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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Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)

As subject
awareness of residential schools and issues 92B:1130-1135
communications with constituents 47B:1535
experience as parent and grandparent 138B:1400
experience in school system 116B:1630
experience visiting First Nations school 116B:1640
experience with First Nations culture and history in education system 135B:1515
family background in mining industry 68B:1350
role as Education critic 116B:1630
travel of B.C. as MLA 84B:1505-1530
Ambulance service, response times 115B:1050
Ashcroft, ambulance and hospital emergency services 95A:1710, 115B:1050
Autism, autistic children, access to education programs 121B:1420-1425
AutismBC, concerns re changes to online learning model 121B:1420-1425
Banez, Kaye, concerns re heckling during question on children with support needs 125B:1045
Blue Lake Resort, COVID-19 travel restrictions impact 88B:1735
Boston Bar, COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions and impact on businesses 88B:1735-1740
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., government support for communities and economic diversification 120B:1150-1155
rural B.C., rural dividend program 120B:1150
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., "fly in, fly out" residents and issues 120B:1150
B.C. Liberal Party, MLAs, caucus steelhead committee 64B:1115-1120
B.C. NDP government, priorities 47B:1535-1600, 61B:1530-1550
B.C. School Trustees Association, letter to Education Ministry re youth apprentices 77A:1325
B.C. Teachers Council
composition and representation by First Nations Education Authority 123B:1420-1445
consultation by government 123B:1430
B.C. Teachers Federation, comments on vaccination policies in education system 110B:1420
Budget debate 61B:1430-1500, 61B:1530-1550
Budgets
2021-22 budget
content and priorities 54B:1400, 61B:1530-1550
Budgets, 2021-22 budget, content and priorities 51B:1410
Bullying and harassment, bullying and violence at school, awareness and prevention of gender-based and homophobic bullying 134B:1130
Chen, Katrina, comments in estimates debate 87B:1035
Child care
government plan, implementation 87B:1035
spaces 87B:1035
spaces in schools 77A:1425
Child Care Minister of State, estimates debate 87B:1035
Children and youth
children with support needs, service model change
impact on autism services and funding 124B:1420, 125B:1040-1045
impact on service providers 125B:1045
service model change 128B:1415-1420
stakeholder concerns 124B:1420
stakeholder concerns and consultation 128B:1415-1420, 138B:1425
Children and youth, children with support needs, role of parents 127B:1115-1120
Clinton, seniors housing project 124B:1400
Communities, urban and rural communities 120B:1150-1155
Community Living B.C., support services, impact of service model change for children with support needs 128B:1420
COVID-19
cases, deaths 47B:1535, 61B:1545-1550
data collection and information, access 71B:1120-1125
data collection and information, access and school data 47B:1545-1550, 68B:1415, 71B:1125, 99B:1145, 108B:1040-1045
information, government communications and information 71B:1125
travel restrictions, combining of health regions 88B:1730-1740, 88B:1750
travel restrictions, impact on tourism accommodation bookings 88B:1730-1740
COVID-19 business impact and supports 47B:1545
small businesses and recovery grant program 69B:1055
COVID-19 economic recovery 47B:1535-1540
COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
education of Indigenous persons 75A:1640
impact and reopening 75A:1445
safety plans and reopening 47B:1550-1555, 75A:1610-1650, 75A:1825, 76A:1110-1130
safety plans and reopening, cleaning services 75A:1650, 75A:1825
school district costs and funding 51B:1415, 54B:1400, 75A:1555, 75A:1610-1650, 75A:1825, 76A:1130-1135
staff and teachers 47B:1545-1550, 75A:1535-1540
students and graduates 47B:1555-1600, 61B:1535
students, research and assessments 75A:1445, 75A:1500, 75A:1510-1525
vaccination policies for teachers and school staff 103B:1420-1425, 110B:1420-1425, 114B:1410-1415
ventilation projects 75A:1650, 108B:1040
COVID-19 employee impact and supports
front-line and essential workers, appreciation 61B:1535-1545
front-line and essential workers, impact 99B:1140
women and youth 47B:1545
COVID-19 impact
challenges 61B:1530-1535
mental health 99B:1140
mental health of students 47B:1555, 99B:1140-1145
COVID-19 impact and government response 61B:1540-1550
COVID-19 long-term and residential care impact and supports
impact 61B:1530
report 71B:1125
COVID-19 tourism impact and supports, tourism industry 69B:1055
Dong, Meng, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 124B:1420
Education
completion rates 75A:1520
curriculum, Indigenous content 135B:1515
distance education and online learning, changes and consultation 121B:1420-1425, 127B:1115-1120
education of Indigenous persons 116B:1630-1635
First Nations education jurisdiction initiative 116B:1630-1640, 123B:1335-1400, 123B:1415-1545
graduation, secondary school graduates congratulated 96B:1645-1350
independent distributed learning 77A:1305-1320, 127B:1115-1120
mental health services in schools 51B:1415, 99B:1140-1145
school libraries 114B:1355
school meal programs 51B:1415
student assessments 75A:1510-1520
system 127B:1115
Education funding
funding 47B:1555, 75A:1555, 75A:1610-1650, 75A:1825, 76A:1130-1135
funding model and review, recommendations 77A:1340-1345
independent distributed learning 77A:1310, 121B:1420-1425
Education Ministry
estimates debate 75A:1445-1650, 75A:1825, 76A:1110-1140, 77A:1305-1425
child care component transfer and responsibilities 77A:1425
estimates process, participants thanked 77A:1605
estimates process, timeline 77A:1305
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 25)
debate 116B:1630-1640, 123B:1335-1400, 123B:1415-1545
development and consultation on bill, stakeholders and First Nations 123B:1335-1340, 123B:1400, 123B:1415, 123B:1430-1435
Elections
2020 general election, timing 47B:1545
rural and remote constituencies, representation 84B:1525-1530
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 7), debate 84B:1505-1530
Emergencies
emergency notification system and alerts 131B:1430
emergency response, public information 133B:1400
emergency response to floods, landslides, heat waves and wildfires 133B:1355-1400
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, role and responsibilities 117B:1420
Families, parenting 138B:1400
Fires and firefighters
wildfires, impact and access to information 112B:1650-1655, 140A:1500-1510
wildfires, impact and response 113B:1155
First Nations and Indigenous persons
reconciliation 92B:1130, 116B:1635, 135B:1515-1520
residential schools, support for survivors and families 92B:1130-1135
teacher certification and regulation processes 116B:1635-1640, 123B:1335-1400, 123B:1415-1545
community education authority 123B:1450-1500
costs 123B:1510-1535
criminal record checks 123B:1515-1520
investigations 123B:1525
registry 123B:1445
First Nations Education Act, amendments 123B:1335-1355
First Nations Education Authority, role re teacher certification and regulation processes 123B:1340-1425, 123B:1450-1540
First Nations Education Steering Committee, role re education jurisdiction initiative 123B:1440
Fish
salmon, protection and restoration 64B:1115-1120
steelhead populations, government action and legislation 117B:1420
steelhead populations, status and protection 64B:1115-1120
Floods and floodplains, flooding evacuees, government support 135B:1420
Fraser Canyon, COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions and impact on businesses 88B:1730-1750
Fraser Health Authority, COVID-19 data 68B:1415
Fraser River, interior Fraser River steelhead population 117B:1420
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area
description 120B:1150
description and COVID-19 impact 47B:1540-1545
issues and government support 47B:1600
size and electoral representation 81B:1505-1530
wildfire impact and recovery, access to information 112B:1650-1655, 140A:1500-1510
Freedom of information
access to information, changes 112B:1645-1710, 140A:1500-1510
requests for information, government handling and response times 112B:1650-1705
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
debate 140A:1500-1510
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22), debate 112B:1645-1710
Fulghum, Robert, philosophical observations 96B:1345
Government, accountability and transparency 71B:1120-1125
Gregson, Sharon, comments on child care system 87B:1035
Hampton, Judy, advocacy for seniors housing project 124B:1400
Harrison, Heather, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 125B:1045
Health Care and Wellness Coalition, health care services model proposal 95A:1710
Health care system, emergency services, services in rural communities 115B:1050
Health Ministry, estimates debate 95A:1710
Heatwaves, heatwave in June 2021 113B:1155
Highland Valley Copper, mine operations 68B:1350, 120B:1150
Hope, COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions and impact on business 88B:1735-1740, 88B:1750
Horgan, John, comments on issues, Lytton fire 104B:1035-1040
Human early learning partnership, study on COVID-19 impact on staff and teachers 75A:1550
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 18)
debate 135B:1510-1520
Human rights, protection for Indigenous persons 135B:1510-1520
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, connectivity issues for remote and rural communities 120B:1150
Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommendations on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation 112B:1655-1700
Interior Health Authority, urgent and primary care services in Fraser-Nicola area 95A:1710
Introductions by members 103B:1335, 131B:1345, 139B:1020
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 88B:1730-1750
Kamloops Indian Residential School, burial site and unmarked graves 135B:1515
Kemp, Tanya, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 138B:1425
Legislature, question period, heckling 125B:1045
Lytton, fire and government response 104B:1015, 104B:1035-1040, 111B:1155-1200, 113B:1155, 133B:1355-1400
MLAs, role as representatives 113B:1150-1155
Mental health
mental health of children and youth
supports 99B:1140-1145
Mental health, mental health and addiction, government strategy and Pathway to Hope initiative and progress report 47B:1430
Merritt, flooding and evacuation of residents 133B:1355-1400, 135B:1420
Mines and mining industry, industry, role in communities 68B:1350
Mining Week 68B:1350
Mooring, Teri, comments on vaccination policies in education system 110B:1420
Motions
Activism against sexism and gender-based violence 134B:1125-1130
Government openness and transparency 71B:1120-1125
National Indigenous History Month and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, debate 92B:1130-1135
Response to opioid crisis and mental health and addiction issues 99B:1140-1145
Response to severe weather events 133B:1355-1400
Role of parents in care of children 127B:1115-1120
Rural communities and economies 120B:1150-1155
Wild salmon conservation 64B:1115-1120
Wildfire response and recovery 113B:1150-1155
National Indigenous History Month, observance 92B:1130
O'Connor, Denise, petition re Lytton fire response 104B:1035
Oral questions
Access to COVID-19 data on schools 68B:1415
Access to information on ventilation projects and COVID-19 in schools 108B:1040-1045
Ambulance response times and emergency health system 115B:1050
Budget provisions for school districts 51B:1410-1415, 54B:1400
Child care plan 87B:1035
COVID-19 response for small businesses 69B:1055
COVID-19 vaccine policies for teachers and school staff 103B:1420-1425, 110B:1420-1425, 114B:1410-1415
Emergency alert system and government response to severe weather events 131B:1430
Funding for independent distributed learning schools 121B:1420-1425
Government response to Lytton fire 104B:1035-1040, 111B:1155-1200
New schools in Vancouver area 59B:1050
Progress report on mental health and addictions 47B:1430
Protection of Fraser River steelhead 117B:1420
Service model change for children with support needs 138B:1425
Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 124B:1420, 125B:1040-1045, 128B:1415-1420
Support for flooding evacuees 135B:1420
Prayers and reflections 52B:1000, 96B:1330, 108B:1000, 138B:1330
Pressy Lake, wildfire impact on community and access to information 112B:1650-1655, 140A:1500-1510
REO Rafting and Yoga Resort
COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant 69B:1055
COVID-19 travel restrictions impact 88B:1740-1745
Resources and resource industries, head offices in Vancouver 120B:1150
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital project office 77A:1415-1420
portable use and new school facilities 47B:1555, 77A:1350-1420
School district 52 (Prince Rupert), budget deficit 76A:1130
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
budget deficit 76A:1130
music programs and counsellor positions 54B:1400
School districts
budget provisions and impact of government budget process change 47B:1550-1555, 51B:1410
budgets and operations 54B:1400
budgets, deficit budgets 76A:1130-1135
capital project offices 77A:1420
COVID-19 impact, response commended 108B:1040
sexual orientation and gender identity policies 134B:1130
Schools
capital projects, new schools 59B:1050
First Nations schools 123B:1355
portables 77A:1350-1420
Skills training, training and career programs for young people, funding for students under 19 and "youth apprentices" definition 77A:1325-1335
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry, programs and services, impact of service model change for children with support needs 128B:1415-1420
Statements by members
Guidance for graduates of 2021 96B:1345
Highland Valley Copper and Mining Week 68B:1350
Lytton fire and response 104B:1015
Parenting 138B:1400
School libraries 114B:1355
Seniors housing project in Clinton 124B:1400
Staff in education system 47B:1345
World Teachers Day and role of teachers 101B:1005
Substance use and addiction, overdoses, deaths and response 99B:1140
Swanson, Stacy, concerns re service model change for children with support needs 124B:1420
Teachers Act
amendments 123B:1355-1545
definitions 123B:1355-1400
Teachers, role 101B:1005
Throne speech, content 47B:1545-1600
Throne speech debate 47B:1535-1600
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation 135B:1510-1520
Urquhart, Judith, comments on Lytton fire 111B:1200
Vancouver, new schools 59B:1050
Violence, gender-based violence 134B:1125-1130
Weather
severe weather events in November 2021, government response 131B:1430
severe weather events in November 2021, impact and response 135B:1420
Wildlife, species at risk, legislation 117B:1420
World Teachers Day 101B:1005

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