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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Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
constituents and staff thanked 61B:1650, 61B:1720
family members' experience of flooding in November 2021 133B:1330
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20), debate 130B:1500-1505
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Ministry, budget 61B:1715
Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community, investigation 61B:1700
Blood, donations 124B:1355-1000
Bollywood Bang, charitable fundraising event 118B:1020
B.C. by region, interior B.C., COVID-19 and wildfire response 103B:1345-1350
B.C. Fruit Growers Association, comments on government budget 61B:1715
B.C. Institute of Technology, Burnaby campus, student housing 61B:1705
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 61B:1655-1700
B.C. NDP government, priorities 61B:1650-1720
B.C. recovery benefit, benefit and eligibility 61B:1710
B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Vernon 139B:1105
Budget debate 61B:1650-1720
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 61B:1650-1720
Cancer, breast cancer awareness 118B:1020
Child care, government plan, implementation 61B:1705
COVID-19, access zones for services 130B:1500-1505
COVID-19 business impact and supports 61B:1710
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening, graduates of 2021 83B:1020
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line and essential workers, appreciation 61B:1655
COVID-19 impact
challenges 61B:1650-1655
community response 103B:1345-1350
protests at constituency offices 130B:1500
protests at health and education sites 130B:1500-1505
COVID-19 impact and government response
film industry 45B:1020
government response 61B:1715
Creative Industries Week, celebration 45B:1020
Education, graduation, secondary school graduates congratulated 83B:1020
Emergencies, emergency preparedness and response 113B:1140
public information 113B:1140
Film industry, production during COVID-19 45B:1020
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, impact and access to information 113B:1140
wildfires, impact and response 103B:1345-1350, 113B:1135-1140
First Nations and Indigenous persons
history, education for immigrants and non-Indigenous persons 92B:1135
reconciliation 61B:1715, 92B:1135
residential schools, deaths and unmarked graves 92B:1135
residential schools, support for survivors and families 92B:1135
Health care system, government investment and initiatives 61B:1700
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 61B:1710
supportive housing, modular units 61B:1710
India, violence against Sikhs in November 1984 124B:1355
Introductions by members 73B:1005, 79B:1335, 112B:1310, 114B:1335
McEwan, Colleen, comments on overdose response 61B:1700
Mental health
mental health and addiction, services and funding 61B:1700-1705
mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services 61B:1705
programs and services, access and availability 61B:1705
Motions
National Indigenous History Month and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples 92B:1135
Response to severe weather events 133B:1330-1335
Wildfire response and recovery 113B:1135-1140
Nahal, Dalvir, community contributions and legacy in Vernon-Monashee area 118B:1020
National Indigenous History Month, observance 92B:1135
Nurses, role during COVID-19 65B:1345
Okanagan area, film industry 45B:1020
Okanagan College, student housing 61B:1705
Parks, funding 61B:1715
Petitions
strata property insurance costs 68B:1425
Post-secondary institutions, student housing 61B:1705-1710
Prayers and reflections 71B:1000, 113B:1000
Sidney, Helen, contributions to Vernon-Monashee community 89B:1350-1355
Sikh community, annual blood donation drive 124B:1355-1400
Statements by members
2022 B.C. Winter Games in Vernon 139B:1105
Blood donation campaign by Sikh Nation 124B:1355-1400
COVID-19 and wildfire response by communities in Interior B.C. 103B:1345-1350
COVID-19 response and role of nurses 65B:1345
Dalvir Nahal 118B:1020
Film industry production during COVID-19 45B:1020
Graduates of 2021 in Vernon-Monashee area 83B:1020
Helen Sidney 89B:1350-1355
Strata property, insurance cost increases, petition tabled 68B:1425
Substance use and addiction
overdoses, deaths and response 61B:1700-1705
treatment and recovery services, services and funding 61B:1705
Transit services, fares, free transit for children 12 and under 61B:1715
Vernon
health care services and overdose response 61B:1700-1705
housing, affordable and supportive housing 61B:1710
strata residents' insurance costs, petition tabled 68B:1425
transportation infrastructure improvements 61B:1710
Vernon-Monashee constituency and area
COVID-19 impact on businesses 61B:1710
COVID-19 protest at constituency office 130B:1500
secondary school graduates 83B:1020
wildfire impact 113B:1135-1140
Weather, severe weather events in November 2021, impact and response 133B:1330-1335
Sharma, Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
family's celebration of Diwali 125B:1020
staff thanked 60B:1625
Asian Heritage Month, celebration 78B:1030
B.C. NDP government, priorities 60B:1625-1640
Budget debate 60B:1625-1645
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 60B:1625-1640
Bullying and harassment, bullying and violence at school, homophobic and transphobic bullying 71B:1045-1100
Chen, Katrina, work on child care issues 101B:1100
Chief Maquinna Elementary School, seismic upgrade 60B:1640
Child care
affordability and availability 101B:1105-1110
facilities, prototype sites 60B:1635
government plan 60B:1635
implementation 100B:1825
spaces 101B:1105
system, universal child care system 106B:1035, 106B:1045
Children and youth
early childhood development, investment 106B:1035
early childhood educators, legislation and regulation 100B:1825, 101B:1100-1110
early childhood educators, role and support 101B:1105-1110, 106B:1030-1045
CleanBC plan 60B:1635-1640
Climate change, action 60B:1635
Communities, challenges and resilience 100B:1340-1345
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening, graduates of 2021 90B:1010
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line workers, response and services 87B:1020
COVID-19 impact and government response
government response 60B:1625-1630, 60B:1640
live events industry 60B:1630
non-profit sector 60B:1630
COVID-19 post-secondary education impact and reopening, graduates of 2021 90B:1010
COVID-19 vaccination, plan, implementation 60B:1630
Crime and criminals, hate crimes, incidence and response 78B:1030-1040
Discrimination and racism
action against racism, discrimination and hate 78B:1030-1040
discrimination and hatred against LGBTQ2S persons 71B:1045-1055
racism against Asian Canadians 78B:1030-1035, 87B:1020
Diwali, celebration by MLA's family 125B:1020
Early Childhood Educators Act (Bill 14)
debate 101B:1100-1110
Early Childhood Educators Act (Bill 14), debate 100B:1825
Economy, sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 60B:1640
Education, graduation, secondary school graduates congratulated 90B:1010
Filipino Canadians, contributions 87B:1020
First Nations and Indigenous persons
reconciliation 60B:1640
First Nations and Indigenous persons, children, child care 101B:1110
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, child care services 106B:1040-1045
Gregson, Sharon, work on child care issues 101B:1105
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent and primary care centres 60B:1630
Homelessness, government action 60B:1640
Housing, affordable housing, supply and new units 60B:1635
Housing, HousingHub initiative 60B:1635
Howard, Lillian, life and contributions 121B:1340
Immigration, services for immigrants to B.C. 52B:1010
InBC Investment Corp., establishment and role 60B:1640
Income assistance, disability benefits, rate increase 60B:1640
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, observance 71B:1045
Introductions by members 52B:1005, 132B:1010
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, child care services 106B:1035
Krupic, Sarah, work as early childhood educator 106B:1040-1045
LGBTQ2S community, human rights and inclusion 71B:1045-1050
Lin, Victoria, work as early childhood educator 106B:1035
Mental health
mental health and addiction, services and funding 60B:1630-1635
mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services 60B:1630
MOSAIC, services for immigrants 52B:1010
Non-profit sector, role in community resilience 100B:1340-1345
Post-secondary education, graduation, graduates congratulated 90B:1010
Poverty, reduction strategy 60B:1640
Private members' statements
Anti-Asian racism 78B:1030-1040
Early Childhood Educators Appreciation Day 106B:1030-1045
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 71B:1045-1100
Psychotherapists and counsellors, conversion practices, impact and proposed ban 71B:1050
School districts, sexual orientation and gender identity policies 71B:1055-1100
Schools, seismic upgrades 60B:1640
Statements by members
Celebration of Diwali by MLA's family 125B:1020
Community resilience and non-profit sector 100B:1340-1345
Contributions of Filipino Canadians 87B:1020
Graduates of 2021 90B:1010
Lillian Howard 121B:1340
MOSAIC services for immigrants 52B:1010
Volunteers 51B:1340
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area
child care facilities and early childhood educators 106B:1035-1045
COVID-19 impact on live events businesses 60B:1625-1630
graduates 90B:1010
health care and mental health services 60B:1630
housing and homelessness 60B:1635-1640
Volunteers and volunteer sector, contributions 51B:1340
Zee Zee Theatre Company, COVID-19 response 60B:1625-1630
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)

As subject
comments on issues, electoral representation (Lee) 84B:1710
grandfather's experience in forest industry 135B:1740
travel of B.C. as MLA 79B:1730-1745
Agricultural land reserve, land swaps 72C:1645-1650
Amsing, Rob, response to house fire in Cranbrook 87B:1020-1025
Artemis Gold Inc., Blackwater Gold mine project, role in local economy 96B:1350
Britannia Mine Museum, funding 75C:1435
B.C., issues and challenges 114B:1430
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., accessibility issues for persons with disabilities 78B:1125
rural B.C., transportation services 98C:1405
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers, standing offer program changes and impact 76C:1120-1135, 77C:1400
integrated resource plan 76C:1140, 77C:1305-1310
role re customer crisis fund program 76C:1105-1110
role re Elko dam 72C:1635-1645
role re Site C project 75C:1530, 75C:1555, 75C:1610, 75C:1745
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, carbon tax policies 77C:1355
B.C. Utilities Commission
role re Site C power project 75C:1440, 75C:1500, 75C:1520-1530, 75C:1615-1620
ruling on customer crisis fund program 76C:1105-1120
Browne, Conrad, comments on impact of forest policy changes 135B:1750
Burrard Thermal power station
removal from heritage assets list and alternative site uses 75C:1810-1815, 79B:1520-1525, 81B:1555-1645
removal from heritage assets list and alternative site uses, First Nations consultation 81B:1610-1615
voltage transmission lines 75C:1815
Business
competitiveness 66B:1140
taxation 66B:1140-1145
Canal Flats, economic development and server farm 114B:1435
Carbon tax, application, mining industry 66B:1145, 77C:1350-1355
Children and youth
children with support needs, service model change
hub centres 127B:1125-1130
impact on autism services and funding 127B:1125-1130
impact on services in northern and rural communities 127B:1125-1130
early childhood educators, certification and recognition of credentials 104B:1140
Children and youth, children with support needs, role of parents 127B:1125-1130
Clean Energy Act, amendments 79B:1520-1525, 81B:1555-1645
Columbia Lake Technology Center, operations 114B:1435
Council of Forest Industries, comments on impact of forest policy changes 135B:1745-1750
COVID-19
data collection and information, access 114B:1440
data collection and information, access and scope 57B:1025-1030
COVID-19 business impact and supports
online business launch program 88B:1800
small businesses and recovery grant program 88B:1750-1800
COVID-19 economic recovery
economic recovery and jobs 96B:1350
plan 66B:1130
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening 112B:1715
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line and essential workers, response and services 57B:1025
COVID-19 impact
community response 57B:1025-1030, 58B:1340
health care system and hospitals 113B:1005, 113B:1015
health care system, laboratory services 113B:1005
COVID-19 impact and government response
delivery of government services 113B:1000-1015
guide-outfitters 88B:1750-1800
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports, tourism and hospitality industry 57B:1025-1030
Cranbrook
forest industry and mill operations 135B:1740
private lands in agriculture land reserve and land swap proposal 72C:1645-1650
Disabled persons, accessibility and inclusion 78B:1125-1130
Early Childhood Educators Act (Bill 14), debate 104B:1140
Elections
electoral districts, elimination of districts in three regions 79B:1725, 91B:1510-1520
rural and remote constituencies, representation 79B:1720-1745, 91B:1510-1520
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7), debate 79B:1720-1745, 91B:1510-1520
Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 79B:1725
Elk Valley, mining industry technology 66B:1145
Elkford, emergency health services 113B:1015
Elko dam, berms and impact on water levels in area 72C:1635-1645
Emergencies, first responders, appreciation 57B:1025
Energy
electricity service, customer crisis fund program 75C:1815-1825, 76C:1105-1120
independent power projects, First Nations communities 76C:1130
power supply, self-sufficiency 76C:1120, 76C:1130, 77C:1310, 81B:1615-1630
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 74C:1635-1735, 74C:1750, 75C:1435-1530, 75C:1555-1620, 75C:1740-1825, 76C:1105-1140, 77C:1305-1400
estimates process 77C:1400
staffing 74C:1725-1730, 74C:1750, 77C:1400
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2018, amendments 110B:1700
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 72C:1635-1655
Farnworth, Mike, comments on issues, road tests 110B:1425
Fernie Cattle Co., COVID-19 impact on restaurant operations 57B:1025
First Nations and Indigenous persons, residential schools, support for survivors and families 78B:1125
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition, role and mission 108B:1010
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28), debate 135B:1735-1750
Forests and forest industry
forest-dependent communities and workers, impact of forest policy changes and support 135B:1735-1750
mills, operations and closings 135B:1740
old-growth forests, protection and logging deferrals 135B:1745-1750
role in economy and society 135B:1745
special purpose areas 135B:1745-1750
tenure reallocation 135B:1745-1750
Foundry, facilities and services 99B:1130
Fraser Institute, comments on mine permitting process 92B:1055
Freedom of information
access to information, changes 112B:1710-1720, 114B:1430-1445, 119B:1630-1635
requests for information, fees 114B:1440-1445
requests for information, number and response 119B:1630
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 112B:1710-1720, 114B:1430-1445, 119B:1630-1635
development and consultation on bill 119B:1630-1635
introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 114B:1430, 119B:1635
Galloway, forest industry and mill operations 135B:1740
Geoscience B.C.
funding 66B:1135
funding and role 74C:1650-1715, 75C:1435
Government, accountability and transparency 71B:1130-1135, 112B:1710-1715
Government records management, destruction of documents, oversight and penalties 114B:1440
Gowans, Jonah, work as constituency assistant 79B:1745
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from sectors, emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries 66B:1145, 77C:1400
reduction 66B:1145-1150
Health care facilities and hospitals, emergency service closures due to staffing issues 113B:1015
Health Committee, activation 99B:1130
High-technology industry, development and government support 66B:1130-1135
Highway 3, East Kootenay section, safety 98C:1355-1400
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5)
debate 66B:1130-1150, 67B:1330-1335
InBC Investment Corp., establishment and role 66B:1135, 66B:1150, 67B:1330-1335
Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 112B:1715-1720, 114B:1440
Insurance Corporation of B.C., road tests 103B:1420, 110B:1425, 113B:1005-1015
Introductions by members 72B:1335, 96B:1335, 97B:1010, 113B:1000, 128B:1335, 132B:1015, 135B:1335
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 88B:1750-1800
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves 78B:1125
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, COVID-19 response by community 58B:1340
East Kootenays, flood response by community 135B:1735
East Kootenays, highway passing lanes in Jaffray area 98C:1355-1400
habitat and wildlife conservation, advocacy 139B:1030
transportation services 98C:1405
Kootenay East constituency and area
constituency office staff commended 79B:1745, 112B:1710
constituent case re campground reservation system 72C:1655-1700
forest industry and mill operations 135B:1740
front-line workers 57B:1025
independent power projects 76C:1125-1130
services for children with support needs 127B:1125-1130
size and electoral representation 79B:1720-1745
Ktunaxa First Nation, solar project proposal 76C:1130
Kwan, Jenny, comments on data storage outside Canada 114B:1435
LifeLabs Inc., services during COVID-19 113B:1005
Liquefied natural gas development, government policies 77C:1400
MacPhail, Joy, comments on data storage outside Canada 114B:1435
Medical Services Plan, premiums, elimination 66B:1140
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, budget and service delivery 99B:1130
Mental health, mental health and addiction, services and funding 99B:1130-1135
Mines and mining industry
B.C. geological survey, funding and role 74C:1655-1725, 75C:1435
conditions and role in economy 92B:1050-1055
exploration activities 66B:1140
First Nations involvement in industry 74C:1650
industry, conditions and government support 66B:1010, 74C:1635-1640, 77C:1400
industry, projects and government support 66B:1135-1145, 67B:1335
industry, role in economy 96B:1350-1355
mines, new mines 77C:1350
Mining Jobs Task Force, recommendations and implementation 66B:1145, 74C:1640-1720, 77C:1400
Mining Jobs Task Force, report content on carbon tax 77C:1350
mining resources 66B:1010, 66B:1135
mining resources, critical minerals 74C:1710, 75C:1435, 77C:1400
permitting process, timeline 77C:1310-1350, 77C:1400, 92B:1055
permitting process, timeline and staff training 74C:1725-1730, 74C:1750
taxation, exploration tax credit 77C:1340-1345
taxation, mineral flow-through share tax credit 77C:1340-1345
workers, training road map 74C:1650
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 11)
debate 79B:1520-1525, 81B:1510, 81B:1545-1645
consultation on bill, First Nations consultations 81B:1610-1615
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21), debate 110B:1700-1725, 110B:1750
Motions
Accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities 78B:1125-1130
Government openness and transparency 71B:1130-1135
Response to opioid crisis and mental health and addiction issues 99B:1130-1135
Role of parents in care of children 127B:1125-1130
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments, First Nations consultation 110B:1705-1725, 110B:1750
Oil and Gas Commission, powers re permit exemptions 110B:1705-1715
Oil and gas, wells, cleanup and permit exemptions 110B:1705-1725, 110B:1750
Oral questions
Truck driver training and ICBC road tests 103B:1420, 110B:1425
Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.
Skookumchuck pulp mill operations 135B:1740
Skookumchuck pulp mill, operations and contract 76C:1125
Parks, campgrounds, reservation system and priority for B.C. residents 72C:1650-1655
Port Moody, tax revenues from former power plant site 79B:1520, 81B:1645
Privacy
breaches of personal information, breaches 112B:1720
protection of personal information, data residency requirements and changes 114B:1430-1440
Private members' statements
COVID-19 impacts on government services 113B:1000-1015
Mine permitting 92B:1050-1055
Private members' statements (response)
Pandemic support champions 57B:1025-1030
Purdy, Carmen, contributions and death 139B:1030
Resources and resource industries
government support 66B:1145, 67B:1335
permitting process 66B:1135
School districts, boundary decisions 91B:1510-1520
Shuswap constituency and area, road test delay case 113B:1005
Site C power project
cost of power production 76C:1135-1140
costs and construction schedule 75C:1440-1530, 77C:1400
COVID-19 impact 75C:1510
geotechnical safety issues 75C:1505-1510, 75C:1740
oversight 75C:1530, 75C:1555-1620
oversight and access to information 71B:1130-1135
review 75C:1530, 75C:1555-1620, 75C:1740-1810
review, interim report 75C:1750-1805, 77C:1355
Smith, Heather, work as constituency assistant 79B:1745
Smith, Scott and Jerri-Pat, family's experience of house fire 87B:1020
Statements by members
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition 108B:1010
Kootenay East community response to COVID-19 58B:1340
Mining industry and Blackwater project in Prince George area 96B:1350-1355
Mining Month and mining resources 66B:1010
Response by Rob Amsing to house fire in Cranbrook 87B:1020-1025
Stonehouse, Rosemary, driver training and road test 113B:1005-1010
Substance use and addiction
naloxone treatment, funding and supply 99B:1130
overdoses, deaths and response 99B:1130-1135, 112B:1710-1715
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on issues, cumulative impact of industrial development 110B:1725
Taseko Mines Ltd., Gibraltar mine, operations and permitting issue 74C:1750, 77C:1330, 77C:1400
Taxation, government policies 66B:1140-1145
Time changes and time zones, proposed changes and impact on rural areas 91B:1515-1520
Transit services, long-distance services between cities and regions 98C:1400-1405
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 98C:1355-1405
Tributes
Carmen Purdy 139B:1030
Trucking industry
driver training 103B:1420, 110B:1425
driver training and road tests 113B:1005-1015
U.S., Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information 114B:1435
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
name 75C:1445
power generation 75C:1440
Wheeldon, Christy, work as constituency assistant 79B:1745
Wildlife, habitat protection 108B:1010
Woodside Energy Ltd., LNG project status 77C:1400
Yurkovich, Susan, comments on impact of forest policy changes 135B:1745
Simons, Hon. Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
appreciation of disability advocates 65B:1800
constituents thanked 105B:1645
experiences of niece with disability 65B:1800
staff thanked 60B:1810
Accessible British Columbia Act (Bill 6)
debate 61B:1335, 65B:1430-1455, 65B:1755-1800, 82B:1435-1825, 83B:1100-1145, 84B:1305-1435
consultation and development of bill 61B:1335, 65B:1430, 79C:1455, 82B:1445-1455
consultation and development of bill, Indigenous consultation 84B:1330-1345
consultation and development of bill, participants thanked 84B:1435
debate on bill, interpreter services 82B:1440
definitions 65B:1445-1450, 82B:1505-1520, 82B:1535-1550
independent review 65B:1445, 82B:1700-1710
introduction of bill 77C:1420
purpose 61B:1335
purpose and scope of bill 79C:1510
Bennett, Bill, role as Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister 117B:1815-1820
B.C. NDP government
goals and priorities 105B:1645-1705
priorities 60B:1805-1820, 61B:1430
Budget debate 60B:1805-1820, 61B:1430
Budgets
2021-22 budget, content and priorities 60B:1805-1820, 61B:1430
budget process and priorities 79C:1625-1645
Cadieux, Stephanie, advocacy for disability access and inclusion 79B:1430
Caune, Paul, concerns re accessibility legislation 84B:1405
Child care, affordability and availability 105B:1655
Community Living B.C.
budget and funding 77C:1535, 79C:1700
COVID-19 impact on operations and services 79C:1655
employment services 79C:1700-1705
services and eligibility criteria 77C:1555
Construction industry, accessible design, building code and accessible built environment standard 83B:1120-1130, 84B:1325
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, federal supports 77C:1640-1645, 79C:1620
COVID-19 housing impact and supports, rent supplement program 77C:1655-1700
COVID-19 impact
challenges 60B:1810-1815
disabled persons 79C:1655
COVID-19 impact and government response
income assistance caseload 77C:1640-1645
income assistance recipients 60B:1810-1815
income assistance recipients and crisis supplement 77C:1545, 77C:1605-1610, 79C:1545-1615
non-profit sector 77C:1445
Deaf and deafblind community, recognition of linguistic community 82B:1610-1625
Disabled persons
accessibility and inclusion 61B:1335, 65B:1430-1455, 65B:1755-1800, 77C:1420, 82B:1435-1825, 83B:1100-1145, 84B:1305-1435
accessible organizations and committees 82B:1745-1750, 82B:1805
accessible organizations and plans 65B:1440, 82B:1710-1745, 82B:1820-1825
accessible organizations and public feedback 82B:1825, 84B:1415
advisory committees 79C:1515
compliance and enforcement 65B:1440-1445
compliance and enforcement, appeals and tribunal 84B:1420-1425
compliance and enforcement, director and complaints mechanism 84B:1350-1415
definitions 65B:1445-1450, 82B:1505-1520, 82B:1535-1550
First Nations consultation 65B:1450
gender-based analysis 83B:1105
government initiatives and funding 79C:1455-1545
government plan 65B:1435, 65B:1445, 82B:1655
intersectional lens 65B:1450
legislation in other jurisdictions 61B:1335, 65B:1435
principles 65B:1450
provincial accessibility committee 65B:1435-1445, 82B:1500-1505, 82B:1550-1605, 82B:1655, 82B:1815, 83B:1135, 84B:1310
provincial accessibility committee and remuneration 84B:1430
provincial accessibility committee and representation 84B:1335-1345
public education and promotion 65B:1445, 79C:1505, 82B:1555-1605
regulation and standards 61B:1335, 65B:1430-1440, 65B:1450, 82B:1445-1500, 82B:1555-1605, 82B:1645, 82B:1725-1730, 82B:1740
regulation and standards, development and consultation 83B:1100-1145
regulation and standards, development and relevant laws, standards and norms 84B:1310-1325
regulation and standards, development and rights of Indigenous peoples 84B:1330-1345
reporting requirements 65B:1445, 82B:1650-1700
technical committee and remuneration 84B:1430
employment and employment services 79C:1705
family caregivers, supports and funding 77C:1555
Documents tabled
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry, 2020 annual report on poverty reduction strategy 100B:1445
Elections, 2020 general election, results 60B:1810
Employment and unemployment, employment programs, federal funding 77C:1515-1525
First Nations and Indigenous persons
child protection system, system and role of Indigenous communities 105B:1650-1655
consultation on income assistance rates and funding 79C:1550-1555
reconciliation 105B:1645-1650
residential schools, history and legacy 105B:1650
Food and food industry, food security, government initiatives and funding 77C:1435-1440
The Globe and Mail, articles on issues, family experience of child with disability 65B:1800
Government, programs and services, digital accessibility for disabled persons 79C:1535
Homelessness
government action 105B:1655-1700
government action and ministry responsible 77C:1455, 77C:1650-1700
Housing, supportive housing 105B:1700
Income assistance
appeals and reconsiderations 77C:1545
basic income panel report and recommendations 77C:1610-1620, 79C:1630-1645
basic income proposal and pilot project 77C:1430
benefits
emergency supplements 77C:1545
rate increase 77C:1420, 77C:1505, 77C:1615-1620, 77C:1635
rate increases 60B:1810-1815, 79C:1550-1650, 105B:1655
seniors supplement 60B:1810, 77C:1515, 77C:1605-1610, 79C:1635
caseload and funding 77C:1500-1515, 77C:1625-1650
caseload projections 79C:1620
employment programs, funding 77C:1515-1525
recipients
homeless and precariously housed recipients 77C:1455, 77C:1700
Indigenous recipients 79C:1550-1555
number 77C:1635-1640
Introductions by members 139B:1030
Jumbo Glacier resort municipality, dissolution 117B:1815-1820
Labour, labour market development agreement 77C:1520
Learning disabilities, inclusion of people with learning disabilities in accessibility initiatives 79C:1510
Legislature
debate, accessibility 79C:1535
in-person proceedings 102B:1820
language used in House, apology for comments 66B:1050
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 66B:1055
members' conduct and debate, apology for comments 126B:1305
opposition, role 102B:1820
Macdonald, Norm, advocacy against Jumbo Glacier resort proposal 117B:1815-1820
MLAs, role 105B:1645
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 26)
debate 117B:1815-1820
provisions 117B:1815
National AccessAbility Week 65B:1445
celebration and participation 79B:1430
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observance 105B:1645-1650
Non-profit sector, government support 77C:1440-1445
Oral questions (response)
Funding for spinal cord injury research 79B:1430
Wages for community social services workers 52B:1040
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility, activities and role 65B:1445, 77C:1450, 79C:1515
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits, activities and role 77C:1440-1445
Personal statements
Apology for comments 126B:1305
Apology for comments made in the House 66B:1050
Polak, Mary, role as Environment Minister 117B:1820
Poverty
incidence 77C:1425
reduction strategy 60B:1815, 77C:1420-1430, 77C:1610-1620, 79C:1605, 79C:1645, 105B:1655
Powell River
economic development and mill site area, local governance 117B:1820
mill site area, Indigenous history and name 105B:1650
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
disability advocacy work 65B:1800
leadership 60B:1805
leadership and elected officials 102B:1620
schools 105B:1700
supportive housing units 105B:1700
Public sector, accessibility and inclusion for disabled persons 79C:1520-1525
Public service
diversity and inclusion initiatives 79C:1540
employment of persons with disabilities 79C:1540
Schools, capital projects, new schools 105B:1700
Seniors, government support and benefits 77C:1420, 77C:1605-1610, 79C:1635
Sign language, recognition as primary language 82B:1610-1645
Simpson, Shane, work on accessibility legislation 65B:1450
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
estimates debate 77C:1415-1700, 79C:1455-1710
2020 annual report on poverty reduction strategy, tabled 100B:1445
accessibility directorate, budget and staffing 79C:1455-1500
accessibility directorate, role and responsibilities 79C:1515
budget 77C:1500-1540, 77C:1625-1650
budget, advertising and communications 79C:1505
estimates process 79C:1710
staff 77C:1415
staff, outreach and community integration workers 77C:1455
staff thanked 84B:1435
work of ministry and COVID-19 response 77C:1415-1420
Social welfare
community social services sector, government support and engagement with sector 52B:1040
government investment 105B:1700-1705
government investment and action on issues 79C:1640-1650
Social Services Sector Roundtable 52B:1040
Spinal cord conditions and injuries, research and funding 79B:1430
Throne speech debate 102B:1820, 105B:1645-1705
Tla'amin Nation, ceremony for healing and reconciliation 105B:1650
UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
implementation 79C:1530
principles 84B:1315
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)

As subject
experience as grandmother during COVID-19 100B:1640
experience as teacher 116B:1710-1715, 116B:1725, 116B:1735-1740
experience with child care 60B:1615, 100B:1625
experience with languages 116B:1725-1730
family and staff thanked 45B:1135-1140
family's experience of Saysutshun (Newcastle Island) 103B:1640
move to B.C. in 1977 103B:1640
Abortion, protests and access zones 130B:1415
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20), debate 130B:1405-1415
Agriculture, farmers, support 45B:1135
Asian Canadians, South Asian community, disaster response and relief contributions 139B:1055-1100
Bandi Chhor Divas, celebration 122B:1015
Braker, Hugh, comments on First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1730-1735
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, sale of lands 60B:1605
B.C. NDP government, priorities 60B:1555-1625
B.C. Teachers Federation, work on Indigenous education, participants commended 116B:1720-1725
Budget debate 60B:1555-1625
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 60B:1555-1625
Cancer, awareness 58B:1340
Child care
affordability and availability 100B:1620-1650
economic and social benefits 45B:1120-1125, 100B:1620-1625, 100B:1635
government plan 45B:1120-1125, 60B:1615-1620
Children and Youth Committee
reports, annual report 2020-21 presented 101B:1050-1055
work of committee, members thanked 101B:1050-1055
Colonialism, legacy 85B:1145
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 45B:1115-1125
COVID-19
access zones for services 130B:1405-1415
health authorities response and services 103B:1350
COVID-19 business impact and supports 45B:1125
COVID-19 economic recovery 60B:1620
equitable recovery 45B:1110
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
graduates of 2021 80B:1015
impact and reopening 45B:1110
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line and essential workers, appreciation 45B:1100
COVID-19 impact
community response 57B:1145
protests at health and education sites 130B:1410-1415
resilience 58B:1335-1340
response 45B:1100-1125
seniors 60B:1600
COVID-19 impact and government response 57B:1140
children, youth and families 101B:1055
government response 60B:1555-1600, 100B:1635-1640
COVID-19 long-term and residential care impact and supports, impact and government response 60B:1600
COVID-19 mental health and addiction impact and supports 99B:1105
COVID-19 public health measures, public response 57B:1140
COVID-19 vaccination
vaccination 45B:1110-1115
vaccines, production 45B:1115
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, government action and initiatives 60B:1620-1625
awareness and prevention, role of MLAs 85B:1145-1150
incidence and issues during COVID-19 45B:1130
prevention, government action 45B:1130
racism against Asian Canadians, incidence and history 85B:1145
Diwali, celebration 122B:1015
Documents tabled
Children and Youth Committee, annual report 2020-21 101B:1050
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee, report on private bill 101B:1055-1100
Early Learning and Child Care Act (Bill 15), debate 100B:1620-1650
Economy
conditions 45B:1110
green economy 60B:1620
sustainable development 45B:1135
Education
education of Indigenous persons 116B:1720-1740
First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1730-1735
graduation, secondary school graduates congratulated 80B:1015
mental health services in schools 99B:1110
system, equitable system 116B:1735
Education funding, Indigenous education and tripartite agreement 116B:1735
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 25), debate 116B:1710-1740
Election Act Provisions Review Special Committee, report recommendations on political party annual allowances 122B:1055-1100
Election Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 27), debate 122B:1055-1105
Energy, clean energy development 45B:1135
Environment, government initiatives 45B:1135
First Nations and Indigenous persons
child protection system, changes and support 101B:1055
children, Indigenous-led child care 100B:1650
language preservation and revitalization 116B:1725-1730
reconciliation 45B:1135, 116B:1710
residential schools, history and legacy 116B:1710
teacher certification and regulation processes 116B:1710-1740
First Nations Education Steering Committee
comments on First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1730
role re education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1725
Fraser Health Authority, COVID-19 response 45B:1100, 103B:1350
Health care funding 60B:1555-1600
Health care system, government investment and initiatives 45B:1115
Homelessness, government action 45B:1115
Housing, affordable housing, government action 45B:1115-1120
Information and communications technology
high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues and initiatives 45B:1135
Internet service expansion initiative 60B:1620
Insurance Corporation of B.C., financial status and management 45B:1120
Introductions by members 117B:1335, 125B:1005, 139B:1015
McNeil, Tyrone, comments on First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1730
Motions
Activism against sexism and gender-based violence 134B:1145-1150
Anti-Asian racism 85B:1145-1150
Response to opioid crisis and mental health and addiction issues 99B:1105-1110
Support for communities during COVID-19 57B:1140-1145
Parks
benefits 103B:1640-1645
changes 103B:1635-1645
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 103B:1640-1645
renaming of parks with Indigenous names 103B:1640
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee
report on private bill presented 101B:1055-1100
work of committee 101B:1055-1100
Pattullo Bridge, replacement project 60B:1610-1615
Politics and politicians
money and politics 122B:1055-1100
political parties, annual allowances 122B:1055-1105
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 17), debate 103B:1635-1645
Protests, right to protest 130B:1410-1415
Real estate industry, housing market conditions 45B:1115-1120
Representative for Children and Youth, role during COVID-19 101B:1055
Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park, naming 103B:1640
School district 36 (Surrey), new school facilities 60B:1610
Schools
capital projects, new schools 60B:1610
First Nations schools 116B:1720-1740
Seniors, care and support 60B:1600
Sikh community, contributions and concept of seva 139B:1055-1100
Skills training, apprenticeships 60B:1620
Social welfare, social equity 45B:1130
Society
balance of rights and freedoms 130B:1415
equitable society 100B:1635-1640
Statements by members
COVID-19 response and resilience 58B:1335-1340
COVID-19 response by Fraser Health Authority 103B:1350
Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas 122B:1015
Secondary school graduates during COVID-19 80B:1015
Seva and contributions of Sikh community 139B:1055-1100
Substance use and addiction, overdoses, deaths and response 99B:1105-1110
Surrey
child care and government investment 100B:1630-1635, 100B:1645
health care facilities and services, new hospital 60B:1600-1605
Surrey Memorial Hospital, COVID-19 response 45B:1100
Surrey-Panorama constituency and area, constituent issues re child care 60B:1620, 100B:1625-1635, 100B:1645
Teachers, diversity 116B:1735-1740
Throne speech debate 45B:1100-1140
Tolls, tolling policy 60B:1615
Tseshaht First Nation, comments on First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1730-1735
United Church of Canada Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill Pr401)
purpose and referral to committee 101B:1055-1100
United Church of Canada, governance, rights and powers 101B:1055-1100
Vaisakhi, celebration 45B:1100
Vancouver, Stanley Park seawall, graffiti incident 57B:1140
Violence
domestic violence, awareness 134B:1145
gender-based violence, response and prevention 134B:1145-1150
violence against women, incidence 134B:1145
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 45B:1130
Weather, severe weather events in November 2021, community response 139B:1055-1100
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough)

As subject
constituents and volunteers thanked 48B:1055
conversations with students about environment and future 48B:1115
experience as criminal defence lawyer 85B:1045
family, staff and supporters thanked 47B:1850
pet dogs Charlie and Dave 57B:1040, 111B:1120
Afzaal family, victims of vehicle attack 97B:1025
Agriculture
innovation and role of technology 48B:1110-1115
organic farming and sustainable practices 52B:1005-1010
Anderson, Amber, community contributions and award 73B:1015
Athwal, Harbhajan Singh, community contributions and award 73B:1015
Automobiles, zero-emission and clean vehicles 50B:1145
B.C. Achievement Foundation, community awards and recipients 73B:1015
B.C., environment and beauty 48B:1115
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 47B:1850, 48B:1050
B.C. NDP government
performance 47B:1850
priorities 48B:1100-1120
CleanBC plan 50B:1145
Climate change
action 50B:1145-1150
impact 50B:1145
Colonialism, legacy 97B:1025
Commonwealth Lawyers Association, conference in Kuala Lumpur 85B:1045
Consumers, cost of living, government action 48B:1110
Corrections system, recidivism prevention and rehabilitation programs 85B:1045
COVID-19 business impact and supports 48B:1105
COVID-19 economic recovery 48B:1100
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, health care workers, appreciation 48B:1055
COVID-19 impact
impact and response 48B:1055-1100
pet adoptions and veterinarians 57B:1040
COVID-19 impact and government response 48B:1105-1110
COVID-19 vaccination 48B:1100
Crime and criminals, criminal behaviour, causes and role of society 85B:1045-1050
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention
government action and initiatives 48B:1110
government initiatives 71B:1020-1030
role of MLAs 97B:1025
role of race-based data collection 71B:1030
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru 71B:1015-1030
incidence and issues during COVID-19 71B:1020-1025
past discriminatory practices and racist incidents 71B:1015
racism against Asian Canadians 97B:1025
racism against Indigenous persons 97B:1025
racist hatred and violence 97B:1025
systemic discrimination 71B:1020
systemic discrimination, white supremacy 97B:1025
Disease, food-borne disease 86B:1340
Easterbrook, Steven, contributions to organic and sustainable agriculture 52B:1005-1010
Economy
conditions 48B:1100
sustainable development 48B:1115-1120
Environment, environmental protection 48B:1115, 50B:1145-1150
First Nations and Indigenous persons, reconciliation, government action 48B:1115
First speeches by members 47B:1850, 48B:1050-1120
Food and food industry, food safety and security 86B:1340
Forests and forest industry, government forest policies, reform 48B:1115
Gibran, Kahlil, comments on guilt and justice 85B:1045
Gill, Amarjit Singh, contributions and death 48B:1055
Gill, Charanpal Singh, life and contributions 48B:1055
Guru Nanak, role and history as founder of Sikhism 132B:1025
Health care system, government investment and initiatives 48B:1110
Hope Action Values Ethics (HAVE) Culinary Training Society 73B:1015
India, history of British colonial rule and independence movement 71B:1015-1020
Infrastructure, government investment 48B:1105
Introductions by members 75B:1335, 97B:1010
Justice system, handling of cases involving repeat offenders 85B:1045-1050
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves 97B:1025
Khalsa Diwan Society Gurdwara Sukh Sagar, activities 73B:1015
Labour, community benefits agreement 48B:1105
Legislature, estimates process, relevance of debate 82A:1735-1740
London, Ontario, vehicle attack on Muslim family 97B:1025
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 82A:1735-1740
Motions
Earth Day and action on climate change 50B:1145-1150
Points of order
relevance of questions by Trevor Halford during estimates debate 82A:1735-1740
Poultry industry, sustainable practices and organic egg production 52B:1005-1010
Prayers and reflections 132B:1005, 141B:1200
Private members' statements
Komagata Maru 71B:1015-1030
Private members' statements (response)
Prolific offenders 85B:1045-1050
Veterinarian shortage 57B:1040-1045
Rabbit River Farms, organic egg production and sustainable farming practices 52B:1005-1010
Regional Animal Protection Society, role and services 111B:1120-1125
Richmond-Queensborough constituency and area
companies and innovation 48B:1110
description 48B:1100
Science and technology, innovation and role in economy 48B:1110-1115
Sikh community
history in B.C. 71B:1020
spirituality and concepts 132B:1025
Social welfare, government investment and action on issues 85B:1045-1050
Statements by members
Action against racism and hate 97B:1025
B.C. Achievement Foundation Community Award 73B:1015
Food safety 86B:1340
Guru Nanak 132B:1025
Rabbit River Farms and sustainable farming by Steven Easterbrook 52B:1005-1010
Regional Animal Protection Society in Richmond 111B:1120-1125
Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India, history 132B:1025
Throne speech, content 47B:1850
Throne speech debate 47B:1850, 48B:1050-1120
Trade. exports and markets 48B:1110
Transportation, active transportation 50B:1145
Veterinarians
role and services 57B:1040
supply and training 57B:1040-1045
Water, drinking water safety in Indigenous communities 86B:1340
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, role and funding 57B:1040
World Food Safety Day, purpose 86B:1340
Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)

As subject
constituents, volunteers and staff thanked 52B:1140
Afzaal family, victims of vehicle attack 93B:1335
Ambedkar, Bhimrao, activism against caste-based discrimination and legacy 47B:1340
Anti-Racism Awareness Week, proclamation 65B:1340
Arts and culture, literature, Punjabi literature 131B:1400
B.C. NDP government, priorities 52B:1150
COVID-19 children and youth impact and supports 117B:1345
COVID-19 impact
community response 52B:1145
impact on marginalized communities 52B:1145
Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism, purpose 65B:1335-1340
Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature, award and recipients 131B:1400
Discrimination and racism
anti-racism legislation 52B:1150
anti-racism work by community organizations 52B:1145
awareness and prevention
government action and initiatives 52B:1145-1150, 85B:1105-1110
Resilience B.C. Anti-Racism Network program and funding recipients 52B:1145
role of race-based data collection 134B:1115
data collection, legislation 52B:1150
racism against Asian Canadians 65B:1335-1340, 85B:1105-1110
racist and Islamophobic hatred and violence 107B:1345-1350
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equality Day, proclamation 47B:1340
Eid-Milad-un-Nabi 107B:1345
Housing, transition houses, culturally sensitive housing 134B:1115
Islamic Heritage Month 107B:1345-1350
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves 93B:1335
London, Ontario, vehicle attack on Muslim family 93B:1335
Motions
Activism against sexism and gender-based violence 134B:1110-1115
Anti-Asian racism 85B:1105-1110
Muslim Canadians, contributions 107B:1345
National UNICEF Day, fundraising campaign 117B:1345
Punjabi language, language use in B.C. 131B:1400
Statements by members
Bhimrao Ambedkar 47B:1340
COVID-19 impact on children and National UNICEF Day 117B:1345
Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism 65B:1335-1340
Islamic Heritage Month and anti-Muslim racism 107B:1345-1350
Punjabi literature and language 131B:1400
Sikh community in Surrey and response to recent events 93B:1335
Surrey
community response to COVID-19 52B:1145
Sikh community, support to community following recent events 93B:1335
Throne speech debate 52B:1140-1150
Violence
gender-based violence, response and prevention 134B:1110-1115
violence against women, incidence 134B:1110-1115
Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
campaign team thanked 51B:1715
comments on persons disobeying wildfire evacuation orders (Rustad) 113B:1110-1115
COVID-19 vaccination experience 57B:1010-1015
experience as firefighter (Mercier) 113B:1150
experience as firefighter with colleagues with cancer 60B:1720
experience as Surrey councillor with addictions initiatives 60B:1720
relationship with great-grandmother Ada Annie Jordan 106B:1155
staff thanked 51B:1735
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20), debate 129B:1145-1150
Accessible British Columbia Act (Bill 6), purpose and scope of bill 78B:1140-1145
Asian Canadians, South Asian community, culturally appropriate seniors care and housing 85B:1025
Automobiles, zero-emission and clean vehicles 51B:1725
government initiatives 60B:1715
B.C. Elders Communication Center Society, Elders Voice e-newsletter 85B:1035
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, sale of lands 60B:1720
B.C. NDP government, priorities 60B:1715-1730
B.C. Wildfire Service, operations 113B:1110
Buckland, Peter, preservation of property formerly owned by Cougar Annie 106B:1155
Budget debate 60B:1715-1730
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 60B:1715-1730
Child care, spaces 51B:1730
Clayton Heights Activity Team, activities for youth at risk 68B:1345-1350
CleanBC plan 60B:1715
transportation component 51B:1725
Cloverdale Community Kitchen, Christmas hamper program in Surrey-Cloverdale, White Rock and Langley 132B:1025-1030
Communities, age-friendly communities 85B:1020-1025
COVID-19, access zones for services 129B:1145-1150
COVID-19 business impact and supports
business impact and supports 60B:1725-1730
businesses and circuit breaker relief grant program 51B:1730
small businesses and recovery grant program 51B:1725-1730
small businesses and recovery grant program applications 80B:1010-1015
COVID-19 employee impact and supports, front-line and essential workers, response and services 51B:1720
COVID-19 impact
death and grieving 51B:1720
protests at health and education sites 129B:1150
seniors 85B:1020
COVID-19 impact and government response, restaurant and food services industry 51B:1730
COVID-19 vaccination
vaccination 51B:1720
vaccination plan, implementation 57B:1010
vaccination plan, role of pharmacists and pharmacies 57B:1010-1015
vaccines, AstraZeneca vaccine 57B:1010
Crime and criminals, money laundering, government response 71B:1140
Disabled persons, accessibility and inclusion, regulation and standards 78B:1140-1145
Economy, sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 60B:1715
Fires and firefighters
evacuations and persons choosing to stay behind 113B:1105
firefighters, cancer incidence 60B:1720
firefighters, structural and wildland firefighters 113B:1105
wildfires, impact and response 113B:1105-1110
wildfires, prevention and mitigation 113B:1110
First Nations and Indigenous persons
disabled Indigenous persons, access to registered disability savings plans 118B:1015
Elders, experiences and e-newsletter 85B:1035
residential schools, history and legacy 85B:1035
Government, accountability and transparency 71B:1135-1140
Grewal, Paul, work assisting applicants to small business recovery grant program 80B:1010
Housing, supply and new units 117B:1805
Human Rights Commissioner, re-establishment 71B:1135
HWG, Chartered Professional Accountants, work assisting applicants to small business recovery grant program 51B:1725, 80B:1010
Insurance Corporation of B.C., review of operations, Ernst and Young review 71B:1140
Introductions by members 107B:1340, 121B:1340
Jordan, Ada Annie, life and accomplishments as west coast pioneer 106B:1150-1155
Learning disabilities, inclusion of people with learning disabilities in accessibility initiatives 78B:1140-1145
Lobbyists, regulation and transparency requirements 71B:1140
Local government
codes of conduct 117B:1800
development approval process, changes 117B:1800-1805
public notices, newspapers and alternatives 117B:1800
Loura, Animesh, academic and volunteer activities 96B:1345
Maddaugh Elementary School, student spaces and out-of-school care 51B:1735, 60B:1725
Maharaja Catering, operations and access to small business recovery grant program 51B:1730
Mental health, mental health and addiction, services and funding 51B:1730, 60B:1715-1720
Motions
Accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities 78B:1140-1145
Contributions by women and equality in workforce 106B:1150-1155
Government openness and transparency 71B:1135-1140
Wildfire response and recovery 113B:1105-1110
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 26), debate 117B:1755-1805
Park, Joanne Dahyeon, academic and volunteer activities 96B:1345
Pederson, Adam, academic and volunteer activities 96B:1345
Poverty, poverty among disabled persons 118B:1015
Prayers and reflections 62B:1000, 117B:1330
Private members' statements
Seniors and Seniors Week 85B:1020-1035
Private members' statements (response)
Utilization of pharmacists 57B:1010-1015
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, services 85B:1025
Registered disability savings plans, role and awareness 118B:1015
Royal B.C. Museum, ceremony for children of residential school burial site 85B:1035
Sales tax, exemptions, electric bicycles 60B:1715
Schnitzler, Wayne, involvement with First Nations issues 85B:1035
School district 36 (Surrey)
new school facilities 60B:1725
new school facilities and upgrades 51B:1730-1735
Schools, capital projects, new schools 60B:1725
Seniors advocate, role 85B:1025
Seniors, culturally appropriate care and housing 85B:1025
Seniors Week, celebration 85B:1020
SkyTrain, expansion proposal for Langley 51B:1725, 60B:1720-1730
Statements by members
Clayton Heights Activity Team initiative for youth 68B:1345-1350
Cloverdale Christmas hamper program 132B:1025-1030
Opioid crisis and multilingual Overdose Intervention App 58B:1335
Registered disability savings plans 118B:1015
Small business recovery grant program and work of Paul Grewal 80B:1010-1015
Surrey-Cloverdale community stars bursary program and recipients 96B:1345
Stone, Todd, comments on persons disobeying wildfire evacuation orders 113B:1105
Substance use and addiction
impact on racialized communities 58B:1335
overdoses, deaths and response 51B:1715, 60B:1715
overdoses, multilingual overdose intervention app 58B:1335
recovery houses and funding 51B:1730
treatment and recovery services 60B:1720
Surrey
accessibility initiatives 78B:1140
age-friendly strategy 85B:1025
densification around SkyTrain stations 117B:1800
health care facilities and services, new hospital 51B:1720, 60B:1720
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
community stars bursary program recipients 96B:1345
constituency assistants 51B:1735
description 51B:1715
housing needs and development process 117B:1800-1805
Temple, Jen, work on at-risk youth initiative 68B:1345-1350
Throne speech debate 51B:1715-1735
Throne speech, debate and comments by B.C. Liberal MLAs 51B:1735
Transit services
fares, free transit for children 12 and under 60B:1725
rapid transit, benefits 51B:1725
UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, principles 78B:1140
Women, women in traditionally male-dominated sectors 106B:1150
Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West)

As subject
constituents thanked 49B:1530
experience as minister with freedom-of-information issues 109B:1415-1420
experience in technology industry 63B:1545
hosting of forest industry round tables 131B:1720
military service of family members 130B:1425
position on free cell phones for low-income persons (Eby) 66B:1040
tour of forest-dependent communities 131B:1700-1710
travel of B.C. as MLA 79B:1615-1630
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20), debate 130B:1420-1430
Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 68A:1815-1825
estimates process, questions read into record 68A:1815-1825
Agricultural land reserve, regulation 49B:1550
Attorney General Ministry
budget 84A:1415
budget allocation, operations 84A:1710
budget allocation, residential tenancy branch 84A:1705
estimates process, questions read into record 84A:1705-1710
Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing, estimates debate 84A:1400-1635, 84A:1705-1710
Automobile insurance, rebates 60B:1510
Avalanches, avalanche control and technology 97C:1130-1140
B.C., size and communities 79B:1615-1640
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., access to post-secondary education and health care services 120B:1130
northern and rural B.C., government support for communities and economic diversification 120B:1125-1130
northern and rural B.C., natural resource development 79B:1620-1640
B.C. Housing Management Commission
acquisition of properties for shelter facilities, valuation and purchase prices 84A:1605-1615
budget and operations 84A:1710
notice to tenants on eligibility for rent freeze 66B:1035
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, skills training 49B:1540-1545
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements and stated goals 49B:1530-1545
performance, forest industry 131B:1700
position on issues, foreign ownership in real estate market 85B:1120
priorities 49B:1540-1555, 60B:1505-1535
B.C. recovery benefit 49B:1535
Budget debate 60B:1505-1535
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 60B:1505-1535
Business
anchor companies 63B:1545-1550
government support 63B:1540-1600
California, homelessness and supportive housing 84A:1615
Cannabis, legalization and regulation, medical use and impact on home insurance 84A:1705
Chief forester, information-sharing re forest inventory by area-based tenure holders 131B:1720
Child care, government plan 49B:1545
Chilliwack, supportive housing site issues 84A:1525
Chinese Canadians, seniors, culturally appropriate care and housing 52B:1025
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 74A:1740-1750
Climate change, climate preparedness and adaptation strategy 72C:1735-1740
Club Penguin Entertainment Inc., operations 63B:1545
Construction industry, residential construction industry, costs 84A:1625
Cornerstone Shelter Services, operations 84A:1510
COVID-19
access zones for services 130B:1420-1430
data collection and information, access 60B:1525
safety protocols in workplaces, reopening and safety plans 49B:1530
COVID-19 business impact and supports 49B:1530-1540, 60B:1510, 60B:1530-1535, 63B:1540
business impact and supports, shutdowns 49B:1535
businesses and circuit breaker relief grant program 67A:1605
COVID-19 economic recovery
economic recovery 60B:1535
funding, access to information 109B:1420-1425
plan 49B:1530-1535
COVID-19 housing impact and supportive housing, supportive housing and relocation of homeless persons 84A:1515
COVID-19 impact and government response 49B:1425-1540
COVID-19 impact, protests at health and education sites 130B:1420-1430
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports 60B:1515, 60B:1530
COVID-19 vaccination 49B:1530
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, implementation 135B:1505
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention 79B:1340
awareness and prevention, role of MLAs 85B:1120
racism against Asian Canadians 85B:1120-1125
racism against Indigenous persons in health care system, report 135B:1510
Dunkley Lumber Ltd., operations 131B:1710
Eby, David
comments on foreign ownership in real estate market 85B:1120
role re 2015 study on housing market and racism issue 85B:1120
Elections, rural and remote constituencies, representation 79B:1620-1640
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7), debate 79B:1615-1640
Emergencies
emergency management legislation 113B:1135
states of emergency, declaration 113B:1135
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs, private sector jobs 60B:1510-1515
job creation, government plan 49B:1540
Energy
clean energy, development 49B:1540-1545
innovative clean energy fund 60B:1515
wind and solar power, development 74A:1740
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 72C:1725-1745
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for second session of 42nd parliament, debate 104B:1105
members and staff thanked 128B:1440
prebudget consultation process, process and recommendations 128B:1440
second report for second session of 42nd parliament, debate 128B:1440
statutory officer interim review and work of committee 104B:1105
work of committee, members and staff thanked 104B:1105
work of committee, travel 79B:1615-1620
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 95B:1445-1450, 98B:1345-1350
Fintry Provincial Park, potential addition to park 72C:1745
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, impact and access to information 113B:1135, 140A:1510
wildfires, impact and response 113B:1130-1135
First Nations and Indigenous persons
economic development 79B:1635
employment and training 135B:1510
housing 84A:1425-1440
reconciliation, government action 135B:1505
Fish, steelhead populations, action plan 72C:1740
Floods and floodplains, flooding and response 72C:1730-1735
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28), debate 131B:1655-1725
Forests and forest industry
community forests 122B:1005-1010
First Nations involvement in industry, involvement 131B:1720-1725
First Nations involvement in industry, involvement and leadership 122B:1005-1010
forest management and practices 131B:1700-1705
forest-dependent communities and workers, impact of forest policy changes and support 131B:1710-1725
forests as carbon sinks 131B:1700
mills, operations and closings 131B:1710-1725
mountain pine beetle infestation 131B:1700-1705
old-growth forests, protection and logging deferrals 131B:1720
silviculture 131B:1700-1705
special purpose areas 131B:1715, 131B:1725
stumpage system 131B:1725
tenure reallocation 131B:1715, 131B:1725
tenure reallocation, compensation 131B:1720
timber supply review 131B:1700
Fort Nelson
agricultural land reserve 49B:1550
recreation facility and ice rink replacement 79B:1635-1640
Freedom of information
access to information, 2004 changes 109B:1410
access to information, changes 109B:1405-1430
requests for information, frivolous requests 109B:1420
requests for information, government handling 109B:1415-1420
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22), debate 109B:1405-1430, 140A:1510
Government
accountability and transparency 109B:1425
information technology, data centres 109B:1410-1415
integrated case management system issues 109B:1415
open data initiative 109B:1415-1420
programs and services, service delivery 74A:1745-1750
spending 60B:1505-1515
Grace Seniors Home, Vancouver, B.C., purchase by non-profit organization and status of residents 52B:1025
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent and primary care centres 60B:1525
High-technology industry
development and government support 63B:1545-1600
industry 49B:1540
venture capital program 63B:1545-1550
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, avalanche control 97C:1130-1140
Highway 97, Kelowna section, Boucherie and Westlake intersections project 98C:1320
Highways and roads, improvement and repair projects 60B:1510
Housing
affordable housing
affordability and supply 49B:1545-1555
community housing fund projects 84A:1425, 84A:1440-1450
government plan and initiatives 84A:1400-1455, 84A:1625-1635, 84A:1705
Indigenous housing fund projects 84A:1425-1440
panel report 117B:1720
project funding clawbacks and reallocation 84A:1415, 84A:1440-1455
supply 60B:1520
supply and new units 48B:1040, 49B:1555, 84A:1400-1440, 84A:1625
women's transition fund projects 84A:1430
affordable housing for workers 84A:1705
HousingHub initiative 49B:1555
role of local government 117B:1715-1720
social and subsidized housing, tenant eligibility for rent freeze 66B:1035-1040
supportive housing
community advisory committees 84A:1530
complex-care housing 82A:1645, 84A:1455-1520
government purchase of properties and impact on community safety 63B:1555
private sector and alternative models 84A:1615-1625
services 49B:1555
siting in communities and community safety and consultation issues 84A:1455-1600
siting in communities and role of government 84A:1540-1600
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 18)
debate 135B:1500-1510, 136B:1135-1140
definitions, "Indigenous" 136B:1135-1140
Human Rights Commissioner, role and reports 135B:1505-1510
Human rights, protection for Indigenous persons 135B:1500-1510
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5), debate 63B:1535-1600
InBC Investment Corp., establishment and role 63B:1540-1600
Information and communications technology
cellular phones, service expansion 120B:1130
cellular phones, service expansion and role of clean power companies 74A:1740
high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 120B:1130
Internet service providers, role 74A:1745
Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 109B:1415
Introductions by members 62B:1005, 122B:1005
Invasive species, management, quagga and zebra mussels 72C:1725
Itani, Tetsuo (Ted), life and accomplishments 94B:1015-1020
Kelowna
affordable housing for workers 84A:1705
COVID-19 protest at Remembrance Day ceremony 130B:1425
health care services 60B:1525
official community plan 117B:1725
Richter Street shelter facility 84A:1510
supportive housing and shelter site issues 84A:1510
Kelowna West constituency and area
constituent case re property transfer tax 95B:1445-1450
constituent case re wind and solar power company 74A:1740
constituent cases re access to government services 74A:1750
First Nations and self-governance 135B:1500
forest industry and operations 131B:1710-1715
forest industry and wildfire impact 131B:1705
size and electoral representation 79B:1620-1625
wildfire impact 113B:1130-1135
wildfire impact and recovery, access to information 140A:1510
Kettlewell, Charlene, concerns re supportive housing project 84A:1530
Killiney Beach, wildfire impact and government response 104B:1050-1055
Labour
community benefits agreement, impact on project costs 63B:1550
community benefits agreement, union component 60B:1515
Langford
city government, housing initiatives 117B:1715
housing development 49B:1550
Lax Kw'alaams Nation, involvement in LNG project 79B:1630
Legislature, collaboration between government and opposition 49B:1535
Liquefied natural gas development, industry and role in clean energy development 49B:1540
Local government
B.C. Urban Mayors Caucus 84A:1510
development approval process
changes 117B:1720-1725
review and recommendations 117B:1715-1720
review and report 84A:1635
transportation approvals 117B:1725
official community plans 117B:1725
relationship with provincial government, dispute resolution 84A:1600
relationship with provincial government, paramountcy issue 84A:1540, 84A:1600
McCormick family, additional transfer tax case re property 95B:1445-1450
McCurdy Place, operations 84A:1510
McMurter, Ms., concerns re supportive housing site 84A:1535-1540
Mangano, Philip, work on homelessness and supportive housing issues 84A:1615
Maple Ridge, supportive housing, role of government 84A:1540-1550, 84A:1600
Mental health
mental health and addiction, complex care 84A:1455-1520
mental health and addiction, complex care and supports 82A:1640-1645
mental health and addiction, services and funding 60B:1520-1525
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 82A:1640-1645
Métis, housing 84A:1430-1435
Morgan family, property loss due to wildfire 104B:1050-1055
Motions
Anti-Asian racism 85B:1120-1125
Rural communities and economies 120B:1125-1130
Wildfire response and recovery 113B:1130-1135
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 26), debate 117B:1715-1730
National Security Agency, activities 109B:1410
New Zealand, zoning policies 117B:1720
O'Brien, Rob, laboratory operations 98B:1345
Okanagan area
anti-racism campaign 79B:1340
COVID-19 protests 130B:1420-1425
Okanagan basin
invasive mussel management 72C:1725
watershed planning 72C:1730
Okanagan Basin Water Board, concerns re invasive mussels 72C:1725
Okanagan College
capital projects and funding 68A:1815-1820
capital projects and funding, health care centre 60B:1525
student population 68A:1815-1820
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games and Paralympic Games in Vancouver-Whistler, First Nations hosting 135B:1505
Oral questions
Government response to communities impacted by wildfires 104B:1050-1055
Grace Seniors Home in Chinatown 52B:1025
Rebate for renters 48B:1040
Subsidized housing and rent freeze 66B:1035-1040
Parks, addition of properties to parks 72C:1745
Pattullo Bridge, replacement project 60B:1510
Penticton, housing and homelessness, shelter operations and role of government 84A:1540-1600
Physicians, family physicians, supply 60B:1525
Powell River, economic development and mill site area, local governance 117B:1725
Privacy, protection of personal information, data residency requirements and changes 109B:1410-1415, 109B:1425
Property tax, assessment of property, impact of valuation increase on commercial taxes and rents 49B:1550
Public debt, debt levels 60B:1505-1510
Public sector, expansion 49B:1540
Quesnel forest district, management 131B:1705
Real estate industry
foreign investment and ownership 49B:1550-1555
foreign investment and ownership, 2015 study and stigma issue for Asian Canadians 85B:1120-1125
housing market, price increases 49B:1550-1555
Remembrance Day, COVID-19 protest at ceremony 130B:1425
Rental housing
pets in rental housing 84A:1705
rebates for tenants 48B:1040, 49B:1530, 60B:1515-1520
rent increases 48B:1040, 84A:1625
Residential tenancy branch
dispute resolution process, timeline 84A:1705
funding 84A:1705
Resources and resource industries 49B:1540-1545
Riverview facilities and landsm redevelopment process and renaming 84A:1505
Robin Hood Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Forestry, recipient 122B:1010
St. Peter and St. Paul's Anglican Church, housing project 84A:1440-1455
School district 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap), COVID-19 protests at schools 130B:1425
Seniors, culturally appropriate care and housing 52B:1025
September 11 terrorist attacks in U.S., impact on data storage practices 109B:1410
Service B.C., accessibility 74A:1745-1750
Site C power project, benefits 49B:1545
Skills training, trades training 49B:1540-1545
Society, mob mentality 130B:1425-1430
South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services Society, work of organization and anti-racism video 79B:1340
Speculation and vacancy tax, implementation and impact, case re undeveloped land 49B:1550, 63B:1600
Statements by members
Community forest management by Westbank First Nation 122B:1005-1010
South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services and anti-racism campaign 79B:1340
Ted Itani 94B:1015-1020
Substance use and addiction, overdoses, deaths and response 60B:1520-1525
Supra Research and Development, operations and analysis of wine samples 98B:1345-1350
Taxation
government policies 49B:1545
taxpayer liability 49B:1545
Teal-Jones Group, operations 131B:1710-1715
Throne speech debate 49B:1525-1555
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry, estimates debate 67A:1605-1610
Transit services, services for rural communities 120B:1130
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 98C:1305-1320
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 97C:1125-1140
Travelodge Ltd., Gorge Road location in Victoria, supportive housing site issues 84A:1535
Union of B.C. Municipalities, role re dispute resolution on siting of supportive housing projects 84A:1600
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation 135B:1505
U.S.
homelessness and supportive housing 84A:1615
Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information 109B:1410
UBC
Indigenous land management centre project 68A:1820
Okanagan campus (Kelowna), capital projects and funding 68A:1820
Okanagan campus (Kelowna), Nsyilxcn language fluency program 68A:1820
Vancouver
housing affordability and supply 117B:1715
West 8th Avenue at Arbutus Street supportive housing project 84A:1530
Victoria
business shutdowns 49B:1535
homelessness and supportive housing
Burnside-Gorge area supportive housing site issues 84A:1535-1540
Cecelia Ravine Park homeless encampment 84A:1540
role of government 84A:1540-1550
Russell Street supportive housing project 63B:1555, 84A:1455, 84A:1515, 84A:1530
supportive housing and shelter site issues 84A:1455, 84A:1515, 84A:1535-1540
Watersheds, planning 72C:1730
West Kelowna, city government, public consultation 117B:1720
Westbank First Nation
community forest management 122B:1005-1010
mental health services and funding 82A:1640
Westside Road, safety improvements 97C:1140, 98C:1305-1315
What Do You See?, video on racism awareness and diversity 79B:1340
White Rock Lake fire, impact on communities and government response 104B:1050-1055
Wildlife, caribou protection, recovery plan 72C:1740
Wine and wine industry, tax on wine analyzed in laboratories 98B:1345-1350
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)

As subject
comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues (Furstenau) 133A:1545
comments on issues, InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1430 (Mercier) 63B:1525-1530
comments on issues, persons disobeying wildfire evacuation orders (Starchuk) 113B:1105
daughter's surgery at B.C. Children's Hospital 82B:1400
experience in business as employer 68B:1515
experience in technology industry 63B:1400-1410, 63B:1435
family's experience with health care system 54B:1645
travel of B.C. as MLA 84B:1500
travel of B.C. for mining industry work 84B:1455
Amazon.com Inc., operations and jobs 74B:1410
Ambulance service
response times 89B:1420-1425, 107B:1425, 115B:1040
staffing and resources 89B:1420
Annicchiarico, Franco, business accomplishments and community service 62B:1010
Armstrong, Thom, comments on pension fund management 66B:1040
Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, units, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1535-1545
Assessment (Split Assessment Classification) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill M201), debate 55B:1005-1010
Audio Visual by Lee's Music, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 69B:1010
AutismBC, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 121B:1410
Bailey, Brenda
budget debate and involvement in high-tech sector 54B:1635
comments on issues, freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 114B:1820
Bains, Harry, comments on issues, paid sick leave 61B:1420
Barkerville Historic Town and Park, COVID-19 impact and government support 89B:1850
Bernier, Mike, constituent business case re COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 93A:1445-1450
Bloomberg News, article on anti-Asian hate crime 85B:1140
Boston Pizza, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 89B:1800
Bouchard, Rob, comments on wildfire impact 104B:1050
Bradshaw, Jennifer, comments on study on foreign investment in real estate industry 85B:1140
Briere, Chris, comments on COVID-19 impact on business 88B:1545-1550, 88B:1605, 88B:1615
Briere Production, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1545-1550, 88B:1605, 88B:1615
B.C.
issues and challenges, resilience and recovery 136B:1010
population, growth 84B:1450
size and communities 84B:1455-1500
B.C. Children's Hospital, hospital and staff commended 82B:1400
B.C. Housing, freedom-of-information request 112B:1605
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements and stated goals 96A:1550
legislative agenda 137B:1445
performance, freedom of information 112B:1605-1610
B.C. Police Association, comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 58B:1405
Budget debate 54B:1630-1700
Budgets
2021-22 budget, content and priorities 54B:1415, 54B:1635-1655
2021-22 budget, contingency funding 54B:1655, 89B:1735-1745
Business
access to capital 63B:1405, 63B:1440, 74B:1410-1415
anchor companies 63B:1420, 74B:1700-1715, 74B:1730
shop-local initiatives 110B:1400
taxation 54B:1655-1700, 63B:1435
venture capital 63B:1410, 63B:1425-1430, 74B:1740-1805
Campbell, Kevin, position on InBC Investment Corp. board 74B:1745
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on COVID-19 economic recovery in B.C. 86B:1805, 86B:1815-1820, 89B:1820-1825, 89B:1835, 89B:1845
Cancer
diagnosis and treatment, ten-year plan for cancer care 96A:1550
treatment, services 96A:1550-1610
CFJC radio station 121B:1350
Chalke, Jay, comments on vaccine passports 86B:1715, 86B:1730-1735
Chase Hamper Society, food bank and meal program operations 97B:1015
Chen, Katrina, comments on issues, child care 86B:1520
Child care
child care providers, private providers 129B:1100-1105
government plan, implementation 54B:1700, 129B:1100-1105
government plan, initiatives 86B:1455-1535
spaces 86B:1500-1530
Children and youth
children with support needs, advisory council and disclosure of information 121B:1410
children with support needs, service model change
freedom-of-information request 121B:1410-1415
impact on autism services and funding 121B:1410-1415
stakeholder concerns and consultation 121B:1410-1415
early childhood educators, training and spaces 86B:1500
Citizens' Services Ministry, Minister, power to extend ministerial orders 133A:1635-1640
CleanBC plan, emissions component 74B:1520-1530, 74B:1655
Clifford, Troy, comments on ambulance service issues 89B:1420
Climate change
2019 report on climate risk assessment for B.C. 101B:1025-1035
climate action revenue incentive program 72B:1415
Collins, Doug, contributions to broadcast journalism 121B:1350
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 54B:1635
Coquitlam, police and mental health services, crisis intervention services 100B:1435
COVID-19
safety protocols in workplaces, reopening and safety plans 86B:1535-1705
travel restrictions
enforcement and police role 58B:1400-1405
essential travel 55B:1050-1055
government information and stakeholder concerns 55B:1050-1055
roadside checks 55B:1050-1055, 58B:1400-1405
travel between health authorities 55B:1050-1055
COVID-19 business impact and supports
B.C. increased employment incentive program 88B:1500, 88B:1515-1520, 89B:1800
business impact and supports 54B:1410-1415, 54B:1650-1655, 57B:1155-1200, 86B:1800-1805, 86B:1815-1820, 87B:1125, 87B:1135-1140, 87B:1150, 88B:1400, 88B:1415-1450, 88B:1500, 88B:1515, 89B:1810, 89B:1820-1825, 89B:1835-1850, 90B:1040-1045, 96B:1500-1520, 110B:1355-1400
federal initiatives 88B:1500
shutdowns 86B:1650-1705
stakeholder consultation and reopening plan 86B:1445-1450, 86B:1535-1705
businesses and circuit breaker relief grant program 69B:1040-1045, 88B:1400, 88B:1420, 88B:1430-1435, 88B:1450, 89B:1800
businesses and circuit breaker relief grant program in northern B.C. 93A:1445-1450, 118B:1045-1050
Industry Engagement Table 86B:1445
online business launch program 54B:1655, 88B:1400, 88B:1420, 88B:1430-1435, 88B:1450
small businesses and recovery grant program 54B:1650-1655, 87B:1140, 88B:1340, 88B:1350-1400, 88B:1520, 88B:1530-1535, 88B:1550, 88B:1600-1605, 88B:1615-1620, 88B:1700-1720, 89B:1735-1755, 89B:1815, 89B:1825
tax payment deferrals for businesses 87B:1140, 89B:1810, 89B:1835-1845
worker supply issues 86B:1450, 86B:1500-1505, 86B:1515
COVID-19 economic recovery
economic recovery and jobs 54B:1415, 54B:1635-1650, 87B:1140, 87B:1150, 89B:1850, 90B:1110, 90B:1125-1150
equitable recovery 86B:1520-1535
plan 74B:1455, 74B:1505, 88B:1340, 88B:1350-1355, 89B:1730-1735
plan and funding 87B:1115, 87B:1125, 87B:1135
reopening and restart, consultation 86B:1435-1445, 86B:1535-1640
role of child care 86B:1515-1535
COVID-19 emergency measures use
Ombudsperson recommendations and government response 79B:1500-1505
transition to legislative framework 79B:1455-1505
COVID-19 emergency orders and regulations
local government meetings and bylaw process 79B:1500
ministerial orders and extension 133A:1635-1640
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
paid sick leave 61B:1420-1425, 68B:1515-1545, 86B:1655-1700
paid sick leave, federal government program 59B:1040
paid sick leave, leave and funding 136B:1030-1035
women and youth 54B:1415, 54B:1645-1650, 90B:1135, 90B:1145-1150
workers 54B:1415
COVID-19 impact
Black, Indigenous and people of colour 90B:1130-1135, 90B:1145
food banks and meal programs 97B:1015
women, youth and marginalized communities 90B:1135, 90B:1145-1150
COVID-19 impact and government response
creative sector 88B:1605, 89B:1800-1805, 89B:1815, 89B:1845
cruise ship industry 73B:1045, 91B:1630-1635, 91B:1645-1650
government response 54B:1635
guide-outfitters 89B:1750
live events industry 69B:1040-1045, 88B:1545-1605, 88B:1615-1620, 89B:1750
local government 79B:1455-1500
restaurant and food services industry 86B:1500
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
impact and supports 89B:1800-1805, 89B:1815, 89B:1845
impact and supports, reopening plan 86B:1630
industry and hospitality industry 54B:1650
tourism attractions 89B:1850
tourism attractions and community events 96B:1420-1425
COVID-19 vaccination
vaccination plan, implementation 68B:1525
vaccine passports, B.C. vaccine card impact 86B:1710-1750
Creative B.C., role in COVID-19 response 88B:1605
Cronk, Laird, comments on paid sick leave 61B:1420
Cruise ship industry, ports in B.C. waters and government support 73B:1040-1045, 91B:1630-1635, 91B:1645-1650, 93B:1405-1410
de Jong, Michael, exchanges with Mike Farnworth 114B:1810
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, role of MLAs 85B:1140-1145
racism against Asian Canadians, incidence and history 85B:1140
Domtar Inc., mill operations in Kamloops 137B:1425-1440
Economy
economic plan for province, framework document content 63B:1430-1435, 74B:1500-1520, 74B:1530
government strategy 63B:1430-1435
sustainable development, Emerging Economy Task Force report and recommendations 88B:1700
Education Ministry, estimates debate 75A:1755-1800
Elections
electoral districts, number and addition of up to six districts 84B:1440-1445, 84B:1455
redistribution of electoral boundaries, process and principles 81B:1815-1820, 84B:1445-1450
rural and remote constituencies, representation 81B:1815-1820, 84B:1445-1505
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7)
debate 81B:1815-1820, 84B:1440-1505
Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 81B:1815-1820, 84B:1440
Emergencies
911 call service and emergency dispatch system, ambulance call transfer delays and wait times 115B:1040
emergency measures, government powers and oversight 79B:1500-1505
emergency notification system and alerts 132B:1035-1045
emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 132B:1035-1045
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 57B:1155
employment and jobs, private sector jobs 87B:1140, 87B:1150
job creation, full-time and part-time jobs 54B:1640
job creation, public sector and private sector 54B:1415, 54B:1640-1645
permanent paid sick leave 68B:1525-1545
unemployment rate 54B:1650
Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13), debate 68B:1515-1545
Eric van Soeren and Associates Ltd., contract with government 89B:1715-1735
Europe, European Union data protection directive 126B:1550
Farnworth, Mike
30th anniversary of election as MLA 114B:1810
response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders 79B:1500
Fires and firefighters
evacuations and persons choosing to stay behind 113B:1145
firefighters and first responders thanked 113B:1140
firefighting resources 113B:1145
wildfires, impact and access to information 112B:1550-1555, 140A:1440-1445
wildfires, impact and response 113B:1140-1145
Food banks, use and services during COVID-19 97B:1015
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, subjectivity of B.C. data to warrants 126B:1605-1620
Forest Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 28)
debate 137B:1405-1445
debate, timeline and time allocation 137B:1405-1445
delay for six months 137B:1435-1445
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 137B:1410-1435
forest-dependent communities and workers, impact of forest policy changes and support 137B:1405-1440
government forest policies, reform and intentions paper 93A:1450
mass timber program 93A:1450-1505
mills, operations and closings 137B:1415-1440
softwood lumber trade with U.S., trade and negotiations for agreement 82B:1430
value-added sector 93A:1450
Fort St. John, B.C., COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions and impact on businesses 118B:1045
Foundry, facilities and services, new facilities and application process 82A:1535-1540
Foundry, facilities and services, virtual services and app 82A:1535
Freedom of information
access to information, changes 112B:1545-1615, 114B:1810-1825, 115B:1100-1115, 126B:1340-1455, 126B:1530-1715, 132A:1110-1145, 133A:1415-1440, 133A:1500-1545, 133A:1635-1640, 135A:1545-1555, 138A:1540-1555, 138A:1620-1715, 140A:1440-1445, 140A:1615-1630
legislation, coverage of entities in the public interest 140A:1615-1630
requests for information
fees 112B:1605-1610, 115B:1105
government handling and response times 112B:1555-1605
power to authorize a public body to disregard a request 112B:1610
privacy impact assessments 133A:1530-1540
severing information from records 140A:1440-1445
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, application to Crown corporations 74B:1430-1445, 75B:1355-1400, 75B:1605-1625, 79B:1435, 86B:1410-1415, 111B:1150
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 112B:1545-1615, 114B:1810-1825, 115B:1100-1115, 126B:1340-1455, 126B:1530-1715, 132A:1110-1145, 133A:1415-1440, 133A:1500-1545, 133A:1635-1640, 135A:1545-1555, 138A:1540-1555, 138A:1620-1715, 140A:1440-1445, 140A:1615-1630
alignment with Indigenous rights declaration legislation 138A:1540-1555
debate on amendment by government MLAs 114B:1820, 115B:1100
development and consultation on bill 126B:1345, 126B:1355, 126B:1415, 126B:1435, 126B:1445, 126B:1455, 126B:1530-1550
development and consultation on bill, Indigenous stakeholders 138A:1540-1555
development and consultation on bill, survey 132A:1110-1140
introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 114B:1810-1815, 114B:1825, 115B:1100-1105
referral to committee 114B:1810-1825, 115B:1100-1115
regulations 112B:1610-1615, 126B:1415-1430, 126B:1535, 138A:1620-1715
schedule 2 entities 140A:1615-1630
stakeholder consultation on bill 139B:1125
Frost, Shelley, comments on COVID-19 relief funding for PNE 96B:1425
Gee, Jacqueline, comments on wildfire impact 104B:1050
General Data Protection Regulation, data residency provisions 126B:1550
Government
accountability and transparency 75B:1400, 79B:1505
information technology, data centres 126B:1630-1700
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions and reduction targets 72B:1415
reduction targets 74B:1520-1530, 74B:1655
Health care system
emergency services, services 115B:1040
health professionals and workers, young adults 54B:1645
Health Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1550-1610
Heatwaves, deaths and government response 101B:1025-1035
Henry, Bonnie, comments on vaccine passports 86B:1715, 86B:1730-1740
High-technology industry
development and government support 63B:1430-1440, 74B:1400-1415
growth 63B:1400-1405, 74B:1505-1510
venture capital program 63B:1420-1425, 63B:1440, 74B:1345-1355
workers, supply and recruitment 63B:1430-1440, 74B:1410-1415
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, message boards and warnings 132B:1045
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 96B:1520-1530
Highways and roads, damage from severe weather events, rebuilding and repair projects 135B:1415, 136B:1010
Hoong, Ng Weng, comments on study on foreign investment in real estate industry 85B:1140
Horgan, John
actions and comments re heatwave 101B:1030-1035
actions re paid sick leave 68B:1515-1520
actions re wildfires 104B:1050
comments on issues
anchor attractions program 96B:1420-1425
COVID-19 economic recovery planning 86B:1440
COVID-19 travel restrictions 55B:1050-1055, 58B:1400-1405
InBC Investment Corp. 111B:1150
Kamloops cancer centre project 96A:1550-1600
paid sick leave 61B:1420-1425
handling of cruise ship industry issue 93B:1405-1410
Hospitality industry, wholesale liquor pricing during COVID-19 88B:1515
Housing
affordable housing, government action 54B:1700
co-operative housing, lease expirations and impact on tenants 66B:1040
InBC Investment Corp.
accountability and transparency 75B:1600-1625, 86B:1410-1415
application of freedom-of-information legislation 112B:1555-1600, 140A:1625-1630
backgrounder content 74B:1710
board
appointment and recruitment 63B:1415, 75B:1505-1510, 75B:1525, 75B:1535
composition 74B:1735-1755
remuneration 75B:1515-1520, 75B:1530-1535
role and powers 63B:1405-1410, 75B:1510-1515
business plan 75B:1600
chief executive officer, remuneration 75B:1525-1535
chief investment officer
position and termination 75B:1510-1515
recruitment and remuneration 75B:1535
role 63B:1405-1410, 75B:1535-1540, 75B:1605
comparison to B.C. Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd. 86B:1415, 111B:1150
development
data collection 74B:1340, 74B:1420
relationship to government policy documents 74B:1455-1530
stakeholder consultation 74B:1620, 74B:1730
disbursement of funds 63B:1425, 74B:1715-1725
disbursement of funds, accessibility by sectors 74B:1545-1600
disbursement of funds, start-ups in rural and remote areas 63B:1430, 74B:1600-1620
establishment 79B:1430-1435
establishment and role 63B:1400-1445, 74B:1335-1420, 74B:1430-1530, 74B:1540-1755, 75B:1505-1550, 75B:1600-1625
governance 74B:1735-1755, 75B:1505-1535
independence and decision-making mandate 63B:1410-1425, 74B:1340, 74B:1355-1400, 74B:1415, 74B:1455-1530, 74B:1545-1755, 75B:1515, 75B:1535-1550, 75B:1605
independence and decision-making mandate, First Nations consultation 74B:1730
independence and decision-making mandate, score card 74B:1540-1545
mandate letter 74B:1340
rate of return 74B:1630-1705
reporting requirements and review 75B:1605-1610
risk management 74B:1620-1630, 74B:1650-1655
service plan 63B:1425, 74B:1350, 74B:1650-1655
InBC Investment Corp. Act (Bill 5)
debate 63B:1400-1445, 74B:1335-1420, 74B:1430-1530, 74B:1540-1755, 75B:1505-1550, 75B:1600-1625
consultation on bill, First Nations consultation 74B:1730
Information and Privacy Commissioner
powers 115B:1105
recommendations on data residency 126B:1345, 126B:1355, 126B:1415, 126B:1435, 126B:1445, 126B:1455, 126B:1530-1550, 138A:1640
recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 112B:1600, 112B:1610-1615, 115B:1110
recommendations on InBC Investment Corp. 112B:1600
recommendations re InBC Investment Corp. 75B:1355-1400, 75B:1605-1625, 79B:1435, 111B:1150-1155
Innovation commissioner, role and report 88B:1700
Intellectual property
legislation 63B:1435
management 74B:1415
Interior Community Services, proposal for Foundry facility in Kamloops 82A:1535-1540
Interior Provincial Exhibition, access to COVID-19 relief funding 89B:1850
International Union of Operating Engineers, pension fund management 66B:1040
Introductions by members 115B:1005, 131B:1345, 138B:1345, 139B:1005
Investment
climate 74B:1415-1420
foreign investment 74B:1505-1520
Ivanova, Iglika, position on InBC Investment Corp. board 74B:1735, 74B:1745
James, Carole, position on InBC Investment Corp. 74B:1735, 74B:1745, 75B:1515-1520
Jennens, Helen, advocacy re son's overdose death 59B:1010
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 86B:1435-1820, 87B:1115-1150, 88B:1340-1630, 88B:1700, 89B:1710-1850, 90B:1105-1150, 91B:1630-1650, 93A:1445-1545
estimates process, participants thanked 93A:1545
estimates process, written questions and answers 93A:1540-1545
role re COVID-19 economic recovery plan 86B:1435-1445
staff 86B:1435
Kahlon, Ravi
comments on issues, COVID-19 economic recovery planning 86B:1440-1445
comments on issues, worker supply issues 86B:1450
Kaisers, Ralph, comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 58B:1405
Kamloops
ambulance service, cases 107B:1425
growth 75A:1755-1800
health and education infrastructure 54B:1700
health care services, cancer treatment services 54B:1700
health care services, cancer treatment services and clinic project 96A:1550-1610
mental health and addiction services for youth 82A:1535-1540
police services and mental health intervention services, Car 40 program 100B:1430-1435
technology industry 63B:1400
Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society, support for Foundry facility application 82A:1535-1540
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, comments on COVID-19 restart plan 86B:1535-1600
Kamloops–South Thompson constituency and area
forest industry and mill operations 137B:1425-1440
size and electoral representation 81B:1820, 84B:1450-1500
wildfire impact and response, freedom-of-information requests 112B:1550-1555, 140A:1440-1445
Kensington Capital Partners Ltd., management of venture capital program 74B:1355
Kinakin, Isaac, comments on COVID-19 impact on business 88B:1550
Kyllo, Greg, comments on issues, business 68B:1515
Labour
community benefits agreement, promotion 74B:1500-1505
community benefits agreement, union component 66B:1040, 135B:1415
labour force survey and labour utilization 90B:1110, 90B:1125-1135
Lalonde, Christine, experience of mother's death during heatwave 101B:1030
Lalonde, Roberta "Bunny," death during heatwave 101B:1025-1035
Lang, Tim, comments on COVID-19 impact on business 69B:1045
Lee, Mike, response to cruise ship industry issues 91B:1635, 91B:1645
Lee's Music, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1550, 88B:1620
Legislature
committee system, committee functions 114B:1815
privilege matters, ruling 114B:1815
Lii Michif Otipemisiwak, support for Foundry facility application 82A:1535
Live events industry, worker supply, recruitment and training 88B:1620
Local government
borrowing and repayment process 79B:1455
electronic meetings and public hearings 79B:1455
improvement districts, annual general meetings and trustee terms 79B:1455
powers re property tax exemptions 55B:1010
transparency and public access 79B:1455
Local government elections, mail-in ballots and process in special circumstances 79B:1455
Lower Mainland, forest industry and mill operations 137B:1415-1420
Lyall, Bobbe, comments on COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1500-1505, 88B:1515
Mark, Susan, ambulance service case re mother 107B:1425
Medical Services Plan, premiums, elimination 68B:1540
Mental health
mental health and addiction, services and funding 54B:1700
mental health of children and youth, mental health and addiction services 82A:1535-1540
programs and services, Car 40 and Car 67 mental health crisis service 100B:1430-1435
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 82A:1535-1540
Miltimore, Mike, comments on COVID-19 impact on business 69B:1040, 88B:1550, 88B:1620
Moms Stop the Harm, awareness activities 59B:1010
Monte Lake
wildfire impact on community and access to information 112B:1550-1555, 140A:1440-1445
wildfire impact on community and government response 104B:1050, 108B:1015
Motions
Anti-Asian racism 85B:1140-1145
Support for communities during COVID-19 57B:1155-1200
Wildfire response and recovery 113B:1140-1145
Mowat, Myles, comments on COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 93A:1445-1450
Municipal Affairs Ministry, minister, powers 79B:1455-1500
Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 10), debate 79B:1455-1505
National Police Federation, comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 58B:1400
National Security Agency, subjectivity of B.C. data to warrants 126B:1605-1620
New Brunswick, data residency requirements 126B:1435
Newfoundland and Labrador, data residency requirements 126B:1435
Nova Scotia, data residency requirements 126B:1435
Oakes, Coralee, welcome to chamber 88B:1340
Ohana Market, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1500-1505, 88B:1515
Oral questions
Ambulance response times 89B:1420-1425
Ambulance response times and emergency health system 115B:1040
Ambulance response times and service management 107B:1425
Anchor attractions program funding for Pacific National Exhibition 96B:1420-1425
Application of freedom-of-information legislation to InBC Investment Corp. 79B:1430-1435, 86B:1410-1415, 111B:1150-1155
Budget provisions on economic recovery and jobs plan 54B:1410-1415
Child care plan 129B:1100-1105
Climate action revenue incentive program 72B:1415
Co-operative housing leases and protections for tenants 66B:1040
COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions and support for businesses in northern B.C. 118B:1045-1050
COVID-19 circuit-breaker relief grant for businesses 69B:1040-1045
COVID-19 response and paid sick leave 59B:1040, 61B:1420-1425, 136B:1030-1035
COVID-19 response for small businesses 90B:1040-1045
COVID-19 travel restrictions and enforcement 55B:1050-1055, 58B:1400-1405
Government consultation on freedom-of-information legislation 139B:1125
Government response to communities impacted by wildfires 104B:1050
Government response to heatwave 101B:1025-1035
Government response to severe weather events 132B:1035-1045
Government response to U.S. legislation on cruise ship industry 73B:1040-1045, 93B:1405-1410
Government transparency and application of freedom-of-information legislation 75B:1355-1400
Infrastructure repair projects and community benefits agreements 135B:1415
Mental health crisis intervention services and funding 100B:1430-1435
Property taxes for small businesses and split assessment proposal 51B:1410
Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 121B:1410-1415
Softwood lumber negotiations and trade with U.S. 82B:1430
Pacific National Exhibition, access to COVID-19 relief funding 96B:1420-1425
Paxton Valley
wildfire impact on community and access to information 112B:1550-1555, 140A:1440-1445
wildfire impact on community and government response 104B:1050, 108B:1015
Peace River South constituency and area, impact of COVID-19 on businesses and eligibility for relief grant 93A:1445-1450
Phillips, Roland, military and community service 69B:1015
Plypol, Dave, comments on co-operative housing lease expiration 66B:1040
Police and policing, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons, crisis intervention services and funding 100B:1430-1435
Prayers and reflections 83B:1000, 111B:1000, 136B:1000
Premier's Office
estimates debate 96B:1500-1530
application of freedom-of-information legislation 112B:1600
Privacy
disclosure of personal information 135A:1545-1555
information-sharing by government, data-linking 112B:1610, 115B:1105-1110, 135A:1545-1555
information-sharing with Indigenous peoples 135A:1545-1555, 138A:1620-1715
privacy impact assessments 126B:1535-1545, 126B:1630, 132A:1140, 133A:1505, 133A:1515, 133A:1525-1540
protection of personal information
data residency requirements and changes 112B:1615, 115B:1110, 126B:1340-1445, 126B:1530-1715, 132A:1110-1145, 133A:1415-1440, 133A:1500-1545, 133A:1635-1640, 138A:1620-1715
data residency requirements, other jurisdictions 126B:1435
social media information 112B:1610-1615, 115B:1105-1110, 135A:1545-1555
Property tax
assessment of property, split classification approach 54B:1655, 55B:1010
assessment of property, split classification approach and proposed legislation 51B:1410
interim business property tax relief program 51B:1410
rates for small businesses 51B:1410
Proshow Audiovisual, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 69B:1045
Public debt, debt levels 54B:1640
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, minister, response to Ombudsperson report on use of emergency orders 79B:1500
Public sector, expansion 54B:1645
Quebec, data residency requirements 126B:1435, 126B:1545-1550
Ralph Bell Elementary School, proposed reopening 75A:1755
Rankin, Murray, comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues 114B:1820
Real estate industry
foreign investment and ownership, 2015 study and stigma issue for Asian Canadians 85B:1140
housing market, price increases 54B:1700
Robertson, Gregor, comments on study on foreign investment in real estate industry 85B:1140
Robertson, Ian, comments on cruise ship industry 93B:1410
Royal Canadian Legion, branches, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1535-1540
Royal Inland Hospital, government investment 96A:1600
Sales tax, exemptions, machinery and equipment 88B:1500, 88B:1515
Sauvé, Brian, comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions 58B:1400
Scene Ideas, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 88B:1550
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), enrolment, capital funding and projects 75A:1755-1800
Schools, portables 75A:1755
Secwépemc Child and Family Services, support for Foundry facility application 82A:1535
Siddall, Evan, comments on study on foreign investment in real estate industry 85B:1140
Small business, government support 55B:1005-1010, 57B:1155
Small Business Week 110B:1355-1400
Smith, Doug, comments on local climate action funding 72B:1415
Speculation and vacancy tax
implementation and impact, commercial properties and tenant businesses 51B:1410, 55B:1010
privacy impact assessments 133A:1415-1440, 133A:1505-1515, 133A:1530
Statements by members
B.C. Children's Hospital 82B:1400
Broadcast journalism contributions of Doug Collins 121B:1350
Business accomplishments of Franco Annicchiarico 62B:1010
Chase Hamper food bank 97B:1015
Resilience and recovery in B.C. 136B:1010
Response to opioid crisis by Moms Stop the Harm network 59B:1010
Response to White Rock Lake fire 108B:1015
Roland Phillips 69B:1015
Small Business Week and shop-local initiatives 110B:1355-1400
Substance use and addiction
overdoses, deaths and response 59B:1010
treatment and recovery services, services and funding 54B:1635, 54B:1700
Supreme Court of B.C., judge's illness and ambulance service case 115B:1040
Taxation
competitive tax system 74B:1400-1415
government policies 63B:1430-1435, 68B:1540
Trade
trade between B.C. and Asia 93A:1505-1545
trade representatives and offices, consolidation and closings 93A:1505-1545
Tri-Branch Co-operative Housing, lease expiration, impact on tenants 66B:1040
Tully, Sandra, advocacy re son's overdose death 59B:1010
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 138A:1540-1555
U.S.
legislation on ports for cruise ships 73B:1045, 91B:1630-1635, 91B:1645-1650, 93B:1410
Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information and comparable legislation 126B:1550, 126B:1605-1620
Valleyview Secondary School, expansion project 75A:1755
Vancouver
ambulance service case 89B:1420
anti-Asian hate crime, media coverage 85B:1140
city government, sustainability team funding 72B:1415
high-technology industry and housing issues 74B:1505-1515
tourism industry, cruise ships 73B:1045, 91B:1650
Vera's Shaping, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 93A:1445-1450
Victoria
COVID-19 impact on businesses 88B:1415
tourism industry, cruise ships 73B:1045, 91B:1640, 91B:1650
Weather
severe weather events in November 2021, debate in Legislature on response 133B:1405
severe weather events in November 2021, impact and response 136B:1010
White Rock Lake fire
impact on communities and access to information 140A:1440-1445
impact on communities and government response 104B:1050, 108B:1015
Women, pay equity, gender pay gap and equal pay legislation 86B:1530
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)

As subject
appreciation for work on COVID-19 issues (Dix) 95A:1800
employment by ambulance service 95A:1755-1800
Alder, Peter, ski industry accomplishments and legacy 101B:1015
Alice Lake Provincial Park, western toad monitoring project 96B:1345
Aquaculture
industry, government support 85B:1020
ocean ranching and hatcheries 64B:1110
Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound biosphere region, designation and description 124B:1400-1405
B.C. by region, coastal B.C., description 85B:1005-1010
B.C. Ferry Authority
board membership and appointment process 95C:1520-1530
budget and operations 95C:1525-1530
powers and role 95C:1455-1515
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
budget and operations, COVID-19 impact 95C:1420-1455
governance and protocol agreement 95C:1455-1515
B.C. Parks Volunteer Awards 96B:1340-1345
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill M205), debate 125B:1010
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), response to rights-of-way and crossings issue 95C:1600-1605
Climate change, action 50B:1120-1125
Conroy, Katrine, comments on issues, freedom-of-information requests 114B:1500
COVID-19, data collection and information, access 114B:1455-1500
COVID-19 impact, social service organizations 82B:1355
COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine passports, B.C. vaccine card and national vaccine passport 111B:1145
Crown land
access to lands, closings 91A:1315
lease rates for residential properties 91A:1315
Cullen, Nathan, comments on steelhead recovery 117B:1415
Earth Day, celebration and purpose 50B:1120
Ecological Reserve Act, approval of bill 129B:1020
Elections
electoral representation, First Nations representation 84B:1610
redistribution of electoral boundaries, process and principles 84B:1605-1610
rural and remote constituencies, representation 84B:1605-1615
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7)
debate 84B:1605-1615
Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 84B:1605-1610
Emergencies
emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 133B:1335
search and rescue services, services and personal responsibility 51B:1345
Ferries and ferry services
capital projects and planning 95C:1445
funding, COVID-19 restart funding 95C:1410-1420
funding, federal funding 95C:1415
system, vision and public engagement process 95C:1515
vessels, procurement 95C:1530-1540
Fish
salmon, predation 64B:1110
salmon, protection and restoration 64B:1105-1110
salmon, restoration and wild salmon strategy 85B:1010, 85B:1020
salmon, strategy 91A:1320
steelhead populations, government action 117B:1415
Food and food industry, seafood production and exports 85B:1010
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 91A:1315-1320
estimates process, written answers 91A:1315
Fraser River, interior Fraser River steelhead population 117B:1415
Freedom of information
access to information and role in democracy 120B:1045-1100
access to information, changes 114B:1445-1510
legislation 120B:1050
requests for information, fees 114B:1500-1510
requests for information, power to authorize a public body to disregard a request 114B:1505
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, administration, report 114B:1510
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 114B:1445-1510
introduction timeline and activities of review special committee 114B:1505-1510
Government, accountability and transparency 120B:1045-1100
Government records management, destruction of documents, oversight and penalties 114B:1505
Greenhouse gas emissions, emissions from transportation sector 50B:1120
Health care system
emergency services in rural communities 95A:1800
social prescription approach to health care 114B:1345
Health Ministry
estimates debate 96A:1610-1625
Health Ministry, estimates debate 95A:1755-1800
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway improvements 50B:1120
Highways and roads, damage from severe weather events, rebuilding and repair projects 133B:1335-1340
Hilltop House, seniors care facility wait-list 96A:1615
Horgan, John, comments on issues, freedom-of-information issues 114B:1455-1500
Hurley River Forest Service Road, impact of human activities in area 91A:1315
Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 114B:1450-1510
Infrastructure, rebuilding after flooding and landslides 133B:1335
Introductions by members 125B:1005
Kausky, Karin, contributions as physician 114B:1345
Krajina, Vladimir, role in establishment of ecological reserves 129B:1015
Land use, protected areas, ecological reserves 129B:1015-1020
Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister of State, comments on steelhead recovery 117B:1415
Long-term and residential care, beds, demand and wait-lists 96A:1615
Marine industry 85B:1010
MLAs, media availability 114B:1445
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21), debate 112B:1325-1350
Motions
Earth Day and action on climate change 50B:1120-1125
Response to severe weather events 133B:1335-1340
Wild salmon conservation 64B:1105-1110
Oceans and marine environment
marine planning partnership and strategy 85B:1010, 85B:1020
marine strategy 91A:1320
protection and role in economy 85B:1005-1010, 85B:1020, 87B:1015-1020
Oral questions
Protection of Fraser River steelhead 117B:1415
Vaccine passports for international travel 111B:1145
Paramedics, positions, full-time and part-time positions 95A:1755-1800
Parks, COVID-19 impact, closings 91A:1320
Passenger Transportation Act, amendments 112B:1335-1350
Pemberton, electoral representation 84B:1610
Premier's Office, application of freedom-of-information legislation 114B:1455
Privacy
collection of personal information 120B:1100
information-sharing by government, data-linking 114B:1455
protection of personal information, data residency requirements and changes 114B:1450-1455
Private members' statements
Importance of accessing government information 120B:1045-1100
Private members' statements (response)
World Oceans Day 85B:1005-1020
Railways and rail services, rights-of-way and crossings, public access 95C:1600-1605
Ride-hail services
applications and process 112B:1345-1350
COVID-19 impact 112B:1335-1345
review by parliamentary committee and appointment date 112B:1335-1350
Routley, Doug, comments on issues, freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 114B:1500
Semaphore Lake, impact of human activities in area 91A:1315-1320
Shepard, Rachel, volunteer activities and western toad monitoring project 96B:1345
Shipbuilding industry, government strategy 95C:1530-1545
Small Business Awards, recipients 66B:1005-1010
Sports and recreation
outdoor recreation, human impact 91A:1315-1320
outdoor recreation, safety and role of personal responsibility 51B:1345
Squamish
Crown land lease rates for residential properties 91A:1315
hospice project and procurement process 96A:1610
Statements by members
Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound biosphere region 124B:1400-1405
COVID-19 response by social service agencies in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky area 82B:1355
Ecological reserves 129B:1015-1020
Karin Kausky and social prescription approach to health care 114B:1345
Ocean protection and role in economy 87B:1015-1020
Peter Alder 101B:1015
Rachel Shepard volunteer work and western toads project 96B:1340-1345
Search and rescue services and personal responsibility 51B:1345
Small Business Awards and businesses in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky area 66B:1005-1010
Taxi industry, COVID-19 impact 112B:1335-1345
Transit services
regional transit services 95C:1545-1600
role in action on climate change 50B:1120-1125
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 95C:1410-1605
estimates process, request for briefing 95C:1555-1600
Transportation, infrastructure, role in economy 133B:1340
UNESCO, biosphere regions 124B:1405
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, acute care strategy and planning 96A:1625
Watersheds, strategy 91A:1320
Weather
severe weather events, government response 133B:1335-1340
severe weather events in November 2021, impact and response 133B:1335-1340
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
ambulance and emergency health services 95A:1800
businesses and small business award recipients 66B:1005-1010
deaths in landslide near Pemberton 133B:1335
description 85B:1010
health care services and long-term-care facilities 96A:1615-1625
railway crossings, community access 95C:1600-1605
recreation activities and human impact 91A:1315-1320
regional transit services and transportation options 50B:1120-1125
regional transit services, funding model and proposed transit commission 95C:1545-1600
regional transit services, governance and proposed transit commission 125B:1010
size and electoral representation 84B:1610-1615
social service organizations and COVID-19 response 82B:1355
Whistler
health care services, medical imaging 96A:1615
health care services, social prescription approach 114B:1345
Wild Salmon Advisory Council, work of council 85B:1020
Wildlife
pinnipeds, population and management 64B:1110
western toads, monitoring and protection 96B:1345
World Oceans Day, observance 87B:1015

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