41st Parliament – 2020
Parliamentary Committee Proceedings
Finance and Government Services Committee

SUBJECT-SPEAKER INDEX
speeches by Members, committee staff and witnesses; topics raised
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

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5X Festival

See also Nayar, Tarun

A Way Home Kamloops Society

See also McParland, Katherine


Abbotsford, B.C.

Abella, Rosalie

Aboriginal friendship centres

See Friendship centres under First Nations and Indigenous persons


Aboriginal peoples

See First Nations and Indigenous persons


AccessBC campaign for free prescription contraception

See also Black, Devon


Act Urgently

See also Campbell, Richard


Active transportation

See Transportation


Adams, David

Adult basic education

AdvantageBC

See also Roberts, Clark


AggregateIQ

Agricultural land reserve

Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry

Air

Airports

AIRS program

See also Martens, Maggie Milne


Aisle

See also Shaw, Madeleine


Alberta

Aldridge, Faydra

Alexander-Michel linkage corridor

See Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway)


Alkenbrack, Betsy

Alliance for Arts and Culture

See British Columbia Alliance for Arts and Culture


Alliance of B.C. Students

See also Dupasquier, Grace


Amalgamated Transit Union

AME B.C.

See Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia


Anaesthesiologists

See Physicians


Ancient Forest Alliance Society

See also Inness, Andrea


Andersen, Britt

Anderson, Bridgitte

Animals

APPA

See Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities


Appraisal Institute of Canada

Aquatic invasive species

See Invasive species


Archer, Keith

Archway Community Services Society

See also Santiago, Rod


Arthritis

Arthritis Society

Arts and culture

See also British Columbia Arts Council


Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities

ASPECT

See Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT)


Assessment of property

See Property tax


Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia

See also Johnston, Kendra


Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

See also Waechtler, Heidi


Association of British Columbia Public Library Directors

See also Tracy, Elizabeth


Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT)

See also Morris-Reade, Janet


At Home program

See Special needs children under Children and youth


Atchison, Chris

Attorney General Ministry

Auditor General

See also Pickup, Michael


Autism

Automobiles

Automotive Retailers Association

See also Scovell, Adrian


Avery, Val

Ayles, Chris

Azeez, Lina

Baatz, Ernest

Babineau, Anne

Back injuries

See Spinal cord conditions and injuries


Backpack Buddies

See also King, Emily-Anne


Bagger, Jonathan

Bailey, Brenda

Baird, Maureen

See also Merit Commissioner


Balabanowicz, Julia

Ball, Victoria (Tori)

Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Barrable, Bill

Barton, Lorie

Basque, Christine

BC SPCA

See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


BCEdAccess Society

See also Humphreys, Tracy


BCFS

See British Columbia Federation of Students


BCGEU

See British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union


BCIT

See British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.


BCSEA

See British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association


Beeching, Mark

Belvara

See Coverage under PharmaCare program


Bendo, Elba

Beneficial ownership registry

See Land surveys and titles


Benesh, Kendal

Better Homes B.C. incentive program

See Energy efficiency under Housing


Better Transit Alliance of Greater Victoria

See also Doherty, Eric


Beverages and beverage industry

Bicycles and bicycling

See Cycling


Bike to Work Week

Bill 43 (2019) implementation

See Administration, implementation of legislative changes under Elections


Biodiversity

See Environment


Bioenergy

See Energy


Black, Devon

Blockchain technology

See Information and communications technology


Blouw, Max

Boegman, Anton

See also Elections B.C.


Boisvert, Daniel

Bond, Shirley

Books and book publishing

See Libraries; Publishing industry


Boon, Kevin

Boundary area

Boundary Invasive Species Society

See also Stewart, Barb


Bowron Lake

Braces (orthotics)

See Orthotics and prosthetics


Brain health

Brain Injury Alliance

See also Hagreen, Alison


Bressler, Brian

Bridge Youth and Family Services Society

See also Thompson, Celine


British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability

B.C. Adoption and Permanency Options Update report

See Reports, adoption system under Representative for Children and Youth


British Columbia Agriculture Council

See also Ens, Reg


British Columbia Alliance for Arts and Culture

See also Leadlay, Brenda


British Columbia Alliance for Healthy Living

See also Koutsodimos, Rita


British Columbia Anesthesiologists Society

See also Orfaly, Roland


British Columbia Arts Council

British Columbia Association for Child Development and Intervention

See also Gordon, Jason


British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

See also Rankin, Geoff


British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres

See also Showler, Grey


British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets

See also O'Hara, Heather


British Columbia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

See also Eyers, Dylan


British Columbia Building Trades

See also Mercier, Andrew


British Columbia by region

British Columbia Cannabis Appellations program

See also McCann, Clayton


British Columbia Care Providers Association

See also Klassen, Mike


British Columbia Cattlemen's Association

See also Boon, Kevin


B.C. CEO Network

See also Gillette, Brenda


British Columbia Children's Hospital

British Columbia Chiropractic Association

See also Konczak, Clark


British Columbia Coalition to End Youth Homelessness

See also McParland, Katherine


British Columbia Common Ground Alliance

See also Whitemarsh, M.J.


British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils

See also Sinclair, Andrea


British Columbia Construction Association

See also Atchison, Chris


British Columbia Cycling Coalition

See also Stein, Colin


British Columbia Dairy Association

See also Dunn, Jeremy


British Columbia Dental Association

See also Nadolski, Anthony


British Columbia Epilepsy Society

See also Davidson, Kim


British Columbia Family Hearing Resource Society

See also Cable, Lisa


British Columbia Federation of Labour

See also Cronk, Laird


British Columbia Federation of Students

See also Klassen, Tanysha


British Columbia Fruit Growers Association

See also Lucas, Glen


British Columbia Gaming Industry Association

See also Stuart, Shiera


British Columbia Geological Survey

British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union

See also Smith, Stephanie


British Columbia Guide Dog Services

See also Thornton, William


British Columbia Health Coalition

See also Riddell, Ayendri


British Columbia Human Rights Clinic

British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

British Columbia Humanist Association

See also Bushfield, Ian


British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.

British Columbia Library Association

See also DeFaveri, Annette


British Columbia Library Trustees Association

See also Kelly, Babs


British Columbia LNG Alliance

See also Cox, Bryan


British Columbia Lung Association

See also Lam, Chris


British Columbia Marine Terminal Operators Association

See also Jones, Stephanie


British Columbia Maritime Employers Association

See also Leonard, Mike


British Columbia Notaries Association

See also Boisvert, Daniel


British Columbia Parents of Complex Kids

See also Lenahan, Brenda


B.C. Parks

B.C. People First

See also Sherritt, David


B.C. PLAN

See B.C.'s Prior Learning Action Network


British Columbia Poverty Reduction Coalition

See also Ellis, Viveca


British Columbia Principals and Vice-Principals Association

See also DeRosa, David


British Columbia Public Library Partners

See also Millsip, Kevin


British Columbia Pulp and Paper Coalition

See also Lindstrom, Robert


British Columbia Real Estate Association

See also Ogmundson, Brendon


British Columbia Regional Tourism Secretariat

See also Mandziuk, Glenn


British Columbia Rural Health Network

See also Staples, Edward


British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

See also Aldridge, Faydra


British Columbia School Trustees Association

See also Higginson, Stephanie


British Columbia Seniors Living Association

See also Coonfer, Lee


B.C. Seniors Living Association

British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

See also Daniell, Craig


British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association

See also Hackney, Tom


British Columbia Teachers Federation

See also Mooring, Teri


British Columbia Tech Association

See also Tipping, Jill


British Columbia Wildlife Federation

See also Zuckerman, Chuck


BCcampus

B.C.'s Prior Learning Action Network

See also Wainwright, Kevin


Brun, Jennifer

Buda, Michael

Budget consultation

See Prebudget consultation under Finance and Government Services Committee


Budgets

Bulkley Valley

Burger, Corey

Burkhart, Tim

Burnaby, B.C.

Burnaby school district

See School district 41 (Burnaby)


Buses and bus service

See Transit services


Bushfield, Ian

Business

Buy B.C. program

Cable, Lisa

Calogheros, Tracy

CALP program

See Programs and funding under Literacy


Calvert, Brent

Camosun College Faculty Association

See also Ayles, Chris


Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.

Campbell, Richard

Canada business emergency account

See Business impact and supports under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)

See Employee impact and supports, wages under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Canada Pension Plan

Canadian Association for Safe Supply

See also Westfall, Jordan


Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

See also Fawkes-Kirby, Tanya


Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

See also Morrison, Geoffrey


Canadian Association of Physician Assistants

See also Demers, Eric


Canadian Bar Association

Canadian Beverage Association

See also Goetz, Jim


Canadian Cancer Society

See also Krueckl, Sandra


Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

See also Ivanova, Iglika


Canadian Credit Union Association

See also Han, Henry


Canadian Forest Products Ltd

Canadian Freshwater Alliance

See also Paydli, Danielle


Canadian Home Builders Association of British Columbia

See also Moody, Neil


Canadian Media Producers Association

Canadian Mental Health Association

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science

See also Nielsen, Christine


Canadian Union of Public Employees

Cancer

Canfor

See Canadian Forest Products Ltd.


Cannabis

Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Vancouver, B.C.

See also Praill, Denise


Canucks Autism Network

See also Andersen, Britt


CAP programs

See Restorative justice programs under Corrections system


Capilano University Faculty Association

See also Calvert, Brent


Capital regional district

Capitol Theatre Restoration Society

See also Fischer, Stephanie


Carbon

Carbon tax

Cardew, Robin

Cardiovascular health

Caregivers

CARES for Equitable Health

See also Wakil, Zarghoona


Cariboo-Chilcotin area

Cars

See Automobiles


Casinos

See Gambling


Cassels, Jamie

Caught in the Middle report

See Reports, death of youth in contact with B.C. and Alberta services under Representative for Children and Youth


CEBA

See Business impact and supports, Canada business emergency account under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Cement Association of Canada

Cement Association of Canada

See also McSweeney, Michael


Cement industry

Centre for Restorative Justice

See Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.


CERB

See Employee impact and supports, Canada emergency response benefit under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


CGL

See Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.


Chalke, Jay

See also Ombudsperson


Chapelas, Braydon

Charities

See also Non-profit sector; Community social services sector under Social welfare


Charlesworth, Jennifer

See also Representative for Children and Youth


Charlwood, Nicole

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

See also Mathison, Lori


Chemainus River watershed

Chhina, Navdeep

Chief Electoral Officer

See Elections B.C.; Boegman, Anton


Child care

Child protection system

Children and Family Development Ministry

Children and youth

Children and Youth Committee

Chiropractors

Chisholm, Shawn

Chronic disease management

See Health care system


Chrumka, Margaret

Citadel Speech and Language Services

See also Yu, Becca


Citizens' Services Ministry

Civil forfeiture

See Forfeiture of proceeds of crime under Crime and criminals


Civil service

See Public service


Clarkson, David

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust

See also Goldt, Erika


Clean energy

See Energy


Clean Energy Canada

See also Woynillowicz, Dan


Clean technology

See Science and technology


CleanBC plan

Clearview AI

Clement, David

Climate change

Clovechok, Doug (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

Coal mine project in Elk Valley area

See North Coal Ltd.


Coalition for Healthy School Food

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia

See also Gregson, Sharon


Coalition to End Youth Homelessness

See British Columbia Coalition to End Youth Homelessness


Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd

Cody, Jen

Coleman, Rich (Langley East)

College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.

College of New Caledonia Students Union

See also Kaur, Sharanjit


Columbia Basin

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

See also Palmer, Rhonda


Columbia Basin Trust

Columbia Power Corp

Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society

See also Hooper, Robyn


Colwood, B.C.

Communitas Supportive Care

See also Santiago, Karyn


Communities

Community accountability programs

See Restorative justice programs under Corrections system


Community adult literacy program

See Programs and funding under Literacy


Community Alliance of Racialized Ethnocultural Services for Equitable Health

See CARES for Equitable Health


Community benefits agreement

See Labour


Community health centres

See Health care facilities and hospitals


Community land trusts for housing

See Social and subsidized housing under Housing


Community Living British Columbia

See also Community living services under Disabled persons


Community social services sector

See Social welfare


Community social services workers

See Social workers


Comox Valley

Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness

See also Cupelli, Andrea


Comox Valley regional district

Comox Valley Transition Society

See also Ney, Heather


Compliance and enforcement officers

Comptroller general

Computer technology

See Information and communications technology


Computers

See Information and communications technology


Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia

See also Holler, Jacqueline


Conflict of interest

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

See also Conflict of interest; Gray, Victoria


Conservation of wildlife

See Wildlife


Construction industry

Consumer Choice Center

See also Clement, David


Container terminal operators

See Ports


Convenience Industry Council of Canada

See also Kothawala, Anne


Convenience store industry

Cook, Richard

Coonfer, Lee

Cooper, Staci

Coronavirus disease

See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Corrections system

Corrigall, Todd

Cosco, Frank

Coté, Jonathan

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia

See also Pither, Sheila


Courts

See Justice system


COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Cowichan Green Community Society

See also Stafford, Judy


Cowichan River

Cowichan River watershed

Cowichan Valley

Cowichan Watershed Board

See also Seymour, William


Cox, Bryan

CPP

See Canada Pension Plan


Creative B.C.

Credit unions

See Financial services industry


Crime and criminals

See also Corrections system; Justice system


Criminal Code

Crohn's disease

See Inflammatory bowel disease


Cronk, Laird

Crowley, Sharon

Crown corporations

Crown land

Crowsnest Highway

See Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway)


Cruise ship industry

CUPE

See Canadian Union of Public Employees


Cupelli, Andrea

Cycling

Dairy industry

Dalglish, Cindy

Daniell, Craig

DataFix

Davidson, Kim

Davis, Alan

Dawson Creek, B.C.

Dawson Creek Literacy Now

See also Mobley, Michele


Dawson Creek Literacy Society

See also Mobley, Michele


Deafness

See Ear health and hearing impairment


Dean, Mitzi (Esquimalt-Metchosin)

Decoda Literacy Solutions Society

Decolonization

See Decolonization and human rights under Human rights


DeFaveri, Annette

D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)

Dekovic, Marko

Delaney, Barry

Delta, B.C.

Demers, Eric

Dental health

See also Dentists


Dentists

See also Dental health


DeRosa, David

Desrochers, Sean

Destination Greater Victoria

See also Nursey, Paul


Development cost charges

See Land use


Development of land

See Land use


Developmental programs

See Adult basic education


Dhaliwal, Sav

Diabetes

Dietitians and nutritionists

DigiBC

See Interactive and Digital Media Industry Association of British Columbia


Digital literacy

See Information and communications technology


Digital media industry

Dikes

Diller, Eric

Disability Alliance B.C.

See also Pritchard, Erin


Disability benefits

See Income assistance


Disabled persons

Disasters

See Earthquakes; Emergencies; Floods and floodplains


Discrimination and racism

Disease

See particular conditions, diseases, etc.


DMOs

See Destination marketing organizations under Tourism


Dobrovolny, Jerry

Dogs

See Animals


Doherty, Eric

Dominguez, Omar

Domtar Inc

See also Skene, Bonny


Dowle, Terry

Downtown Eastside

See Vancouver, B.C.


Downtown Eastside Literacy Roundtable

See also Alkenbrack, Betsy


Drugs

Ducs, Dianna

Dunn, Jeremy

Dupasquier, Grace

E&N Railway

See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway


Ear health and hearing impairment

Early childhood development

See Children and youth


Earthquakes

East Kootenay Invasive Species Council

See also Benesh, Kendal


EatWild

Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)

ECAP

See Home heating, energy conservation assistance program under Energy


Eco-fees

See Recycling


Economy

Ecosystem-based management

See Land use


Ecotrust Canada

See also Heerema, Dylan


Edge, Casey

Education

See also Adult basic education; Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training


Education funding

Elderly

See Seniors


Election Act

Elections

See also Elections B.C.


Elections B.C.

See also Elections; Boegman, Anton


Elections Canada

Elections Ontario

Electric power

See Energy


Electric vehicles

See Zero-emission and clean vehicles under Automobiles


Electronic cigarettes and vapour products

Elk Valley

Ellis, Viveca

Emergencies

Emergency Program Act

Employer health tax

Employment and unemployment

Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce

See also MacGregor, Clyde


Ending Violence Association of British Columbia

See also Porteous, Tracy


End-of-life care

See Hospice and palliative care


Energy

Energy conservation assistance program

See Home heating under Energy


EngAge B.C.

See also Klassen, Mike


England

Ens, Reg

Environment

Epilepsy

Equal Work–Equal Pay B.C. Coalition

See also Baatz, Ernest


Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre, Prince George, B.C.

See also Calogheros, Tracy


Eyers, Dylan

Faculty

See Post-secondary institutions


Fairbairn, Brett

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

See also Kirkpatrick, Karin


Faoro, Paul

Farming

See Agriculture


FASD

See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder


Fawkes-Kirby, Tanya

Federation of Community Social Services of British Columbia

See also FitzZaland, Rick


Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia

See also Chisholm, Shawn


Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia

See also Cosco, Frank


Fernie, B.C.

Ferries and ferry services

Ferris, Craig

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Film industry

Finance and Government Services Committee

Finance Ministry

Financial services industry

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

See also Montani, Adrienne


First Nations and Indigenous persons

First Nations Health Authority

FISA

See Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia


Fischer, Stephanie

Fish

Fishing industry

FitzZaland, Rick

FiveX Festival

See 5X Festival


Flip the Script program

See Sexual assault under Sexual violence


Floods and floodplains

Flu

See Influenza virus


FNMIR

See Indigenous relations team under Representative for Children and Youth


Food and food industry

Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.

Forests and forest industry

Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry

Fort St. John, B.C.

FortisBC

See also Stout, Doug


Fostering Change

See also Russell, Susan


France

Fraser, Paul

Fraser River

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board

See also Schacter, Joel


Freedom of information

See also Information and Privacy Commissioner


Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia

Friesen, Tracy

Frizzell, Garth

From Marginalized to Magnified: Youth Homelessness Solutions from Those with Lived Expertise report

See Reports, youth homelessness under Representative for Children and Youth


Fuel

Fuller, Colleen

Galloping Goose Regional Trail

Gambling

Gambling, Samantha

Gaming

See Gambling


Gasoline

See Fuel


Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum

See Ports


Gender based–analysis initiative

See Policy development under Government


Gender identity

Genome B.C.

See also Spothelfer, Pascal


Genomic research

See Science and technology


Gent, Derek

George Massey Tunnel

See Highway 99


GERPA

See General elections, readiness planning assignments project under Elections


Gibson, Emily

Gillette, Brenda

Global Automakers of Canada

See also Adams, David


Global Container Terminals Inc

See also Dekovic, Marko


Goehring, Michael

Goetz, Jim

Goldenberg, Larry

Goldt, Erika

Goodwin, Stephanie

Gordon, Jason

Govender, Kasari

See also Human Rights Commissioner


Government

Gray, Victoria

See also Conflict of Interest Commissioner


Great Bear Rainforest

Great Trail

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

See also Anderson, Bridgitte


Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce

See also Cardew, Robin


Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition

See also Burger, Corey


Green energy

See Energy


Greenhouse gas emissions

Gregson, Sharon

Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria

See also Treleaven, John


Guide dogs

See Animals

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

Habitat protection

See Environment; Fish; Wildlife


Hackney, Tom

Hagreen, Alison

Hamaguchi, Ken

Hamir, Arzeena

Han, Henry

Hanacek, Megan

Hancott, Daren

HandyDART system

See Transit services


Hanna, Sandra

Harrison, Scott

HEABC

See Health Employers Association of British Columbia


Head and brain injuries

See Brain health


Health

See also Health care funding; Health care system


Health authorities

Health care facilities and hospitals

Health care funding

Health care system

Health Employers Association of British Columbia

Health health

See Cardiovascular health


Health Ministry

Health Sciences Association of British Columbia

See also Avery, Val


Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness

Hearing impairment

See Ear health and hearing impairment


Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

See also Marchese, Diego


Heerema, Dylan

Hemp

Henry, Bonnie

See also Provincial health officer


Heritage Christian Online School

See also Kraushar, Sara


HEU

See Hospital Employees Union


Higginson, Stephanie

High-technology industry

Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway)

Highway 99

Highways and roads

Hip replacements

See Surgical services, joint replacements under Health care system


Holding Pattern: Call Wait Times for Income and Disability Assistance report

See System and call wait times, investigation by Ombudsperson under Income assistance


Holler, Jacqueline

Holmes, Bev

Home care

Home heating

See Energy


Home ownership

Homelessness

Hooper, Robyn

Hospice and palliative care

Hospital Employees Union

See also Whiteside, Jennifer


Hospitality industry

See also Hotels and travel accommodation; Tourism


Hospitals

See Health care facilities and hospitals


Hotels and travel accommodation

Housing

HUB Cycling

See also Chhina, Navdeep


Huberman, Anita

Human rights

See also Human Rights Commissioner


Human Rights Clinic

See British Columbia Human Rights Clinic


Human Rights Commissioner

See also Govender, Kasari; Human rights


Human Rights Tribunal

See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal


Human trafficking

Humanists

Humphreys, Tracy

Hunting

Hydroelectric power

See Energy


Hydrogen fuel cell technology

See Fuel

IBD

See Inflammatory bowel disease


IBD Centre of British Columbia

See Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre of British Columbia


ICT

See Information and communications technology


IDL

See Independent distributed learning under Education


Immigration

Impey, Patrice

In-camera proceedings

Inclusion

See Disabled persons


Inclusion B.C.

See also Verschoor, Karla


Income

Income assistance

Independent schools

See Education


Indigenous peoples

See First Nations and Indigenous persons


Indigenous protected and conservation areas

See Parks


Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre of British Columbia

See also Bressler, Brian


Influenza virus

Information

Information and communications technology

Information and Privacy Commissioner

See also McEvoy, Michael


Infrastructure

Innergex Renewable Energy

See also Balabanowicz, Julia


Inness, Andrea

Innovation

See Research and development; Science and technology; particular sectors and topics


Innovative Medicines Canada

See Babineau, Anne


Insurance

See also particular types of insurance


Insurance Bureau of Canada

See also Sutherland, Aaron


Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

See also Insurance under Automobiles


Intellectual property

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

See also Leclerc, Alain


Interactive and Digital Media Industry Association of British Columbia

See also Bailey, Brenda


Interest rates

Interior Health Authority

International education and students

See Education


International Mountain Bicycling Association Canada

See also Strawson, AJ


Internet

See Information and communications technology


Internet voting

See Elections


Invasive species

Invasive Species Council of British Columbia

See also Wallin, Gail


IPCAs

See Indigenous protected and conservation areas under Parks


Island Transformations Organization

See also Diller, Eric


Ivanova, Iglika

Ivits, Shantel

Jaeger, Chris

Jails

See Corrections system


James, Hon. Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

JDRF Canada

See also Stobbe, Sage


Jeffreys, Yvonne

Jewsbury, Gail

Johns, Chris

Johnston, Kendra

Johnstone, Myna Lee

Joint replacements

See Surgical services under Health care system


Jones, Russ

Jones, Stephanie

Jones, Steven

Judas, Walt

Justice Institute of British Columbia, New Westminster, B.C.

Justice system

See also Corrections system; Crime and criminals


Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

See JDRF Canada

Kamloops Art Gallery

See also Chrumka, Margaret


Kamloops, B.C.

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce

See also O'Leary, Colin


Kamloops Symphony

See also Mills, Daniel


Kamloops-Thompson school district

See School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)


Kamyabi, Alireza

Karanja, Nitha

Kaur, Sharanjit

Kelly, Babs

Kettle Valley Railway Trail

Key City Theatre

See also Olstead, Galen


Kidney Foundation

Kidney health

King, Emily-Anne

Kinloch, K

Kirkpatrick, Karin

Kishi, Roger

Kitimat, B.C.

Kjos, Jackie

Klapwyk, Phil

Klassen, Evan

Klassen, Mike

Klassen, Tanysha

Knee replacements

See Surgical services, joint replacements under Health care system


Knowledge development fund

See Research and development


Koksilah watershed

See Cowichan Valley


Konczak, Clark

Kootenay area

Kothawala, Anne

Koutsodimos, Rita

Kozakevich, Karla

Kraushar, Sara

Krueckl, Sandra

Ktunaxa Nation

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.

See also Davis, Alan

Laboratory services

See Health care system


Labour

Lake Windermere

Lake Windermere Ambassadors Society

See also Peck, Georgia


Lam, Chris

Land

Land Owner Transparency Act

Land surveys and titles

Land use

Law Society of British Columbia

See also Ferris, Craig


Lawrence, Kole

Lawyers and legal services

Leadlay, Brenda

Leclerc, Alain

Legal aid

Legal services

See Lawyers and legal services; Notaries public


Legislature

See also Government; Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Lenahan, Brenda

Leonard, Mike

Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)

Lesbians and gays

See LGBTQ2S community


LGBTQ2S community

Libraries

LifeLabs

Lindstrom, Robert

Liquefied natural gas development

Literacy

Literacy Matters Abbotsford

See also Crowley, Sharon


Little, Jonathan

Little, Margaret

Livestock industry

See also Dairy industry


Living in Community

See also Seiferling, Halena


LNG

See Liquefied natural gas development


LNG Canada facility project

Lo Patigdas, Phoebe

Loans

Lobbyists

Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act

Lobbyists Transparency Act

Local government

Locally grown food

See Food and food industry


Lockrey, Cynthia

Long-term and residential care

Lord Roberts Elementary parent advisory council

See also Rowe, Ian


Lord Roberts Elementary Parent Advisory Council

See also Rowe, Ian


Lord Roberts Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Lore, Grace

Lower Mainland

Lucas, Glen

Lunapads International Products

See Aisle


Lung health

LUSH Valley Food Action Society

See also Prato, Maurita

McCann, Clayton

McCort, Kevin

Macdonald, Keir

McEvoy, Michael

See also Information and Privacy Commissioner


MacGregor, Clyde

McGuire, Lisa

Mackenzie, Isobel

See also Seniors advocate


Macklem, Tiff

McLellan, Michael

McParland, Katherine

MacPherson, Lindsay

McSweeney, Michael

Mandziuk, Glenn

Mannella, Aaron

Manufacturing Safety Alliance of British Columbia

See also McGuire, Lisa


Marchese, Diego

Marine terminal operators

See Ports


Marinelli, Lui

Mark, Erica

Markwart, Alan

Markwick, Michael

Martens, Maggie

See Milne Martens, Maggie


Martens, Maggie Milne

Martins, Michelle

Massey Tunnel

See Highway 99


Matchett, Gordon

Mathison, Lori

Mayors Council on Regional Transportation

See also Buda, Michael


Meat

See Food and food industry


Media

Medical cannabis

See Medical use under Cannabis


Medical Cannabis Canada

See also Monahan-Ellison, Max


Medical Services Plan

Medications

See Prescription drugs; PharmaCare program; Pharmacies


Members' Conflict of Interest Act

Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Menstrual products

Mental health

Mercier, Andrew

Merit Commissioner

See also Baird, Maureen


Metcalfe, Jennifer

Metro Vancouver

Mezei, Jen

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

See also Holmes, Bev


Michel coal mine project

See North Coal Ltd.


Mid Island Farmers Institute

See also Hamir, Arzeena


Mills, Daniel

Millsip, Kevin

Milne Martens, Maggie

Mines and mining industry

Mining Association of British Columbia

See also Goehring, Michael


Missing and murdered Indigenous women

Mission Institution correctional facility

MLAs

See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


MNP

Mobley, Michele

Mochan, Alyne

Monahan-Ellison, Max

Money laundering

See Crime and criminals; particular sectors


Montani, Adrienne

Moody, Neil

Mooring, Teri

Moroz, Melissa

Morris, Jonathan

Morrison, Brenda

Morrison, Geoffrey

Morris-Reade, Janet

Mortgage Brokers Act

Mortgage Professionals Canada

See also Taylor, Paul


Mortgages

MOSAIC

See also Stachova, Olga


Motion picture industry

See Film industry


Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia

See also Klapwyk, Phil


Motions and resolutions

Motor Vehicle Act

Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.

MRDT program

See Municipal and regional district tax program


Multiculturalism

Municipal and regional district tax program

Municipal elections

See Local government elections under Elections


Municipalities

See Local government


Musculoskeletal health

Music B.C. Industry Association

See also MacPherson, Lindsay


Music industry

Nadolski, Anthony

Nagati, Peter

Naloxone treatment

See Substance use and addiction


Nanaimo District Teachers Association

See also Wood, Denise


Nanaimo Foodshare Society

See also Cody, Jen


National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

National Police Federation

See also Sauve, Brian


Natural disasters

See Earthquakes; Emergencies; Floods and floodplains


Natural gas

See Liquefied natural gas development; Oil and gas


Nayar, Tarun

Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada

See also Hanna, Sandra


Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism

See also Ducs, Dianna


New Brunswick

New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia

See also Qualey, Blair


Ney, Heather

NGOs

See Non-profit sector


Nielsen, Christine

Non-governmental organizations

See Non-profit sector


Non-profit sector

North Coal Ltd

See also Vadnais, Patty


North Peace area

See Peace River area


North Peace rural roads initiative

See also Kjos, Jackie


North Peace Seniors Housing Society

See also Weber, Gail


North Shore Women's Centre

See also Barton, Lorie


North Vancouver, B.C.

Northern Confluence Initiative

See also Skuce, Nikki


Notaries Act

Notaries public

Novel coronavirus disease

See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Nursey, Paul

Nutrition

See Diet and nutrition under Food and food industry

Occupational health and safety

Occupational therapists

OERs

See Textbook supply, open educational resources under Post-secondary education


Office of the seniors advocate

See Seniors advocate


Officers of the Legislature

See Legislature


Ogmundson, Brendon

O'Hara, Heather

Oil and gas

Okanagan area

Okanagan-Similkameen regional district

See Regional district of Okanagan-Similkameen


Old-growth forests

See Forests and forest industry


O'Leary, Colin

Olstead, Galen

Ombudsperson

See also Chalke, Jay


Online learning

See Distance education and online learning under Post-secondary education


Online voting

See Internet voting under Elections


Ono, Santa

Opioids

See Substance use and addiction


Options for Sexual Health

Orfaly, Roland

Orthotics and prosthetics

Out On Screen

See also Goodwin, Stephanie


Outdoor recreation

See Sports and recreation


Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia

See also Pedersen, Louise

Pacific Community Resources Society

See Scott, Calum


Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society

See also Rans, Martha


Paid sick leave

See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Palliative care

See Hospice and palliative care


Palmer Isaak, Kerri

Palmer, Rhonda

Pandemic pay

See Front-line workers under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic


Papou, Amber

Parks

Parks and protected areas

Paydli, Danielle

Peace River area

Pearson College UWC, Victoria, B.C.

See also Pile, Tyrone


Peart, Bob

Peck, Georgia

Pecknold, Clayton

See also Police Complaint Commissioner


Pedersen, Louise

Persons with disabilities

See Disabled persons


Petroleum industry

See Oil and gas


Petter, Andrew

PharmaCare program

Pharmaceutical industry

Pharmacies

PharmaNet system

See PharmaCare program


Phoenix Society

See also Macdonald, Keir


PHSA

See Provincial Health Services Authority


Physicians

Pickup, Michael

See also Auditor General


PIDA

See Public Interest Disclosure Act


Pile, Tyrone

Pitcairn, Matt

Pither, Sheila

PLAR

See Recognition of prior and experiential learning, prior learning assessment and recognition process under Post-secondary education


Playgrounds

See Schools


Police and police services

Police and policing

See also Royal Canadian Mounted Police


Police Complaint Commissioner

See also Pecknold, Clayton; Police complaint process under Police and policing


Police Complaint Process Review Special Committee

Ponti, Chris

Port of Prince Rupert

Porteous, Tracy

Porter, Charles

Ports

Post-secondary education

See also Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions; Skills training


Post-secondary education funding

Post-secondary institutions

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Poverty

Power

See Energy


Praill, Denise

Prato, Maurita

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

See also Barrable, Bill


Precarious employment, workers

See Employment and unemployment


Prescription drugs

See also PharmaCare program; Pharmacies


Primary health care

See Health care system


Prince George, B.C.

Prince George Chamber of Commerce

See also Corrigall, Todd


Prince Rupert, B.C.

Principals and vice-principals

See Education


Prisoners Legal Services

See also Metcalfe, Jennifer


Prisons

See Corrections system


Pritchard, Erin

Privacy

See also Information and Privacy Commissioner


Private Forest Landowners Association

See also Hanacek, Megan


Professional Employees Association

See also Moroz, Melissa


Prolific offenders

See Repeat offenders under Corrections system


Prompt payment legislation

See Construction industry


Property

Property tax

Property transfer tax

Prostate cancer

See Cancer


Prosthetics

See Orthotics and prosthetics


Prosthetics and Orthotics Association of British Columbia

See also Jeffreys, Yvonne


Prostitution

See also Sex industry


Provincial health officer

See also Henry, Bonnie


Provincial Health Services Authority

Provincial nominee program

See Immigration


Provincial sales tax

See Sales tax


PST

See Sales tax


PTSD

See Post-traumatic stress disorder


Public Accounts Committee

Public health

Public housing

See Social and subsidized housing under Housing


Public interest disclosure

See Whistleblowing


Public Interest Disclosure Act

Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry

Public service

Public Service Act

Publishing industry

Pulp and paper industry

See Forests and forest industry

Qualey, Blair

Racism

See Discrimination and racism


Rankin, Geoff

Rans, Martha

Raza, Samad

RCMP

See Royal Canadian Mounted Police


REACH Community Health Centre

REACH Community Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

See also Fuller, Colleen


Real estate industry

Realistic Success Recovery Society

See also Sanderson, Susan


Recreation

See Sports and recreation


Recreation Sites and Trails B.C.

Recycling

Regional district of Central Kootenay

Regional district of Okanagan-Similkameen

See also Kozakevich, Karla


Religion

Remicade

See Coverage under PharmaCare program


Renewable gas

See Oil and gas


Rental housing

See Housing


Repeat offenders

See Corrections system


Replant program

See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry


Representative for Children and Youth

See also Charlesworth, Jennifer


Representative for Children and Youth Act

Reproduction

Research and development

See also particular topics


Research Universities Council of British Columbia

See also Blouw, Max


Resilient Waters project

Resorts

Resources and resource industries

Restorative justice programs

See Corrections system


Retail Council of Canada

See also Wilson, Greg


Retail industry

Richmond Chamber of Commerce

See also Pitcairn, Matt


Richmond Hospital, Richmond, B.C.

Richmond school district

See School district 38 (Richmond)


Rick Hansen Institute

See Praxis Spinal Cord Institute


Ricks, Jared

Riddell, Ayendri

Ride-sharing and ride-hailing

Right to Play

See also Gibson, Emily; Tallio, Jayden


Rio Tinto Alcan Inc

Rivers and streams

RMI program

See Resort municipality initiative program under Resorts


Road pricing

See Tolls


Road safety

See Traffic safety


Roberts, Clark

Robertson, Gordon

Rowe, Ian

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

See also Police and policing


Royal Roads University, Victoria, B.C.

See also Steenkamp, Philip


Rural British Columbia

See British Columbia by region


Russell, Susan

Ryan-Lloyd, Kate

Safe houses

See Transition houses under Housing


Safe supply

See Substance use and addiction


Safety

Sales tax

Salmon

See Fish


Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU)

See SASCU Credit Union


Sander, Ciel

Sanderson, Susan

Santiago, Karyn

Santiago, Rod

SASCU Credit Union

See also Delaney, Barry


Sauve, Brian

Save Our Northern Seniors Society

See also Little, Margaret


ScaleUP B.C. initiative

See High-technology industry


Schacter, Joel

Schindler, Pia

Schizophrenia

School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)

See also Johns, Chris


School district 36 (Surrey)

School district 38 (Richmond)

See also Hamaguchi, Ken


School district 39 (Vancouver)

School district 41 (Burnaby)

See also Mezei, Jen


School district 43 (Coquitlam)

See also Palmer Isaak, Kerri


School district 73 district parent advisory council

See also Ponti, Chris


School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) district parent advisory council

See also Ponti, Chris


School districts

School tax on property

See Property tax


Schools

See also Education


SCI

See Spinal cord conditions and injuries


Science and technology

Scott, Calum

Scovell, Adrian

Second-stage housing

See Transition houses under Housing


Seiferling, Halena

Select standing committees

SelfDesign Learning Foundation

See also Papou, Amber


Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.

Selkirk College Faculty Association

See also Marinelli, Lui


Seniors

Seniors advocate

See also Mackenzie, Isobel


Service dogs

See Animals


Settlement services

See Programs and services under Immigration


Sex industry

See also Prostitution


Sexual violence

Seymour, William

Shaw, Madeleine

Sherritt, David

Shipping industry

Showler, Grey

Shuswap Nation

Simon Fraser Student Society

See also Raza, Samad


Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

See also Petter, Andrew


Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

Sinclair, Andrea

Skene, Bonny

Skills training

Skuce, Nikki

Small business

Smith, Lynn

Smith, Perry

Smith, Stephanie

Smoking

See Tobacco


Snyder, Dustin

Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry

Social housing

See Social and subsidized housing under Housing


Social welfare

Social workers

SONS

See Save Our Northern Seniors Society


Sourial, Susan

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

South Fraser communities

See Lower Mainland


Southeast Kootenay school district

See School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)


SPCA

See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


Special committees

Special needs children

See Children and youth; Education


Speculation and vacancy tax

Speech and Hearing British Columbia

See also Cooper, Staci


Speech disorders

Speech-language pathologists

Spinal cord conditions and injuries

Spindler, Andrea

Sports and recreation

Spothelfer, Pascal

Spruce City Wildlife Association

See also Snyder, Dustin


Stachova, Olga

Stafford, Judy

Standing Water Nation

Staples, Edward

Statutory officers

See particular officers; Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services Committee


Steenkamp, Philip

Stein, Colin

Stewart, Barb

Stobbe, Sage

Stout, Doug

Strata property

Strawson, AJ

Stuart, Shiera

Students Union of Vancouver Community College

See also Lo Patigdas, Phoebe


Subsidized housing

See Social and subsidized housing under Housing


Substance use and addiction

Sugar-sweetened beverages

See Beverages and beverage industry


Suicide

Surrey, B.C.

Surrey Board of Trade

See also Huberman, Anita


Surrey Teachers Association

See also Westphal, Matt


Sutherland, Aaron

Take a Hike Foundation

See also Matchett, Gordon


Tallio, Jayden

Tamitik Status of Women

See also Martins, Michelle


Tavender, Robin

Taxation

Taylor, Paul

Teachers

Team-based primary health care

See Primary health care under Health care system


Technology and privacy

See Privacy


Telehealth services

See Health care system


Television production

See Film industry


Thompson, Celine

Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.

See also Fairbairn, Brett


Thompson Rivers University Students Union

See also Lawrence, Kole


Thornton, William

Tilbury LNG facility

See FortisBC


Tipping, Jill

Tobacco

Tolls

Tourism

Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia

See also Judas, Walt


Tracy, Elizabeth

Trades training

See Skills training


Traffic safety

Trails and paths

See Sports and recreation


Trails Society of British Columbia

See also Sander, Ciel


Trans Canada Trail

See Great Trail


Transgender

See LGBTQ2S community


Transit services

Transition houses

See Housing


TransLink

See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)


Transportation

Tree fruit industry

See Food and food industry


Treleaven, John

TRIUMF

See Tri-University Meson Facility, Vancouver, B.C.


Tri-University Meson Facility, Vancouver, B.C.

See also Bagger, Jonathan


TRRUST Collective Impact

See also Mark, Erica


Trusts

UBCP-ACTRA

See Union of British Columbia Performers


Ulcerative colitis

See Inflammatory bowel disease


Underground infrastructure

See Infrastructure


UNDRIP

See United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples


Union of British Columbia Performers

See also Karanja, Nitha


United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples

United States

University Act

UBC Graduate Student Society

See also Kamyabi, Alireza


University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

See also Ono, Santa


University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

See also Cassels, Jamie


Upper Halfway, B.C.

Utilities

Vaccination

See Immunization under Public health; particular viruses and conditions


Vadnais, Patty

Vancouver, B.C.

See also Metro Vancouver


Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

See also Ivits, Shantel


Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver Foundation

See also McCort, Kevin


Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association

See also Jewsbury, Gail


Vancouver Island University Faculty Association

See also Jaeger, Chris


Vancouver Island University Students Union

See also Desrochers, Sean


Vancouver Prostate Centre

See also Goldenberg, Larry


Vantage Point

See also Dominguez, Omar


Vaping and vapour products

See Electronic cigarettes and vapour products


VCC

See Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.


Vernon, B.C.

Verschoor, Karla

Victoria, B.C.

See also Capital regional district; South Island under Vancouver Island


Victoria Residential Builders Association

See also Edge, Casey


Victoria Sexual Assault Centre

See also Lore, Grace


Video games sector

See Digital media industry


Violence

VisionQuest Recovery Society

See also Worley, Megan


VIUFA

See Vancouver Island University Faculty Association


Vulnerable persons and support system

See Social welfare; particular topics

Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health

Wachiay Friendship Centre Society

See also Kishi, Roger


Waechtler, Heidi

Wages and salaries

Wainwright, Kevin

Wakil, Zarghoona

Wallin, Gail

Waneta Dam

Waste

Waste management

Water

Watershed Watch Salmon Society

See also Azeez, Lina


Watersheds

Weather

Weber, Gail

Weed Control Act

Well-being

See Health


Wells

See Oil and gas


West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)

See also Bendo, Elba


West Coast Olefins Ltd

West Kootenay EcoSociety

See also Charlwood, Nicole


Western Canada Theatre

See also Klassen, Evan


Westfall, Jordan

Westphal, Matt

Whistleblowing

Whitemarsh, M.J.

Whiteside, Jennifer

Wildlife

Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce

See also Mannella, Aaron


Williams Lake, B.C.

Wilson, Greg

Winter, Alan

Women

Wood, Denise

Workers

Workers compensation

Worley, Megan

Woynillowicz, Dan

Wright, Don

WSÁNEĆ Nation