Second Session, 42nd Parliament – 2021
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX
topics, places, people
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; cl. - clause; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Abbotsford Agrifair

Operations during COVID-19 (de Jong) 87C:1115-1120 (Popham) 87C:1120
Abbotsford, B.C. See also Abbotsford South constituency and area; Abbotsford West constituency and area; Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

COVID-19 response (Banman) 46B:1740
Flooding
emergency response (Farnworth) 131B:1430-1435
flooding and community response (Banman) 131B:1400-1405
Sumas Prairie flooding and emergency response (de Jong) 132B:1050-1055, 135B:1420 (Dykeman) 133B:1340 (Farnworth) 132B:1055, 135B:1420-1425
Lonzo Road park-and-ride conditions (Banman) 98C:1430
Transportation infrastructure (Banman) 98C:1415-1430 (Fleming) 98C:1420
Abbotsford Gleaners Society

Status and operations on agricultural land reserve (Paton) 86C:1620-1625 (Popham) 86C:1625
Abbotsford Hospice Society

Work of organization and fundraising gala (Alexis) 48B:1020
Abbotsford South constituency and area

Size and electoral representation (Banman) 79B:1750-1815
Transportation infrastructure and projects (Banman) 58B:1615-1620
Abbotsford West constituency and area

Constituent case re youth addiction services (de Jong) 100B:1440-1445
Name history (de Jong) 75B:1740
Abbotsford Women's Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Status and location on agricultural land reserve (Paton) 86C:1615-1625 (Popham) 86C:1625
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Affordable housing (Alexis) 49B:1430
Anti-racism initiatives (Alexis) 49B:1435
COVID-19 impact on businesses and eligibility for supports (Alexis) 49B:1440
Growth and government investment (Alexis) 60B:1550
Abbott, George

Book on Liberal government policies (Brar) 127B:1150-1155 (Mercier) 127B:1130
Role as Health Minister (Dix) 89B:1415, 94B:1050, 115B:1030
Abdelrahim, Jayda Lynn

Comments on youth mental health and addiction (Furstenau) 104B:1025
Ableism See Discrimination and racism
Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Activation (Bond) 82B:1400-1405, 95B:1715-1720, 95B:1745, 95B:1820, 96B:1355, 96B:1810, 97B:1150 (Horgan) 82B:1400-1410, 95B:1715-1725, 95B:1820 (Lee) 92B:1120 (Milobar) 82B:1405-1410 (Olsen) 80B:1035 (Rankin) 96B:1400 (Ross) 96B:1400-1405
Aboriginal friendship centres See Friendship centres under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal Head Start program See Children under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons; Métis
Abortion

Medication coverage See Coverage, Mifegymiso under PharmaCare program
Protests and access zones (Sims) 130B:1415
Abuse See Sexual violence; Violence
Accelerate Okanagan Technology Association

Role (Bailey) 120B:1135
Access B.C. program See Spinal Cord Injury B.C.
Access grant See Financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Access to Services (COVID-19) Act (Bill 20)

(Attorney General) 1R, 128B:1340-1345; 2R, 129B:1110-1150, 130B:1330-1505; C, 131A:1500-1840, 135B:1650-1700; 3R, 135B:1705; RA, 140B:1705
Amdts: cl. 2 (Furstenau) 131A:1620, negatived 131A:1635
Debate, speakers (Anderson) 130B:1440-1445 (Cullen) 130B:1445-1500 (de Jong) 129B:1115-1135, 131A:1525-1605, 131A:1635-1740, 131A:1820-1840, 135B:1650-1700 (Dykeman) 130B:1430-1435 (Eby) 128B:1340-1345, 129B:1110-1115, 130B:1505, 131A:1500-1840, 135B:1650-1700 (Furstenau) 129B:1135-1145, 131A:1500-1520, 131A:1605-1630, 131A:1830-1840 (Kyllo) 130B:1355-1405 (Morris) 130B:1330-1340 (Olsen) 131A:1740-1815 (Sandhu) 130B:1500-1505 (Sims) 130B:1405-1415 (Starchuk) 129B:1145-1150 (Stewart) 130B:1420-1430 (Whiteside) 130B:1340-1355
Constitutional issues and potential for legal challenges (de Jong) 131A:1820 (Eby) 131A:1820
Consultation on bill (de Jong) 131A:1830 (Eby) 131A:1830-1835
Definitions and terminology
"access zone" (de Jong) 131A:1525-1540 (Eby) 131A:1530-1540
"facility" (Eby) 131A:1515, 131A:1610-1625 (Furstenau) 129B:1135, 131A:1510-1515, 131A:1605-1630
"facility," proposed amendment (Eby) 131A:1625-1635 (Furstenau) 131A:1620-1630
"protected schools" (de Jong) 131A:1605 (Eby) 131A:1540, 131A:1605
"strain" (Eby) 131A:1755 (Olsen) 131A:1755
Explanatory note and title (Eby) 131A:1505, 131A:1635 (Furstenau) 131A:1500, 131A:1630
Purpose (Eby) 128B:1340-1345, 129B:1110-1115, 131A:1505 (Furstenau) 131A:1500-1505
Regulations (de Jong) 129B:1130, 131A:1720-1730, 135B:1655-1700 (Eby) 128B:1340-1345, 129B:1110-1115, 131A:1610-1615, 131A:1625-1630, 131A:1720-1730, 131A:1745-1815, 135B:1655-1700 (Furstenau) 129B:1140-1145 (Olsen) 131A:1745-1800
Time limit and repeal (de Jong) 129B:1130, 131A:1525, 131A:1540-1555, 135B:1700 (Eby) 128B:1345, 129B:1115, 131A:1545-1555, 135B:1700
Access zones for services See Access zones for services under COVID-19
AccessAbility Week See National AccessAbility Week
AccessBC

Advocacy re free contraception (Olsen) 118B:1035-1040
Accessibility and inclusion See Disabled persons
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Provisions (Cadieux) 84B:1315
Accessibility Legislation and COVID-19 Advisory Committee

Membership and work on accessibility legislation (Coulter) 65B:1525
Accessible British Columbia Act (Bill 6)

(Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction) 1R, 61B:1335; 2R, 65B:1425-1805; C, 82B:1435-1850, 83B:1100-1150, 84B:1305-1435; reporting 84B:1435; 3R, 84B:1440; RA, 98B:1630
Amdts: cl. 1 (Cadieux) 82B:1520, withdrawn 82B:1535; cl. 1 (Cadieux) 82B:1535, negatived 82B:1845
Divisions: amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 82B:1845
Debate, speakers (Anderson) 65B:1715-1725 (Bond) 65B:1610-1630 (Cadieux) 65B:1455-1510, 82B:1435-1545, 82B:1605-1820, 83B:1100-1145, 84B:1305-1320, 84B:1345-1430 (Chant) 65B:1725-1755 (Chen) 65B:1600-1610 (Coulter) 65B:1515-1540 (Davies) 65B:1545-1555, 82B:1550-1605, 82B:1715-1725, 84B:1325-1340 (Dykeman) 65B:1630-1640 (Olsen) 65B:1640-1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550, 82B:1625-1635 (Paddon) 65B:1700-1720 (Simons) 61B:1335, 65B:1430-1455, 65B:1755-1800, 82B:1435-1825, 83B:1100-1145, 84B:1305-1435
Alignment with human rights legislation (Cadieux) 65B:1510 (Olsen) 65B:1700
Amendment to two clauses necessitating separation (Chair) 82B:1525
Clause 1 stood down (Chair) 82B:1540
Consultation and development of bill (Cadieux) 79C:1455, 82B:1440-1455 (Chen) 65B:1600 (Coulter) 65B:1525-1535, 106B:1005 (Dykeman) 65B:1635 (Leonard) 78B:1150 (Simons) 61B:1335, 65B:1430, 79C:1455, 82B:1445-1455
Consultation and development of bill, Indigenous consultation (Chant) 65B:1745-1750 (Davies) 84B:1325-1345 (Simons) 84B:1330-1345
Consultation and development of bill, participants thanked (Simons) 84B:1435
Debate on bill, interpreter services (Anderson) 65B:1725 (Cadieux) 82B:1440 (Simons) 82B:1440
Definitions (Cadieux) 65B:1505, 82B:1505-1525, 82B:1535-1545 (Chair) 82B:1525 (Coulter) 65B:1535 (Olsen) 65B:1700, 82B:1535, 82B:1550 (Paddon) 65B:1705, 65B:1715 (Simons) 65B:1445-1450, 82B:1505-1520, 82B:1535-1550
Implementation timeline (Cadieux) 82B:1445-1450 (Olsen) 65B:1655-1700
Independent review (Cadieux) 82B:1700-1705 (Simons) 65B:1445, 82B:1700-1710
Introduction of bill (Paddon) 78B:1055 (Simons) 77C:1420
Purpose and scope of bill (Coulter) 78B:1100, 79B:1340 (Simons) 61B:1335, 79C:1510 (Starchuk) 78B:1140-1145
Accessible Canada Act

Definitions (Cadieux) 65B:1505
Purpose, compliance and enforcement (Cadieux) 65B:1505-1510
Accessible Employers See Community of Accessible Employers
Accidents

Highway/traffic accidents See Accidents under Automobiles
Spinal cord injuries See Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Workplace accidents and injuries See Occupational health and safety
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)

(Attorney General) 1R, 44B:1445
Debate, speakers (Eby) 44B:1445
Active8 Athletics

Production of masks for seniors during COVID-19 (Dykeman) 45B:1145
Addiction See Substance use and addiction; Mental health and addiction under Mental health
Addictions Ministry See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne See Throne speech debate under Speech from the Throne
Administrative Tribunals Act

Provisions on standards of review (de Jong) 110B:1445-1450 (Eby) 107B:1615, 110B:1445-1455
Adoption See also Foster care

Adoption of children in government care (Kirkpatrick) 131B:1400
Adoption of Indigenous children See Children under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Adoptive families (Kirkpatrick) 131B:1355-1400
Awareness (Routledge) 129B:1020
Adoption Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 21)
(Bailey) 107B:1735 (de Jong) 107B:1635 (Eby) 104B:1010, 107B:1620 (Leonard) 107B:1745
Amendments and First Nations consultation (Dean) 110B:1650-1655 (Kirkpatrick) 110B:1650
Advanced education See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions
Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry

Estimates
debate 68A:1445-1825
speakers (Furstenau) 68A:1755-1800 (Kang) 68A:1445-1805, 68A:1825 (Oakes) 68A:1445-1720, 68A:1805-1825 (Olsen) 68A:1735-1745 (Stewart) 68A:1815-1825
Estimates process
questions read into record (Kang) 68A:1825 (Oakes) 68A:1810-1815, 68A:1825 (Stewart) 68A:1815-1825
timeline (Oakes) 68A:1450
written questions and answers (Oakes) 109B:1500
Mandate See Role and responsibilities below
Opposition critic meeting with staff (Oakes) 68A:1450
Private training institutions branch See Private training institutions branch
Role and responsibilities (Kang) 68A:1740 (Oakes) 68A:1620, 68A:1710-1720 (Olsen) 68A:1735
Advertising

Government advertising See Government
Aerospace industry See Airports; Aviation
Affordability and cost of living issues See Consumers; Affordability under Child care; Affordable housing under Housing
Afghan Kitchen, Surrey, B.C.

COVID-19 impact (Bond) 48B:1025
After-school care programs See Out-of-school care programs under Education
Afzaal family

Victims of vehicle attack (Bailey) 92B:1035 (Singh, A.) 97B:1025 (Singh, R.) 93B:1335 (Wat) 92B:1040-1045
Aging See Seniors

Impact of aging population See Impact of demographic trends under Health care system
Agricultural Land Commission

Applications
applications for residential housing (Paton) 84C:1705 (Popham) 84C:1705
decisions See Decisions below
exclusion applications See Exclusion applications below
non-farm-use See also Uses under Agricultural land reserve
non-farm-use application for addiction treatment facility See also Exclusion applications, exclusion application for addiction treatment facility below
(de Jong) 83C:1140, 84C:1305-1355 (Malcolmson) 83A:1120-1130 (Popham) 83C:1140, 84C:1305-1355
non-farm-use applications and process (de Jong) 84C:1350 (Popham) 84C:1330, 84C:1350-1405, 88C:1345
process and role of local government (Paton) 84C:1620
Commissioners (Paton) 86C:1520
Communications with MLAs (Popham) 84C:1605
Compliance and enforcement activities (Furstenau) 86C:1535-1600 (Paton) 86C:1450 (Popham) 86C:1450-1455, 86C:1545-1605
Decision-making criteria See also Mandate below
(de Jong) 84C:1315-1340, 84C:1355-1405, 84C:1530-1555, 87C:1120-1145, 88C:1335-1345 (Popham) 84C:1345, 84C:1400-1405, 84C:1600, 88C:1345
Decisions on non-farm use
decision on addiction treatment facility and government response (de Jong) 83C:1140, 84C:1315-1420, 84C:1515-1520, 84C:1550-1555, 87C:1120-1145, 88C:1335-1340, 88C:1350-1515 (Popham) 84C:1315-1420, 87C:1130-1140, 88C:1355-1505
decision process (Popham) 88C:1340
Exclusion applications See also Applications above
applications and process (de Jong) 83C:1115-1140 (Paton) 86C:1455 (Popham) 83C:1120-1130, 84C:1550, 86C:1455
exclusion application for addiction treatment facility (de Jong) 84C:1425-1600, 88C:1515 (Halford) 83A:1120, 83A:1135 (Malcolmson) 83A:1135-1140 (Popham) 84C:1425-1605, 88C:1400, 88C:1415
Independence (de Jong) 84C:1415-1425, 84C:1500, 84C:1525-1530, 84C:1555-1605, 88C:1440 (Popham) 84C:1425, 84C:1500, 84C:1605, 88C:1425
Legislation See also Agricultural Land Commission Act
(de Jong) 88C:1340 (Paton) 84C:1700 (Popham) 83C:1110-1120, 88C:1340
Mandate See also Decision-making criteria above
(de Jong) 83C:1110-1135 (Popham) 83C:1110-1135, 84C:1320, 84C:1335, 88C:1335-1340
Monitoring activities, potential satellite use and contract (Paton) 84C:1645-1650 (Popham) 84C:1645-1650
Regulation of residential housing See Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural Land Commission Act

Provisions
repeal of section 4.3 (de Jong) 83C:1135
section 6 (de Jong) 83C:1110-1125
Agricultural land reserve See also Agricultural Land Commission

Land swaps (Shypitka) 72C:1645-1650
Legislation See also Agricultural Land Commission Act
(Paton) 86C:1435-1440, 86C:1455-1505 (Popham) 86C:1440
Non-farm use See Uses below; Applications under Agricultural Land Commission
Protection and government policies (de Jong) 83C:1125-1140, 84C:1530, 84C:1555, 87C:1120 (Paton) 84C:1620, 84C:1700-1710 (Popham) 83C:1125-1140, 84C:1355, 84C:1525, 84C:1600, 84C:1700-1715, 86C:1440, 86C:1505, 87C:1125
Regulation (Furstenau) 86C:1535-1540 (Popham) 86C:1540-1545 (Stewart) 49B:1550
Regulation, enforcement See Compliance and enforcement activities under Agricultural Land Commission
Regulation of residential housing
policy intentions paper (Paton) 86C:1510-1515 (Popham) 86C:1515-1520
regulation (Furstenau) 86C:1535 (Paton) 47B:1755-1800, 84B:1700-1710, 84C:1620, 86C:1440-1445, 86C:1455-1530, 86C:1610 (Popham) 84C:1700-1715, 86C:1435, 86C:1445, 86C:1500-1530, 86C:1610 (Rustad) 48B:1140
role of local government (Paton) 86C:1520-1530 (Popham) 86C:1525-1530
Removal of land from reserve
application process See Exclusion applications under Agricultural Land Commission
proposal for order-in-council (de Jong) 84C:1505-1530 (Popham) 84C:1510-1515
Role and percentage in Crown land (Paton) 133B:1615-1620
Uses
agri-industrial and agritech uses (Paton) 86C:1800 (Popham) 86C:1805
agritourism events and parking (Paton) 86C:1645-1650 (Popham) 86C:1650
homes See Regulation of residential housing above
non-farm use See also secondary businesses below
non-farm use and value-added farm operations (Paton) 84C:1620, 86C:1610-1650 (Popham) 86C:1615-1650
non-farm use applications See Applications under Agricultural Land Commission
secondary businesses See also non-farm use above
(Furstenau) 86C:1535 (Popham) 86C:1505, 86C:1545
water features (Furstenau) 86C:1535 (Popham) 86C:1545
Zones, reinstatement of single zone (Popham) 83C:1135-1140
Agriculture

Agricultural fairs and exhibitions, operations during COVID-19 (Doerkson) 56B:1335 (Popham) 87C:1115-1120
Agricultural fairs and rodeos, reopening (Paton) 47B:1755
Agricultural plastic use See Plastic products
Agriculture-related careers (Paton) 47B:1755
AgriStability program See AgriStability program
Agritech See Innovation and role of technology below; Uses under Agricultural land reserve
Agritourism See Tourism
Community-supported agriculture (Walker) 120B:1035
Crop pollination services See Bees and beekeeping industry
Dairy industry See Dairy industry
Egg production and poultry industry See Poultry industry
Farm animals See Animals; Dairy industry; Livestock industry
Farm trespass enforcement and penalties (Paton) 47B:1745, 86C:1655-1710 (Popham) 86C:1655-1715
Farmers
entrepreneurship and supplementary income (Paton) 47B:1750
families and housing issue See Regulation of residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
government support (Furstenau) 86C:1600 (Popham) 86C:1605
issues and concerns (Paton) 47B:1745-1800
non-farm income (Paton) 86C:1610
secondary businesses (Popham) 86C:1505, 86C:1615
secondary homes See Regulation of residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
support (Popham) 133B:1350-1355 (Sims) 45B:1135
young and next-generation farmers (Anderson) 102B:1745 (Paton) 47B:1750-1755
Farmers markets, COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact
Farmers markets, non-food vendors (Paton) 47B:1750-1755
Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
dumping of waste and use as landfills See Waste management
housing on farmland See Regulation of residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
public access (Paton) 86C:1715
use and viability (Paton) 86C:1620
Farms and farmers (Paton) 120B:1040
Farms, biosecurity and disease control (Paton) 47B:1745
Farms, small family farms (Walker) 120B:1040-1045
Farmworkers See Workers below
Feed, application of sales tax on hay See Sales tax
Food supply See Food and food industry
Food-processing sector See Food and food industry
Government support (Paton) 47B:1745-1800, 84C:1625 (Popham) 84C:1625 (Russell) 60B:1650
Government support and initiatives (Anderson) 102B:1745 (Conroy) 49B:1345 (Dykeman) 46B:1350-1355 (Popham) 86C:1430-1440, 86C:1605-1610
Government support and policies (Paton) 120B:1040
Government support and regulation (Oakes) 120B:1120
Impact of climate change See Climate change
Impact of severe weather events in November 2021 See Severe weather events in November 2021, impacts and response under Weather
Industry
conditions for small local producers (Furstenau) 86C:1600 (Popham) 86C:1605-1610
environmental initiatives and action on climate change (Paton) 50B:1140
industry (Paton) 79B:1820 (Popham) 86C:1430 (Rustad) 48B:1140
industry and markets (Popham) 86C:1755
Innovation and post-secondary institutions (Paton) 86C:1755 (Popham) 86C:1800
Innovation and role of technology See also Technology below
(Kahlon) 46B:1730 (Paton) 86C:1750-1800 (Popham) 86C:1750-1805 (Singh, A.) 48B:1110-1115
Insurance coverage and costs (Paton) 86C:1745 (Popham) 86C:1745
Issues and government policies (Paton) 84C:1615-1625, 86C:1435-1440 (Popham) 86C:1440
Legislation See also Agricultural Land Commission Act
(Paton) 84C:1620
Legislative committee See Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee
Locally grown food See Food and food industry
Ministry responsible See Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Ministry
Organic farming and sustainable practices See also Regenerative agriculture below
(Singh, A.) 52B:1005-1010
Parliamentary committee See Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee
Public awareness and education (Paton) 47B:1755, 71B:1005
Regenerative agriculture (Anderson) 102B:1745
Technology, use of satellite imagery and drones to monitor farmland (Paton) 84C:1645-1650 (Popham) 84C:1645
Workers
temporary foreign workers (Popham) 86C:1430, 86C:1520, 86C:1610
wages and piece rate (Bains) 79A:1535-1545 (Furstenau) 79A:1535-1545
Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee

Work and recommendations on meat production issues (Paton) 47B:1750, 86C:1730-1740 (Popham) 86C:1735-1740
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Ministry

Estimates
debate 83C:1105-1145, 84C:1305-1715, 86C:1430-1815, 87C:1115-1145, 88C:1335-1520
speakers (de Jong) 83C:1110-1140, 84C:1305-1605, 87C:1115-1145, 88C:1335-1515 (Furstenau) 86C:1530-1600 (Paton) 84C:1615-1710, 86C:1435-1530, 86C:1610-1815, 88C:1520 (Popham) 83C:1105-1140, 84C:1305-1715, 86C:1430-1815, 87C:1115-1135, 88C:1335-1520 (Russell) 84C:1345-1350
Budget (Paton) 84C:1625 (Popham) 84C:1625 (Sandhu) 61B:1715
Communications re proposal for addiction treatment facility on farmland
communications (de Jong) 88C:1335-1515 (Popham) 88C:1355-1505
deputy minister's letter (de Jong) 84C:1440-1450, 84C:1505, 88C:1425-1445 (Popham) 84C:1435-1450, 88C:1430-1445
letter re proposed removal of land from agricultural land reserve (de Jong) 84C:1510
ministerial note (de Jong) 87C:1120-1145 (Popham) 87C:1130-1140
minister's communications with Mental Health and Addictions Minister (de Jong) 84C:1420 (Halford) 83A:1125 (Malcolmson) 83A:1125 (Popham) 84C:1420
COVID-19 response and impact on operations (Paton) 86C:1515 (Popham) 86C:1515-1520
Estimates debate (Chair) 84C:1350, 84C:1500, 86C:1440 (de Jong) 84C:1340, 84C:1450, 84C:1515, 88C:1345, 88C:1510-1515 (Popham) 84C:1450, 84C:1525, 88C:1345, 88C:1520 (Russell) 84C:1345-1350
Estimates process (Chair) 84C:1445 (de Jong) 84C:1445 (Paton) 88C:1520 (Popham) 83C:1105, 83C:1125
Minister's response to flood emergency (de Jong) 132B:1055
Minister's role in emergency evacuations of farmland (Banman) 131B:1435
Service plan and goals (Russell) 60B:1650
Staff introduced (Popham) 83C:1105
Staffing (Paton) 86C:1445-1450 (Popham) 86C:1450-1455
AgriStability program

Coverage for mink farmers (Paton) 86C:1810 (Popham) 86C:1810
Ahousaht First Nation

Initiatives and meeting with government minister (Osborne) 51B:1655
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Government investment in treatment (Dix) 95A:1515
Privacy concerns for persons with AIDS (Cullen) 109B:1650
AIDS Society of Kamloops See Ask Wellness Society
AIDS Vancouver Island See AVI Health and Community Services Society
Air

Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Pollution from ships (Fleming) 95C:1610
Air ambulances See Ambulance service
Aird, Karen

Comments on COVID-19 response for music industry (D'Eith) 61B:1810
Airports

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Role in communities and economy (Letnick) 115B:1010
Alacrity Canada

Administration of COVID-19 business support programs (Kahlon) 88B:1410, 88B:1430-1435, 88B:1445
Alaska

Congressional delegation (Lee) 93B:1420 (Wat) 93B:1355-1400
Congressional delegation, legislation on ports for cruise ships See United States
Congressional delegation, letters to Prime Minister re cruise ship ban (Fleming) 93C:1655-1705 (Kahlon) 91B:1655 (Lee) 93C:1635, 93C:1655-1720 (Mark) 65A:1615-1645 (Wat) 65A:1615-1645
Senator See Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska Highway

Improvement projects and South Taylor Hill (Bernier) 96C:1705-1710 (Fleming) 96C:1710
Rest areas and facilities (Davies) 96C:1700 (Fleming) 96C:1705
Al-Azem, Nusaiba

Comments on vehicle attack on Muslim family (Bailey) 92B:1040
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district

First Nations participation (Osborne) 51B:1710
Alberta

Corporate tax rate (Kyllo) 75B:1445
Alcohol

Bars, pubs and taverns See Restaurant and food services industry
Fetal alcohol syndrome See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Liquor consumption in parks (Farnworth) 62B:1005, 67B:1510 (Kyllo) 67B:1540 (Lee) 67B:1540-1550
Liquor consumption in parks, legislation See Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 8)
Liquor licensing, ministerial responsibility (Farnworth) 91C:1550 (Kirkpatrick) 95B:1440 (Morris) 91C:1550 (Robinson) 95B:1440-1445
Private retail stores, licensing (Farnworth) 91C:1550-1600 (Morris) 91C:1550-1600
Server wages and women in industry See Restaurant and food services industry
Wholesale liquor pricing during COVID-19 for hospitality industry See Hospitality industry
Wine See Wine and wine industry
Alder, Peter

Ski industry accomplishments and legacy (Sturdy) 101B:1015
Aldergrove, B.C.

COVID-19 response (Banman) 46B:1740
Alice Lake Provincial Park

Western toad monitoring project (Sturdy) 96B:1345
All Nations Outreach

Program, funding (Greene) 114B:1345
Allan, Bentley

Comments on InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1435, 74B:1420
Allan, John

Work on softwood lumber issues (Conroy) 89A:1820 (de Jong) 96B:1625 (Horgan) 96B:1620-1625
Alliance of B.C. Students

Advocacy for accessible and inclusive education (Oakes) 78B:1145-1150
Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver

Comments on COVID-19 safety protocols in post-secondary system (Cadieux) 117B:1400
Alphonse, Shirley

Blessings and acknowledgments 53B:1330-1335, 99B:1000-1005
Alpine Junior World Ski Championships

2022 games at Panorama ski resort and road access (Clovechok) 95C:1805-1810 (Fleming) 95C:1805
ALR See Agricultural land reserve
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Awareness (Bond) 61B:1340
Awareness and research (Bond) 82B:1350 (Oakes) 90B:1010-1015
Research and treatment initiatives (Bond) 95A:1555 (Dix) 95A:1520-1525, 95A:1600 (Merrifield) 95A:1520-1525
ALS Awareness Month

Events (Bond) 82B:1350
ALS Society of British Columbia

Project Hope clinical research centre and funding (Dix) 95A:1520-1525 (Merrifield) 95A:1520-1525
Project Hope clinical research centre and fundraising (Bond) 82B:1350
Work of organization (Bond) 61B:1340
Alzheimer's disease See also Dementia

First Link program and funding (Bond) 88C:1635-1640 (Dix) 88C:1640 (Malcolmson) 83A:1110
Amazon.com Inc.

Operations and jobs (Stone) 74B:1410
Ambedkar, Bhimrao

Activism against caste-based discrimination and legacy (Singh, R.) 47B:1340
Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia

President See Clifford, Troy
Relationship with government (Dix) 86B:1355, 94B:1045, 96A:1510, 96A:1535, 115B:1055
Ambulance service See also Paramedics; Emergency services under Health care system

Air ambulance service (Davies) 95A:1740 (Dix) 95A:1745-1750, 96A:1445 (Morris) 95A:1745-1750
Call levels (Dix) 96A:1520-1525 (Merrifield) 96A:1520-1525
Call levels and impact of public health emergencies (Dix) 86B:1350-1400, 89B:1415-1425, 115B:1025-1030, 115B:1045-1100
Calls, 911 call service and emergency dispatch system See Emergencies
Management and service delivery model (Dix) 94B:1050, 96A:1530-1540 (Merrifield) 94B:1045 (Oakes) 94B:1050
Patient transfers at hospitals (Dix) 96A:1550 (Merrifield) 96A:1545
Response times (Banman) 107B:1430-1435 (Bond) 86B:1350 (de Jong) 89B:1425 (Dix) 86B:1350-1400, 89B:1415-1425, 96A:1520-1525, 115B:1040 (Kirkpatrick) 107B:1430 (Kyllo) 115B:1045 (Merrifield) 86B:1355, 89B:1410-1415, 94B:1045, 96A:1520 (Milobar) 115B:1055 (Morris) 115B:1045 (Paton) 115B:1050 (Stone) 89B:1420-1425, 107B:1425, 115B:1040 (Tegart) 115B:1050
Services in rural and remote communities (Davies) 95A:1740 (Dix) 94B:1045-1050, 95A:1740-1805, 96A:1440-1445, 96A:1840-1845, 115B:1040-1055, 118B:1035 (Merrifield) 94B:1045, 96A:1840-1845 (Morris) 115B:1045 (Oakes) 94B:1050, 95A:1800-1805 (Rustad) 95A:1750
Services in rural and remote communities, communications (Doerkson) 46B:1705
Staffing See also Paramedics
Staffing and resources (Dix) 86B:1350-1400, 89B:1415-1430, 94B:1045-1050, 96A:1455-1505, 96A:1525-1540, 101B:1030-1035, 101B:1045-1050, 103B:1410, 107B:1425, 107B:1435, 115B:1025-1055, 118B:1030-1035 (Horgan) 107B:1425-1430 (Merrifield) 86B:1355, 96A:1500 (Oakes) 94B:1050 (Stone) 89B:1420
Union See Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
Amplify B.C. fund See Music under Arts and culture
Amsing, Rob

Response to house fire in Cranbrook (Shypitka) 87B:1020-1025
Amusement devices See Trampoline parks and amusement devices
Anaesthesiologists See Physicians
ANAVETS See Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada
Anbang

Ownership of B.C. residential care facilities See Retirement Concepts
Anchor attractions program for tourism industry See Tourism attractions under COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
Ancient Forest See Chun T'oh Whudujut Park (Ancient Forest)
Ancient Forest Alliance

Comments on federal conservation funding (Olsen) 79B:1425
Comments on old-growth protection and funding (Furstenau) 54B:1550-1555 (Olsen) 55B:1045
Anderson, Amber

Community contributions and award (Singh, A.) 73B:1015
Anderson, Bridgitte

Comments on COVID-19 circuit breaker relief program (Kahlon) 45B:1040
Comments on InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1435
Andrew, Stephanie

Comments on InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1435, 74B:1420
Angelo, Mark

Work as river conservationist and salmon protection recommendations (Routledge) 64B:1155
Angus, Trevor

Redesign of UNBC athletic jersey and logo (Bond) 117B:1345
Animals See also Fish; Wildlife

Cruelty prevention, legislation (Popham) 86C:1700
Dogs
plastic dog waste disposal bags See Plastic products
sniffer dogs (Kyllo) 50B:1020
Farm animals See also Dairy industry; Livestock industry
animal rights protests and unlawful activities (Paton) 86C:1700-1710 (Popham) 86C:1655-1710
care of animals in emergencies and evacuations (Banman) 131B:1435 (Popham) 131B:1425
Feed, application of sales tax on hay See Sales tax
Horses at ranches and stock operations See Livestock industry
Invasive species See Invasive species
Mink, fur farms See Mink farming
Pet adoptions, COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact
Slaughter for food industry See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Veterinary care See Veterinarians
Animation industry

Industry (Bailey) 46B:1435-1440
Annicchiarico, Franco

Business accomplishments and community service (Stone) 62B:1010
Antifaev, Debra

Concerns re service model change for children with support needs (Kirkpatrick) 121B:1400
Anti-racism activism See Discrimination and racism
Anti-Racism Awareness Week

Event (Wat) 86A:1655
Proclamation (Singh, R.) 65B:1340
Purpose (Wat) 68B:1345
Anti-Semitism See Discrimination and racism
Anxiety disorders

Awareness (Halford) 90B:1005-1010
Anzac River watershed

Forest harvesting and impact on fisheries (Morris) 46B:1600
AODA See Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Apollo Initiative

Joint performance by youth orchestras and fundraising (Mercier) 83B:1015
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture

Industry, government support (Sturdy) 85B:1020
Ocean ranching and hatcheries (Sturdy) 64B:1110
Arbutus Street supportive housing project See West 8th Avenue at Arbutus Street under Vancouver, B.C.
Archaeological sites protection See Heritage sites; Protection of cultural and sacred sites under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Armed forces See also War

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact
Recognition of service (Chant) 121B:1350 (Davies) 86B:1340
Veterans, appreciation (Kirkpatrick) 125B:1020
Armstrong, B.C.

Fall fair See Interior Provincial Exhibition
Armstrong, Thom

Comments on pension fund management (Stone) 66B:1040
Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada

Letter on relief grant funding, tabled (Banman) 84B:1305
Units, COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant (Banman) 72B:1420, 83B:1050, 86B:1405-1410, 90B:1050, 96B:1415-1420 (Horgan) 96B:1545 (Kahlon) 88B:1540-1545, 90B:1050, 96B:1415-1420 (Stone) 88B:1535-1545
Arsenal Pulp Press

Publisher (Dykeman) 45B:1015
Artemis Gold Inc.

Blackwater Gold mine project
project (Rustad) 48B:1125-1130
role in local economy (Shypitka) 96B:1350
Arts and culture See also British Columbia Arts Council; Heritage sites

Artists, COVID-19 impact See Creative sector and artists under COVID-19 impact and government response
BIPOC See Black, Indigenous and people of colour below
Black, Indigenous and people of colour (Heyman) 46B:1530
Creative sector
COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
film industry See Film industry
live events industry See Live events industry
role and funding (Bailey) 54B:1610 (Mark) 102B:1645-1650
role in economy (D'Eith) 45B:1010 (Wat) 48B:1005-1010
Film and television See Film industry
Literature, Punjabi literature (Singh, R.) 131B:1400
Ministry responsible See Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
Museums See Museums
Music
youth orchestras (Mercier) 83B:1015
Music industry
Amplify B.C. fund (D'Eith) 45B:1010, 61B:1805-1810 (Mark) 65A:1445, 67A:1400-1405 (Walker) 48B:1015
COVID-19 impact See also COVID-19 impact and government response
COVID-19 impact and response (Heyman) 46B:1525 (Walker) 48B:1015
Indigenous involvement in industry (D'Eith) 61B:1810
Arts Ministry See Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
Ashcroft, B.C.

Ambulance and hospital emergency services (Dix) 95A:1710-1715, 115B:1050 (Tegart) 95A:1710, 115B:1050
Asian Canadians See also Chinese Canadians; Filipino Canadians

Experience of racism See Discrimination and racism
Relationship with Indigenous community See Relationship with Asian community under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Sikh community See Sikh community
South Asian community
COVID-19 response (Wat) 125B:1010-1015
culturally appropriate seniors care and housing (Starchuk) 85B:1025
disaster response and relief contributions (Bains) 139B:1015-1020 (Sims) 139B:1055-1100
museum proposal (Mark) 65A:1445, 67A:1530 (Wat) 67A:1530
Asian Heritage Month

Celebration (Sharma) 78B:1030 (Wat) 65B:1345-1350
Asia-Pacific region

Trade with B.C. See particular topics under Trade
Ask Wellness Society

Role and housing initiatives (Milobar) 59B:1010-1015
Assault See Sexual violence; Violence; Violent crime under Crime and criminals
Assessment Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2021 (Bill 4)
(Bernier) 76B:1110-1120 (Robinson) 67B:1450, 76B:1110-1120
Assessment authority See British Columbia Assessment Authority
Assessment of property See Property tax
Assessment (Split Assessment Classification) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill M201)

(Stone) 1R, 55B:1005-1010
Debate, speakers (Stone) 55B:1005-1010
Assisted-living facilities, services See Long-term and residential care
AstraZeneca vaccine See Vaccines under COVID-19 vaccination
At Home program See Children with support needs under Children and youth
Athwal, Harbhajan Singh

Community contributions and award (Singh, A.) 73B:1015
Atkey, Jill

Comments on development approval process changes (Malcolmson) 117B:1735 (Osborne) 124B:1505
Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound biosphere region

Designation and description (Sturdy) 124B:1400-1405
Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing

Estimates
debate 84A:1400-1715, 86A:1430-1820
speakers (Davies) 86A:1810-1815 (de Jong) 86A:1435-1625, 86A:1815-1820 (Eby) 84A:1400-1710, 86A:1430-1820 (Furstenau) 84A:1635-1700 (Olsen) 86A:1735-1805 (Stewart) 84A:1400-1635, 84A:1705-1710 (Wat) 86A:1640-1730
Budget
budget (Eby) 84A:1420 (Stewart) 84A:1415
multiculturalism and anti-racism (Eby) 86A:1725 (Wat) 86A:1720-1725
operations (Eby) 86A:1435 (Stewart) 84A:1710
residential tenancy branch (Eby) 86A:1435 (Stewart) 84A:1705
Decisions on intervener status in court cases (de Jong) 86A:1625 (Eby) 86A:1625
Estimates process
answers corrected and added to (Eby) 86A:1430-1435
answers to questions read into record (Eby) 84A:1710
questions read into record (de Jong) 86A:1815-1820 (Stewart) 84A:1705-1710
written answers (Eby) 86A:1815-1820
Mandate letter (de Jong) 86A:1450 (Eby) 86A:1450
Minister, comments in estimates debate (Eby) 90B:1035 (Olsen) 90B:1035
Minister, correspondence on anti-racism day proposal (Eby) 52B:1020 (Wat) 52B:1020
Multiculturalism component
report on multiculturalism, 2019-20, tabled (Eby) 45B:1055
report on multiculturalism, 2020-21, tabled (Eby) 135B:1425
transfer from Tourism Ministry (Mark) 65A:1535-1550 (Wat) 65A:1535-1550
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives See Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Residential tenancy branch See Residential tenancy branch
Role and responsibilities, anti-racism issues (Eby) 86A:1640-1645, 86A:1705 (Wat) 86A:1640-1645
Staff
policy and legislation division (Eby) 67B:1610, 81B:1335
staff (Eby) 110B:1445, 110B:1500, 110B:1640
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 30)

(Attorney General) 1R, 128B:1340; 2R, 135B:1545-1645; C, 136B:1100-1130; 3R, 136B:1135; RA, 140B:1705
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 135B:1610-1625 (Davies) 135B:1625-1635 (de Jong) 135B:1550-1600, 136B:1100-1130 (Eby) 128B:1340, 135B:1545-1550, 135B:1645, 136B:1100-1130 (Furstenau) 135B:1600-1610 (Greene) 135B:1625 (Kahlon) 135B:1635-1645 (Morris) 135B:1610
Purpose (Eby) 128B:1340
Audeau, Madison

Comments on veterinarian training (Paton) 117B:1425
Audio Visual by Lee's Music, Kamloops, B.C.

COVID-19 impact and eligibility for relief grant (Stone) 69B:1010
Auditor General

Auditor General for Local Government See Auditor General for Local Government
Reports and reviews
avalanche control (Fleming) 97C:1135
conservation lands program (Conroy) 73B:1035 (Olsen) 73B:1035
contracted residential services for children in government care (Dean) 81C:1355-1405 (Kirkpatrick) 81C:1345-1405
emergency health services access (Banman) 107B:1430-1435
forest management and biodiversity protection (Morris) 116B:1515
government cybersecurity management (Banman) 74A:1400 (Beare) 74A:1400
government information technology asset management (Banman) 140A:1350 (Beare) 140A:1355
government internal directory account management (Banman) 140A:1345 (Beare) 140A:1350
management of forest service roads (Conroy) 89A:1810 (Rustad) 89A:1755
Reports tabled
Auditor General's Report on the Audit of the Public Accounts: Fiscal Year 2020-21, October 2021 (Speaker) 115B:1100
Avalanche Safety on Provincial Highways, April 2021 (Speaker) 59B:1055
Community Living B.C.'s Framework for Monitoring Home Sharing Providers, June 2021 (Speaker) 94B:1050
Ensuring Long-Distance Ground Transportation in Northern B.C., November 2021 (Speaker) 129B:1105
Fraud Risk Management Survey Report, 2020-21, November 2021 (Speaker) 122B:1050
Fraud Risk Management Survey Report, 2020-21, revised, November 2021 (Speaker) 141B:1200
Management of the Conservation Lands Program, May 2021 (Speaker) 66B:1055
Oversight of Dam Safety in British Columbia, September 2021 (Speaker) 100B:1445
Update on the Connecting British Columbia Program, August 2021 (Speaker) 100B:1445
Role re whistleblower protection (Eby) 67B:1635-1640
Thanked (Bernier) 83B:1055 (Glumac) 83B:1055
Auditor General for Local Government See also Furey, Mike; Ruth, Gordon

Audit council (Ashton) 72A:1710 (Osborne) 72A:1715
Budget and operations (Ashton) 72A:1705, 72A:1805
Closing of office and Auditor General compensation (Ashton) 72A:1700-1710 (Osborne) 72A:1705-1710
Austin, Janet See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin
Australia

Parliament See Parliament of Australia
Autism

Assessments (Dean) 60B:1750
Autism awareness (Glumac) 52B:1015
Autistic children, access to education programs (Tegart) 121B:1420-1425
Services and funding (Dean) 80C:1135-1140 (Kirkpatrick) 80C:1130-1140 (Mercier) 127B:1130
Services and funding, impact of service model change for children with support needs See Children with support needs, service model change under Children and youth
Supports for autistic persons (Kang) 51B:1635
AutismBC

Board president See Banez, Kaye
Concerns re changes to online learning model (Tegart) 121B:1420-1425
Concerns re service model change for children with support needs (Bond) 124B:1410 (Cadieux) 121B:1415 (Kirkpatrick) 122B:1025 (Stone) 121B:1410
Automobile insurance

Agreements and validation of payments to government for costs of health-related services See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Care-based system See Enhanced-care system below
Changes, impact (Morris) 100B:1450-1455
Claims process, errors (Lee) 105B:1425-1430
Complaints See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Coverage, priority of coverage between insurers and other sources of compensation (Farnworth) 100B:1450
Enhanced-care system
benefits and relationship to employment insurance (Farnworth) 89C:1830-1835 (Furstenau) 89C:1830
changes to address legal framework for insurance See also Agreements and validation of payments to government under Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
(Farnworth) 96B:1340, 100B:1450-1455
dispute resolution process (Farnworth) 93C:1440-1455 (Morris) 93C:1435-1500
regulations (Farnworth) 96B:1340, 100B:1450-1455
system (Eby) 86A:1440, 86A:1505 (Morris) 100B:1450-1455
Fairness commissioner See Complaints under Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Legislation See Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 12)
Limits on legal action (Morris) 100B:1450
Limits on legal action and government court case See also Supreme Court of British Columbia
(Farnworth) 93C:1440-1455 (Morris) 93C:1435-1500
No fault system See Enhanced-care system above
Premiums, validation on the basis of geographic regions between 2003-2018 (Farnworth) 100B:1450
Rates (Banman) 46B:1745 (Farnworth) 93C:1500, 93C:1530, 93C:1545-1550 (Morris) 93C:1500, 93C:1530, 93C:1540-1545 (Throne speech) 44B:1425
Rebates (Banman) 46B:1745 (Stewart) 60B:1510
Reforms (Eby) 86A:1440, 86A:1505
Refunds, amounts (Farnworth) 100B:1450
Automobiles

Accidents as cause of wrongful death (Eby) 86A:1440, 86A:1505
Clean energy and electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles below
Driver road tests See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Driver's licences (Farnworth) 89C:1835 (Furstenau) 89C:1835
Fuel See Fuel
Insurance See Automobile insurance; Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Modified tailpipes, noise pollution (Chandra Herbert) 66B:1015-1020
Parking accessibility See Disabled persons
Taxation
refunds for grey market vehicle purchases See Sales tax
tax on high-priced vehicles, inclusion of antique cars (Kirkpatrick) 95B:1430-1440 (Robinson) 95B:1435
Zero-emission and clean vehicles
automotive technicians and training (Mercier) 55B:1130
batteries (Conroy) 49B:1335
government initiatives (Robinson) 53B:1420 (Starchuk) 60B:1715 (Throne speech) 44B:1440
heavy-duty vehicles (Ralston) 74C:1635
metal and plastic components (Morris) 56B:1415
rebates and incentives (Ralston) 58B:1550, 74C:1635
specialty use vehicle incentive program (Ralston) 74C:1635
vehicles (Singh, A.) 50B:1145 (Starchuk) 51B:1725
vehicles and charging stations (Glumac) 50B:1125
Avalanches

Avalanche control and technology (Fleming) 97C:1135 (Stewart) 97C:1130-1140
AVI Health and Community Services Society

Victoria Safer Alternative for Emergency Response initiative (Malcolmson) 82A:1450
Aviation

Commercial pilot training (Oakes) 68A:1825
AYA program See Youth at risk, youth agreements under Children and youth
Azeez, Firaaz

Comments on vehicle attack on Muslim family (Bailey) 92B:1040

Copyright Information | top of page