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
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 | X | Y | Z

Face masks, shields, etc. See Personal protective equipment and supplies under COVID-19
Fair, Henry

Contributions and death (Donnelly) 217B:1330
Families

Affordability and cost of living issues See Consumers
B.C. family benefit
impact on Indigenous persons (Robinson) 232B:1450
name change (Robinson) 230B:1015, 232B:1450
payment increase (Furstenau) 232B:1455 (Letnick) 232B:1450 (Milobar) 234B:1310 (Paddon) 242B:1115 (Robinson) 230B:1010, 232B:1450, 234B:1310
qualifications (Milobar) 234B:1310 (Robinson) 234B:1310
Caregivers See Caregivers
Cost of living See Consumers
Extended families and community members raising children, support payments (Dean) 144B:1135
Family maintenance and child support
interjurisdictional support, legislation See Attorney General Statutes (Hague Convention on Child and Family Support) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 8)
Family violence See Domestic violence under Violence
Foster families See Foster care
Government support and initiatives See also B.C. family benefit above
(D'Eith) 149B:1705 (Farnworth) 167B:1040 (Robinson) 191B:1030 (Yao) 242B:1145
Single-parent families, employment initiative See Employment programs under Income assistance
Family physicians See Physicians
Famous Five

Accomplishments for women (Merrifield) 230B:1015
Farmers, farming, farmland, etc. See Agriculture
Fathers, Helen

Service as councillor (Halford) 150B:1350
FCRSAs See Agreements with government, forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements under Forests and forest industry
Featherstone, Karl

Death and government assistance to family (Starchuk) 205B:1020
Remembrance at fallen firefighters memorial (Starchuk) 229B:1355
Federal Court of Appeal

Rulings on issues
Health Canada pesticide regulation re glyphosate (Olsen) 182B:1350
Federal government See Government
Federal-provincial relations See Government
Federation of B.C. Youth in Care Networks

Role and online event (Kirkpatrick) 215B:1345
Fentanyl See Illegal and toxic drugs; Opioid use under Substance use and addiction
Ferraby, Al

Fundraising for CFAX Santas Anonymous (Lore) 215B:1340
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Government initiatives (Glumac) 164B:1620
Integration with transit services See Public transportation under Transportation
Legislation See Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 7)
Ridership and COVID-19 impact (Fleming) 217A:1800
Routes and services
Royal Bay commuter service feasibility study (Fleming) 217A:1805 (Sturdy) 217A:1805
two-ferry service for Vesuvius Bay to Crofton route, petition tabled (Olsen) 180B:1425
System
management (Fleming) 155B:1345
Vessels
electrification (Fleming) 217A:1815 (Sturdy) 217A:1810
procurement and construction, government strategy See Shipbuilding industry
Fertility treatments See Reproduction
FESBC See Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia
FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup hosting proposal (Cadieux) 167A:1140
Film industry

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Digital media and visual arts industry See Information and communications technology
Government initiatives (Singh, A.) 207B:1120
Role in economy (Dykeman) 207B:1150 (Halford) 207B:1125
Skills training and government funding (Dykeman) 207B:1150
South Asian community involvement (Singh, A.) 207B:1120
Tax credits, production service tax credit (Robinson) 169B:1750
Finance and Government Services Committee

Membership change (Farnworth) 169B:1440, 197B:1435, 213B:1720, 223B:1105
Powers and role (Farnworth) 152B:1305
Prebudget consultation process and recommendations (Kirkpatrick) 222B:1450-1455 (Routledge) 222B:1445
Recommendation on health services for ME/CFS (Bond) 206A:1410
Reports
third report for second session of 42nd parliament, annual review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Routledge) 143B:1445; debate (Stewart) 143B:1445-1450; adopted 143B:1450
first report for third session of 42nd parliament, interim review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Routledge) 219B:1125; debate (Kirkpatrick) 219B:1130; adopted 219B:1130
second report for third session of 42nd parliament, 2023 budget consultations
presented (Routledge) 222B:1445-1450; debate (Kirkpatrick) 222B:1450-1455; adopted 222B:1455
Statutory officer review and work of committee (Kirkpatrick) 219B:1130 (Routledge) 143B:1445, 219B:1125 (Stewart) 143B:1445-1450
Work of committee
members and staff thanked (Kirkpatrick) 219B:1130 (Routledge) 143B:1445, 219B:1125 (Stewart) 143B:1450
participants and staff thanked (Kirkpatrick) 222B:1450
participants, members and staff thanked (Routledge) 222B:1445-1450
Finance Ministry

Estimates
debate 208B:1450-1825, 209B:1100-1150, 210B:1335-1810, 211B:1440-1850, 212B:1130-1155
speakers (Furstenau) 210B:1335-1440 (Kyllo) 210B:1735-1805 (Milobar) 208B:1455-1550, 208B:1610-1815, 209B:1100-1145, 210B:1445-1730, 211B:1440-1850, 212B:1130-1155 (Robinson) 208B:1450-1825, 209B:1105-1150, 210B:1345-1810, 211B:1445-1850, 212B:1130-1155
Mandate See Role and responsibilities below
Reports tabled
government borrowings and loans for 2021-22 (Robinson) 253B:1440
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (Robinson) 226B:1105
Role and responsibilities (Milobar) 173B:1430
Work on budget process commended (Walker) 156B:1130
Financial Administration Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2022 (Bill 6)
(Furstenau) 182B:1710-1720 (Milobar) 182B:1625-1705, 182B:1720-1740 (Robinson) 154B:1435, 169B:1740, 182B:1625-1740
Financial services industry

Consumer loans, interest payments (Milobar) 191B:1030
Payday and consumer loan industry (Morris) 171B:1400
Firearms

Gun violence by gangs See Gangs
Fires and firefighters See also British Columbia Wildfire Service

Firefighters
cancer incidence (Starchuk) 179B:1015
emergency services and scope of practice (Shypitka) 221B:1055
female firefighters (Routledge) 239B:1435-1440
partnerships (Conroy) 210C:1515-1520
role and appreciation (Stone) 197B:1350
work and training (Chant) 169B:1355 (Rustad) 210C:1455, 210C:1530
worker protection (Farnworth) 216B:1050
work-related firefighter deaths and assistance to families (Starchuk) 205B:1020
Volunteer firefighter departments, role and funding (Oakes) 201B:1350
Wildfires See also particular locations
community response funding (Conroy) 210C:1500
First Nations cultural burning practices (Conroy) 206B:1315, 210C:1455
government and local response (Ross) 152B:1545-1550
government preparedness and response See also Emergencies
(Doerkson) 186B:1025-1030 (Farnworth) 216B:1050 (Olsen) 216B:1045-1050 (Ralston) 187A:1735-1740 (Shypitka) 187A:1735
health impacts of wildfire smoke (Olsen) 216B:1045-1050
impact and costs (Merrifield) 152B:1715
impact and response (Anderson) 186B:1020-1030 (Conroy) 210C:1450-1530 (Doerkson) 239B:1445 (Rustad) 210C:1445-1520 (Shypitka) 149B:1755-1800 (Stone) 239B:1445-1450, 243B:1400 (Tegart) 143B:1625-1635, 153B:1010
impact of climate change See Climate change
impact on health care services and evacuations of long-term-care residents (Bond) 206A:1515 (Dix) 206A:1520, 206A:1545-1550, 206A:1620
prevention and FireSmart program (Anderson) 186B:1020 (Conroy) 210C:1455-1500 (Rice) 163B:1105-1110 (Robinson) 154B:1410
prevention and role of broadleaf tree species (Morris) 194B:1400
response, resources and risk assessment (Conroy) 210C:1515, 210C:1530 (Rustad) 210C:1500-1505, 210C:1520
silviculture practices after wildfires See Silviculture under Forests and forest industry
First Nations and Indigenous persons See also Métis; particular First Nations and bands

Aboriginal rights and title
activism and work of First Nations (Jack, J.) 176B:1415
denial (Casimer, C.) 176B:1425
fishing rights (Olsen) 184B:1030
harvesting rights See also Traditional plants and harvesting rights below
(Olsen) 180B:1405
legislation, action plan for implementation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
rights and title (Cullen) 143B:1400-1405 (Lee) 143B:1405 (Olsen) 143B:1410 (Rankin) 201C:1435-1505
role of court cases (Morris) 145B:1400-1405 (Ross) 152B:1540, 201C:1435-1445
Access to ecosystem resources and food sources See also Traditional plants and harvesting rights below
(Olsen) 180B:1405
Agreements with government
agreements (Lee) 176B:1400 (Ross) 152B:1530 (Routley) 157B:1710
forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements (Conroy) 206B:1320-1325, 206B:1645 (Olsen) 199A:1430, 199A:1450, 206B:1315-1325 (Rankin) 199A:1405, 199A:1435, 201C:1515, 201C:1540
Indigenous decision-making (Lee) 201C:1810-1815 (Rankin) 201C:1810-1815
mineral tenure revenue-sharing agreements (Lee) 201C:1555-1600 (Rankin) 201C:1555-1605
resource co-management agreements (Cullen) 152B:1510 (Rankin) 199A:1435
revenue-sharing agreements (Sturdy) 167A:1125
Anti-Indigenous racism See Racism against Indigenous persons under Discrimination and racism
Burial sites, residential school sites See Residential schools below
Businesses, participation in B.C. Bid system (Banman) 183A:1840, 184A:1120 (Beare) 184A:1120
Child protection system
access to government records (Olsen) 218B:1430-1440
number of children in government care (Dean) 144B:1135, 151B:1035 (Furstenau) 151B:1030 (Lee) 201C:1735-1740 (Rankin) 201C:1735
reforms (Dean) 144B:1130-1135, 194B:1420
reforms and role of government (Dean) 218B:1435
supports for youth aging out of care (Lore) 235B:1045
system and role of Indigenous communities (Dean) 144B:1135, 151B:1035 (Lee) 201C:1740-1745 (Rankin) 201C:1735-1745
system and role of Indigenous communities, legislation See Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Bill 38)
Children
Aboriginal Head Start program and child care spaces (Dykeman) 201B:1345
Aboriginal Head Start program and early learning (Robinson) 154B:1350
deaths and burials at residential schools See Residential schools below
Indigenous-led child care (Lee) 201C:1745 (Rankin) 201C:1740-1745 (Walker) 156B:1140
Children in government care See Child protection system above
Consultation by government (Cullen) 152B:1520-1525
Consultation on legislation (Ross) 152B:1530
Cultural burning practices in forests See Wildfires, First Nations cultural burning practices under Fires and firefighters
Cultural heritage and history (Lee) 218B:1415
Culture and heritage, repatriation See Museums
Delegation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit to Rome (Casimer, C.) 176B:1420
Delgamuukw case and rulings (Cullen) 143B:1405 (Lee) 143B:1405, 201C:1455-1500 (Olsen) 143B:1410 (Rankin) 199A:1445-1450, 201C:1435-1440, 201C:1455, 243B:1405 (Ross) 152B:1540
Disabled Indigenous persons (Coulter) 254B:1015
Economic and community development (Babchuk) 209B:1015-1020 (Rankin) 201C:1540
Economic development (Olsen) 184B:1030 (Russell) 165B:1030
Education See Education of Indigenous persons under Education; First Nations schools under Schools
Emergency management and climate adaptation, funding (Rankin) 162B:1820
Emergency preparedness, funding (Rice) 163B:1105
First citizens fund (Lee) 201C:1515-1520 (Rankin) 201C:1520-1525
Gaming revenue-sharing agreement with government (Lee) 201C:1525-1535 (Rankin) 199A:1405-1410, 201C:1525-1535
Glyphosate use on First Nations lands See Pest control and management under Forests and forest industry
Health care
review of discrimination and racism See Racism against Indigenous persons under Discrimination and racism
services See Services for Indigenous persons and communities under Health care system
Housing (Lore) 193B:1030-1035, 193B:1045 (Robinson) 154B:1345
Indigenous procurement initiative (Banman) 183A:1840, 184A:1115-1120
Internet service for Indigenous communities See Information and communications technology
Involvement in forest industry See Agreements with government, forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements above; Forests and forest industry
Involvement in LNG industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Liquefied natural gas development
Involvement in local government
regional districts (Cullen) 190A:1815 (Olsen) 190A:1810
Involvement in mining industry See Agreements with government, mineral tenure revenue-sharing agreements above; Mines and mining industry
Involvement in resource industries See particular industries
Involvement in tourism industry See Indigenous tourism under Tourism
Jurisdiction (Lee) 201C:1505 (Rankin) 201C:1510 (Ross) 152B:1530
Justice system overrepresentation (Lee) 201C:1805 (Rankin) 201C:1805
Land acknowledgments (Routledge) 152B:1555
Land and resource management See Resources and resource industries
Language preservation and revitalization
federal funding to cultural council See First Peoples Cultural Council
inclusive digital font in government communications and records (Beare) 185A:1430 (Lee) 201C:1655-1730, 201C:1740
personal names in government documents (Beare) 185A:1430-1440 (Clovechok) 212B:1025-1030 (Olsen) 185A:1430, 185A:1445, 212B:1050-1055
personal names, legislation See Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M209)
(Rankin) 201C:1655-1730
Lawsuits involving government (Lee) 201C:1750 (Rankin) 201C:1750
Legacy of colonialism and European settlement (Jack, J.) 176B:1415 (Olsen) 176B:1410, 212B:1055 (Routledge) 152B:1555-1605 (Tom, D.) 176B:1435
Legislation See Wildlife Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 14)
Missing and murdered women, girls and two-spirit persons See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
Moose Hide campaign See Violence against Indigenous women and children under Violence
Parliamentary committee See Aboriginal Affairs Committee
Protection of cultural and sacred sites and objects (Conroy) 206B:1315
Reconciliation
government action (Beare) 243B:1420-1435 (Dean) 144B:1130-1135 (D'Eith) 149B:1710 (Furstenau) 151B:1030-1035 (Horgan) 218B:1440 (Lee) 235B:1040 (Lore) 235B:1030-1035, 235B:1045 (Olsen) 159B:1400, 176B:1530, 185A:1600, 212B:1050-1055, 218B:1435 (Osborne) 159B:1405 (Rankin) 199A:1355-1410 (Sandhu) 145B:1340 (Sharma) 157B:1620, 164B:1650 (Stone) 243B:1425
government action and role of Aboriginal Affairs Committee (Bond) 156B:1120 (Olsen) 156B:1130
government action in education system (Whiteside) 159B:1525-1530
government approach (Olsen) 149B:1735-1740
legislation and implementation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
reconciliation (Alexis) 153B:1150 (Anderson) 164B:1705 (Casimer, C.) 176B:1420 (Cullen) 152B:1510 (Elmore) 164B:1550-1555 (Lee) 176B:1355-1400, 218B:1415 (Ross) 152B:1530, 152B:1540 (Routledge) 152B:1600 (Throne speech) 142B:1415-1420, 142B:1440 (Yao) 143B:1815
reconciliation and local government (Cullen) 190A:1750-1755 (Olsen) 190A:1745
reconciliation and post-secondary education system (Kang) 162B:1835-1840
reconciliation and repatriation of cultural items See Museums
reconciliation and role of mining sector (Ralston) 157B:1350-1355
reconciliation and social issues (Ross) 159B:1740-1745
Relationship with government
changes and all-party approach to issues (Olsen) 223B:1115
collaboration and government action (Lee) 235B:1040
fiscal relationship framework (Lee) 201C:1515 (Olsen) 199A:1430 (Rankin) 199A:1405-1410, 199A:1435, 199A:1505, 201C:1515, 201C:1540
relationship (Olsen) 223B:1100-1105 (Ross) 152B:1525-1530
systemic change (Casimer, C.) 176B:1425 (Lee) 223B:1110-1115
urban Indigenous communities (Lee) 201C:1750-1805 (Rankin) 201C:1755-1805
Relationship with lands and other species (Olsen) 149B:1740
Residential schools
deaths and unmarked graves (Doerkson) 143B:1355 (Lee) 201C:1720 (Olsen) 212B:1050-1055 (Rankin) 199A:1400, 201C:1720, 212B:1045 (Sharma) 164B:1650 (Throne speech) 142B:1415
historical violence and response (Farnworth) 218A:1835-1845 (Morris) 218A:1835-1840
history and legacy (Lee) 201C:1740 (Milobar) 212B:1045-1050 (Rankin) 199A:1400 (Sharma) 164B:1650
history and legacy of schools and health institutions (Elmore) 164B:1555
Sports participation See Sports and recreation
Traditional place names (Olsen) 219B:1050
Traditional plants and harvesting rights (Olsen) 177B:1050
Treaties
Douglas treaties (Olsen) 144B:1015
preservation and storage of Douglas treaties (Lore) 214B:1130
treaties (Rankin) 199A:1410, 199A:1415, 201C:1445-1450 (Ross) 201C:1440-1445
treaty land entitlements (Davies) 201C:1540-1550 (Rankin) 201C:1540-1550
Violence against Indigenous persons See Sexual violence; Violence
Violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons; Violence
Women, girls and two-spirit persons
missing and murdered See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
vulnerability due to systemic issues (Olsen) 198B:1030
First Nations Energy and Mining Council

Report and consultation by government (Olsen) 185A:1610 (Ralston) 185A:1615-1620, 187A:1600, 187A:1625, 187A:1635
First Nations Leadership Council

Members, permission to address the House (Farnworth) 239B:1345
Relationship with government (Ralston) 185A:1605, 185A:1620
First Peoples Cultural Council

Funding and role (Lee) 201C:1705-1715, 201C:1725-1730 (Rankin) 201C:1700-1730
First responders See Emergencies
First speeches by members

Lore, Grace (Victoria–Beacon Hill) 161B:1410-1435
Walker, Adam (Parksville-Qualicum) 156B:1130-1155
Fish

Fish farms See Aquaculture
Habitat protection (Sturdy) 146B:1040
Salmon
protection (Ross) 152B:1555
protection and habitat restoration (Ross) 162B:1345-1350
protection of spawning areas (Olsen) 225B:1430
restoration and wild salmon strategy (Donnelly) 204B:1350
wild salmon strategy (Osborne) 213A:1455
Steelhead populations
status and protection (Donnelly) 204B:1350
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition See British Columbia Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition
Fishing industry

Small-craft fishing industry (Greene) 180B:1345
Fitness See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness; Sports and recreation
Flaherty, David

Life and contributions (Rankin) 234B:1305
Fletcher, Tom

Contributions as legislative journalist and retirement (Falcon) 216B:1010
Floods and floodplains

Flood response and recovery (Cullen) 190A:1630 (Throne speech) 142B:1420, 142B:1435
Flooding and response (Beare) 162B:1515 (Coulter) 143B:1610 (Ross) 152B:1545 (Tegart) 143B:1635-1640, 153B:1010
Flooding from severe weather events in November 2021 See Weather; particular locations
Flooding impacts (Merrifield) 152B:1715
Flooding preparedness and response See also Emergency preparedness and response under Emergencies
(Banman) 239B:1440 (Beare) 183A:1620-1625 (Morris) 145B:1420
Floodwater management, role of government ministries (Fleming) 217A:1630-1650 (Furstenau) 217A:1630-1650
River modelling and forecasting (Conroy) 219B:1105 (Rice) 163B:1110
Flu See Influenza virus
Food and food industry

Apples (Ashton) 237B:1020-1025
Apples, waste recovery project (Merrifield) 226B:1020-1025
Berry farming See also Fruit farming industry below
(Banman) 143B:1740
Cost increases (Paton) 193B:1050
Culinary tourism See Tourism
Food banks See Food banks
Food prices (Banman) 143B:1730 (Shypitka) 160B:1110, 242B:1130 (Yao) 242B:1145
Food security See Food security
Fruit farming industry (Ashton) 237B:1020-1025
Healthy food, farmers market nutrition coupon program See Healthy eating under Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
Home-based craft food businesses (Paton) 187B:1340-1345, 200B:1145
Home-based craft food businesses, legislation See Home-Based Craft Food 2.0 Act (Bill M207)
Locally grown and produced food
awareness and public education (Wat) 232B:1355-1400
locally grown and produced food (Ashton) 237B:1025 (Greene) 221B:1035-1040 (Paton) 153B:1005, 187B:1340-1345, 237B:1015 (Russell) 211B:1355-1400 (Sims) 209B:1020-1025
promotion See Buy B.C. program
Meat production
local production and infrastructure (Russell) 211B:1355
Regional food hubs (Anderson) 164B:1705
Restaurants and restaurant industry See Restaurant and food services industry
School-based nutrition programs See Education
Seafood
spot prawns (Greene) 180B:1345
Food banks

Use (Sturdy) 242B:1140
Use, increase (Milobar) 242B:1105
Food Delivery Service Fee Act (Bill 33)

(Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation) 1R, 226B:1015; 2R, 231B:1330-1425; C, 232B:1500-1545; 3R, 232B:1545; RA, 248B:1710
Debate, speakers (Chant) 231B:1415-1420 (Dykeman) 231B:1350-1405 (Halford) 231B:1345-1350 (Kahlon) 226B:1015, 231B:1330-1335, 231B:1420-1425, 232B:1505-1545 (Stone) 231B:1335-1345, 232B:1505-1545 (Yao) 231B:1405-1410
Food Ministry See Agriculture and Food Ministry
Food security

Concept and Indigenous food security (Olsen) 180B:1400-1405 (Popham) 180B:1405
Food banks See Food banks
Food security (Banman) 242B:1155 (Oakes) 193B:1140 (Paton) 237B:1015 (Ross) 152B:1555 (Sharma) 157B:1605-1610, 164B:1650 (Shypitka) 242B:1130
Food security and supply chains (D'Eith) 149B:1720 (Throne speech) 142B:1445
Food-insecure households (Dykeman) 143B:1825
Government initiatives and funding (Farnworth) 220A:1610 (Morris) 220A:1610
Food services industry See Restaurant and food services industry
Foote, Joanne

Life and contributions (D'Eith) 240B:1025
Forensics See Police and policing
Forest Appeals Commission

Annual report, 2021, tabled (Eby) 174B:1055
Forest Enhancement Society of B.C.

Funding (Leonard) 249B:1030
Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia

Funding (Conroy) 206B:1610 (Rustad) 206B:1610-1615
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Conroy) 206B:1515, 206B:1525, 206B:1555, 206B:1610, 206B:1625 (Morris) 145B:1410-1415 (Rustad) 206B:1510, 206B:1555-1600, 206B:1615
Access to fibre, fibre recovery zones (Conroy) 206B:1610, 206B:1625, 206B:1645 (Rustad) 206B:1615
Allowable annual cut (Rustad) 206B:1515, 206B:1555-1600, 206B:1615-1625
B.C. timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Chief forester See Nicholls, Diane
Coast forest revitalization strategy (Conroy) 206B:1625, 206B:1645 (Rustad) 206B:1645
Coastal forest conservation (Walker) 187B:1350
Communities and workers See Forestry-dependent communities and workers below
Community forests (Conroy) 206B:1720 (Rustad) 206B:1715
Deforestation and tree farming (Conroy) 206B:1355 (Olsen) 206B:1350-1400
Employment and jobs (Conroy) 153B:1035-1050, 206B:1555 (Doerkson) 153B:1045 (Oakes) 153B:1035-1040 (Rustad) 157B:1510, 206B:1520, 206B:1545
Export of logs (Sturdy) 157B:1650
Export of logs, manufactured forest products regulation (Conroy) 206B:1645
Fibre recovery zones See Access to fibre above
First Nations involvement in industry
consultation and revenue-sharing agreements See Agreements with government, forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements under First Nations and Indigenous persons
engagement on forest policies and impacts (Walker) 156B:1150
engagement on forest policy changes (Conroy) 206B:1315
engagement on forest policy changes and impacts (Conroy) 153B:1050 (Doerkson) 153B:1045
glyphosate use on First Nations lands See Pest control and management below
involvement (Conroy) 206B:1445 (Leonard) 249B:1030 (Rustad) 206B:1450 (Throne speech) 142B:1440
Forest inventory, system and status (Morris) 145B:1415-1420
Forest landscape plans (Doerkson) 213A:1415, 213A:1425 (Osborne) 213A:1420, 213A:1430
Forest management and practices
biodiversity protection and legislation (Conroy) 153B:1035 (Olsen) 153B:1030-1035
equivalent clearcut area calculations See hydrological considerations below
hydrological considerations and impact on watersheds (Morris) 145B:1420
hydrological considerations and link to flooding (Farnworth) 220A:1625 (Morris) 220A:1625
impact of clearcutting on habitat and watersheds (Morris) 220A:1620-1625
impact on biodiversity (Morris) 148B:1010, 194B:1355-1400
link to natural disasters (Furstenau) 219B:1105
management of native plants (Olsen) 180B:1405
manufactured forest products regulation See Export of logs above
sustainability (Anderson) 153B:1005 (Robinson) 154B:1345
Forest roads
management of forest service roads (Conroy) 219B:1105
Forestry-dependent communities and workers
impact of forest policy changes and support (Conroy) 153B:1035-1050 (Doerkson) 152B:1625-1630, 153B:1045 (Oakes) 153B:1035-1040 (Ross) 152B:1550-1555, 159B:1735-1740 (Rustad) 210C:1550
transition support and funding (Robinson) 154B:1345
transition support and retirement bridging program (Conroy) 153B:1045 (Milobar) 155B:1515
Government forest policies
changes and consultation with First Nations See First Nations involvement in industry above
changes and impact on workers and communities See Forestry-dependent communities and workers above
changes and socioeconomic analysis of impacts (Conroy) 206B:1525, 206B:1540-1545 (Rustad) 206B:1535
collaboration with First Nations See First Nations involvement in industry above
policies and initiatives (Yao) 143B:1815
reform (Conroy) 206B:1445 (Donnelly) 153B:1125 (Robinson) 154B:1345 (Throne speech) 142B:1440
reform and intentions paper (Conroy) 206B:1625, 206B:1645 (Rustad) 206B:1635
Industry
competitiveness and costs (Conroy) 206B:1645 (Rustad) 206B:1635-1645
conditions and investment (Conroy) 206B:1445, 206B:1455 (Rustad) 206B:1440-1455
history and conditions (Morris) 145B:1410-1415
investment (Conroy) 153B:1040 (Doerkson) 249B:1025 (Leonard) 249B:1030 (Oakes) 153B:1035-1040
issues and government response (Leonard) 249B:1030
rail transportation issues (Conroy) 206B:1505 (Rustad) 206B:1455-1510
sustainability (Anderson) 179B:1120
Mill explosions in 2012, worker deaths and injuries (Mercier) 191B:1010
Mills, operations and closings (Doerkson) 249B:1025, 249B:1035 (Morris) 145B:1410
Old-growth forests
information and definition (Conroy) 206B:1655 (Rustad) 206B:1645-1650
logging (Conroy) 223B:1045 (Olsen) 223B:1045
logging deferrals (Conroy) 206B:1350, 206B:1515, 206B:1525, 206B:1540, 206B:1630, 206B:1715-1725 (Doerkson) 152B:1625-1630 (Olsen) 206B:1340-1345 (Rustad) 206B:1510, 206B:1520, 206B:1600, 206B:1625, 206B:1710-1715, 210C:1550
logging deferrals and conservation funding for First Nations (Olsen) 159B:1400-1405
logging deferrals and First Nations consultation (Conroy) 206B:1515, 206B:1525 (Walker) 156B:1150
logging deferrals and letter from Vancouver Island mayors (Ross) 152B:1540
management (Rustad) 206B:1450
management and panel report recommendations (Olsen) 213A:1530 (Osborne) 213A:1525, 213A:1535-1540
protection (Rustad) 206B:1655 (Yao) 143B:1815
protection and logging deferrals (Conroy) 153B:1050 (Throne speech) 142B:1440
specklebelly lichen See Lichens
strategic review (Conroy) 153B:1040-1045
Permitting process (Conroy) 206B:1515 (Rustad) 206B:1510-1515
Pest control and management
use of glyphosate (Morris) 194B:1355-1400 (Olsen) 182B:1345-1350
use of glyphosate on First Nations lands (Olsen) 180B:1405
use of glyphosate on First Nations lands and consultation by government (Conroy) 177B:1055, 180B:1405-1410 (Olsen) 177B:1050
use of herbicides (Conroy) 206B:1405 (Olsen) 206B:1355-1400
use of herbicides and alternative methods (Conroy) 177B:1050-1055
Protests supporting forest workers See also Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
Pulp and paper sector
access to fibre (Doerkson) 249B:1025, 249B:1035 (Leonard) 249B:1030
demand and production (Doerkson) 249B:1025, 249B:1035
economic value and government investment (Doerkson) 249B:1025-1035
Pulp and paper sector, access to fibre (Conroy) 206B:1605-1625 (Rustad) 206B:1600, 206B:1615, 206B:1645
Reforestation See Silviculture below
Revenues to government (Milobar) 155B:1515 (Morris) 157B:1415-1420 (Rustad) 206B:1510, 206B:1520
Silviculture, practices after wildfires (Conroy) 206B:1705-1710, 210C:1420 (Rustad) 157B:1520, 206B:1655-1700, 206B:1710, 210C:1415-1420
Stumpage system, revenues (Conroy) 206B:1445, 206B:1455-1505 (Rustad) 206B:1440, 206B:1450-1505, 206B:1615
Tenure reallocation
First Nations (Robinson) 154B:1345 (Rustad) 206B:1645
reallocation (Conroy) 206B:1555 (Rustad) 206B:1545, 206B:1555
Timber pricing (Leonard) 249B:1030 (Rustad) 206B:1450-1455
Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Timber supply areas and harvesting (Morris) 145B:1415 (Rustad) 206B:1450
Tree planting See Silviculture above
Value-added sector (Conroy) 206B:1555 (Rustad) 206B:1545, 206B:1555
Value-added sector, log home production (Doerkson) 152B:1625
Wood pellets
production and environmental impacts (Conroy) 206B:1335-1340 (Olsen) 206B:1330-1340
production in B.C. (Conroy) 230B:1045-1050 (Furstenau) 230B:1045-1505
production in B.C. and environmental impacts (Conroy) 223B:1045 (Olsen) 223B:1040-1045
use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Wood products and uses
mass timber products (Anderson) 179B:1125
Wood products and uses, manufactured forest products regulation See Export of logs above
Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Woodlot licence program (Stone) 251B:1020
Woodlots (Conroy) 206B:1715-1720 (Doerkson) 152B:1625 (Rustad) 206B:1710-1715
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry

Ministry reorganization and new ministry See also Forests Ministry; Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Ministry
Ministry reorganization and new ministry, stakeholder consultation (Cullen) 152B:1520-1525, 157B:1555
Forests Ministry

Estimates
debate 206B:1300-1720, 210C:1415-1550
speakers (Clovechok) 206B:1405-1435, 210C:1530 (Conroy) 206B:1310-1720, 210C:1420-1455, 210C:1515-1550 (Merrifield) 210C:1530-1535 (Olsen) 206B:1310-1400 (Rustad) 206B:1435-1715, 210C:1415-1445, 210C:1500-1520, 210C:1550 (Sturdy) 210C:1535-1545
Budget (Conroy) 210C:1440 (Rustad) 210C:1435
Estimates, briefing note on pellet industry (Furstenau) 230B:1045
Estimates process
participants thanked (Clovechok) 206B:1435 (Conroy) 210C:1550 (Rustad) 210C:1550
process (Olsen) 206B:1320
timeline (Olsen) 206B:1355 (Rustad) 206B:1440
written questions and answers (Conroy) 206B:1405, 210C:1545-1550 (Rustad) 210C:1550
Mandate letter (Conroy) 206B:1555 (Rustad) 206B:1545, 206B:1555-1600, 206B:1655
River forecast centre See Rivers and streams
Role in reconciliation initiatives (Conroy) 206B:1315-1320 (Cullen) 157B:1555 (Olsen) 206B:1310
Role re wildlife management (Conroy) 210C:1445 (Rustad) 210C:1435, 210C:1445
Staff (Conroy) 206B:1310, 206B:1410, 206B:1445, 206B:1610
Forever Young Chorus

Seniors choir and concerts (Bond) 253B:1355
Fort Berens Estate Winery Ltd.

Special edition wine and fundraising for rebuilding of Lytton (Tegart) 195B:1010-1015
Fort McMurray, B.C.

Wildfire and response (Cullen) 152B:1510
Fort Nelson, B.C.

911 call service (Farnworth) 220A:1510
Natural gas industry (Davies) 189A:1355-1405 (Ralston) 189A:1400-1405
Fort St. James, B.C.

Hospital See Stuart Lake Hospital, Fort St. James, B.C.
Population in area (Dix) 208C:1500
Fort St. John, B.C.

Health care services (Davies) 205A:1115 (Dix) 205A:1115-1120
FortisBC

Energy Leaders school curriculum program (Furstenau) 189A:1520-1525
Forward House, Parksville, B.C.

Mental health and addiction services (Walker) 216B:1025
Foster care

Extended families raising children See Families
Foster families and care givers (Paddon) 223B:1015
Homelessness among former youth in care (Bailey) 228B:1030
Foster Family Month

Event (Paddon) 223B:1015
Foundations for Social Change

Poverty reduction pilot project for homeless persons See New Leaf project
Foundry

Facilities and services (Malcolmson) 180B:1415-1420
Facilities and services, new facilities (Halford) 156B:1100 (Malcolmson) 156B:1055-1100 (Stone) 156B:1055-1100
Facilities and services, virtual services and app (Malcolmson) 156B:1055-1100
Fox, Terry

Letter to Canadian Cancer Society in 1979 (Glumac) 236B:1345
Fracking See Hydraulic fracturing under Oil and gas
Franco-Canadian communities

Contributions (Rice) 159B:1340
Fraser Health Authority

Death of child after hospital care See Glubis, Jaxon
Emergency services (Bond) 204A:1720 (Dix) 204A:1720
Hospitals, capital projects (Bond) 204A:1725-1730 (Dix) 204A:1715-1725
Maternity services (Bond) 204A:1715 (Dix) 204A:1715-1720
Overdose deaths (Halford) 197B:1430
Response to severe weather events in November 2021 (Bond) 206A:1525 (Dix) 206A:1515-1520
Fraser Lake area See Nechako Lakes constituency and area
Fraser River

Dredging of secondary channels in Ladner area, funding (Osborne) 213A:1315 (Paton) 213A:1310
Interior Fraser steelhead population (Donnelly) 204B:1350
Fraser River tunnel project See George Massey Tunnel replacement project under Highway 99
Fraser Valley

Agriculture (Alexis) 237B:1015
Flood relief group See FV Flood Help
Flooding and landslides See also particular communities
community response and recovery funding (Alexis) 153B:1145-1150
flooding of farmland (Banman) 143B:1735-1740
flooding of farmland and recovery (Banman) 239B:1440
impact and response (Banman) 155B:1350-1355, 215A:1625-1635 (Fleming) 215A:1615-1640 (Shypitka) 149B:1800 (Stewart) 215A:1620
response by Indo-Canadian community (Ross) 152B:1540-1545
Hatzic area, drainage and flooding issues, petition tabled (Paton) 163B:1100
Infrastructure, government investment (Alexis) 179B:1105
Transportation, main highway See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area

Ambulance service (Dix) 206A:1605 (Tegart) 206A:1600
Flood and wildfire impacts and response (Tegart) 143B:1625-1655
Health care services, primary care network proposal (Dix) 206A:1555, 206A:1615
Highways and roads
damage from severe weather events and government response (Farnworth) 220A:1500-1510 (Tegart) 220A:1455-1505
Mental health services (Dix) 206A:1610 (Tegart) 206A:1605-1610
Small businesses and government support (Farnworth) 220A:1455 (Tegart) 220A:1455
Fraternal Order of Eagles

Work of organization (Routley) 212B:1040-1045
Freedom of information

Access to information See also Requests for information below
access and role in democracy (Olsen) 229B:1450-1455
access for Indigenous persons (Banman) 221B:1025
changes (Banman) 143B:1745, 221B:1025 (Beare) 185A:1335-1340 (D'Eith) 221B:1030
expansion (Beare) 151B:1050-1055
Disclosure, proactive and routine disclosure See Proactive and routine disclosure below
Government culture (Glumac) 229B:1440 (Olsen) 229B:1450
Legislation See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021; Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
Non-disclosure agreements (Halford) 150B:1415 (Horgan) 150B:1415 (Stone) 150B:1410-1415
Proactive and routine disclosure (Banman) 185A:1345 (Beare) 185A:1335, 185A:1340-1345 (Horgan) 150B:1355-1400 (Rustad) 229B:1445
Requests for information
decision on fees (Beare) 145B:1705 (Olsen) 143B:1500-1515 (Speaker) 148B:1050-1055, 148B:1105
decision on fees and debate by Citizens' Services Minister on legislation See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 22)
decision on fees, decision note (Bond) 150B:1355 (de Jong) 150B:1400-1405 (Horgan) 150B:1355-1405
decision on fees, decision note and email communications (de Jong) 143B:1525-1530
fees (Banman) 221B:1025 (D'Eith) 221B:1030
fees and fee waivers (Banman) 185A:1345-1355 (Beare) 185A:1400
fees and process (Rustad) 229B:1445
government handling (de Jong) 151B:1050
government handling and response times (D'Eith) 221B:1025
number of requests and impact of fees (Banman) 185A:1325-1330 (Beare) 185A:1330-1335
process (Beare) 185A:1335
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Administration report, 2019-20 and 2020-21, tabled (Beare) 211B:1435
Administration report, 2021-22, tabled (Beare) 253B:1440
Provisions (Glumac) 229B:1440
Review by parliamentary committee See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee

Appointment of committee (Farnworth) 147B:1425
Committee members, staff and presenters thanked (Glumac) 229B:1440 (Olsen) 229B:1450 (Rustad) 229B:1440
Membership change (Farnworth) 170B:1105
Presentations to committee, issues (Olsen) 229B:1450-1455 (Rustad) 229B:1445
Report for third session of 42nd parliament
presented (Glumac) 229B:1440; debate (Rustad) 229B:1440-1450, (Olsen) 229B:1450-1455; adopted 229B:1455
Report recommendations (Glumac) 229B:1440
Report recommendations and implementation (Olsen) 229B:1455
Work of committee, impact of government actions (Olsen) 229B:1450-1455
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021

Debate on fees for freedom-of-information requests by Citizen's Services Minister (Beare) 145B:1705 (de Jong) 143B:1515-1530 (Olsen) 143B:1455-1515 (Speaker) 148B:1050-1105
Provisions on government transparency and accountability (Beare) 185A:1335
Freedom of the press See Media
French Creek

Estuary preservation (Walker) 143B:1350
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, Vancouver, B.C.

Child care services (Sharma) 157B:1610-1615
Fuel

Butane and propane (Ross) 188B:1015
Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Fossil fuels See Oil and gas
transition to alternative fuels See Sustainable and inclusive development under Economy
Gasoline
fuel rebate for drivers (Banman) 179B:1020 (Bond) 173B:1405-1410 (Doerkson) 228B:1015 (Farnworth) 202B:1025, 202B:1035 (Halford) 173B:1410-1415 (Horgan) 173B:1405-1410 (Ralston) 190A:1525, 198B:1035 (Shypitka) 190A:1520-1530 (Sims) 179B:1025
government website See price information and transparency below
price and supply (Ross) 159B:1725
price increase (Banman) 143B:1730, 170B:1120, 242B:1150 (Bond) 147B:1400, 167B:1030-1035 (Cadieux) 162B:1415-1420, 171B:1330 (Davies) 171B:1515 (Doerkson) 162B:1420 (Farnworth) 167B:1030-1040, 167B:1055, 202B:1030 (Horgan) 166B:1405-1410 (Kyllo) 167B:1050, 171B:1500 (Lee) 167B:1050 (Merrifield) 167B:1035 (Milobar) 202B:1030 (Morris) 171B:1350 (Ralston) 162B:1410-1420, 170B:1035-1040, 198B:1035, 208B:1440, 225B:1440 (Routledge) 228B:1010 (Shypitka) 160B:1105 (Stone) 171B:1550-1605 (Sturdy) 167B:1055, 242B:1145
price increase and government action (Bond) 173B:1405-1410 (Doerkson) 228B:1015 (Farnworth) 202B:1025-1035 (Halford) 202B:1025 (Horgan) 173B:1405-1410 (Letnick) 232B:1455 (Milobar) 198B:1035-1040, 202B:1025-1030, 208B:1440 (Ralston) 198B:1035-1040 (Stone) 208B:1430-1435, 225B:1435-1440
price increase and investigation (Milobar) 151B:1040-1045, 166B:1410 (Ralston) 151B:1040, 190A:1445, 190A:1505, 198B:1035 (Shypitka) 190A:1450, 190A:1500-1505 (Sturdy) 235B:1015-1020, 235B:1030
price increase and oil and gas industry (Furstenau) 202B:1035 (Routledge) 228B:1010
price increase and taxation (Davies) 167B:1045 (Farnworth) 202B:1035 (Halford) 166B:1405 (Merrifield) 167B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 151B:1035-1045, 162B:1410-1415, 166B:1405-1410, 170B:1040, 202B:1030, 226B:1045-1050, 253B:1350 (Ralston) 151B:1040-1045, 162B:1415-1420, 190A:1440-1525 (Shypitka) 190A:1435-1530 (Stone) 163B:1125-1130, 170B:1030-1035
price increase, legislation See Miscellaneous Statutes (Gas Price Relief) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M217)
price information and transparency (Horgan) 166B:1410 (Milobar) 155B:1515-1520 (Ralston) 162B:1420, 170B:1035, 185A:1525 (Sturdy) 167B:1055, 242B:1145
price regulation (Milobar) 162B:1415
pricing (Paton) 193B:1100
pricing, report See price increase and investigation above
proposal for free transit during high gas prices See Fares under Transit services
Home heating fuel systems and alternatives See Home heating under Energy
Hydrogen strategy (Dean) 170B:1150 (Leonard) 169B:1835 (Robinson) 169B:1745 (Throne speech) 142B:1440
Low carbon fuels, legislation See Low Carbon Fuels Act (Bill 15)
Low-carbon fuel standard (Ralston) 190A:1535 (Shypitka) 190A:1530
Motor fuel tax
exemption for hydrogen fuel (Robinson) 154B:1435, 169B:1745
regulations (Milobar) 183B:1635 (Robinson) 183B:1635
Taxation and revenues (Doerkson) 228B:1015 (Milobar) 154B:1420
Use in home heating See Home heating under Energy
Fur industry

Farming of furbearing animals, petition tabled (Chant) 183B:1435
Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship Sled Dog Race

Event and winner (Davies) 169B:1400
Furstenau, Peter

Contributions and death (Furstenau) 177B:1030
FV Flood Help

Flood relief group on social media (Banman) 155B:1350-1355
Fyfe, Richard

Work as Deputy Attorney General (Eby) 147B:1335