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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Tabled documents See Documents tabled
Tanner, Clive

Life and contributions (Olsen) 232B:1400-1405
Tanner, Kristina

Experience with health care system (Kirkpatrick) 228B:1035
Taxation

Administration, amendments (Robinson) 154B:1440, 169B:1750
Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Government policies (Banman) 170B:1110-1115 (Bernier) 145B:1320, 171B:1305, 171B:1325 (Bond) 147B:1400 (Cadieux) 171B:1325-1340 (Davies) 171B:1515-1540 (Doerkson) 171B:1615-1630 (Glumac) 164B:1625-1635 (Horgan) 147B:1355-1400 (Kyllo) 171B:1500-1510 (Letnick) 157B:1320 (Merrifield) 159B:1430, 159B:1445, 171B:1445-1450 (Milobar) 147B:1350-1355, 155B:1400, 156B:1035, 169B:1750-1820, 177B:1040 (Morris) 157B:1405-1410 (Robinson) 155B:1400, 156B:1035, 177B:1045 (Shypitka) 171B:1420-1425 (Stone) 171B:1610
Hotel room tax See Municipal and regional district tax program
Property tax See Property tax
Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Revenues from taxation See particular taxes; Revenues under Government
Sales tax See Sales tax
Tax credits (Robinson) 154B:1435, 169B:1740-1745
Taxi industry See also Passenger transportation industry

Accessible vehicles (Fleming) 217A:1800
Conditions (Fleming) 176B:1830
Cost increases and recovery (Fleming) 217A:1745-1755 (Stewart) 217A:1745-1755
Drivers, record check requirements and review process (Fleming) 176B:1820, 185B:1340-1355 (Stewart) 185B:1335-1355
Regulation (Fleming) 176B:1815-1820, 184B:1140 (Ma) 176B:1825-1830 (Stewart) 176B:1820-1825
Role and COVID-19 impact (Fleming) 176B:1820
Taylor Bridge

Replacement (Bernier) 214B:1145 (Davies) 217A:1535-1540 (Fleming) 217A:1540
Taylor, Carole

Announcement of climate action dividend in 2008 budget (Ralston) 157B:1340
Taylor, Ward

Comments on role of pharmacists and scope of practice (Anderson) 242B:1045
Teachers

COVID-19 impact See Teachers under COVID-19 education system impact and reopening
Recruitment and retention (Olsen) 240B:1055
Teal-Jones Group

Operations and concerns re forest industry (Oakes) 153B:1035
Team-based health care See Primary health care under Health care system
Technology See High-technology industry; Information and communications technology; Science and technology
Technology Impact Awards

Recipients (Bailey) 233B:1110
Teck Resources Ltd.

Operations in Elk Valley
selenium pollution issue and Montana water standards (Ralston) 187A:1805-1815 (Shypitka) 187A:1800-1815
Teegee, Mary

Accomplishments and advocacy work (Coulter) 143B:1620
Telus Corp.

Operations and profits (Furstenau) 202B:1035
Telus Health

Physician use and billing (Dix) 206A:1640 (Furstenau) 206A:1640
Services and fees (Dix) 150B:1405-1410, 170B:1045, 190B:1415, 202B:1035, 206A:1630-1645 (Furstenau) 148B:1035, 170B:1045, 202B:1035, 206A:1630-1640, 254B:1040 (Olsen) 147B:1405, 150B:1405-1410, 190B:1410
Services and fees, legal review See Medical Services Commission
Services and lobbyists (Olsen) 239B:1510
Telus Nancy Greene fundraising event

Event (Milobar) 173B:1400
Terrace, B.C.

Crime and community safety issues (Eby) 176B:1535-1540, 181B:1030, 184B:1105 (Rankin) 223B:1055 (Ross) 176B:1535, 181B:1030, 184B:1105, 223B:1055
Homeless population and supportive housing (Eby) 176B:1540
Hospital See Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C.
Terry Fox Foundation

Funding for cancer research (Glumac) 236B:1345
T'eVine

Role in transgender engagement program with MLAs (Lee) 172B:1025-1030
Theatre SKAM

Activities (Lore) 183B:1355
Thexton, Rachel

Access to emergency health care for children (Bond) 254B:1035
Thomas, Robina

Comments on Kw'umut Lelum (Walker) 176B:1500
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.

Student housing (Eby) 183B:1410-1415 (Stone) 183B:1410
Throne speech See Speech from the Throne
TI Corp. See Transportation Investment Corp.
Tillicum Lelum Friendship Centre, Nanaimo, B.C.

Totem pole and ceremony for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (Routley) 187B:1350-1355
Times Colonist (Victoria)

Article on service model change for children with support needs (Olsen) 156B:1045
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc

Leadership (Milobar) 212B:1050
Leadership and response to residential school burial confirmations (Rankin) 212B:1045
To, Tracy

Business in Vancouver's Chinatown and crime concerns (Wat) 195B:1045
Tobacco

Taxation of tobacco products (Dean) 170B:1150 (Milobar) 169B:1810 (Morris) 171B:1400 (Robinson) 154B:1440, 169B:1750, 183B:1625-1630, 183B:1645 (Shypitka) 171B:1415
Tobacco Tax Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2022 (Bill 6)
(Dean) 170B:1150 (Robinson) 154B:1440, 169B:1750, 183B:1625-1630
Todd, Amanda

Father's anti-bullying advocacy (Merrifield) 155B:1345-1350
Todd, Carol

Anti-bullying advocacy (Elmore) 155B:1345
Todd, Glenn

Legacy in softball and horse racing communities (Halford) 176B:1515
TogetherBC strategy See Reduction strategy under Poverty
Toilet facilities

Public toilet facilities, government funding (Cullen) 190A:1800 (Furstenau) 190A:1755
Tolls

Tolling policy (D'Eith) 242B:1110
Tom, Don

As subject
permission to address the House in place of Stewart Phillip (Farnworth) 176B:1345
Address by Indigenous leaders 176B:1430-1440
Climate change
impact, First Nations 176B:1435
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
action plan for implementation 176B:1430-1440
action plan for implementation, address by Indigenous leaders 176B:1430-1440
Discrimination and racism
racism against Indigenous persons 176B:1435
First Nations and Indigenous persons
legacy of colonialism and European settlement 176B:1435
Phillip, Stewart
contributions 176B:1430
Resources and resource industries
First Nations consultation and involvement 176B:1435
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
role 176B:1430
Tomb Sweeping Day See Qingming festival
Toronto, Ontario

Housing market (Bailey) 152B:1705
Municipal politics and St. Lawrence Market development (Routledge) 181B:1015
Tourism

Agritourism (Paton) 221B:1040
COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response; COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
Culinary tourism, Spice Trail restaurant promotion (Cadieux) 174B:1010
Impact of planned museum closing See Closing under Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C.
Impact on seasonal populations See Communities
Indigenous tourism (Mark) 166A:1750 (Wat) 166A:1750
Industry
government funding and support (Dykeman) 143B:1840 (Mark) 166A:1450-1535, 166A:1550-1630 (Robinson) 154B:1340 (Wat) 166A:1550-1635
revenues (Mark) 166A:1645-1655, 167A:1110-1125 (Sturdy) 167A:1110-1125 (Wat) 166A:1645-1650
Infrastructure, government investment (Mark) 209B:1025, 209B:1055
Marketing
international marketing (Mark) 166A:1455, 166A:1700-1715 (Wat) 166A:1655-1715
Role in economy (Wat) 144B:1105
Travel agencies, licensing fees (Wat) 220A:1630-1635
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry

Estimates
debate 166A:1450-1810, 167A:1105-1140, 168A:1335-1420
speakers (Ashton) 167A:1130 (Cadieux) 167A:1135-1140 (Mark) 166A:1450-1810, 167A:1110-1140, 168A:1340-1420 (Olsen) 168A:1335-1410 (Ross) 166A:1755-1810 (Sturdy) 167A:1110-1125 (Wat) 166A:1500-1755
Estimates process
staff thanked (Mark) 166A:1450
Mandate See Role and responsibilities below
Role and responsibilities
B.C. Pavilion Corp. (Cullen) 234B:1350
resort and heritage programs (Mark) 166A:1745, 167A:1130
role and responsibilities (Mark) 166A:1450, 166A:1745, 167A:1130 (Sturdy) 167A:1125 (Wat) 166A:1740
role re action plan for implementation of Indigenous rights legislation (Mark) 168A:1340-1405 (Olsen) 168A:1335-1400
Royal B.C. Museum (Fleming) 213A:1625-1655
Tourism Richmond

Promotional activities (Greene) 160B:1025 (Wat) 160B:1015
Tourism Task Force See Industry and task force under COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
Track, Laura

Role as human rights lawyer and opinion on transgender rights (D'Eith) 172B:1020
Trade

Exports (Ralston) 157B:1345
Exports and markets (Letnick) 157B:1315
Trade unions See also particular unions

Activism (D'Eith) 240B:1025
Legislation See Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 10)
Trades

Trades training See Skills training
Traffic management, congestion, etc. See Transportation
Traffic safety

Cycling and pedestrian safety (Farnworth) 220A:1315 (Furstenau) 219A:1140-1145, 220A:1310
Trains See Railways and rail services

Rapid transit services See SkyTrain; South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Trans Mountain Corp.

Shutdown and repair of pipeline due to severe weather (Stone) 151B:1010
Worker response to floods and landslides (Stone) 151B:1010
Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project

Opposition to project (Routledge) 152B:1605
Steel supplier See Evraz PLC
Transgender See Gender identity; LGBTQ2S community
Transgender Day of Remembrance

Observance and purpose (Leonard) 250B:1355 (Merrifield) 250B:1350 (Paddon) 250B:1350
Transit services See also South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink); particular locations

Affordability and service levels (Furstenau) 173B:1415-1420
Benefits (Starchuk) 190B:1535-1540
COVID-19 impact See COVID-19 impact and government response
Demand and expansion (Stewart) 190B:1450
Expansion and funding (Fleming) 173B:1415-1420 (Sturdy) 157B:1630-1645
Expansion and government investment (Fleming) 190B:1430 (Furstenau) 208B:1435-1440 (Horgan) 208B:1435-1440
Fares
free transit for children 12 and under (Fleming) 217A:1735-1740 (Horgan) 173B:1410, 208B:1435-1440 (Robinson) 177B:1045 (Stewart) 217A:1730-1735 (Yao) 143B:1810
increase (Halford) 173B:1410-1415 (Milobar) 177B:1045
proposal for free transit during high gas prices (Furstenau) 208B:1435
Umo fare system (Fleming) 217A:1725 (Stewart) 217A:1720
Funding (Fleming) 216A:1135
Funding, federal funding (Fleming) 217A:1800-1805 (Sturdy) 217A:1800
HandyDART system (Fleming) 216A:1130 (Stewart) 216A:1125
Housing development near transit services, legislation See Transportation Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 16)
Infrastructure and funding (Fleming) 213A:1600-1605
Integration between transit and ferry systems See Public transportation under Transportation
Intercity services See Regional and intercommunity services below
Labour dispute in Sea-to-Sky transit system See West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
Labour disputes (Sturdy) 216B:1055
Legislation See British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M201)
Operating costs (Stewart) 216A:1130
Rapid transit, bus rapid transit strategy (Fleming) 190B:1445
Regional and intercommunity services (Fleming) 217A:1700-1705 (Furstenau) 217A:1655
Ridership (Fleming) 217A:1740, 217A:1800-1805
Safety (Bond) 184B:1040
Services (Fleming) 216A:1140-1145 (Merrifield) 216A:1135-1145 (Milobar) 193B:1130
Services in rural areas (Ralston) 190A:1520 (Shypitka) 190A:1510-1520
System and support (Fleming) 216A:1130-1135, 217A:1700-1705
Transit drivers and operators, recruitment and supply (Fleming) 216A:1120-1125 (Stewart) 216A:1115-1125
Transit-oriented development See Communities
Use as alternative to automobiles (Cadieux) 162B:1415 (Doerkson) 162B:1420 (Milobar) 155B:1600
TransLink See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Transmission system See Energy
Transplantation of organs and tissues See Organs and tissues
Transportation

Active transportation (Furstenau) 220A:1310
Active transportation and funding (Rankin) 162B:1805
Clean transportation action plan
plan (Ralston) 185A:1525 (Robinson) 154B:1405
plan and infrastructure funding (Fleming) 217A:1815
plan and initiatives (Fleming) 213A:1600-1605
Commuting, costs (Milobar) 177B:1045
Costs (Stewart) 213A:1605
Government investment (Fleming) 218A:1535
Ground transportation
passenger industry See Passenger transportation industry
public transit See Transit services
Infrastructure See also Projects below; Highways and roads
approval process (Stewart) 218A:1525
government investment (Elmore) 164B:1550
government investment and projects (Fleming) 162B:1715-1725, 213A:1600-1605 (Robinson) 154B:1350 (Sturdy) 157B:1630-1645 (Throne speech) 142B:1435-1440
projects and timelines (Stewart) 159B:1545
rebuilding after severe weather events See Highways and roads
role and costs (Ma) 190B:1520
Low-carbon transportation, action plan See Clean transportation action plan above
Mobility pricing (Stone) 163B:1130-1135
Projects
funding and timelines (Milobar) 155B:1500
government action (Fleming) 217A:1440
status and costs (Stewart) 190B:1500
Public transportation See also Ferries and ferry services; Transit services
integration of public transportation systems (Fleming) 217A:1720-1725 (Stewart) 217A:1715-1730
Ride-hailing See Ride-hail services; Taxi industry
System
purpose and goals (Ma) 190B:1520-1525
role in supply chain (Doerkson) 228B:1005 (Stewart) 213A:1605-1610
Traffic congestion and induced-demand concept (Ma) 190B:1515-1520
Transit services See Transit services
Transportation Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 16)

(Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) 1R, 181B:1005; 2R, 190B:1430-1545; C, 195B:1055-1150, 196B:1335-1600; reporting of bill, 196B:1600; 3R, 201B:1430; RA, 220B:1705
Debate, speakers (Fleming) 181B:1005, 190B:1430-1450, 190B:1545, 195B:1055-1150, 196B:1335-1600 (Lee) 196B:1510-1535 (Ma) 190B:1515-1530 (Mercier) 190B:1530-1535 (Olsen) 190B:1505-1515, 195B:1125-1135 (Starchuk) 190B:1535-1540 (Stewart) 190B:1450-1505, 195B:1100-1120, 195B:1140-1150, 196B:1335-1510, 196B:1540-1555
Definitions (Fleming) 190B:1430
Development and consultation on bill (Fleming) 190B:1440, 195B:1150 (Stewart) 195B:1150
Development and consultation with Indigenous communities (Fleming) 196B:1520-1525
Implementation, potential impact on housing prices (Stewart) 196B:1335-1340
Purpose of bill (Fleming) 181B:1005, 196B:1335
Regulations (Olsen) 195B:1135
Scope of bill (Fleming) 196B:1535
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry

Estimates
debate 213A:1545-1715, 215A:1440-1810, 216A:1115-1145, 217A:1335-1815, 218A:1505-1535
speakers (Ashton) 217A:1550-1555 (Banman) 215A:1625-1635 (Clovechok) 217A:1515-1525 (Davies) 217A:1525-1545 (Fleming) 213A:1600-1715, 215A:1450-1810, 216A:1120-1145, 217A:1335-1815, 218A:1505-1535 (Furstenau) 217A:1630-1655 (Kyllo) 215A:1730-1745 (Letnick) 217A:1555-1610 (Merrifield) 216A:1135-1145, 217A:1335 (Milobar) 213A:1610-1715, 215A:1440 (Olsen) 217A:1705 (Paton) 215A:1705-1725, 217A:1335-1350, 217A:1405-1435 (Shypitka) 217A:1525 (Stewart) 213A:1605-1610, 215A:1450-1620, 215A:1650-1700, 215A:1730, 215A:1750-1810, 216A:1115-1130, 217A:1335, 217A:1355-1400, 217A:1440-1445, 217A:1550, 217A:1615, 217A:1715-1755, 218A:1505-1530 (Sturdy) 217A:1445-1505, 217A:1800-1810
Budget and allocations (Fleming) 213A:1710 (Milobar) 213A:1705
Budget and priorities (Fleming) 213A:1600-1605 (Stewart) 213A:1605
Budget and work of ministry (Fleming) 218A:1535
Commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch, role re oversized vehicles (Stewart) 218A:1525
Communications and records
briefing note from June 2017 re Massey Tunnel replacement project (Fleming) 218A:1530 (Stewart) 217A:1440-1445, 218A:1525-1530
document on Transportation Investment Corp. (Milobar) 213A:1635-1640
Estimates debate (Chair) 213A:1625-1650 (Fleming) 213A:1635-1640
Estimates process (Fleming) 218A:1530-1535 (Stewart) 213A:1605
Minister and staff thanked (Ashton) 162B:1535 (Clovechok) 162B:1655
Minister's attendance at meeting on museum project (Fleming) 215A:1450 (Milobar) 215A:1440
Role and responsibilities, stormwater management (Fleming) 217A:1650 (Furstenau) 217A:1645
Staff (Fleming) 195B:1055
Staff commended (Clovechok) 217A:1515
Staff thanked (Fleming) 162B:1700, 218A:1530-1535 (Olsen) 217A:1705
Transportation Investment Corp.

Budget and funding (Fleming) 213A:1700-1710 (Milobar) 213A:1655
Involvement in infrastructure projects See also Work with Royal B.C. Museum below
(Fleming) 215A:1500 (Stewart) 215A:1455-1500
Mandate (Milobar) 213A:1610
Oversight See Reporting requirements and ministry responsible below
Reporting requirements and ministry responsible (Fleming) 213A:1625, 213A:1650, 215A:1450-1500 (Milobar) 213A:1620, 213A:1640-1650 (Stewart) 215A:1450-1500
Work with Royal B.C. Museum
involvement in museum replacement project (Fleming) 213A:1610-1655, 215A:1450-1455 (Milobar) 213A:1610-1705 (Stewart) 215A:1450-1455
role re IMAX Theatre (Fleming) 213A:1615 (Milobar) 213A:1610
Transportation network services See Ride-hail services
Treasury Board

Powers, delegation (Banman) 170B:1120-1125 (Cadieux) 171B:1340 (Furstenau) 170B:1140, 182B:1710-1720 (Kyllo) 171B:1505 (Milobar) 169B:1820, 182B:1625-1705, 182B:1720-1740 (Morris) 171B:1405 (Robinson) 154B:1435, 169B:1740, 182B:1625-1740
Role and process (Milobar) 155B:1545-1555, 155B:1610, 182B:1615-1620 (Robinson) 182B:1615-1620, 182B:1635
Treaty 8 First Nations

Treaty rights and cumulative impact of industrial development
government initiatives to address issues (Ralston) 198B:1040-1045
ruling See Rulings on issues under Supreme Court of British Columbia
Tree planting See Silviculture under Forests and forest industry
Trees

Aspen (Morris) 194B:1355-1400
Broadleaf trees, role in biodiversity (Morris) 194B:1355-1400
Tributes

Amanda Cootes (Farnworth) 219B:1010
Anne Edwards (Farnworth) 243B:1335
Athletic achievements of Natalie Wilkie and Eve Maxwell (Kyllo) 170B:1010
Bobbi Sadler (Robinson) 253B:1340
Cherry Kingsley (Mark) 149B:1330-1335
Darwin Timothy Benson (Russell) 164B:1300
David Flaherty (Rankin) 234B:1305
Diane Nicholls (Conroy) 184B:1015
Don Lobb (Alexis) 157B:1300
Donald Dong Toy Nip (Routledge) 218B:1350-1355
E. George MacMinn (Speaker) 233B:1115
Ellen Godfrey (Rankin) 251B:1005-1010
Fran Prince (Leonard) 163B:1005
Fundraising runs by Al Ferraby (Lore) 215B:1340
Gerhard Blenk (Merrifield) 184B:1005
Glenn Henry (Ross) 191B:1005
Gloria Macdonald (Singh, A.) 225B:1345-1350
Grammy Award recipient Alex Cuba (Cullen) 180B:1330-1335
Harmandeep Kaur (Sims) 166B:1345
Harry Kruisselbrink (Cullen) 197B:1340-1345
Helen Hughes (Dean) 210B:1330
Henry Fair (Donnelly) 217B:1330
Iwan Edwards (Simons) 169B:1345-1350
James "Stocky" Edwards (Leonard) 208B:1345
Joe Segal (Falcon) 218B:1335-1340 (Robinson) 218B:1335
Kerry Park Islanders hockey team (Routley) 162B:1335
Lillian Henry (Ross) 200B:1000
Madelene Vail Bird (Ma) 176B:1455
Marion Cumming (Rankin) 234B:1300-1305
Michael Rensing (Ralston) 247B:1005
Mike Baer (Speaker) 218B:1455
Mindy Derro (Ma) 208B:1350
Myer Horowitz (Dean) 252B:1330
Pauline Lee (Lee) 176B:1500
Rattan Kaur Gholia (Banman) 247B:1010
Richard Fyfe (Eby) 147B:1335
Richard James Harrington (Coulter) 220B:1300
Roseanne Moran (Dix) 156B:1005
Sara McDonald (Merrifield) 143B:1340-1345
South Delta Storm hockey team (Paton) 173B:1335
Stan Lanyon (Bains) 197B:1335
Stephanie Cadieux (Bond) 191B:1130-1135 (Furstenau) 191B:1125 (Robinson) 191B:1120-1125
Support for Ukraine by Vietnamese Canadians (Dix) 173B:1340
Surrey Thunder hockey team (Bains) 170B:1010
Teresa Hills-Platt (Ma) 208B:1350-1355
Tom Fletcher (Falcon) 216B:1010
Touran Sanii (Bailey) 212B:1025
Wendy Yu (Yao) 218B:1355
Tri-City Chinese Community Society

Work of organization (Donnelly) 153B:1125
Trucking industry

Commercial vehicle safety branch See Commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch under Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
Tsawout First Nation See also WSÁNEĆ Nations

Economic development partnership with Cascadia Seaweed (Olsen) 184B:1030, 199A:1450 (Rankin) 199A:1455
Tsawwassen First Nation

Chief, comments on George Massey Tunnel replacement project (Paton) 217A:1345
Final agreement (Ross) 201C:1440-1445
Tsilhqot'in Nation

Court rulings on land title See Supreme Court of Canada
Response to museum replacement project (Lee) 214B:1115
Tŝilhqot'in Nation

Court rulings on land title See Supreme Court of Canada
Statement on museum replacement project (Stone) 212B:1125
Xeni Gwet'in See Xeni Gwet'in First Nation
Tsleil-Waututh Nation

History and territory (Routledge) 152B:1600-1605
Sacred Trust initiative re pipeline expansion (Routledge) 152B:1605
Tumbler Ridge Museum, Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Paleontology centre (Bernier) 214B:1145
Two-spirit See LGBTQ2S community
The Tyee

Article on review of legislation (Eby) 195B:1030-1035 (Olsen) 204B:1415
Tzu Chi Foundation

Farm in Richmond and community outreach (Wat) 232B:1355-1400