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.

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Gabelmann, Colin

Comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation (de Jong) 119B:1335-1350
Role re freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation (de Jong) 119B:1330-1335
Gabriola Island

Arts and community organizations and funding (Routley) 120B:1155-1200
Galloway, B.C.

Forest industry and mill operations (Shypitka) 135B:1740
Gambling

Casinos, money laundering incidence and government response (Cullen) 109B:1625-1630
Revenues, COVID-19 impact (Milobar) 70A:1405-1415 (Rankin) 70A:1405-1415
Gaming policy and enforcement branch

Annual report, 2020-21, tabled (Farnworth) 136B:1100
Gangs

Anti-gang unit
funding and staffing (Farnworth) 89C:1720-1750 (Morris) 89C:1720-1745
model (Farnworth) 89C:1730 (Morris) 89C:1725-1730
role (Farnworth) 90C:1130 (Morris) 90C:1130
Gang and organized crime and violence
government action (Begg) 71B:1035-1040 (de Jong) 65B:1410-1415 (Farnworth) 65B:1405-1415 (Halford) 65B:1405-1410 (Morris) 56B:1425, 71B:1035-1040
government action and funding (Farnworth) 91C:1325-1330
incidence and impact on small communities (Doerkson) 85B:1035-1050
involvement in cannabis industry (Farnworth) 91C:1535 (Lee) 67B:1600 (Morris) 67B:1515-1530, 91C:1535
involvement in drug trade (Farnworth) 89C:1815, 89C:1825 (Furstenau) 89C:1820
prevention (Banman) 55B:1100
Garbage See Waste management
Garibaldi Park

Addition of lands (Heyman) 103B:1440
Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie

Comments on sexism (Paddon) 65B:1715
Gasoline See Fuel
Gastown See Vancouver, B.C.
Gawlick, Emily

Comments on government budget (Kirkpatrick) 54B:1420
Gays and lesbians See LGBTQ2S community
GCPE See Government communications and public engagement
GDP See Measurement, gross domestic product under Economy
GDPR See General Data Protection Regulation
GDX See Information technology, digital experience team under Government
Gee, Jacqueline

Comments on wildfire impact (Stone) 104B:1050
Gender identity See also LGBTQ2S community

Access to trans health care services See Services for transgender persons under Health care system
Discrimination against transgender persons See Discrimination and racism
Transgender awareness and empowerment (Anderson) 138B:1355 (Letnick) 132B:1015 (Lore) 132B:1020
Gender pay gap See Pay equity under Women
General Data Protection Regulation

Data residency provisions (Stone) 126B:1550
General elections See Elections
General Mills Inc.

Placement of food bank worker images on cereal boxes (Begg) 115B:1015
General practitioners See Family physicians under Physicians
Genocide

Occurrence (Elmore) 75B:1335
Genuine progress indicator See Measurement under Economy
Geological survey See B.C. geological survey under Mines and mining industry
George Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Geoscience B.C.

Funding (Shypitka) 66B:1135
Funding and role (Ralston) 74C:1645, 74C:1655-1725 (Shypitka) 74C:1650-1715, 75C:1435
Geothermal power See Energy
Get Vaccinated website See Vaccine booking system under COVID-19 vaccination
Geyer, Paul

Comments on InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1435
Ghuman, Jaspinder

Comments on work in health care during COVID-19 (Brar) 47B:1515
Gibraltar mine See Taseko Mines Ltd.
Gibran, Kahlil

Comments on guilt and justice (Singh, A.) 85B:1045
"Gig" economy, workers See Precarious employment under Employment and unemployment
Gill, Amarjit Singh

Contributions and death (Singh, A.) 48B:1055
Gill, Charan

Contributions and death (Kahlon) 46B:1710
Gill, Charanpal Singh

Life and contributions (Singh, A.) 48B:1055
Gillespie, Don

Life and contributions to environmental protection (Donnelly) 97B:1015
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

Comments on women's equality (Paddon) 92B:1025
Gitanyow Independent School, Kitwanga, B.C.

Fruit and vegetable program (Bond) 68B:1355
Glasgow, Scotland

Climate change conference See United Nations Climate Change Conference
Glenmore Elementary School, Kelowna, B.C. See École Élémentaire Glenmore Elementary School, Kelowna, B.C.
Global News

Report on COVID-19 impact on restaurant (Bernier) 98B:1515-1520
Global warming See Climate change
The Globe and Mail

Articles on issues
COVID-19 travel restrictions (Furstenau) 51B:1400
family experience of child with disability (Simons) 65B:1800
Glover, Katie

Work as teacher (Mercier) 75B:1340
Glyphosate See Pest control and management under Forests and forest industry
GOABC See Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia
Godfrey, Sam

Role in Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Ministry (de Jong) 88C:1400-1405 (Popham) 88C:1405
Goerke, Len

Police service and retirement (Kirkpatrick) 45B:1015-1020
Go-karts

Regulation (de Jong) 110B:1635 (Eby) 110B:1630-1635
Golden, B.C.

Bridge conditions and replacement (Clovechok) 95C:1810 (Fleming) 95C:1810
Gonzales, Rosa

Concerns re service model change for children with support needs (Kirkpatrick) 128B:1405-1410
Good, Darcy

Leadership (Routley) 62B:1020
Google Calendar

Application and data storage issues (Davies) 109B:1600
Google Earth Engine Timelapse

Land satellite images of B.C. (Morris) 116B:1455, 116B:1505, 131B:1815 (Olsen) 131B:1635
Gordon, Ashleigh

Concerns re service model change for children with support needs (Kirkpatrick) 122B:1025
Gorge area supportive housing site issues See Victoria, B.C.
Gorge Pointe Pub, Victoria, B.C.

COVID-19 impact (Bond) 48B:1025
Gorley, Al and Garry Merkel

Independent panel report See Old-growth forests, management and panel process under Forests and forest industry
Gorsline, Dean

Advocacy for ALS awareness and research (Oakes) 90B:1010-1015
Goshawks See Birds under Wildlife
Government See also B.C. NDP government; Legislature; Local government; Public service

Accountability See also Freedom of information
Accountability and transparency (Alexis) 71B:1125-1130 (Ashton) 112B:1420-1430 (Banman) 46B:1755, 71B:1100-1105, 108B:1120 (Beare) 107B:1345, 108B:1115, 119B:1555 (Bernier) 112B:1615-1625 (Bond) 75B:1350-1355 (Brar) 71B:1115-1120 (Cadieux) 109B:1335 (Cullen) 109B:1630-1635 (Davies) 71B:1155-1200, 109B:1555, 109B:1610-1615 (de Jong) 115B:1135-1145 (D'Eith) 120B:1055-1100 (Doerkson) 109B:1745-1750 (Elmore) 71B:1150-1155 (Furstenau) 109B:1720, 109B:1740, 119B:1535, 129B:1145, 135B:1600 (Halford) 71B:1140-1145 (Horgan) 75B:1350 (Kahlon) 75B:1355 (Kirkpatrick) 109B:1525-1540 (Kyllo) 46B:1410, 66B:1110, 112B:1520 (Leonard) 71B:1105-1110 (Merrifield) 71B:1110-1115 (Milobar) 62B:1135-1140 (Morris) 109B:1430-1440 (Shypitka) 71B:1130-1135, 112B:1710-1715 (Starchuk) 71B:1135-1140 (Stewart) 109B:1425 (Stone) 75B:1400, 79B:1505 (Sturdy) 120B:1045-1100 (Tegart) 71B:1120-1125 (Wat) 109B:1820-1825, 112B:1355 (Wilkinson) 109B:1650-1715
Advertising and announcements, funding (Bernier) 95B:1455-1500 (Kyllo) 112B:1530 (Robinson) 95B:1500-1505
Cabinet See Ministers below
Cabinet, orders-in-council (Popham) 84C:1525
Capital projects
funding (Robinson) 53B:1410
funding and priorities (Bernier) 54B:1505-1515
priorities (Cullen) 56B:1540
Caucus committees See Government caucus committees below
Caucus staff See particular political parties
Communications See Advertising and announcements above; Government communications and public engagement
Computer systems See Information technology below
Cross-sectoral initiatives and change to "silos" approach (Russell) 47B:1805
Crown corporations See Crown corporations
Crown corporations, legislative committee See Crown Corporations Committee
Debt See Public debt
Decision-making and public consultation (Kirkpatrick) 138B:1350
Employees See Public service
Finance and government services legislative committee See Finance and Government Services Committee
Financial management
borrowing costs and credit rating See Credit rating
information collection and fiscal policy See Information below
unspent funds (Bernier) 93B:1445-1500, 94B:1100-1135 (Robinson) 93B:1450-1500, 94B:1110-1135
Financial reporting, quarterly reports (Bernier) 94B:1135 (Robinson) 94B:1135
Government caucus committees See also particular committees
(Bond) 96B:1440-1455 (Horgan) 95B:1815, 96B:1440-1500
Information
access See Freedom of information
collection and use of predictive analytics (Banman) 73A:1135-1140, 74A:1335-1355 (Beare) 73A:1140-1145, 74A:1335-1355
collection for fiscal policy development (Bernier) 67B:1455, 67B:1505, 76B:1120-1130, 77B:1425-1435 (Robinson) 67B:1450, 76B:1125-1130, 77B:1435
data innovation program (Beare) 74A:1355
Information technology
contracts and cap (Banman) 74A:1405 (Beare) 74A:1410
cybersecurity management (Banman) 73A:1130-1135, 74A:1400, 140A:1350 (Beare) 73A:1100, 73A:1130-1135, 74A:1400, 140A:1355
data centres See also Protection of personal information, data residency under Privacy
(Beare) 126B:1645, 126B:1720 (Milobar) 114B:1525 (Stewart) 109B:1410-1415 (Stone) 126B:1630-1700
digital experience team (Banman) 73A:1140, 74A:1335 (Beare) 73A:1100, 73A:1145
funding (Beare) 73A:1135
internal directory account management (Banman) 140A:1345 (Beare) 140A:1350
Integrated case management system issues (Stewart) 109B:1415
Intergovernmental relations (de Jong) 97B:1040 (Fleming) 97B:1040
Lawsuits involving government, litigation directive re Indigenous issues (Olsen) 70A:1630 (Rankin) 70A:1630
Lobbyist registrar See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Majority government See also Minority government below
(Olsen) 49B:1415
Ministers See also Cabinet above
mandate letters (Bond) 95B:1710-1725, 95B:1820 (Kang) 51B:1645 (Merrifield) 93A:1610
responsibilities (Donnelly) 51B:1550-1555 (Farnworth) 118B:1055
Ministries See also particular ministries
budgets (Kyllo) 60B:1335
service plans and goals (Russell) 60B:1650-1705
Minority government See also Majority government above
(Furstenau) 96B:1815
Open data initiative (Cadieux) 109B:1330-1335 (Stewart) 109B:1415-1420
Opposition See Legislature
Political staff, records management See Government records management
Premier's office See Premier's Office
Procurement practices and system (Beare) 73A:1105, 74A:1410, 74A:1420
Procurement practices and system, replacement of B.C. bid system (Banman) 74A:1545-1610 (Beare) 74A:1545-1615
Programs and services
digital accessibility for disabled persons (Cadieux) 79C:1530 (Simons) 79C:1535
service delivery (Beare) 74A:1750 (Stewart) 74A:1745-1750
service delivery during COVID-19 (Beare) 73A:1100-1105 (Russell) 47B:1805
Properties, management (Beare) 73A:1100
Provincial-municipal relations See Local government
Public policy and values (Russell) 90B:1020
Public trust (Furstenau) 109B:1740
Real estate See Properties above
Records management See Government records management
Regulations
regulations (Kahlon) 88B:1640
regulations and red tape (Oakes) 100B:1815, 100B:1825
use (Furstenau) 129B:1140
Revenues (Morris) 56B:1410
Revenues, sources and diversification (Furstenau) 139B:1120-1125 (Olsen) 56B:1510
Role in economy See Role of government under Economy
Role of branches of government (de Jong) 135B:1555-1600 (Furstenau) 135B:1600
Service plans and 2021-22–2023-24 strategic plan, tabled (Robinson) 53B:1445-1450
Spending (Rustad) 61B:1725 (Stewart) 60B:1505-1515
Government communications and public engagement

Budget, role and staffing (Bernier) 95B:1450-1600 (Robinson) 95B:1455-1600
Contracted services (Bernier) 95B:1510-1515, 95B:1545-1550 (Robinson) 95B:1515
Role and powers (Banman) 73A:1140 (Beare) 73A:1145
Government records management See also Freedom of information

Control and custody of records (Banman) 121B:1630, 135A:1450-1455 (Beare) 121B:1635, 135A:1455-1500
Destruction of documents, oversight and penalties (Banman) 108B:1120-1125, 114B:1610, 121B:1510-1530 (Beare) 107B:1345, 121B:1510-1530 (Cadieux) 109B:1340-1345 (Kirkpatrick) 109B:1535 (Olsen) 114B:1635 (Shypitka) 114B:1440 (Sturdy) 114B:1505
Destruction of records, fines (Banman) 74A:1430 (Beare) 74A:1430
Duty to document See Record of government activities below
Ministry responsible See Citizens' Services Ministry
Record of government activities (Banman) 74A:1430 (Beare) 74A:1430
Record of government activities and duty to document (Banman) 121B:1635-1640 (Beare) 121B:1635-1640 (Cadieux) 109B:1340 (Furstenau) 109B:1735
Records management practices (Banman) 118B:1050 (Beare) 118B:1050-1055 (Brar) 71B:1115
Gowans, Jonah

Work as constituency assistant (Shypitka) 79B:1745
GPI See Measurement, genuine progress indicator under Economy
Grace Seniors Home, Vancouver, B.C.

Facility and status (Bond) 88C:1550 (Dix) 88C:1550
Purchase by non-profit organization and status of residents (Eby) 52B:1025-1035 (Lee) 52B:1035 (Stewart) 52B:1025
Graham, Richard

Water engineering technology program award recipient (Merrifield) 100B:1345
Granby Park

Addition of lands (Heyman) 103B:1440
Grand Forks, B.C.

Supportive housing, role of government (Eby) 84A:1550
Granisle, B.C.

Ambulance services (Dix) 95A:1750, 96A:1445 (Rustad) 95A:1750
Impact of mining operation closing (Rustad) 131B:1535
Grant, Walter Coquhoun

Activities as settler in 1800s (Walker) 73B:1010
Granville Island

Arts and food sector activities (Bailey) 46B:1430
Tourist destination and role in economy (Bailey) 93B:1345
Gray, Robert Hampton

Military service during World War II and memorial (Olsen) 132B:1025
Gray Smith, Monique

Author of children's book See When We Are Kind
Grazing land See Rangeland
Great Bear Rainforest

Establishment (Rustad) 88A:1420
Great British Columbia Shakeout

Purpose (Farnworth) 111B:1000 (Speaker) 111B:1000
A Great North Christmas

Film production in Prince George (Bond) 47B:1335-1340
Great Northern Rail Trail

Trail (Anderson) 61B:1525
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce

COVID-19 response (Dykeman) 46B:1340
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

Comments on impact of forest policy changes (Doerkson) 137B:1405
President and CEO See Anderson, Bridgitte
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

CEO See Robertson, Ian
Greater Victoria school district See School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
Great-West Life Mobility Trail

Accessibility (Bond) 65B:1625
Green economy See Sustainable development under Economy
Green energy See Clean energy under Energy
Green Party of British Columbia

Agreement with NDP See B.C. NDP
Caucus staff thanked (Furstenau) 97B:1020
Position on youth stabilization care legislation for mental health and addiction issues (Horgan) 68B:1400-1405 (Olsen) 68B:1400-1405
Green Shirt Day

Organ donor registration awareness initiative (Kyllo) 51B:1340
Green technology See Clean technology under Science and technology
Greenhouse gas emissions See also Climate change

Emissions and reduction targets (Furstenau) 95C:1720-1730 (Heyman) 115B:1030-1040 (Stone) 72B:1415
Emissions from sectors
emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries (Shypitka) 66B:1145, 77C:1400
forest fires (Doerkson) 106B:1050-1055
forest fires and other forest losses (Russell) 106B:1050
LNG development (Furstenau) 75B:1405, 95C:1720, 115B:1035-1040 (Heyman) 74C:1505-1520 (Olsen) 75C:1705-1715, 75C:1735 (Ralston) 75B:1400-1405, 75C:1710-1720, 75C:1730 (Ross) 74C:1505-1520, 74C:1615
local government tracking and reporting (Ashton) 72A:1645 (Furstenau) 74C:1525 (Heyman) 74C:1425-1435, 74C:1530 (Olsen) 72A:1745 (Osborne) 72A:1645, 72A:1745-1755 (Ross) 74C:1415-1435, 74C:1615
oil and gas sector (Heyman) 115B:1035-1040 (Routledge) 50B:1115
public sector buildings (Beare) 74A:1625
transportation sector (Glumac) 50B:1125 (Greene) 49B:1715 (Ma) 51B:1620 (Sturdy) 50B:1120
Global carbon dioxide levels (Greene) 50B:1100
Reduction (Anderson) 61B:1525, 127B:1025-1030 (Ralston) 74C:1635 (Shypitka) 66B:1145-1150
Reduction, Asia and elsewhere (Morris) 46B:1555
Reduction targets (Furstenau) 74C:1520-1545 (Greene) 50B:1105 (Heyman) 72C:1445, 74C:1425-1435, 74C:1450-1540 (Kahlon) 74B:1525-1530 (Ma) 51B:1610 (Olsen) 55B:1030 (Ross) 74C:1450-1520, 74C:1615 (Stone) 74B:1520-1530, 74B:1655
Greenwood, Jason

Trampoline park death case (Eby) 108B:1110
Gregson, Sharon

Comments on child care system (Tegart) 87B:1035
Comments on government budget (Kirkpatrick) 54B:1420 (Milobar) 54B:1425
Work on child care issues (Sharma) 101B:1105
Grewal, Paul

Work assisting applicants to small business recovery grant program (Starchuk) 80B:1010
Greyell, Lori

Community garden initiatives (Glumac) 96B:1350
Greyhound Bus Lines

Replacement for service in B.C. See Long-distance services between cities and regions; Services for northern communities under Transit services
Grisdale, Mike

Wood-working shed, fire and community restoration (Bond) 131B:1355
Grizzly bears See Wildlife
Gross domestic product See Measurement under Economy
Grouse Mountain

Activities in area (Kirkpatrick) 103B:1345
Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia

Meeting with government (Conroy) 91A:1425
Guide-outfitters

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Unused harvest allotments (Conroy) 91A:1410-1430 (Doerkson) 91A:1405-1430
Gulf Islands See also Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area; particular islands

Clearcut logging and Douglas fir ecosystem protection (Olsen) 52B:1030
Culture and economies (Routley) 120B:1155-1200
Housing (Olsen) 49B:1420
Islands Trust See Islands Trust
Southern Gulf Islands, road maintenance and transportation planning (Fleming) 95C:1635 (Olsen) 95C:1630-1640
Gulf Islands school district See School district 64 (Gulf Islands)
Gun violence by gangs See Gangs
Guru Nanak

Role and history as founder of Sikhism (Singh, A.) 132B:1025
Gustafson, Réka

Comments on COVID-19 response (Furstenau) 97B:1050
Gutoskey, Ellen

Comments on equality and equity (Cadieux) 89B:1510
Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nations

Indigenous school operations (Whiteside) 116B:1630, 117B:1500-1505

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