Fourth Session, 41st Parliament – 2019
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

BUSINESS INDEX
bills, estimates, question periods; parliamentary business
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; sec. - section; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z

Maiden speeches by members See First speeches by members
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 20)

(Minister of Health) 1R, 224B:1015; 2R, 230B:1645-1850, 235B:1100-1125; C, 241A:1450-1500; 3R, 241B:1505; RA, 260B:1735
Debate, speakers (Bains) 230B:1735-1750 (Dix) 224B:1015, 230B:1645-1700, 235B:1120-1125, 241A:1450-1500 (Heyman) 230B:1825-1835 (Letnick) 230B:1700-1715, 241A:1450-1455 (Mungall) 235B:1110-1120 (Sims) 230B:1810-1820 (Sultan) 230B:1835-1850 (Thornthwaite) 230B:1820-1825 (Throness) 230B:1750-1810 (Trevena) 235B:1100-1110 (Weaver) 230B:1715-1735
Members' statements See Private members' statements; Statements; Statements by members (Standing Order 25B)
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry

Estimates
debate 244C:1450-1840, 245C:1120-1145, 246C:1335-1745
speakers (Darcy) 244C:1450-1840, 245C:1125-1140, 246C:1340-1450 (Hunt) 244C:1655 (Shypitka) 246C:1445-1450 (Stewart) 244C:1740 (Thornthwaite) 244C:1500-1840, 245C:1120-1140, 246C:1340-1440 (Throness) 244C:1705
Ministerial statements

Conroy, Hon. Katrine (Children and Family Development)
Green Shirt Day and organ donor awareness 234B:1350 (Furstenau) 234B:1355 (Kyllo) 234B:1350-1355
Dix, Hon. Adrian (Health)
David Kampe 258B:1345 (Ashton) 258B:1350
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Public Safety and Solicitor General)
100th anniversary of office of legislative counsel 227B:1405-1410 (Furstenau) 227B:1410 (Lee) 227B:1410
Horgan, Hon. John (Premier)
75th anniversary of D-Day landings and role of Canadian veterans 266B:1040 (de Jong) 266B:1040-1045 (Weaver) 266B:1050
Remembrance Day 287B:1030 (Weaver) 287B:1030-1035 (Wilkinson) 287B:1030
Robinson, Hon. Selina (Municipal Affairs and Housing)
Holocaust Memorial Day 245B:1015-1020 (de Jong) 245B:1020-1025 (Weaver) 245B:1025-1030
Ministries

Advanced Education, Skills and Training See Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
Agriculture See Agriculture Ministry
Attorney General See Attorney General Ministry
Children and Family Development See Children and Family Development Ministry
Citizens' Services See Citizens' Services Ministry
Education See Education Ministry
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources See Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
Environment See Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
Finance See Finance Ministry
Forests See Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
Health See Health Ministry
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation See Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
Jobs, Trade and Technology See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
Labour See Labour Ministry
Mental Health and Addictions See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
Municipal Affairs and Housing See Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
Public Safety See Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Social Development See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Tourism, Arts and Culture See Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
Transportation and Infrastructure See Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 29)

(Attorney General) 1R, 237B:1355-1400; 2R, 241B:1440-1505; C, 251A:1820-1845; 3R, 251B:1850; RA, 260B:1735
Debate, speakers (Eby) 237B:1355-1400, 241B:1440-1450, 241B:1505, 251A:1835-1845 (Fleming) 241B:1455-1505 (Heyman) 251A:1825-1830 (Lee) 241B:1450-1455, 251A:1835-1840 (Milobar) 251A:1825-1830
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019 (Bill 35)

(Attorney General) 1R, 269B:1340; 2R, 270B:1105-1155, 271B:1330-1820; C, 276B:1430-1555, 277B:1105-1150, 278B:1330-1825, 279B:1440-1450; reporting of bill 279B:1455; 3R, 284B:1100; RA, 288B:1700
Amdts: sec. 19 (de Jong) 276B:1550, withdrawn 277B:1135; sec. 19 (Eby) 277B:1135-1140, approved 277B:1150; sec. 22 (Thomson) 278B:1505, negatived 278B:1545
Divisions: amdt. to sec. 22 negatived 278B:1545
Debate, speakers (Bond) 278B:1550-1615 (Cadieux) 278B:1600-1605 (Chen) 271B:1650-1710 (Conroy) 270B:1130-1145, 278B:1355-1400 (de Jong) 276B:1525-1555, 277B:1125-1140, 277B:1150, 278B:1330-1345 (Dean) 271B:1710-1730 (Dix) 271B:1750-1810, 278B:1620-1625 (Eby) 269B:1340, 270B:1105-1115, 271B:1820, 276B:1430-1555, 277B:1120-1140, 277B:1150, 278B:1335-1510 (Farnworth) 271B:1515-1540 (Fleming) 271B:1735-1750 (Fraser) 271B:1600-1620 (Furstenau) 271B:1450-1455 (Hunt) 278B:1630-1735 (James) 271B:1435-1450, 278B:1555-1615 (Lee) 270B:1115-1125, 276B:1430-1525, 278B:1345-1350, 278B:1445-1455, 278B:1525-1540, 278B:1620-1625, 279B:1440-1450 (Letnick) 270B:1145-1155, 278B:1750-1815 (Malcolmson) 271B:1550-1600 (Milobar) 278B:1445, 278B:1500, 278B:1510-1525 (Paton) 277B:1140-1150 (Routley) 271B:1620-1650 (Rustad) 271B:1545-1550 (Simons) 271B:1810-1820 (Simpson) 271B:1410-1435, 278B:1630-1735 (Stewart) 278B:1410-1415 (Sturdy) 278B:1740-1800, 278B:1815-1820 (Sultan) 276B:1500-1505 (Thomson) 271B:1355-1410, 278B:1400-1510 (Throness) 271B:1500-1515, 277B:1105-1125, 278B:1345-1400 (Trevena) 271B:1330-1355, 278B:1740-1825, 279B:1440-1450
Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) and Statute Revision Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 39)

(Attorney General) 1R, 277B:1010; 2R, 292B:1415-1420; C, 293B:1805-1825; reporting of bill, 293B:1825; 3R, 294B:1100; RA, 301B:1120-1125
Amdts: sec. 22 (Eby) 293B:1815, approved 293B:1820
Debate, speakers (Eby) 277B:1010, 292B:1415, 293B:1810-1825 (Milobar) 292B:1415-1420, 293B:1805, 293B:1820 (Weaver) 293B:1810-1820
Miscellaneous Statutes (Passenger Transportation Services) Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M201)

(Sturdy) 1R, 198B:1020-1025
Divisions: 1R approved 198B:1025
Debate, speakers (Sturdy) 198B:1020
Motions

Government motions
Acting Sergeant-at-Arms (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 270B:1100; approved 270B:1100
Addresses to House by First Nations leaders and deferral of routine business (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 280B:1030; approved 280B:1030
Amendment to standing orders on prayers (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 301B:1115; approved 301B:1115
Amendment to standing orders to add guidelines on dress (Motion 21)
Moved (Farnworth) 288B:1335; approved 288B:1335
Amendment to standing orders to allow head coverings (Motion without notice)
Moved (Singh) 274B:1335; debate 274B:1335-1340; approved 274B:1340
Debate, speakers (Cadieux) 274B:1335-1340 (Furstenau) 274B:1340 (Singh) 274B:1335
Amendments to Nisga'a final agreement (Motion 24)
Moved (Fraser) 299B:1330; approved 299B:1340
Debate, speakers (Fraser) 299B:1330-1340 (Olsen) 299B:1335 (Rustad) 299B:1335
Appointment of Conflict of Interest Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Horgan) 298B:1105; approved 298B:1105
Appointment of Human Rights Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Malcolmson) 265B:1450; approved 265B:1450
Appointment of Merit Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Routley) 300B:1440; approved 300B:1440
Appointment of Police Complaint Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Singh) 198B:1115; approved 198B:1115
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 266B:1125; approved 266B:1125
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 252B:1055-1100; approved 252B:1100
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Human Rights Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1335; approved 204B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1335; approved 204B:1335
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 274B:1740; approved 274B:1740
Appointment of Special Committee to Review Police Complaint Process (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1335; approved 204B:1335
Appointment of special investigator into misconduct allegations concerning Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 217B:1100; approved 217B:1105
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 241B:1440; approved 241B:1440
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections (Motion 3)
Moved (Farnworth) 210B:1055; approved 210B:1055
Disclosure of information in special investigation report concerning Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 259B:1105; approved 259B:1105
Membership change to Auditor General Appointment Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 281B:1430; approved 281B:1430
Membership changes to committees (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 273B:1105; approved 273B:1105
Membership changes to Finance Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 216B:1435; approved 216B:1435
Powers and role of Children and Youth Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1330; approved 204B:1330
Powers and role of Crown Corporations Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1330; approved 204B:1330
Powers and role of Finance Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1330; approved 204B:1330
Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 204B:1335; approved 204B:1335
Referral of Auditor General reports to Legislative Assembly Management Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 269B:1435; approved 269B:1435
Referral of Workers Compensation Act revision to Parliamentary Reform Committee (Motion without notice)
Moved (Farnworth) 266B:1125; approved 266B:1125
Schedule for debate on Bill 15 (Standing Order 81.1)
Moved (Farnworth) 265B:1450; approved 265B:1500
Divisions: motion approved 265B:1500
Schedule for debate on Bill 22 (Standing Order 81.1)
Moved (Farnworth) 267B:1335; approved 267B:1335
Private members' motions
Carbon tax and gas prices (Motion 6)
Moved (Milobar) 233B:1100; debate 233B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Cadieux) 233B:1140-1145 (Davies) 233B:1120-1125 (D'Eith) 233B:1115-1120 (Elmore) 233B:1135-1140 (Glumac) 233B:1125-1130 (Leonard) 233B:1105-1110 (Ma) 233B:1145-1150 (Milobar) 233B:1100-1105 (Redies) 233B:1110-1115 (Shypitka) 233B:1150-1155 (Thornthwaite) 233B:1130-1135
CleanBC plan and emissions reduction (Motion 22)
Moved (Leonard) 282B:1105; debate 282B:1105-1155
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 282B:1130-1135 (Cadieux) 282B:1145-1150 (Dean) 282B:1115-1120 (D'Eith) 282B:1155 (Glumac) 282B:1135 (Kyllo) 282B:1120-1125 (Leonard) 282B:1105 (Ma) 282B:1140-1145 (Malcolmson) 282B:1125-1130 (Milobar) 282B:1110-1115 (Wat) 282B:1140
Consultation and public engagement (Motion 14)
Moved (Oakes) 261B:1100; debate 261B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 261B:1110-1115 (Brar) 261B:1125-1130 (Cadieux) 261B:1130-1135 (Glumac) 261B:1145-1150 (Kahlon) 261B:1105-1110 (Oakes) 261B:1100-1105 (Paton) 261B:1120-1125 (Reid) 261B:1140-1145 (Rice) 261B:1135-1140 (Routley) 261B:1115-1120 (Thornthwaite) 261B:1150-1155
Equal opportunity for workers (Motion 23)
Moved (Martin) 289B:1100; debate 289B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Barnett) 289B:1120-1125 (Clovechok) 289B:1140-1145 (Elmore) 289B:1135-1140 (Kahlon) 289B:1145-1150 (Lee) 289B:1110-1115 (Malcolmson) 289B:1125-1130 (Martin) 289B:1100-1105 (Routledge) 289B:1105-1110 (Sims) 289B:1115-1120 (Sturdy) 289B:1130-1135 (Thomson) 289B:1150-1155
Housing supply and affordability (Motion 1)
Moved (Stone) 205B:1100; debate 205B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Barnett) 205B:1120 (Brar) 205B:1145 (Chandra Herbert) 205B:1155 (Coleman) 205B:1140-1145 (Dean) 205B:1115-1120 (Gibson) 205B:1150-1155 (Kahlon) 205B:1105-1110 (Leonard) 205B:1125-1130 (Singh) 205B:1135-1140 (Stewart) 205B:1110-1115 (Stone) 205B:1100-1105 (Sullivan) 205B:1130-1135
Interest-free student loans (Motion 11)
Moved (Glumac) 268B:1100; debate 268B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Brar) 268B:1140-1145 (Cadieux) 268B:1125-1130 (Chandra Herbert) 268B:1120-1125 (Gibson) 268B:1105-1110 (Glumac) 268B:1100-1105 (Ma) 268B:1130-1135 (Malcolmson) 268B:1110-1115 (Routledge) 268B:1150-1155 (Sultan) 268B:1115-1120 (Thornthwaite) 268B:1145-1150 (Yap) 268B:1135-1140
Long-term private power contracts at B.C. Hydro (Motion 2)
Moved (Glumac) 212B:1100; debate 212B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Brar) 212B:1130-1135 (Coleman) 212B:1135-1140 (Dean) 212B:1110-1115 (D'Eith) 212B:1155 (Glumac) 212B:1100-1105 (Kyllo) 212B:1115-1120 (Ma) 212B:1140-1145 (Milobar) 212B:1105-1110 (Routley) 212B:1120-1125 (Rustad) 212B:1150 (Shypitka) 212B:1125-1130
Opportunity for Indigenous communities (Motion 4)
Moved (Ross) 219B:1055; debate 219B:1100-1150
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 219B:1105-1110 (Barnett) 219B:1115-1120 (Brar) 219B:1145 (D'Eith) 219B:1120-1125 (Rice) 219B:1105 (Ross) 219B:1100 (Routley) 219B:1110-1115 (Rustad) 219B:1150 (Simons) 219B:1135 (Sturdy) 219B:1125-1130 (Tegart) 219B:1140
Opposition to conversion therapy (Motion 13)
Moved (Simons) 254B:1100; debate 254B:1100-1150
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 254B:1140-1145 (Chandra Herbert) 254B:1135-1140 (Davies) 254B:1115 (Elmore) 254B:1145-1150 (Furstenau) 254B:1110-1115 (Milobar) 254B:1120-1125 (Rice) 254B:1120 (Routley) 254B:1125-1130 (Simons) 254B:1100-1105 (Stilwell) 254B:1135 (Thornthwaite) 254B:1105-1110
Opposition to white supremacy (Motion 5)
Moved (Routledge) 226B:1100; debate 226B:1100-1150
Debate, speakers (Brar) 226B:1110-1115 (Davies) 226B:1135-1140 (Dean) 226B:1130-1135 (Kang) 226B:1150 (Lee) 226B:1125-1130 (Routledge) 226B:1100-1105 (Simons) 226B:1140 (Singh) 226B:1120-1125 (Thornthwaite) 226B:1105-1110 (Wat) 226B:1140-1145 (Yap) 226B:1115-1120
Reconciliation and work with Indigenous communities (Motion 25)
Moved (Ma) 296B:1105; debate 296B:1105-1200
Debate, speakers (Cadieux) 296B:1140-1145 (Kang) 296B:1115-1120 (Leonard) 296B:1125-1130 (Ma) 296B:1105-1110 (Malcolmson) 296B:1135-1140 (Milobar) 296B:1110-1115 (Ross) 296B:1150-1155 (Routledge) 296B:1155-1200 (Rustad) 296B:1120-1125 (Sims) 296B:1145-1150 (Stilwell) 296B:1130-1135
Right to wear religious and cultural symbols in workplace (Motion 15)
Moved (Johal) 275B:1105; debate 275B:1105-1155
Debate, speakers (Begg) 275B:1140-1145 (Dean) 275B:1120-1125 (Elmore) 275B:1130-1135 (Gibson) 275B:1150-1155 (Hunt) 275B:1115-1120 (Johal) 275B:1105-1110 (Kahlon) 275B:1110-1115 (Singh) 275B:1150 (Stewart) 275B:1125-1130 (Tegart) 275B:1135-1140 (Thornthwaite) 275B:1145
Trans Mountain pipeline and fuel supply and prices (Motion 12)
Moved (Milobar) 247B:1100; debate 247B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Elmore) 247B:1125-1130 (Hunt) 247B:1120-1125 (Kang) 247B:1135-1140 (Kyllo) 247B:1110-1115 (Milobar) 247B:1100-1105 (Rice) 247B:1105-1110 (Routley) 247B:1115-1120 (Simons) 247B:1145-1150 (Stewart) 247B:1130-1135 (Sultan) 247B:1150-1155 (Throness) 247B:1140-1145
Waiving of cabinet privilege on documents related to money laundering (Motion 7)
Moved (Kahlon) 240B:1100; debate 240B:1100-1155
Debate, speakers (Brar) 240B:1135-1140 (Dean) 240B:1150-1155 (D'Eith) 240B:1120-1125 (Glumac) 240B:1145-1150 (Kahlon) 240B:1100-1105 (Milobar) 240B:1105-1110 (Morris) 240B:1120 (Redies) 240B:1150 (Routledge) 240B:1110-1115 (Sultan) 240B:1140-1145 (Yap) 240B:1130-1135
Supply motions
Funds granted for capital expenditures, loans, investments and other financing requirements
Moved (James) 267B:1710; approved 267B:1710
Funds granted for public service
Moved (James) 214B:1145, 267B:1710; approved 214B:1145, 267B:1710
Reports of resolutions from Committee of Supply
Moved (James) 214B:1145, 267B:1710; approved 214B:1145, 267B:1710
Other motions
Appointment of acting Auditor General (Motion without notice)
Moved (Bond) 301B:1115; approved 301B:1115
Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker
Moved (Polak) 196B:1445; approved 196B:1445
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole
Moved (Farnworth) 196B:1445; approved 196B:1445
Appointment of Deputy Speaker
Moved (Farnworth) 196B:1445; approved 196B:1445
Appointment of select standing committees
Moved (Horgan) 196B:1450; approved 196B:1450
Printing of Votes and Proceedings
Moved (Eby) 196B:1445; approved 196B:1445
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill M229)

(Throness) 1R, 290B:1345
Debate, speakers (Throness) 290B:1345
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry

Estimates
debate 251C:1500-1840, 252A:1105-1145, 253A:1335-1745
speakers (Bond) 253A:1520-1540 (Lee) 251C:1800-1815 (Letnick) 251C:1540-1555 (Milobar) 253A:1355-1410 (Robinson) 251C:1500-1840, 252A:1105-1145, 253A:1345-1745 (Stone) 251C:1505-1535, 251C:1610-1725 (Sullivan) 251C:1815-1835, 252A:1110-1135, 253A:1335-1345, 253A:1415-1425, 253A:1450-1515, 253A:1540-1740 (Tegart) 252A:1135-1140 (Thomson) 251C:1605-1610 (Thornthwaite) 251C:1730-1755, 253A:1350-1355
2018-19 Supplementary estimates
debate 213B:1610-1825
speakers (Barnett) 213B:1745-1750 (Bernier) 213B:1815-1825 (Bond) 213B:1710-1725 (Milobar) 213B:1640-1655 (Morris) 213B:1735-1745 (Robinson) 213B:1610-1825 (Ross) 213B:1725-1730 (Stone) 213B:1615-1640, 213B:1655-1710, 213B:1755-1815, 213B:1825
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 3)

(Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 1R, 197B:1350; 2R, 199B:1510-1600; C, 218B:1645-1735; 3R, 218B:1735; RA, 220B:1730
Debate, speakers (Robinson) 197B:1350, 199B:1510-1540, 218B:1645-1735 (Sturdy) 218B:1725-1730 (Throness) 199B:1540-1600, 218B:1645-1725

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