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Official Report of Debates (Hansard) First Session, 42nd Parliament OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES (HANSARD) Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Afernoon Sitting Issue No. 18 THE HONOURABLE RAJ CHOUHAN, SPEAKER ISSN 1499-2175 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Entered Confederation July 20, 1871) LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Her Honour the Honourable Janet Austin, OBC First Session, 42nd Parliament SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Honourable Raj Chouhan EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Premier and President of the Executive Council ............................................................................................................... Hon. John Horgan Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training...........................................................................................................Hon. Anne Kang Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries......................................................................................................................Hon. Lana Popham Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing .............................................................................................Hon. David Eby, QC Minister of Children and Family Development ....................................................................................................................Hon. Mitzi Dean Minister of State for Child Care......................................................................................................................................Hon. Katrina Chen Minister of Citizens’ Services.....................................................................................................................................................Hon. Lisa Beare Minister of Education ..................................................................................................................................................Hon. Jennifer Whiteside Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation ........................................................................................Hon. Bruce Ralston, QC Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.............................................................................................Hon. George Heyman Minister of Finance .......................................................................................................................................................... Hon. Selina Robinson Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development ................................................ Hon. Katrine Conroy Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations................................................................................. Hon. Nathan Cullen Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Francophone Afairs.............................................................................Hon. Adrian Dix Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation .......................................................................................... Hon. Murray Rankin, QC Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation.......................................................................................................Hon. Ravi Kahlon Minister of State for Trade...............................................................................................................................................Hon. George Chow Minister of Labour ...................................................................................................................................................................Hon. Harry Bains Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.............................................................................................................. Hon. Sheila Malcolmson Minister of Municipal Afairs ............................................................................................................................................. Hon. Josie Osborne Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General ........................................................................................................... Hon. Mike Farnworth Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction........................................................................................... Hon. Nicholas Simons Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport .................................................................................................................. Hon. Melanie Mark Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure................................................................................................................... Hon. Rob Fleming Minister of State for Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................... Hon. Bowinn Ma LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Leader of the Ofcial Opposition...................................................................................................................................................Shirley Bond Leader of the Tird Party .......................................................................................................................................................... Sonia Furstenau Deputy Speaker.......................................................................................................................................................... Spencer Chandra Herbert Assistant Deputy Speaker..............................................................................................................................................................Norm Letnick Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole .......................................................................................................................... Ronna-Rae Leonard Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ........................................................................................................................................... Kate Ryan-Lloyd Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.............................................................................................................................. Seunghee Suzie Seo Clerk Assistant, Parliamentary Services........................................................................................................................... Artour Sogomonian Clerk of Committees.......................................................................................................................................................................Jennifer Arril Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations ..............................................................................................Susan Sourial Senior Research Analyst................................................................................................................................................................... Karan Riarh Acting Sergeant-at-Arms..................................................................................................................................................................Greg Nelson ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS LIST OF MEMBERS BY RIDING Alexis, Pam (BC NDP) ............................................................Abbotsford-Mission Abbotsford-Mission.................................................................................Pam Alexis Anderson, Brittny (BC NDP) .........................................................Nelson-Creston Abbotsford South...............................................................................Bruce Banman Ashton, Dan (BC Liberal Party)............................................................... Penticton Abbotsford West...................................................................... Michael de Jong, QC Babchuk, Michele (BC NDP)...............................................................North Island Boundary-Similkameen........................................................................ Roly Russell Bailey, Brenda (BC NDP).................................................. Vancouver–False Creek Burnaby–Deer Lake.......................................................................Hon. Anne Kang Bains, Hon. Harry (BC NDP)......................................................... Surrey-Newton Burnaby-Edmonds......................................................................Hon. Raj Chouhan Banman, Bruce (BC Liberal Party) ............................................ Abbotsford South Burnaby-Lougheed.................................................................... Hon. Katrina Chen Beare, Hon. Lisa (BC NDP) .......................................Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Burnaby North ................................................................................. Janet Routledge Begg, Garry (BC NDP).................................................................Surrey-Guildford Cariboo-Chilcotin ..........................................................................Lorne Doerkson Bernier, Mike (BC Liberal Party) ...............................................Peace River South Cariboo North.................................................................................... Coralee Oakes Bond, Shirley (BC Liberal Party).................................Prince George–Valemount Chilliwack ...............................................................................................Dan Coulter Brar, Jagrup (BC NDP)................................................................Surrey-Fleetwood Chilliwack-Kent ...................................................................................
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