
estimates debate 77A:1540-1600
child care component transfer 56B:1525
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 25), debate 116B:1815, 123B:1405-1410
Emergencies, emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 133B:1400-1405
Employment and unemployment
permanent paid sick leave 68B:1610-1620, 72B:1815-1820, 73B:1140
development and consultation 72B:1815-1820
number of days 73B:1140
number of days and referral of report to committee 72B:1815-1820
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 3)
debate 52B:1115-1120, 54B:1800-1805
consultation on bill 54B:1800
Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13)
debate 68B:1555-1620, 72B:1815-1820, 73B:1140
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 75C:1620-1735
Environment
biodiversity, protection 49B:1410, 131B:1635
environmental protection, federal conservation funding 79B:1420-1425
environmental stewardship and interconnectedness 48B:1015-1020, 55B:1030
legislation on Environmental Bill of Rights, petition tabled 135B:1425
Ferries and ferry services
capital projects and planning 95C:1610-1620
funding, COVID-19 restart funding 95C:1610-1620
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 93B:1710-1755
Finch, Paul, comments on paid sick leave 68B:1605
Firearm Act, amendments, First Nations impact and consultation 70A:1625
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights and title 63B:1345-1350, 90B:1035, 91A:1640-1645, 91A:1655-1700, 129B:1035, 136A:1130-1140, 137A:1355-1430
definition and interpretation 86A:1735-1805
interpretation in legislation and regulations 135B:1540
settlement through courts or treaty process 86A:1800-1805
agreements with government
agreements and funding 70A:1640-1645
forest and range agreements 86A:1745-1805, 90B:1035, 91A:1640-1645, 91A:1655-1700
revenue-sharing agreements 91A:1640-1645, 91A:1655-1700
child protection system
number of children in government care 80C:1105-1110
prevention services and funding 93B:1400-1405
role of Indigenous communities 93B:1400-1405
children, services and supports for children with support needs 132B:1050
consultation by government 133B:1630-1640, 136A:1120-1140, 137A:1355-1430
consultation by government with Indigenous leadership groups 70A:1550
consultation on legislation 70A:1625, 110B:1720
cultural preservation and revitalization 49B:1400, 70A:1650-1655
cultural preservation and revitalization, support 97B:1030-1035
economic development 56B:1505
economic development and self-determination 70A:1640-1650
economic development, supports and land stewardship 70A:1705
governance and leadership 135B:1410, 138B:1410-1415
governance and leadership, elected and hereditary leadership 70A:1610-1615
history of treatment by government 97B:1030
involvement in land and resource activities 70A:1645-1650
land use conflicts on First Nations territories, government response 138B:1410-1415
language preservation and revitalization 116B:1815
language preservation and revitalization, Métis and Inuit languages 70A:1655-1700
language preservation and revitalization, use for business names 74A:1640-1645
law-making and enforcement authority of treaty First Nations 110B:1525
legacy of colonialism and European settlement 49B:1400-1405, 70A:1645-1650
reconciliation 49B:1400-1405
funding for initiatives 56B:1505, 70A:1610-1615, 70A:1650-1700
government action 135B:1450-1455
government approach 90B:1030-1035, 100B:1400-1410
government approach and role of ministers 70A:1635, 70A:1710
government approach and role of MLAs 80B:1035
government secretariat 70A:1630-1635
non-Indigenous awareness and public education 70A:1615-1620
reconciliation and resources 79B:1405, 80B:1030-1035, 97B:1030-1035
relationship with government 135B:1410
relationship with government, court cases 90B:1035
residential schools
deaths and unmarked graves 79B:1400-1405
history and legacy 97B:1030, 100B:1400
history and legacy of intergenerational trauma 79B:1400-1405
support for survivors and families 80B:1030, 80C:1110
teacher certification and regulation processes 116B:1815, 123B:1405-1410
treaties
Douglas treaties and hunting rights 135B:1540
Douglas treaties and rights 136A:1130, 137A:1355-1430
treaties, process 86A:1800-1805
treaty First Nations 110B:1525
First Nations Leadership Council, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 138A:1520
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28)
debate 131B:1620-1650, 137B:1610-1620
debate, timeline 131B:1625
debate, timeline and time allocation 137B:1610-1620
delay for six months 137B:1610-1620
Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 133B:1625-1640, 135A:1630-1640, 135A:1650-1655
Forest landscape plans
cutblocks and locations 128B:1735-1740
First Nations role 116B:1535-1555
First Nations role and consultation and cooperation 136A:1120-1140, 137A:1350-1430
First Nations role and stakeholder consultation 128B:1645-1650
forest landscape area 130B:1800-1810
implementation timeline 116B:1535-1540
objectives 135A:1610-1620
ecosystem health and biodiversity risk 135A:1620, 135A:1630-1640, 135A:1650-1655
First Nations values 133B:1705-1720
range and forage values 133B:1625-1640
timber sale licences 128B:1735-1740
Forest Practices Board
report on forest roads 130B:1540
report on old growth management 73B:1030
Forests and forest industry
coastal Douglas fir ecosystem, protection 52B:1030
First Nations involvement in industry, consultation on forest policy changes 116B:1540-1545, 116B:1555, 131B:1640-1650, 133B:1630-1640, 137B:1620
forest management and practices
cutblocks and cutting permits 128B:1805
impact on environment and wildlife 131B:1630-1650
forest roads
deactivation 130B:1540-1545
management of forest service roads 116B:1535
forest-dependent communities and workers, transition support 68A:1735-1745
government forest policies 73B:1030-1035
reform 56B:1525, 116B:1530-1600, 131B:1620-1630
reform and intentions paper 131B:1640
industry
corporate concentration 131B:1645
impact of mechanization 131B:1630
old-growth forests
management 73B:1030
management and action on panel report recommendations 56B:1525
management and panel report 55B:1045, 86B:1405
management and panel report recommendations 91A:1640
management and role of Indigenous communities 55B:1045, 86B:1400-1405, 90B:1035, 94B:1040
protection 49B:1410
protection and logging deferrals 76B:1025-1030, 86B:1400-1405, 91A:1640, 94B:1040
protection funding 55B:1045, 56B:1525, 79B:1420-1425
protests and forest workers response 68A:1735-1745
protests and RCMP actions 104B:1045
scientific information and maps 76B:1025-1030
permitting process 128B:1805
special purpose areas 131B:1635-1640
tenure reallocation 131B:1635-1640
tenure system, tenure reallocation for First Nations 91A:1655-1700
tree farms and forests 131B:1630-1635
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 91A:1640-1700
budget 55B:1045
conservation lands program 73B:1035
systemic change 73B:1030-1035
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 23)
debate 116B:1530-1600, 128B:1645-1650, 128B:1735-1740, 128B:1805, 130B:1540-1545, 130B:1800-1805, 133B:1625-1720, 135A:1610-1640, 135A:1650-1655, 136A:1120-1140, 137A:1350-1430
alignment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation 116B:1545-1550
coming into force 128B:1805
definitions, "approximate locations" 128B:1735-1740
development and consultation, First Nations 116B:1540-1545, 133B:1625-1635
regulations 128B:1810
Freedom of information
access to information
changes 109B:1755-1820, 114B:1620-1650, 117B:1840, 119B:1520-1530, 119B:1555-1600, 121B:1530-1600, 121B:1645, 124B:1700-1705, 126B:1455-1525, 138A:1520-1530, 138A:1720-1730
metadata 121B:1530-1550, 121B:1645
legislation
coverage of public bodies 114B:1625
coverage of public bodies and subsidiary corporations 114B:1630
proactive and routine disclosure 109B:1810
requests for information
fees 124B:1700
government handling and response times, case 119B:1555-1600
power to authorize a public body to disregard a request 109B:1815, 114B:1635-1640
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, previous recommendations 109B:1755-1800, 117B:1840, 119B:1530, 126B:1505, 126B:1515
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 109B:1755-1820, 114B:1620-1650, 117B:1840, 119B:1520-1530, 119B:1555-1600, 121B:1530-1600, 121B:1645, 124B:1700-1705, 126B:1455-1525, 138A:1520-1530, 138A:1720-1730
development and consultation on bill 109B:1810-1815
development and consultation on bill, Indigenous stakeholders 138A:1520-1530
enabling legislation 119B:1520-1525
introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 109B:1805-1820, 110B:1430-1440, 114B:1630-1645, 119B:1525-1530, 126B:1515-1520
referral to committee 114B:1620-1650
regulations 124B:1705, 138A:1720-1730
review by legislative review committee 121B:1550-1555
Google Earth Engine Timelapse, land satellite images of B.C. 131B:1635
Government
lawsuits involving government, litigation directive re Indigenous issues 70A:1630
majority government 49B:1415
revenues, sources and diversification 56B:1510
Government records management, destruction of documents, oversight and penalties 114B:1635
Gray, Robert Hampton, military service during World War II and memorial 132B:1025
Green Party of B.C., position on youth stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues 68B:1400-1405
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from sectors, local government tracking and reporting 72A:1745
reduction targets 55B:1030
Greenhouse gas emissions, emissions from sectors, LNG development 75C:1705-1715, 75C:1735
Gulf Islands
clearcut logging and Douglas fir ecosystem protection 52B:1030
housing 49B:1420
southern Gulf Islands, road maintenance and transportation planning 95C:1630-1640
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent and primary care centres 49B:1420
Health care funding
capital projects 97A:1140
funding 56B:1515
Health care system
issues of inclusion and systemic racism, government action 97A:1120-1125
primary health care
access and attachment to primary care provider 56B:1515
inclusion of psychiatric services 56B:1520
primary care networks and team-based care 49B:1420
Health Committee, activation 81A:1710-1715
Health Ministry, estimates debate 97A:1120-1125, 97A:1140-1145
Health Ministry and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, Minister, position on safe supply 110B:1410
High-technology industry, development and government support, federal government support 74B:1425
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 95C:1630
Holman, Gary, work on housing issues 117B:1700
Horgan, John
comments on cabinet mandate letters on Indigenous issues 80B:1035
comments on First Nations and forest management 86A:1735-1745, 86A:1805
comments on issues, consultation with First Nations 116B:1555
Housing
affordable housing
affordability and supply 49B:1420
for-profit and non-market development 117B:1655-1700
government action 114B:1405-1410, 122B:1030
government plan and initiatives 56B:1510, 93B:1710, 93B:1720-1755, 107B:1415
interjurisdictional initiatives 93B:1740-1745
HousingHub initiative 56B:1510, 93B:1720-1725, 93B:1745
partnership projects and oversight 107B:1415
revenues to government 56B:1510
right to housing 107B:1415
role of local government 117B:1700-1705
supportive housing, services and impact on communities 62B:1015, 62B:1030-1035
Human rights code, addition of Indigenous identity 135B:1450
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 18), debate 135B:1445-1455
Human rights, protection for Indigenous persons 135B:1450
Hunting, use of firearms to hunt, Aboriginal hunting rights issues 135B:1540
Huu-ay-aht First Nations, call for deferral of old-growth logging 86B:1400, 94B:1040
IMAX Theatre, status 67A:1745
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5), debate 74B:1420-1425, 74B:1450, 74B:1535-1540
InBC Investment Corp., establishment and role 74B:1425, 74B:1450, 74B:1535-1540
Income, role of property ownership in wealth inequality 114B:1405-1410
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2019, debate and party positions 75C:1725-1735
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 70A:1545-1710
role of minister in implementation of government reconciliation initiatives 70A:1635-1640, 70A:1710
Information and communications technology
Internet service expansion initiative 74A:1655-1715
Internet service providers, role 74A:1705-1715
Information and Privacy Commissioner
recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1755, 114B:1625-1640, 119B:1525-1530, 121B:1555-1600
recommendations re InBC Investment Corp. 74B:1450
Information Commissioner of Canada, information on metadata 121B:1530-1540
Inness, Andrea, comments on old-growth protection and funding 55B:1045
Innovation commissioner, role and report 88B:1645-1655
International Energy Agency, report on world energy issues 75C:1715, 75C:1730-1735
Interpretation Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 29), debate 135B:1540
Introductions by members 82B:1335-1340, 83B:1005, 86B:1335, 87B:1010, 89B:1340, 90B:1005, 93B:1330-1335, 94B:1005, 96B:1335, 125B:1010, 131B:1340, 132B:1015, 135B:1340, 138B:1345, 139B:1030-1035
Islands Trust Act
proposed amendments 52B:1030
proposed review and role of provincial government 117B:1710
Islands Trust, powers, local tree-cutting 52B:1030
James Island, development application and response 80B:1030
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 88B:1630-1655
Jumbo Valley, proposed Indigenous protected and conserved area 117B:1710
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves 79B:1400, 100B:1400
Lady Minto/Gulf Islands Hospital, expansion project and funding 97A:1140-1145
Legislation
enabling legislation 119B:1520
legislation for 2nd session, 42nd parliament, two employment standards amendment acts 68B:1555-1600
Legislature
committee system, committee functions 110B:1435-1440, 114B:1620, 114B:1640-1645
debate, time allocation and closure 137B:1610-1615
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 135B:1410
opposition, role 137B:1610
privilege matters, ruling 114B:1645
LGBTQ2S community, human rights advocates 90B:1015-1020
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects 75C:1725-1730
government policies 75C:1715
LNG Canada facility project 75C:1725-1735
emissions 75C:1705-1715, 75C:1735
Local government
codes of conduct 117B:1710
development approval process
public hearings 117B:1705
review and recommendations 117B:1700
housing needs assessments 117B:1700
official community plans 117B:1705
powers, local tree-cutting 52B:1030
role and decision-making 62B:1015
Long-term and residential care, system and for-profit model 49B:1420
Louis Riel Day, commemoration 129B:1030-1035
Lower Post, demolition of former residential school building 97B:1030-1035
Malcolmson, Sheila, answers to questions in question period 81A:1700-1705
Mandell Pinder LLP, comments on aboriginal rights and title 86A:1735
Mental health
mental health and addiction
services and funding 56B:1515
system and services 49B:1415
mental health of children and youth
mental health and addiction services 68B:1400-1405
stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues, Green Party position 68B:1400-1405
programs and services
access to services 56B:1520
access to services and systemic bias issues 81A:1715-1730
emergency services 81A:1715-1720
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 81A:1700-1730
Métis, history 129B:1030-1035
Michael, Jordan, comments on land title case 86A:1805
Ministerial statements (response)
Burial site of Indigenous children at Kamloops residential school 79B:1400-1405
Demolition of residential school at Lower Post 97B:1030-1035
Earth Day and transition to clean economy 55B:1030
Louis Riel Day 129B:1030-1035
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 100B:1400-1410
Thomas Berger 63B:1345-1350
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21), debate 110B:1525, 110B:1720
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, incidence and response 100B:1405
Morris, Mike, comments on issues, history of forest management and practices 116B:1530-1535
Motions
Response to severe weather events 133B:1400-1405
Municipal Affairs Ministry, estimates debate 72A:1730-1805
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 26), debate 117B:1655-1710
Museums, repatriation of Indigenous cultural items 49B:1400, 56B:1505, 67A:1750-1755
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, establishment 100B:1400-1410
National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, report content 100B:1405
Nuchatlaht First Nation, land title case 86A:1805
Oceans and marine environment, pollution from ship sewage and grey water discharge 95C:1605
Offence Act, amendments 110B:1525
Oil and gas
industry, NDP position 49B:1415
wells, cleanup and permit exemptions 110B:1720
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments, First Nations consultation 110B:1720
Olsen, Carl, legal case re hunting rights 135B:1540
Ontario
housing, rental housing model issues 93B:1755
paid sick leave 68B:1605
Oral questions
Access to free contraception 118B:1035-1040
Access to safe supply 110B:1410
Activation of Aboriginal Affairs Committee 80B:1030-1035
Affordable housing and wealth inequality 114B:1405-1410
Affordable rental housing 122B:1030
Budget provisions for protection of old-growth forests 55B:1045
Children and Family Development Ministry relationship with Indigenous families 132B:1045
Construction of rental units and HousingHub program 107B:1415
COVID-19 response and use of rapid testing 58B:1355-1400, 66B:1030-1035
Deferral of old-growth logging and role of First Nations 86B:1400-1405
Forest and range agreements and Indigenous rights and title 90B:1030-1035
Government communications on COVID-19 information 48B:1030-1035
Government management of forests and conservation lands program 73B:1035
Indigenous governance and work of B.C. government with Wet'suwet'en Nation 138B:1410-1415
Police actions and oversight and role of Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General 124B:1425-1430
Protection of coastal Douglas fir and Islands Trust legislation 52B:1030
Protection of old-growth forests and call for immediate logging deferrals 76B:1025-1030
Protection of old-growth forests and conservation funding 79B:1420-1425
Protection of old-growth forests and practices of B.C. Timber Sales 73B:1030
Protests at old-growth forests at RCMP actions 104B:1045
Report on death of Indigenous child in care and Indigenous role in child protection system 93B:1400-1405
Request by Squamish Nation for deferral of old-growth logging 94B:1040
Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 128B:1410-1415
Service model change for children with support needs and services for Indigenous children 132B:1050
Status of Coastal GasLink pipeline project on Wet'suwet'en lands 135B:1405-1410
Support for residential school survivors and families 80B:1030
Supportive housing project in Central Saanich 62B:1030-1035
Youth addiction services and youth stabilization care legislation 68B:1400-1405
Pacheedaht First Nation, call for deferral of old-growth logging 86B:1400, 94B:1040
Parliament of Australia, comments on parliamentary committee functions 110B:1435-1440
Personal Information Protection Act Review Special Committee, work of committee 114B:1620, 114B:1640
Petitions
Beddis Road ownership on Saltspring Island 55B:1105, 128B:1435
legislation on Environmental Bill of Rights 135B:1425
psychiatric emergency services on Vancouver Island 94B:1050
PharmaCare program, coverage, contraceptives 118B:1035
Police and policing
accountability and oversight 124B:1425-1430
actions in response to protests and resource development issues 124B:1425-1430
Premier's Office, application of freedom-of-information legislation 114B:1630
Pride celebrations, history 90B:1015-1020
Privacy
breaches of personal information, mandatory breach notifications 114B:1630
information-sharing by government, data-linking 114B:1630
information-sharing with Indigenous peoples 138A:1520-1530
privacy impact assessments 126B:1505, 126B:1515-1520
protection of personal information
access to information 114B:1635
data residency requirements and changes 114B:1630, 126B:1455-1525
protection 117B:1840, 119B:1530
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 109B:1350
introduction of Bill 22 and work of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Committee 110B:1430-1440
Property transfer tax, revenues 56B:1510
Protests, right to protest 104B:1045
Provincial health officer, communications on COVID-19 information 48B:1030-1035
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, minister, role re police 124B:1425-1430
Rankin, Murray
comments on Indigenous issues 138B:1410-1415
comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues 121B:1550-1600
Real estate industry
housing market, conditions 56B:1510, 93B:1710, 93B:1725-1730, 93B:1740
housing market, impact on government revenues 49B:1420, 93B:1725-1730
housing market, price increases 107B:1415, 114B:1405-1410
Remembrance Day, COVID-19 protest at ceremony 131A:1805
Rental housing
rent increases and average rents 122B:1030
single-family home rentals, consolidation issues 93B:1755
Representative for Children and Youth
comments on youth stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues 68B:1405
reports, death of Skye and experience of Indigenous children in care 93B:1400-1405
Reproduction, access to free contraception 118B:1035-1040
Resources and resource industries, resource-dependent communities and workers, transition support 68A:1735-1745
Riel, Louis, role as Métis leader and execution in 1885 129B:1030-1035
Royal Jubilee Hospital, psychiatric emergency services 81A:1715-1725
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
constituent freedom-of-information request 119B:1600
Internet service expansion 74A:1655-1705
Saanich Peninsula, transit services 95C:1620-1630
Salish Sea, coastal Douglas fir ecosystem protection 52B:1030
Saltspring Island, Beddis Road ownership, petition tabled 55B:1105, 128B:1435
Sawicki, Joan, ruling as Speaker on parliamentary committee functions 110B:1435
School district 64 (Gulf Islands), boat transportation and funding 77A:1600
Schools, First Nations schools 116B:1815
Science and technology, innovation, government support 88B:1630, 88B:1640-1655
Sign language, recognition as primary language 82B:1625-1635
Simpson, Shane, work on accessibility legislation 65B:1645
Site C power project
costs and construction schedule 75C:1620-1705
COVID-19 impact 75C:1640, 75C:1650-1700
geotechnical safety issues 75C:1650-1655
Skills training, career transitions and worker retraining 68A:1735-1745
Skye case, death and experience as Indigenous child in care 93B:1400-1405
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Broadway subway line to Arbutus and potential expansion to UBC 95C:1640
Squamish Nation, call for deferral of old-growth logging 91A:1640, 94B:1040
Statements by members
Overdose awareness 111B:1125
Pride celebrations and work for LGBTQ2S rights 90B:1015-1020
Rebuilding of Tsawout longhouse 76B:1010-1015
Robert Hampton Gray 132B:1025
Work of local government and supportive housing project in Central Saanich 62B:1015
WSÁNEĆ story on creation of mountains and islands 48B:1015-1020
Substance use and addiction
overdoses
awareness and prevention 111B:1125
deaths and response 56B:1515, 81A:1700-1705
government response and collaboration 81A:1710-1715
safe supply, accessibility 110B:1410
Supreme Court of B.C.
rulings on issues, cumulative impact of industrial development 131B:1640
rulings on issues, exclusion zones re protests at old-growth forests 104B:1045
Supreme Court of Canada
decision re Aboriginal hunting rights 135B:1540
rulings on issues, Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 86A:1730-1745, 86A:1800-1805
Teachers
anti-racism education 77A:1555
recruitment and retention during COVID-19 77A:1545-1550
Teachers Act, amendments 123B:1405-1410
Thompson, Douglas, ruling on exclusion zones re protests at old-growth forests 104B:1045
Throne speech debate 49B:1400-1425
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 67A:1730-1755
estimates process, written questions and answers 67A:1750
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 95C:1605-1640
Trutch, Joseph, role in dispossession of Indigenous Peoples 79B:1405
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, work and calls to action 100B:1400-1410
Tsawout First Nation, longhouse, rebuilding project after fire 76B:1010-1015
The Tyee, article on exclusion zones re protests at old-growth forests 104B:1045
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 138A:1520-1530
comments on missing and murdered women and girls 100B:1405
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, articles 116B:1550
U.S., Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information and comparable legislation 126B:1515
University of B.C., COVID-19 rapid testing study 66B:1030
Vancouver Island
south Island
actions of resource workers in Fairy Creek area 70A:1705
old-growth forests and Fairy Creek area 73B:1030, 79B:1420-1425, 86B:1400-1405, 104B:1045
Vancouver Island Health Authority
psychiatric emergency services 81A:1715-1730
psychiatric emergency services, petition tabled 94B:1050
Violence against Indigenous women and children, incidence and response 100B:1405
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en, protests, blockade of pipeline project construction site and police response 135B:1405
Wet'suwet'en Nation
decision-making and unity 135B:1410, 138B:1410-1415
rights and title agreement with government, negotiation 138B:1415
Wildlife Act, provisions and Aboriginal hunting rights 135B:1540
Willcocks, Paul, article on exclusion zones re protests at old-growth forests 104B:1045
Woywada, Jason, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1755
WSÁNEĆ Nations
culture and role of longhouse 76B:1010-1015
fishing method and values 116B:1540
hunting rights 135B:1540
land dispossessed by governments 80B:1030
teachings on environmental stewardship and interconnectedness 48B:1015-1020, 55B:1030
traditional story on creation of mountains and islands 48B:1015-1020
Osborne, Hon. Josie (Mid Island–Pacific Rim)

As subject
constituents and staff thanked 51B:1650
meeting with Islands Trust 52B:1030
meetings and work with Ahousaht First Nation 51B:1655
Ahousaht First Nation, initiatives and meeting with government minister 51B:1655
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district, First Nations participation 51B:1710
Atkey, Jill, comments on development approval process changes 124B:1505
Auditor General for Local Government
audit council 72A:1715
closing of office and Auditor General compensation 72A:1705-1710
B.C., issues 51B:1650
B.C. NDP government, priorities 51B:1715
CleanBC plan 72A:1655-1700
Climate change
climate action revenue incentive program 72A:1620-1700, 72A:1730-1755, 72B:1410-1420
government action
local government programs and funding 72A:1655
local governments and climate action charter 72A:1620, 72B:1410-1420
local governments and community design 72A:1620, 72A:1640-1645
local governments and Green Communities Committee 72A:1640
Community Charter
amendments 79B:1445-1450
regulations 123B:1710
Construction industry, retrofits of buildings for energy efficiency, property-assessed clean energy program and funding 72A:1500, 72A:1800-1805
COVID-19 business impact and supports
business impact and supports 51B:1655-1700
small businesses and recovery grant program 51B:1700
COVID-19 economic recovery
plan and funding 72A:1525
safe restart agreement and funding 51B:1705, 72A:1500
COVID-19 emergency measures use
Ombudsperson recommendations and government response 80B:1115
transition to legislative framework 69B:1005-1010, 79B:1445-1455, 80B:1055, 80B:1115
COVID-19 emergency orders and regulations
improvement district annual general meetings and elections 80B:1145-1150
local government borrowing and repayment process 69B:1010, 79B:1450, 80B:1110, 80B:1125-1130
local government by-elections 79B:1450, 80B:1100
local government meetings 51B:1705
local government meetings and bylaw process 69B:1005, 79B:1450, 80B:1110-1120
COVID-19 housing impact and supportive housing
strengthening communities funding 72A:1500, 72A:1525
supportive housing and relocation of homeless persons 72A:1600
COVID-19 housing impact and supports
impact and response 51B:1705-1710
supportive housing, Strengthening Communities' Services funding 51B:1710
COVID-19 impact and government response
government response 51B:1650
immigrant services 72A:1820
local government 51B:1705-1710, 69B:1005-1010, 72A:1455-1500, 72A:1525, 72A:1535-1550, 79B:1445-1455, 80B:1055-1155
COVID-19 Related Measures Act, provisions 80B:1115
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, implementation 72A:1505-1510
Documents tabled
Islands Trust 2020-21 annual report 131B:1435
Emergencies
emergency measures, government powers 69B:1010, 80B:1115
emergency measures, local government powers 69B:1005-1010, 79B:1445-1455, 80B:1115
Emergency Program Act, amendments 80B:1115
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, climate partner program 72A:1645
First Nations and Indigenous persons
children, Aboriginal Head Start program 72A:1545
housing 123B:1620-1625
land use decisions, relationship with local government 123B:1620-1625
reconciliation 51B:1650-1655
funding for initiatives 72A:1505-1515
government approach and role of MLAs 51B:1650-1655
reconciliation and local government 51B:1710, 72A:1505-1515
Furey, Mike, position as acting Auditor General for Local Government 72A:1710
Greenhouse gas emissions, emissions from sectors, local government tracking and reporting 72A:1645, 72A:1745-1755
Homelessness, government action and role of local government 51B:1705-1710
Housing
affordable housing
government plan and initiatives 51B:1705-1710, 72A:1500
supply and new units 124B:1505
role of local government 51B:1710, 117B:1615-1620, 117B:1825
supply and new units 117B:1615-1620, 117B:1825, 123B:1605, 124B:1450, 124B:1505
supportive housing, siting in communities and role of government 72A:1600-1610, 124B:1455
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants program 72A:1820
provincial nominee program and services during COVID-19 72A:1810-1820
Infrastructure
community economic recovery infrastructure program 72A:1525, 72A:1535-1545
COVID-19 resilience infrastructure grants program 72A:1525
investing in Canada infrastructure program 72A:1725
Introductions by members 121B:1335
Islands Trust
annual report, 2020-21, tabled 131B:1435
development approval process 117B:1625, 123B:1810
meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister 52B:1030
powers and role, changes 115B:1010, 123B:1755-1810
powers, local tree-cutting 52B:1030
public notice requirements 117B:1625
relationship with First Nations 115B:1010, 117B:1625, 123B:1755-1805
support for initiatives on environment and unique amenities 117B:1625, 123B:1805
Islands Trust Act
amendments 117B:1625, 123B:1805-1810
amendments, consultation with First Nations 123B:1755-1800
proposed amendments 52B:1030
Jumbo Glacier resort municipality
dissolution 115B:1010, 117B:1630
dissolution, consultation with First Nations 124B:1520-1535
Jumbo Valley
proposed Indigenous protected and conserved area 117B:1630
proposed Indigenous protected and conserved area, consultation by government 124B:1525-1535
Ka:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:k:tles7et'h"s First Nation, membership in Strathcona regional district 51B:1710
Ktunaxa First Nation, role re proposed protected area in Jumbo Valley 117B:1630, 124B:1525
Labour, labour market needs and support to communities 72A:1820
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin, use of SENĆOŦEN language 51B:1650
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, provisions 80B:1110
Local government
borrowing and repayment process 69B:1010, 79B:1450, 80B:1125-1130, 80B:1155
codes of conduct 115B:1010, 117B:1625, 123B:1715-1750, 124B:1540
application 123B:1735-1745
working group 123B:1715-1735
development approval process 72A:1500, 72A:1525
changes 115B:1010, 117B:1615, 123B:1605, 123B:1810, 123B:1820, 124B:1450, 124B:1500-1515
minor variance permits and delegation of authority 117B:1620, 123B:1605-1610, 124B:1510-1520
public comment and consultation 124B:1510, 124B:1520
public hearings 115B:1010, 117B:1615-1620, 123B:1605-1610, 123B:1820, 124B:1450-1515
public hearings and supportive housing 124B:1455
review and First Nations consultation 123B:1620-1625
review and recommendations 117B:1615, 123B:1605-1630, 123B:1820, 124B:1500
dissolution of municipalities 117B:1630
electronic meetings and public hearings 51B:1705, 79B:1445-1450, 80B:1055-1100, 80B:1120, 80B:1140
financial management, oversight 80B:1130-1135
housing needs assessments 123B:1625
improvement districts 69B:1010
improvement districts, annual general meetings and trustee terms 79B:1450, 80B:1145-1150
improvement districts, quorum issues and oversight 80B:1150
infrastructure funding and projects 51B:1710, 72A:1500, 72A:1525-1550, 72A:1725
powers and operations in special circumstances 69B:1010, 79B:1445-1455, 80B:1105-1110
powers, local tree-cutting 52B:1030
public notice requirements 115B:1010, 117B:1620-1625, 123B:1600-1605, 123B:1625-1715, 123B:1815-1820, 124B:1455, 124B:1510, 124B:1520, 124B:1540
public notices, newspapers and alternatives 123B:1655-1705
relationship with provincial government 51B:1710, 72A:1455-1500
relationship with provincial government, consultation 72A:1640
relationship with provincial government, paramountcy issue 72A:1600
special meetings, emergencies 123B:1815-1820
staff wages 80B:1135
tax sales of properties 79B:1450, 80B:1155
transparency and public access 79B:1445-1450
zoning bylaws, dispute resolution 124B:1455
Local Government Act
amendments 79B:1445-1450
amendments, application 124B:1500
provisions 80B:1110
Local government elections, mail-in ballots and process in special circumstances 69B:1010, 79B:1450, 80B:1055-1100, 80B:1110, 80B:1135-1140
Local Government Leadership Academy, role 123B:1710-1730
Local Government Management Association, role 117B:1625, 123B:1715-1730
Lund improvement district, operations 80B:1150
Mid Island–Pacific Rim constituency and area, small businesses and COVID-19 supports 51B:1655-1700
Municipal Affairs Ministry
estimates debate 72A:1445-1820
budget, access to contingencies 72A:1530
budget, allocations and spending 72A:1525
minister, advocacy role 72A:1530, 72A:1615
minister, powers 69B:1010, 79B:1450-1455, 124B:1540
responsibilities and accomplishments 72A:1455-1500, 72A:1800
staff thanked 51B:1650
transfer of immigration responsibilities from Jobs Ministry 72A:1810
work with Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry 72A:1640-1645
work with other ministries 72A:1500, 72A:1800
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 10)
debate 69B:1005-1010, 79B:1445-1455, 79B:1505, 80B:1050-1155
alignment with Indigenous rights legislation 79B:1455
coming into force 69B:1010
purpose 69B:1005-1010, 79B:1445-1455, 80B:1055
regulations 80B:1105-1115, 80B:1155
stakeholder consultation and support 79B:1455, 80B:1055-1100
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 26)
debate 115B:1005-1010, 117B:1615-1630, 117B:1825, 123B:1600-1820, 124B:1450-1545
consultation on bill 123B:1615-1620, 123B:1715, 123B:1755-1800
purpose 115B:1005-1010, 117B:1615, 123B:1600-1605
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 4), amendments 79B:1450
Olsen, Adam, response to throne speech and role as opposition member 51B:1650-1655
Oral questions (response)
Climate action revenue incentive program 72B:1410-1420
Protection of coastal Douglas fir and Islands Trust legislation 52B:1030
Penticton, housing and homelessness, shelter operations and role of government 72A:1600
Phoenix, dissolution of municipality 117B:1630
Powell River, economic development and mill site area, local governance 115B:1010, 117B:1625-1630
Powell River Incorporation Act, amendments 117B:1625-1630
Regional districts
public notice requirements 117B:1625
special meetings 123B:1815-1820
Reid, Heidi, public service and retirement 139B:1020-1025
Resorts, resort municipalities, incorporation process 115B:1010
Riddick, Ian, restaurant business and access to small business recovery grant program 51B:1700
Rossland, rebuild of municipal hall with housing units 117B:1620
Ruth, Gordon, position as Auditor General for Local Government 72A:1710
SENĆOŦEN language 51B:1650
Shuswap Indian Band, consultation on Jumbo Glacier resort and proposed protected area 124B:1520-1535
Small business, role in communities and government support 51B:1655
Sunset Community Centre, project and funding 72A:1725
Throne speech debate 51B:1645-1715
Throne speech, past throne speeches and changes 51B:1650
Treasury Board, process 72A:1530
Tributes
Heidi Reid 139B:1020-1025
Union of B.C. Municipalities
agreement with government on reconciliation issues 72A:1505
model code of conduct for local governments 123B:1720-1725
relationship with provincial government 72A:1455-1500
role re local government issues and legislation 117B:1625, 123B:1600-1615, 123B:1710-1735
University Endowment Land Act, amendments 117B:1625
University Endowment Lands, governance and public notice requirements 117B:1625, 124B:1540
Vancouver
city government
agreement with province on housing and homelessness 72A:1600, 72A:1610
Coopers Park washroom project and funding 72A:1545-1550
development approval process 124B:1500-1510
public notice requirements 117B:1625
tax sales of property 80B:1155
housing supply 124B:1505-1510
Vancouver Charter
amendments 79B:1445-1450, 117B:1625, 124B:1540
provisions 124B:1505
Victoria, city government, agreement with province on housing and homelessness 72A:1600, 72A:1610
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en, funding for governance capacity-building and unity activities 51B:1655

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