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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W.A.C. Bennett Dam

Name (Ralston) 75C:1445 (Shypitka) 75C:1445
Power generation (Shypitka) 75C:1440
Wadhwa, Deepa

Comments on COVID-19 vaccine second dose for cancer patient (Merrifield) 65B:1420
Wages and salaries

Emergency wage subsidy program See COVID-19 employee impact and supports
Minimum wage, increase (Bains) 79A:1505, 79A:1535-1545 (Cadieux) 96B:1710 (Fleming) 51B:1455 (Furstenau) 79A:1535-1545 (Kahlon) 86B:1455 (Kang) 51B:1635 (Leonard) 47B:1720-1725 (Sims) 45B:1130 (Throne speech) 44B:1425
Pay equity for women See Women
Sick pay See Paid sick leave; Permanent paid sick leave under Employment and unemployment
Walkem, Ardith

Report See Report on discrimination against Indigenous persons under British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Walla, Harsha

Comments on COVID-19 travel restrictions (Bond) 58B:1350
Walter, Susan

Mask-sewing initiative during COVID-19 (Donnelly) 87B:1030
Wang, Nancy

Award for youth anti-racism work (Kang) 51B:1635
War

World War II
air campaigns (Leonard) 79B:1345
D-Day anniversary (Davies) 86B:1340
domestic impact and response (Routledge) 49B:1520-1525
public response (Oakes) 49B:1445
Ward, Jeff

Comments on InBC Investment Corp. (Kahlon) 67B:1435
Ward, John

Comments on demolition of former residential school (Cullen) 97B:1025
Washington State

Emergency warnings and proclamations (Milobar) 133B:1305
Waste management

Hazardous wastes, removal and disposal (Furstenau) 74C:1545-1615 (Heyman) 74C:1550-1615
Landfills and renewable natural gas See Natural gas, renewable natural gas under Oil and gas
Landfills and waste dumping on farmland (Furstenau) 86C:1530-1535 (Paton) 86C:1450 (Popham) 86C:1545
Sewage systems and raw sewage disposal (Ross) 50B:1150
Wastewater, heat capture process (Greene) 49B:1715-1720
Wastewater See Waste management
Water

Bottled water industry See Bottled water industry
Drinking water
safety in Indigenous communities (Singh, A.) 86B:1340
stations for reuseable and refillable drinking water containers (Bailey) 117B:1605
Plastic water bottles See Plastic products
Protection (Heyman) 72C:1440 (Ross) 72C:1455
Wastewater See Waste management
Water licences, applications and timeline (Conroy) 90A:1140-1145 (Kyllo) 90A:1135
Water quality protection (Ross) 58B:1345
Water recreation safety See Outdoor recreation under Sports and recreation
Water systems and infrastructure, materials (Morris) 56B:1420
Watersheds See Watersheds
Water engineering technology program See Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.
Watersheds

Impact of forest industry practices See Forest management and practices under Forests and forest industry
Planning (Stewart) 72C:1730
Protection (Donnelly) 103B:1525-1530
Restoration and security fund (Routledge) 64B:1155
Role in climate change response (Donnelly) 51B:1540
Watershed security strategy (Heyman) 72C:1730 (Sturdy) 91A:1320
Watershed security strategy and funding (Cullen) 56B:1550 (Donnelly) 51B:1550
Watersheds and wetlands, restoration (Donnelly) 51B:1540, 64B:1105 (Heyman) 46B:1535
We Wai Kai Nation

Aboriginal Head Start program and child care (Babchuk) 60B:1355-1400
Wealth inequality See Income
Weather

Climate change and impacts See Climate change
Heatwaves See Heatwaves
Severe weather events See also Emergency response to floods, landslides, heatwaves and wildfires under Emergencies; Heatwaves; particular locations
atmospheric rivers ranking system (Farnworth) 135B:1425
atmospheric rivers study (Furstenau) 131B:1420
government response (Sturdy) 133B:1335-1340
government response and call for all-party committee (Bond) 139B:1130 (Farnworth) 139B:1135-1140
government response and federal funding (Fleming) 96C:1500
impacts (Furstenau) 139B:1105
Severe weather events in November 2021
causes and long-term response (Furstenau) 133B:1315-1320
community response (Bains) 139B:1015-1020 (Coulter) 134B:1030-1045 (Halford) 134B:1040 (Sims) 139B:1055-1100
debate in Legislature on response (de Jong) 133B:1345 (Farnworth) 131B:1440, 133B:1405 (Furstenau) 131B:1440 (Milobar) 131B:1435-1440, 133B:1305 (Popham) 133B:1350 (Speaker) 131B:1535, 133B:1405 (Stone) 133B:1405
government response (Banman) 131B:1435 (de Jong) 132B:1050-1055, 133B:1345-1350, 135B:1420 (Farnworth) 129B:1045-1050, 131B:1430-1435, 132B:1030-1045, 132B:1055, 133B:1405 (Furstenau) 129B:1045-1050 (Milobar) 133B:1305-1310 (Tegart) 131B:1430
impact and community response (Banman) 131B:1400-1405 (Russell) 129B:1015
impact and response (Alexis) 133B:1310-1315, 139B:1100-1105 (Bailey) 134B:1025 (Banman) 134B:1010-1015 (Bond) 133B:1325, 136B:1025-1030 (Dykeman) 133B:1340-1345 (Farnworth) 135B:1420 (Fleming) 131B:1420-1425 (Furstenau) 131B:1420-1425 (Paddon) 133B:1320-1325 (Popham) 131B:1425-1430, 133B:1350-1355 (Sandhu) 133B:1330-1335 (Stone) 136B:1010 (Sturdy) 133B:1335-1340 (Tegart) 135B:1420
impact on highways and roads See Highways and roads
mental health impacts (Halford) 134B:1040
Webstad, Phyllis

Advocacy for residential school survivors (Mark) 102B:1650
Comments in Beyond The Orange Shirt Story (Bond) 100B:1400
Experience at residential school (Doerkson) 117B:1350 (Horgan) 100B:1350 (Milobar) 99B:1005 (Rice) 99B:1010
Weed control on rangeland See Rangeland
Welfare See Social welfare
Wells Gray Provincial Park

Clearwater River Road washout, repairs and consultation with First Nations and communities (Heyman) 72C:1720-1725 (Milobar) 72C:1715-1720
West 8th Avenue at Arbutus Street supportive housing project See Vancouver, B.C.
West Coast Environmental Law Association

Comments on forest policy (Glumac) 116B:1615
West Coast Express

Rail service expansion proposal (Heyman) 72C:1615-1620 (Lee) 72C:1615-1620
West Coast Seeds

Operations and "Bonnie Henry" seed blend fundraiser for food banks (Paton) 47B:1340-1345
West End constituency and area See Vancouver–West End constituency and area
West Fraser Road See Quesnel, B.C.
West Kelowna, B.C. See also Kelowna West constituency and area

Boucherie Road interchanges See Kelowna section under Highway 97
City government, public consultation (Stewart) 117B:1720
Secondary school proposal (Merrifield) 75A:1740 (Whiteside) 77A:1450
Westside Road See Westside Road
West Moberly First Nations

Forest industry activities and tenure reallocation (Rustad) 88A:1725
West Vancouver, B.C. See also North Shore; West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area; West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Environmental initiatives and action on climate change (Kirkpatrick) 50B:1130
West Vancouver Place for Sport project See Sport facility and running track project under North Shore
West Vancouver police department

Retired chief See Goerke, Len
West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society

Work of organization (Kirkpatrick) 55B:1010, 64B:1140-1145
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area

Description and community organizations (Kirkpatrick) 46B:1445
Size and electoral representation (Kirkpatrick) 77B:1655-1700
Tourist attractions (Kirkpatrick) 103B:1345
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Businesses and small business award recipients (Sturdy) 66B:1005-1010
Deaths in landslide near Pemberton (Sturdy) 133B:1335
Description (Sturdy) 85B:1010
Health care services
ambulance and emergency health services (Dix) 96A:1440 (Sturdy) 95A:1800
primary care and long-term-care facilities (Dix) 96A:1620-1625 (Sturdy) 96A:1615-1625
Railway crossings, community access (Fleming) 95C:1605 (Sturdy) 95C:1600-1605
Recreation activities and human impact (Sturdy) 91A:1315-1320
Regional transit services
funding model and proposed transit commission (Fleming) 95C:1550-1605 (Sturdy) 95C:1545-1600
governance and proposed transit commission (Sturdy) 125B:1010
governance and proposed transit commission, legislation See British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill M205)
transit services and transportation options (Sturdy) 50B:1120-1125
Size and electoral representation (Sturdy) 84B:1610-1615
Social service organizations and COVID-19 response (Sturdy) 82B:1355
Westbank First Nation

Community forest management (Stewart) 122B:1005-1010
Indigenous land management centre project See University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Mental health services and funding (Malcolmson) 82A:1640 (Stewart) 82A:1640
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK

Role and funding (Singh, A.) 57B:1040
Student seats and funding (Paton) 117B:1425
Student seats and government support (Kang) 117B:1425 (Oakes) 68A:1810 (Paton) 57B:1045
Western toads See Wildlife
Westphal, Edward

Accomplishments as musician (Halford) 61B:1350
West-Pro Logging Ltd.

Impact of government forest policies on operations (Rustad) 136B:1055
Westside Road

Safety improvements (Fleming) 97C:1140, 98C:1315-1320 (Stewart) 97C:1140, 98C:1305-1315
Wetlands

Restoration initiative See Watershed strategy; Watersheds and wetlands under Watersheds
Wet'suwet'en First Nation See also Wet'suwet'en Nation; Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en

Concerns re rights and title agreement process (Rustad) 69A:1135-1140
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for community (Bond) 114B:1355 (Dix) 114B:1400
Engagement and relationship with government (Rankin) 129B:1040-1045
Engagement with government and funding (Milobar) 70A:1435-1440 (Rankin) 70A:1440
Revenues from agreements with government (Milobar) 70A:1440 (Rankin) 70A:1440
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en See also Wet'suwet'en Nation; Wet'suwet'en First Nation

Agreement with government See Rights and title agreement under Wet'suwet'en Nation
Funding for governance capacity-building and unity activities (Cullen) 56B:1555 (Farnworth) 138B:1415 (Milobar) 70A:1420-1425 (Osborne) 51B:1655 (Rankin) 70A:1420-1425, 70A:1445, 129B:1045, 135B:1415
Memorandum of understanding with government (Milobar) 70A:1445 (Rankin) 70A:1445
Protests supporting Chiefs
blockade of pipeline project construction site and police response (Furstenau) 136B:1040-1045 (Olsen) 135B:1405
blockade of pipeline project construction site and workers (Bond) 129B:1035-1040 (Farnworth) 129B:1035-1040 (Rankin) 129B:1040-1045 (Rustad) 129B:1040-1045
Role and meetings with government (Rankin) 69A:1140-1145, 70A:1420, 70A:1435-1440, 129B:1040-1045 (Rustad) 69A:1135-1140
Role and meetings with government, reporting and records (Milobar) 70A:1430 (Rankin) 70A:1435
Supreme Court case See Delgamuukw rulings under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Wet'suwet'en Nation

Decision-making and governance (Farnworth) 138B:1415 (Milobar) 70A:1425-1430, 70A:1445 (Rankin) 70A:1425-1445
Decision-making and governance, removal of hereditary leadership titles (Ross) 51B:1425-1430
Decision-making and unity (Olsen) 135B:1410, 138B:1410-1415 (Rankin) 69A:1140-1145, 129B:1045, 135B:1405-1415 (Rustad) 69A:1140-1145
Elected band councils See Wet'suwet'en First Nation
Hereditary governance system See Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Office of the Wet'suwet'en
Rights and title agreement with government
negotiation (Olsen) 138B:1415 (Rankin) 135B:1410
negotiation and funding (Milobar) 70A:1420-1445 (Rankin) 70A:1420-1445
negotiation and ratification process (Rankin) 69A:1140-1145 (Rustad) 69A:1135-1145
What Do You See?

Video on racism awareness and diversity (Stewart) 79B:1340
Wheeldon, Christy

Work as constituency assistant (Shypitka) 79B:1745
When We Are Kind

B.C. children's book (Dykeman) 45B:1015
Whidbey, Joseph

Contact with Indigenous peoples (Ross) 111B:1115
Whistleblowing

Legislation See Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 2)
Whistleblower protection and reporting of wrongdoing
activities, disclosures and investigations (de Jong) 65B:1805-1810, 67B:1610-1710, 67B:1740-1755 (Eby) 67B:1615-1725, 67B:1740-1800
designated officers (de Jong) 67B:1700-1705, 67B:1740, 68B:1820-1825 (Eby) 67B:1705, 67B:1740-1745, 68B:1820-1830
expansion of coverage (de Jong) 65B:1810, 67B:1705-1710 (Eby) 48B:1005, 65B:1805, 65B:1815, 67B:1710-1725 (Furstenau) 65B:1810-1815, 67B:1720-1725
health care workers See Health professionals and workers under Health care system; Whistleblower protection for health care workers under COVID-19 employee impact and supports
legal protections (Eby) 48B:1005, 65B:1805
notice (Eby) 65B:1805
public disclosures in cases of urgency (de Jong) 67B:1700, 68B:1825 (Eby) 67B:1700, 68B:1825-1830
reporting requirements (de Jong) 67B:1615-1635 (Eby) 65B:1805, 67B:1615-1640
requests for advice (de Jong) 68B:1815-1825 (Eby) 68B:1820-1825
Whistler, B.C.

Affordable housing for workers (Eby) 84A:1710
Health care services, medical imaging (Sturdy) 96A:1615
Health care services, social prescription approach (Sturdy) 114B:1345
Regional transit services See West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
White, Douglas, III

Leadership (Routley) 62B:1020
White privilege

Experience and allyship (Anderson) 85B:1115-1120
White Rock, B.C.

Marine Drive, COVID-19 impact on businesses (Halford) 67B:1410
White Rock constituency and area See Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
White Rock Lake fire See also Killiney Beach; Monte Lake, B.C.; Paxton Valley

Impact on communities and access to information (Stone) 140A:1440-1445
Impact on communities and government response (Farnworth) 104B:1050-1055 (Stewart) 104B:1050-1055 (Stone) 104B:1050, 108B:1015
White Spot Restaurants Ltd.

COVID-19 impact (Bernier) 51B:1350-1355
Whitehead, Joshua

Author of book See Jonny Appleseed
White-Hill, Eliot

Comments on traditional use and stories of Saysutshun (Malcolmson) 103B:1500-1505
Wild Salmon Advisory Council

Membership and work of council (Routley) 64B:1135
Work of council (Sturdy) 85B:1020
Wilden, B.C.

Elementary school proposal (Merrifield) 75A:1740 (Whiteside) 77A:1450
Wildfires See Fires and firefighters
Wildlife See also Animals; Fish

Bears See also Grizzly bears below
conservation officer case re cubs See Casavant, Bryce
Birds
goshawks and protection (Morris) 131B:1800
impact of forest industry practices See Forest management and practices under Forests and forest industry
Caribou protection
predator management (Conroy) 91A:1355-1405 (Doerkson) 91A:1350-1405
protection (Rustad) 89A:1830-1840
recovery plan (Doerkson) 116B:1525 (Heyman) 72C:1745 (Rustad) 116B:1400 (Stewart) 72C:1740
recovery plan and consultation (Davies) 131B:1840
socioeconomic impact and consultation with stakeholders (Bernier) 90A:1115-1120 (Conroy) 90A:1130
Fishers and marten, protection (Morris) 131B:1755-1805
Grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban and population management (Conroy) 91A:1450-1510 (Doerkson) 91A:1440-1510
Habitat protection See also Wildlife and habitat protection below
(Shypitka) 108B:1010
Impact of forest industry practices See Forest management and practices under Forests and forest industry
Invasive species See Invasive species
Management and funding (Conroy) 89A:1835-1845 (Rustad) 89A:1830-1845
Management and protection (Rustad) 61B:1730, 61B:1745
Marine mammals See Orcas; Pinnipeds below
Moose population management
calf-cow harvest and First Nations concerns (Conroy) 89A:1845 (Rustad) 89A:1840-1845
impact of forest practices (Morris) 131B:1810
impact of herbicides (Morris) 116B:1520
population and cow-calf hunting (Conroy) 91A:1325-1350 (Doerkson) 91A:1325-1350, 91A:1500
Orcas, status of southern resident population (Bailey) 64B:1145-1150
Pinnipeds, population and management (Sturdy) 64B:1110
Population recovery and performance measurement (Rustad) 116B:1355
Predator control (Ross) 64B:1130
Predator management (Conroy) 91A:1350-1405, 91A:1435-1440 (Doerkson) 91A:1350-1405, 91A:1430-1440
Species at risk, legislation (Furstenau) 96B:1840 (Heyman) 117B:1420 (Tegart) 117B:1420
Western toads, monitoring and protection (Sturdy) 96B:1345
Whales, killer whales See Orcas above
Wildlife and habitat protection (Donnelly) 103B:1525-1530 (Morris) 54B:1350, 116B:1455-1525, 131B:1750-1815 (Russell) 103B:1605-1610
Wildlife and habitat protection, Together for Wildlife strategy (Conroy) 89A:1835-1840
Wolves, population management (Conroy) 91A:1355-1400, 91A:1435-1440 (Doerkson) 91A:1400, 91A:1430-1440
Wildlife Act

Provisions and Aboriginal hunting rights (Olsen) 135B:1540
Willcocks, Paul

Article on exclusion zones re protests at old-growth forests (Olsen) 104B:1045
Williams, Bill

Comments on government consultation with First Nations (Rustad) 122B:1040, 131B:1515
Williams, Frank and Randy (Danse)

Lives and contributions of brothers (Mark) 91B:1300
Williams Lake, B.C.

Crime and repeat offender issues (Doerkson) 127B:1005
Crime and repeat offender issues, government response (Doerkson) 46B:1705
Dog Creek Road, culvert and flooding issues (Doerkson) 46B:1650
Forest industry and mill operations (Doerkson) 135B:1820, 137B:1345
Frizzi Road, landslides in area and response (Doerkson) 46B:1650
Hospital See Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake, B.C.
Shooting incident and response (Doerkson) 85B:1040, 85B:1050
Williams Lake Stampede

COVID-19 impact and access to relief funding (Doerkson) 75B:1420
Williams Lake Stampede Royalty program

Youth competition and participants (Doerkson) 62B:1005-1010
Williams title case See Rulings on issues, Tsilhqot'in Nation land title under Supreme Court of Canada
Williams-Davidson, Terri-Lynn

Lecture on Indigenous law (Leonard) 107B:1745
Willingdon Care Centre, Burnaby, B.C.

COVID-19 outbreak and deaths (Bernier) 107B:1410 (Bond) 107B:1400
Wills See Estates
Wilson, Judy

Comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation (Banman) 125B:1125-1135
Wind power See Energy
Wine and wine industry

Tax on wine analyzed in laboratories (Robinson) 98B:1345-1350 (Stewart) 98B:1345-1350
Wine tour industry, COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Winter, Alan

Role as innovation commissioner (Kahlon) 88B:1650
Witness protection program See Witness security program under Crime and criminals
Wittmann, Rita

Contributions as health care worker during COVID-19 (Dykeman) 45B:1145
Wolves See Wildlife
Women

Achievements in history (Kirkpatrick) 100B:1340
COVID-19 impact on employment See COVID-19 employee impact and supports
Employment equity See Employment and unemployment
Government action on issues (Cadieux) 58B:1520-1525 (Horgan) 96B:1715 (Milobar) 87B:1100 (Paddon) 92B:1030 (Robinson) 87B:1100-1105
Hatred of women See Misogyny below; Violence against women under Violence
Housing, temporary housing for women experiencing violence See Transition houses under Housing
Leadership in the workplace (Cadieux) 134B:1030
Misogyny (Bernier) 134B:1115-1120 (Kirkpatrick) 134B:1140
Misogyny, intersection with racism See Racism and misogyny under Discrimination and racism
Pay equity
gender pay gap (Oakes) 109B:1505
gender pay gap and equal pay (Robinson) 87B:1045-1050
gender pay gap and equal pay legislation See also Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M203)
(Bond) 106B:1110 (Cadieux) 87B:1045, 96B:1705-1715, 106B:1150, 107B:1705-1710, 134B:1020 (Horgan) 96B:1710-1715 (Kahlon) 86B:1530 (Kirkpatrick) 92B:1020-1025 (Merrifield) 106B:1140 (Milobar) 87B:1100 (Oakes) 106B:1120 (Stone) 86B:1530
gender pay gap and reporting (Cadieux) 87B:1015 (Kirkpatrick) 81C:1410
Senior women See Seniors
Sexism and discrimination against women See Discrimination and racism
Skills training See Skills training
Transition houses See Housing
Violence against women See Violence
Women in sectors
business See Business
concrete industry See Concrete industry
entrepreneurship See Business
hunting See Hunting
law See Lawyers and legal services
politics See Politics and politicians
post-secondary faculty and administration See Post-secondary institutions
railways See Railways and rail services
research See Research and development
skilled trades See Skills training
technology See High-technology industry
traditionally male-dominated sectors (Bailey) 106B:1120 (Bond) 106B:1105-1110 (Cadieux) 106B:1145-1150 (D'Eith) 106B:1110-1115 (Elmore) 106B:1100-1105 (Kirkpatrick) 106B:1125-1130 (Mercier) 106B:1130-1135 (Merrifield) 106B:1135-1140 (Routledge) 106B:1140 (Starchuk) 106B:1150
Women's equality and gender equity (Cadieux) 120B:1010 (Greene) 49B:1705 (Kirkpatrick) 92B:1020-1035 (Paddon) 92B:1025-1030, 120B:1000-1015 (Robinson) 87B:1045-1050
Women's equality and rights (Bond) 106B:1105
Women's status and aging (Kirkpatrick) 78B:1010-1015 (Routledge) 78B:1005-1015
Women's History Month

Event (Elmore) 106B:1100-1105
Wong, Grace

Role re Chinese Canadian Museum (Wat) 67A:1455-1505
Wood Secretariat See Forests and forest industry
Wood waste

Beehive burners and term "wood waste" (Cullen) 135B:1810
Slash burning See also Prescribed or cultural burning under Forests and forest industry
(Conroy) 88A:1405, 88A:1515-1520 (Rustad) 88A:1525
Use for home heating (Doerkson) 116B:1530
Use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Utilization (Doerkson) 137B:1355
Wood-first initiative See Forests and forest industry
Woodlands, New Westminster, B.C.

History and lawsuit by former residents (Coulter) 65B:1515
Woods, Elizabeth (Liz)

Contributions and death (Leonard) 47B:1705
Woodside Energy Ltd.

LNG project status (Ralston) 75C:1720 (Shypitka) 77C:1400
Woodward, Jack

Concerns re Aboriginal rights and title and legislation (Ross) 49B:1730
Woodward, Jon

Comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation (Davies) 109B:1600-1605 (Wat) 112B:1400
Work from home See Remote work under Employment and unemployment
Workers

Affordable housing See Employees, access to housing under Business; Housing
COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 business impact and supports; COVID-19 employee impact and supports; particular topics under COVID-19
Day of mourning See National Day of Mourning
Front-line and essential workers, COVID-19 response See COVID-19
Government support (Coulter) 63B:1630
Government support and initiatives (Bains) 79A:1505, 81A:1600-1605
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Ministry responsible See Labour Ministry
Protection (Bains) 68B:1755-1800 (Coulter) 68B:1625-1630
Rights and protection (Bains) 62B:1030
Supply See Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
Training See Skills training; particular sectors
Wages See Wages and salaries
Workers compensation See also WorkSafeBC

Compensation benefits
determination of retirement age (Bains) 81A:1525-1530 (Kyllo) 81A:1520-1525
dual pension system (Kyllo) 81A:1520-1525
maximum insurable earnings (Bains) 81A:1535 (Kyllo) 81A:1520-1530
Ministry responsible See Labour Ministry
Premiums, costs (Bains) 79A:1525-1545, 79A:1610, 81A:1520-1555 (Kyllo) 79A:1525-1530, 79A:1605-1610, 81A:1515-1555
Presumptive conditions category, addition of COVID-19 (Bains) 70B:1350, 70B:1420, 81A:1540-1550 (Kyllo) 81A:1540-1550
Reports and reviews, legislation report and recommendations (Bains) 81A:1520-1530 (Kyllo) 79A:1530, 79A:1605, 81A:1515-1545
Working Group on Responsible Conduct See Codes of conduct under Local government
WorkSafeBC See also Occupational health and safety; Workers compensation

Accident fund and surplus, management (Bains) 79A:1520 (Kyllo) 79A:1515
Annual report, 2020, and 2021-2023 service plan, tabled (Farnworth) 75B:1420
COVID-19 response (Bains) 69B:1105-1110, 69B:1120, 69B:1130-1140, 69B:1150 (Furstenau) 69B:1145 (Kyllo) 69B:1125-1135, 70B:1305-1320
Financial status See also Accident fund above
(Bains) 79A:1515, 79A:1615-1620 (Kyllo) 79A:1515, 79A:1610-1625
Pension plan (Bains) 79A:1615-1625 (Kyllo) 79A:1615-1625
Reporting on premium costs (Bains) 79A:1610 (Kyllo) 79A:1610
Role re COVID-19 paid sick leave reimbursement program (Bains) 68B:1430, 72B:1605-1615, 72B:1655, 73B:1100-1105, 81A:1340-1345, 81A:1440-1455 (Kyllo) 72B:1605-1615, 72B:1630, 72B:1700, 73B:1055-1100, 81A:1340-1345, 81A:1420, 81A:1440-1455
Staffing (Bains) 79A:1510-1515 (Kyllo) 79A:1510
Surplus See Accident fund and surplus above
World Bee Day

Celebration (Dykeman) 76B:1015 (Paton) 76B:1005
World Cerebral Palsy Day

Purpose (Cadieux) 103B:1350 (Routledge) 103B:1340-1345
World Economic Forum

Report on biodiversity loss and climate change (Furstenau) 54B:1535
World Food Safety Day

Purpose (Singh, A.) 86B:1340
World Mental Health Day

Purpose (Halford) 103B:1355 (Paddon) 99B:1035
Theme (Cadieux) 99B:1030, 99B:1045
World Milk Day

Celebration (Dykeman) 80B:1005
Purpose (Paton) 80B:1015
World Oceans Day

Observance (Donnelly) 85B:1010 (Sturdy) 87B:1015
World Teachers Day

Purpose (Elmore) 101B:1010 (Tegart) 101B:1005
World War II See War
Wosk, Margaux

Artwork and contributions to autism awareness (Glumac) 52B:1015
Woywada, Jason

Comments on access to COVID-19 data (Bond) 108B:1025
Comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation (Olsen) 109B:1755
Wrongful death legislation See Justice system
WSÁNEĆ Nations See also Tsawout First Nation

Culture and role of longhouse (Olsen) 76B:1010-1015
Fishing method and values (Olsen) 116B:1540
Hunting rights (Olsen) 135B:1540
Land dispossessed by governments (Olsen) 80B:1030
Language See SENĆOŦEN language
Teachings on environmental stewardship and interconnectedness (Olsen) 48B:1015-1020, 55B:1030
Traditional story on creation of mountains and islands (Olsen) 48B:1015-1020
Wu, Rose

Experience of anti-Asian racism (Wat) 86A:1700
Wyse, Mike

Comments on Snuneymux First Nation relationship with government (Malcolmson) 103B:1455-1500

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