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.

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Gabelmann, Colin

Role as Attorney General (de Jong) 230B:1055
Gabriel, Brandon and Lekeyten and Jonas Bige

Creation of totem pole for child care centre (Dykeman) 201B:1345
Gambling See also British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Casinos
joint illegal gaming investigation team (Morris) 226B:1110
money-laundering incidence and government response (Morris) 226B:1110-1115 (Stewart) 226B:1115-1125
review and recommendations (Morris) 226B:1115
Casinos, money laundering activities in casinos (Eby) 204B:1435
Charity gaming (Farnworth) 231B:1815-1820 (Lee) 231B:1820 (Shypitka) 231B:1815
Gaming Control Act (Bill 32)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 225B:1355; 2R, 226B:1105-1125; C, 231B:1720-1825; 3R, 231B:1825; RA, 248B:1710
Debate, speakers (Beare) 226B:1115 (Farnworth) 225B:1355, 226B:1105-1110, 226B:1125, 231B:1720-1820 (Lee) 231B:1820 (Morris) 226B:1110-1115, 231B:1720-1820 (Shypitka) 231B:1815 (Stewart) 226B:1115-1125
Purpose of bill (Farnworth) 225B:1355, 226B:1105-1110
Gaming policy and enforcement branch

Annual report, 2021-22, tabled (Farnworth) 255B:1720
Role re gambling regulation and money-laundering prevention (Farnworth) 231B:1725 (Morris) 231B:1725
Gangs

Gang activity and gun violence, prevention (Farnworth) 232B:1440 (Milobar) 232B:1440
Wraparound anti-gang program (Starchuk) 160B:1020
Gardening

Botanical gardens (Morris) 188B:1010
Garibaldi at Squamish

Resort proposal and gondola development (Conroy) 210C:1545 (Sturdy) 210C:1535-1545
Gas industry See Liquefied natural gas development; Oil and gas
Gasoline See Fuel
Gear, Adriane

Comments on nurses' working conditions (Kirkpatrick) 201B:1400
Gender equality See Women's equality under Women
Gender identity

Gender-inclusive language (Kirkpatrick) 193B:1040-1045
Transgender and gender-diverse persons, access to menstrual products See Menstrual products
Transgender, gender-diverse and two-spirit community See LGBTQ2S community
Gender pay gap See Pay equity under Women
Gender-based violence See Violence
General Practices Services Committee

Role (Dix) 203C:1550-1555
A Generation of Dreamers

Film production (Singh, A.) 207B:1120
Geological survey See B.C. geological survey under Mines and mining industry
George Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
George Pearson Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Facility conditions and quality of care (Dix) 208C:1755 (Lee) 208C:1750-1755
Georgia Straight

Article on affordable housing policy in Vancouver (Eby) 166B:1415
Geoscience B.C.

Funding and role (Ralston) 188A:1115-1140 (Shypitka) 188A:1110-1140
German, Peter

Review of money laundering in casino operations See Casinos, review under Gambling
Germany

Energy supply
pipeline operations and LNG projects (Milobar) 160B:1050 (Stone) 159B:1410, 162B:1400
Gholia, Rattan Kaur

Death (Banman) 247B:1010
Gionet, Bradley

Hosting of Ukrainian refugee (Paddon) 201B:1350
Girl Guides

3rd Seymour Pathfinders and Canada Cord Citizenship Certificate (Chant) 187B:1345
World Thinking Day and issues (Anderson) 153B:1005
Gisday'wa-Delgamuukw case See Delgamuukw rulings under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Glasgow, Brittania

Comments on Lytton fire recovery (Stone) 147B:1415
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta

Renovation project (Falcon) 215B:1405 (Milobar) 216B:1100 (Stone) 215B:1410
Global warming See Climate change
The Globe and Mail

Article on cancer care waiting times (Merrifield) 249B:1035
Glubis, Jaxon

Death after hospital care and family access to information (Bond) 219B:1100 (Dix) 219B:1055-1105 (Falcon) 219B:1055
Death, review (Dix) 219B:1055-1100
Glyphosate See Herbicides under Pest control and pesticides; Pest control and management under Forests and forest industry
Godfrey, Ellen

Accomplishments and contributions (Rankin) 251B:1005-1010
Goertzen, Kelvin

Comments on justice system and repeat offenders (Eby) 250B:1425
Golden, Bob

Contributions to West End community (Chandra Herbert) 232B:1355
Goldrick, Michael

Contributions and death (Routledge) 181B:1010-1015
Golshekan, Mahnaz

Access to family physician (Kirkpatrick) 194B:1405
Gondolas

Development process (Conroy) 210C:1545 (Sturdy) 210C:1535-1545
Good, Jim

Founding of park and contributions to conservation (Morris) 205B:1015-1020
Goodison, Chloe

Advocacy work on youth substance use issues (Donnelly) 193B:1155
Goodsir Nature Park See Prince George, B.C.
Gore, Gordon

Founder of science centre in Kamloops (Milobar) 194B:1400
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd.

Role in potential conservation area (Conroy) 210C:1535 (Merrifield) 210C:1530-1535
Gorman family

Mill and forest products business (Stewart) 169B:1355
Government See also B.C. NDP government; Legislature; Local government

Accountability and awareness of issues (Furstenau) 143B:1710, 219B:1105-1110
Accountability and open government (Letnick) 157B:1305-1315
Accountability and performance measurement (Olsen) 149B:1730-1735
Accountability and transparency See also Openness and transparency below
(Banman) 143B:1745, 162B:1440, 170B:1120-1125, 221B:1020 (Bond) 150B:1355 (Davies) 171B:1535 (de Jong) 150B:1400-1405 (D'Eith) 221B:1025 (Furstenau) 170B:1135-1140 (Horgan) 150B:1355-1405 (Merrifield) 171B:1450 (Milobar) 154B:1415, 154B:1430, 169B:1820 (Robinson) 155B:1410 (Stone) 150B:1410-1415 (Sturdy) 242B:1140
Action on issues (Farnworth) 219B:1110
Cabinet See also Ministers below
compensation for cabinet members (Milobar) 200B:1125
decisions (Horgan) 150B:1355-1405
decisions and role (Beare) 243B:1425-1435
Capital projects
capital plan and funding (Sandhu) 159B:1700-1705
capital plan and projects (Robinson) 154B:1350
funding (Farnworth) 209B:1040-1045
funding and management (Milobar) 154B:1430
management and priorities (Falcon) 209B:1025-1030
projects and locations (Chant) 143B:1600
projects and seismic upgrading (Farnworth) 212B:1125
reporting requirements for education and health sector organizations (Dean) 170B:1145 (Furstenau) 170B:1140 (Robinson) 154B:1435, 169B:1740
Communications (Furstenau) 219B:1105-1110
Communications, inclusive font initiative See Language preservation and revitalization under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Decision-making and public consultation (Stone) 179B:1155
Employees See Public service
Federal-provincial relations (Rankin) 201C:1725-1730
Information
access See Freedom of information
storage of data outside B.C. or Canada (Banman) 185A:1405-1415, 185A:1510 (Beare) 185A:1405-1415, 185A:1515
Information technology
data centre contract (Beare) 185A:1410
funding (Beare) 183A:1630
Lands and properties, sale (Dykeman) 155B:1630 (Fleming) 196B:1420-1425
MLAs See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Ministers See also Cabinet above
mandate letters (Bond) 156B:1115
removal of salary holdbacks (Banman) 169B:1845-1850, 170B:1110-1115 (Bernier) 155B:1415-1420, 183B:1405, 187B:1400 (Cadieux) 171B:1330-1335 (de Jong) 156B:1040 (Furstenau) 182B:1435-1440 (Kyllo) 171B:1455 (Leonard) 169B:1840 (Merrifield) 171B:1440-1450 (Milobar) 169B:1755, 182B:1405, 182B:1415-1620, 183B:1635-1655, 187B:1405, 197B:1400 (Morris) 171B:1345-1350 (Robinson) 154B:1435, 155B:1405-1410, 156B:1040, 169B:1740, 182B:1405, 182B:1415-1625, 183B:1640, 197B:1400 (Stewart) 159B:1555-1600 (Stone) 155B:1405-1410, 163B:1135, 171B:1545, 171B:1605, 183B:1410
salaries (Davies) 235B:1140 (Shypitka) 242B:1130
salary holdbacks and incentives (Glumac) 164B:1625
Ministries See particular ministries
Openness and transparency See also Access to information under Freedom of information
(Furstenau) 233B:1145 (Glumac) 229B:1440 (Olsen) 229B:1450-1455 (Rustad) 229B:1450
Policy development and role of public (Olsen) 156B:1125-1130
Premier and ministers See Cabinet above; Ministers above
Premier's chief of staff See Meggs, Geoff
Procurement practices and system
B.C. Bid system (Banman) 183A:1735, 184A:1120 (Beare) 183A:1740, 184A:1120
B.C. Bid system replacement (Banman) 183A:1650-1840, 184A:1115-1125 (Beare) 183A:1650-1840, 184A:1115-1130
B.C. Bid system use (Banman) 183A:1815-1835 (Beare) 183A:1820-1825, 184A:1115
CETA requirements (Beare) 183A:1725, 183A:1800, 183A:1835, 184A:1115
contracted work on system (Banman) 183A:1755-1840 (Beare) 183A:1750-1840
replacement of B.C. bid system (Banman) 163B:1050-1055 (Beare) 163B:1050-1100 (de Jong) 163B:1055-1100
social procurement (Banman) 184A:1120-1125 (Beare) 184A:1125-1130
Programs and services See Social programs and services under Social welfare
Programs and services, social services See Social welfare
Provincial-municipal relations See Local government
Public trust (Furstenau) 143B:1715-1720, 233B:1145 (Russell) 195B:1015-1020
Responsible government (Olsen) 156B:1020
Revenues, taxation revenues (Milobar) 242B:1105
Service plans and 2022-23–2024-25 strategic plan, tabled (Robinson) 154B:1440
Spending (Morris) 171B:1345-1350 (Sturdy) 242B:1140
Spending, priorities (Robinson) 182B:1420-1620
Gowe, Greg

ALS advocacy (Bond) 150B:1340-1345 (Kirkpatrick) 240B:1020
A GP for Me program See Family physicians under Physicians
Grazing land See Rangeland
Great Bear Rainforest

Establishment (Ross) 152B:1540
Great British Columbia Shakeout

Drill at Legislature (Speaker) 233B:1005
Participation (Rice) 232B:1350
Green economy See Sustainable and inclusive development under Economy
Green Party of British Columbia

Tour of province on health care issues (Furstenau) 222B:1425
Green Shirt Day

Organ donor awareness and registration initiative (Glumac) 184B:1025 (Kyllo) 184B:1020
Greene, Nancy See Raine, Nancy Greene
Greenhouse gas emissions See also Climate change

Emissions from sectors
agricultural fertilizers and cattle industry (Popham) 240B:1100 (Rustad) 240B:1055-1100
forest fires (Merrifield) 152B:1715
LNG development (Furstenau) 160B:1045, 172B:1155 (Glumac) 172B:1150-1155 (Olsen) 184B:1050 (Ralston) 189A:1340-1345 (Rustad) 157B:1525
oil and gas sector (Eby) 250B:1420 (Heyman) 184B:1050, 229B:1420
Projections (Milobar) 154B:1420, 155B:1440-1445
Reduction, role of forests (Rustad) 157B:1520-1525 (Walker) 187B:1350
Reduction targets (Furstenau) 189A:1545-1555 (Heyman) 184B:1050 (Olsen) 184B:1050 (Ralston) 189A:1600 (Throne speech) 142B:1440
Reduction targets for agricultural emissions See Emissions from sectors above
Gregory, Anne

Comments on support for renters (Chandra Herbert) 235B:1105
Grewal, Aman

Comments on issues
health care system use of private agency nurses (Bond) 237B:1035
nurses' ability to comment on issues (Furstenau) 201B:1405 (Stone) 198B:1055
nurses' working conditions (Stone) 201B:1355
Groundwater See Water
GT Farms Ltd.

Permit and activities (Furstenau) 185A:1555-1600
Guardianship

Personal planning and representation agreements (Elmore) 176B:1505-1510
Guichon Creek

Restoration (Routledge) 251B:1030
Guichon, Peter

Comments on rising costs for farmers (Paton) 193B:1050
Gulf Islands

Automobile insurance rates (Olsen) 219A:1135
Internet service (Beare) 185A:1450-1455 (Olsen) 185A:1445-1450
Islands Trust See Islands Trust
Gun violence by gangs See Gangs
Guo, Tiger

Preparation and performance for fundraising concert (Yao) 230B:1020
Guru Nanak Institute of Global Studies

Establishment (Halford) 211B:1350
Guterres, António

Comments on climate change (Olsen) 184B:1045
Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nations

Access to child welfare records (Olsen) 218B:1430-1440
History and community development (Babchuk) 209B:1015-1020
Gym industry

COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response