Third Session, 42nd Parliament – 2022
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
SUBJECT INDEX (DRAFT)
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
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Eagle sanctuary proposal See Wildlife
Early childhood educators See Children and youth
Earth Day
- Celebration and purpose (Merrifield) 187B:1345
Earthquakes
Earthy, Jill
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
East Van Kids STEAM
Easter
Eating disorders
Economy
Edelman Communications
- 2022 trust barometer report (Furstenau) 143B:1715
Edge Catering
- COVID-19 impact on business (Stone) 148B:1040
Education See also Adult basic education; Education funding; Post-secondary education; Schools
Education and Child Care Ministry See also Education Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 196A:1705-1815, 197A:1445-1845, 198A:1110-1145, 199A:1305-1350
- speakers (Chen) 196A:1720-1815, 197A:1445-1700 (Furstenau) 197A:1750-1815 (Kirkpatrick) 196A:1720-1810, 197A:1445-1615, 197A:1635-1705, 197A:1825-1840, 198A:1110-1130, 199A:1305-1345 (Letnick) 197A:1705-1720 (Merrifield) 197A:1615-1630, 199A:1335 (Oakes) 199A:1345 (Olsen) 197A:1725-1745 (Stewart) 198A:1140 (Whiteside) 196A:1705-1720, 197A:1710-1845, 198A:1120-1145, 199A:1305-1345
Education funding
Education Ministry See also Education and Child Care Ministry
Edwards, Anne
- Life and service as MLA (Farnworth) 243B:1335
Edwards, Iwan
Edwards, James (Stocky)
Edwards, Lloyd
Egg production See Poultry industry
Egypt
Eid ul-Fitr
Elections
- By-election, April 30, 2022 See Vancouver-Quilchena constituency and area
- By-election, September 10, 2022 See Surrey South constituency and area
- Entering of certificate of results for April 30, 2022, by-election for Vancouver-Quilchena into Journals of the House (Farnworth) 208B:1355
- Entering of certificate of results for September 10, 2022, by-election for Surrey South into Journals of the House (Rankin) 222B:1345
- Municipal elections See Local government elections
- Right to vote, South Asian Canadians (Brar) 180B:1340
- Right to vote, women (Anderson) 221B:1155
Elections B.C.
- Reports tabled
- 2021-22 annual report and 2022-23–2024-25 service plan (Speaker) 225B:1440
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and South Surrey By-elections (Speaker) 256B:1200
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change, May 2022 (Speaker) 215B:1430
Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Reports
- preliminary report tabled (Speaker) 222B:1445
Electric vehicles See Zero-emission and clean vehicles under Automobiles
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Elk Valley
Elkford, B.C.
- Emergency health services (Shypitka) 219B:1115
Emergence: Out of the Shadows
Emergencies
- 911 call service and emergency dispatch system
- Ambulance service See Ambulance service
- Disaster assistance and recovery (Doerkson) 152B:1635-1640
- Disaster financial assistance (Farnworth) 220A:1355-1400 (Morris) 220A:1355-1400 (Stone) 219B:1040
- Disaster financial assistance and federal funding (Dix) 206A:1610 (Farnworth) 220A:1400, 220A:1450, 220A:1555-1610 (Morris) 220A:1355-1400, 220A:1555-1610
- Emergency management See also Emergency management B.C.
- Emergency notification system and alerts (Shypitka) 149B:1805
- Emergency preparedness and response
- climate-related events See also Severe weather events under Weather
- climate-related events and recovery (Rice) 163B:1105 (Wat) 144B:1105
- community emergency preparedness fund (Dix) 206A:1510
- emergency calls system (Farnworth) 220A:1510 (Tegart) 220A:1510
- emergency operations centres (Farnworth) 220A:1615 (Stewart) 220A:1610-1620
- floods, landslides and wildfires (Conroy) 219B:1105 (Furstenau) 219B:1105
- funding for preparedness and response (Farnworth) 220A:1620
- funding for preparedness, response and recovery (de Jong) 220A:1515-1550 (Farnworth) 220A:1525-1555 (Rice) 163B:1105-1110
- government response to floods, landslides and wildfires (Ross) 152B:1545-1550
- government response to floods, landslides, heatwaves and wildfires (Merrifield) 152B:1710-1715 (Shypitka) 149B:1755-1805
- health care system response to floods, landslides and wildfires (Bond) 206A:1515-1525 (Dix) 206A:1515-1530, 206A:1610
- heat alert See also Heatwaves
- heat alert and response (Bond) 206A:1500-1515 (Dix) 204A:1835, 206A:1500-1515
- media coverage (Furstenau) 219B:1105
- mental health services See Mental health and addiction under Mental health
- preparedness and response (Ashton) 162B:1545
- response to floods and wildfires (Sandhu) 159B:1705
- response to floods, landslides, heatwaves and wildfires (Banman) 143B:1735-1740, 158B:1055-1100 (Doerkson) 152B:1635-1640, 159B:1645-1655
- Emergency social services (Beare) 183A:1620-1625
- Fires See Fires and firefighters
- First responders See also Firefighters under Fires and firefighters; Paramedics
- Floods See Floods and floodplains
- Health emergency services See Ambulance service; Health care system
- Heatwaves See Emergency preparedness and response above; Heatwaves
- Legislation See Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M212)
- Search and rescue services (Walker) 253B:1400
Emergency management B.C. See also Emergencies
Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M212)
Emerson, Brian
- Work as deputy provincial health officer (Dix) 209C:1115
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employer health tax
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 19)
- (Minister of Labour) 1R, 173B:1345; 2R, 174B:1105-1125; C, 176B:1605-1640; 3R, 176B:1645; RA, 178B:1635
- Debate, speakers (Bains) 173B:1345, 174B:1105-1115, 174B:1125, 176B:1605-1640 (Kyllo) 174B:1115-1125, 176B:1605-1640
- Definitions, "calendar year" (Bains) 176B:1605
- Purpose of bill (Bains) 173B:1345, 174B:1115
Employment standards branch
Enactus Okanagan College
- National competition win for apple waste recovery project (Merrifield) 226B:1020-1025
Endangered species See Species at risk
Enderby, B.C.
- Family physician recruitment, petition tabled (Kyllo) 170B:1105
Enderby Entertainment
Energy See also British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Bioenergy, use of wood pellets and wood waste for power generation (Conroy) 223B:1045, 230B:1045 (Furstenau) 230B:1045 (Olsen) 223B:1040-1045
- Clean energy
- Electricity, clean electricity (Greene) 165B:1035-1040
- Electricity rates (Ralston) 190A:1545 (Sturdy) 190A:1540
- Fossil fuels See Oil and gas
- Heat pumps See Home heating below
- Home heating
- clean energy incentives (Robinson) 154B:1405
- heat pump installation and worker training (Ralston) 185A:1550
- heat pumps (Bernier) 155B:1835-1840 (Milobar) 155B:1445 (Stone) 163B:1120-1125
- heat pumps and natural gas systems (Bernier) 189A:1515-1520 (Ralston) 189A:1615-1620 (Shypitka) 189A:1610-1620
- heat pumps, rebates (Furstenau) 185A:1545-1555 (Ralston) 185A:1550-1555, 185A:1705
- hot water tanks (Milobar) 169B:1800-1805
- natural gas (Furstenau) 185A:1555 (Ralston) 185A:1555
- options (Sturdy) 190A:1535-1540
- tax on fossil-fuel systems and heat pumps (Ashton) 162B:1540 (Banman) 170B:1115, 170B:1130 (Bernier) 155B:1835-1840, 171B:1310-1315 (Davies) 158B:1150, 171B:1515-1520 (Dean) 170B:1150 (Doerkson) 159B:1640, 171B:1620 (Furstenau) 170B:1130-1135 (Kyllo) 171B:1455-1500 (Milobar) 169B:1800-1805, 169B:1815, 183B:1450-1515 (Robinson) 154B:1440, 155B:1400, 169B:1745, 183B:1455-1515, 183B:1640 (Shypitka) 171B:1410-1415, 171B:1430 (Stewart) 159B:1540 (Stone) 171B:1610
- tax on systems using natural gas (Stone) 163B:1120-1125
- Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects (Glumac) 164B:1615
- Hydroelectricity See Hydroelectric power above
- Hydrogen strategy See Fuel
- Independent power producers (Ralston) 189A:1650 (Shypitka) 189A:1645
- Independent power projects
- Independent power projects, First Nations communities (Lee) 189A:1655-1800 (Ralston) 189A:1655-1800
- Innovative clean energy fund (Ralston) 185A:1520
- International energy supply
- B.C. role (de Jong) 159B:1420, 160B:1050-1055 (Horgan) 159B:1405-1425, 162B:1355-1405 (Milobar) 160B:1050, 172B:1125-1130 (Olsen) 162B:1410 (Ralston) 160B:1035-1040, 160B:1050 (Ross) 159B:1405-1410, 159B:1730-1735, 159B:1745-1750, 160B:1030-1040, 162B:1355-1400, 200B:1155 (Shypitka) 172B:1135-1140 (Stone) 159B:1410-1415, 162B:1400-1405
- supply (Stone) 240B:1035
- supply and balance with emission reduction targets (Ralston) 243B:1415 (Ross) 159B:1730
- Power supply
- Transmission system (Morris) 171B:1405
- Wood pellets and wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy above
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 185A:1520-1710, 187A:1440-1815, 188A:1110-1140, 189A:1335-1815, 190A:1435-1550
- speakers (Bernier) 189A:1445-1520 (Davies) 189A:1355-1445 (Furstenau) 185A:1530-1600, 189A:1520-1530, 189A:1545-1555 (Lee) 187A:1525-1640, 189A:1650-1800 (Oakes) 189A:1800 (Olsen) 185A:1600-1630, 189A:1530-1540 (Ralston) 185A:1520-1710, 187A:1445-1815, 188A:1110-1140, 189A:1340-1815, 190A:1435-1550 (Shypitka) 185A:1525-1530, 185A:1630-1710, 187A:1440-1520, 187A:1640-1815, 188A:1110-1140, 189A:1335-1355, 189A:1520, 189A:1610-1645, 190A:1435-1530, 190A:1545 (Sturdy) 189A:1805-1810, 190A:1535-1540
- Budget (Ralston) 185A:1635-1645 (Shypitka) 185A:1630-1640
- Estimates process, follow-up questions (Ralston) 190A:1545 (Shypitka) 190A:1545
- Lobbyists and briefing note (Furstenau) 185A:1530-1540 (Ralston) 185A:1535, 185A:1545
- Mandate (Ralston) 185A:1520
- Role and responsibilities (Ralston) 185A:1520-1525
- Role in reconciliation initiatives (Olsen) 185A:1600-1605 (Ralston) 185A:1605-1615
- Staff (Ralston) 185A:1525, 187A:1510, 187A:1555, 187A:1650, 187A:1705 (Shypitka) 187A:1645
- Staff, role re firefighting and mine rescue events (Ralston) 187A:1735-1740 (Shypitka) 187A:1735
- Staff, southeast secretariat (Ralston) 185A:1635-1640 (Shypitka) 185A:1635-1640
- Work with Indigenous Relations and Reconcilation Ministry (Ralston) 185A:1610
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 37)
- (Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation) 1R, 240B:1010-1015; 2R, 250B:1755-2050, 251B:1105-1145, 252B:1335-1400; C, 255A:1500-1645; 3R, 255B:1705; RA, 255B:1715
- Debate, speakers (Bernier) 250B:1925-1945 (Davies) 250B:2045-2050, 251B:1105-1125 (Doerkson) 250B:2030-2045 (Furstenau) 250B:1910-1925 (Halford) 251B:1125-1145 (Lee) 255A:1510, 255A:1525-1530, 255A:1630 (Ralston) 240B:1015, 250B:1755-1800, 255A:1500-1635 (Ross) 250B:2005-2030 (Rustad) 250B:1945-2005 (Shypitka) 250B:1800-1910, 255A:1500-1525, 255A:1540-1640 (Stewart) 252B:1335-1355
- Schedule for debate (Farnworth) 252B:1330, 255B:1305
English language learning programs
Environment
- Biodiversity
- Climate change See Climate change
- Environmental assessment process
- Environmental protection
- Environmental racism concept See Discrimination and racism
- Environmental stewardship initiatives program (Ralston) 185A:1645
- Government initiatives (Chant) 143B:1540-1545
- Habitat protection See Fish; Wildlife
- Microbiome (Russell) 246B:1355
- Restorative properties of nature (Merrifield) 187B:1345-1350
- Sustainability and balance with economic development values See Sustainable and inclusive development under Economy
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 191A:1140-1150, 192A:1300-1715, 194A:1440-1815, 195A:1100-1145, 196A:1335-1650
- speakers (Ashton) 195A:1105-1110 (Furstenau) 194A:1725-1800 (Halford) 192A:1305-1320, 192A:1335-1340, 192A:1355 (Heyman) 191A:1140-1150, 192A:1310-1710, 194A:1450-1815, 195A:1100-1145, 196A:1335-1650 (Lee) 192A:1320-1350 (Merrifield) 192A:1305, 192A:1410-1710, 194A:1445-1725, 196A:1335-1525, 196A:1645-1650 (Milobar) 195A:1110-1130 (Olsen) 194A:1800, 195A:1100 (Paton) 196A:1630-1640 (Shypitka) 196A:1525-1605 (Stewart) 196A:1645 (Sturdy) 196A:1605-1630
- 2021-22 report on environmental emergency program, tabled (Heyman) 253B:1440
- 2022 report on climate change accountability, tabled (Heyman) 253B:1440
- Relationship with First Nations communities (Lore) 235B:1035
- Relationship with lobbyists (Heyman) 232B:1430
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2021-22, tabled (Rankin) 229B:1435
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 26)
- (Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy) 1R, 219B:1035-1040; 2R, 222B:1455-1810; C, 224B:1330-1450; 3R, 224B:1450; RA, 248B:1710
- Debate, speakers (Chant) 222B:1720-1735 (Coulter) 222B:1735-1805 (Donnelly) 222B:1805-1810 (Dykeman) 222B:1705-1720 (Heyman) 219B:1035, 222B:1455-1655, 222B:1810, 224B:1330-1445 (Merrifield) 222B:1655-1705, 224B:1330-1345, 224B:1410-1445 (Ross) 224B:1350-1405
Eppler, Jeffrey
Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M202)
Eric Flowerdew Volunteer Award
Ernst and Young
ESG investment See Environmental, social and governmental considerations under Investment
Esquimalt, B.C. See also Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area
- Walk for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons (Dean) 198B:1005
Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area
Estimates of expenditures
- Ministries
- Advanced Education and Skills Training See Advanced Education and Skills Training Ministry
- Agriculture and Food See Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Attorney General See Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing
- Children and Family Development See Children and Family Development Ministry
- Citizens' Services See Citizens' Services Ministry
- Education and Child Care See Education and Child Care Ministry
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation See Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy See Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Finance See Finance Ministry
- Forests See Forests Ministry
- Health See Health Ministry
- Housing See Attorney General Ministry and Minister Responsible for Housing
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation See Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
- Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation See Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ministry
- Labour See Labour Ministry
- Land, Water and Resource Stewardship See Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Ministry
- Mental Health and Addictions See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Municipal Affairs See Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Premier's Office See Premier's Office
- Public Safety and Solicitor General See Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport See Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
- Transportation and Infrastructure See Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Estimates of ministries' expenditures See particular ministries
- Legislative Assembly See Legislative Assembly
- Management of public funds and debt See Budget
- Ministries
- Officers of the Legislature See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature
- Other appropriations See Budget
- Presentation See Presentation of estimates
Europe
- Energy supply See International energy supply under Energy
Evraz PLC
Eye health and visual impairment