Third Session, 42nd Parliament – 2022
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

BUSINESS INDEX (DRAFT)
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; 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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Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 13)

(Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) 1R, 167B:1010; 2R, 176B:1815-1830; C, 184B:1140-1155, 185B:1305-1400; reporting of bill, 185B:1400; 3R, 187B:1435; RA, 220B:1705
Amdts: cl. 1 (Fleming) 184B:1140; approved 184B:1140
Debate, speakers (Fleming) 167B:1010, 176B:1815-1820, 176B:1830, 184B:1140-1155, 185B:1305-1400 (Ma) 176B:1825-1830 (Stewart) 176B:1820-1825, 184B:1145-1150, 185B:1305-1355
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 (Bill 40)

(Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) 1R, 240B:1015; 2R, 243B:1435-1825; C, 250C:1500-2045; 3R, 250B:1725; RA, 255B:1715
Debate, speakers (Banman) 243B:1715-1745 (Coulter) 243B:1510-1525 (Fleming) 240B:1015, 243B:1435-1440, 243B:1815-1825, 250C:1505-1710 (Halford) 243B:1555-1615 (Merrifield) 243B:1525-1550 (Milobar) 243B:1615-1645 (Simons) 243B:1550-1555 (Stewart) 243B:1445-1510, 250C:1500-1705 (Sturdy) 243B:1645-1715 (Sturko) 243B:1745-1815
Personal statements

Cadieux, Stephanie (Surrey South)
Service to Legislature and message of appreciation 191B:1115-1120
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Apology for comments made in the House 220B:1705
Horgan, Hon. John (Langford–Juan de Fuca)
Apology for comments made in the House 187B:1650
Petitions

Agriculture
drainage and flooding issues in Hatzic area (Paton) 163B:1100
Ferry services
two-ferry service for Vesuvius Bay to Crofton route (Olsen) 180B:1425
Fur industry
farming of furbearing animals (Chant) 183B:1435
Health care services
access to family physicians (Bond) 212B:1125-1130
ambulance service for Fraser Lake area (Rustad) 222B:1440
dialysis machines for Kootenay Lake Hospital (Anderson) 211B:1435
family physician for Enderby area (Kyllo) 170B:1105
health worker rights and permanent residency status (Elmore) 218B:1455
services for adults with eating disorders on Vancouver Island (Olsen) 197B:1435
travel assistance program, expansion (Leonard) 251B:1105
Highways and roads
safety of roads and sidewalks in UBC area (Eby) 150B:1425
Housing
affordable housing and social housing (Elmore) 218B:1455
Hunting
changes to regulations (Davies) 176B:1550
Land titles
removal of discriminatory covenants (Kirkpatrick) 215B:1430
Seniors
financial support for dental services (Starchuk) 183B:1435
View Royal
transportation and infrastructure noise issues (Dean) 253B:1435
Watersheds
Wynndel irrigation district watershed protection (Anderson) 246B:1430
Points of order

Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
use of unparliamentary language by Mike Farnworth 220B:1650
Rankin, Hon. Murray (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)
use of unparliamentary language by Todd Stone 229B:1435
Prayers and reflections See also Blessings and acknowledgments

Alexis, Pam (Abbotsford-Mission) 184B:1000
Anderson, Brittny (Nelson-Creston) 153B:1000, 221B:1000
Bailey, Brenda (Vancouver–False Creek) 197B:1330
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South) 160B:1000, 190B:1330
Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour) 144B:1000, 198B:1000, 240B:1005
Clovechok, Doug (Columbia River–Revelstoke) 172B:1000
Coulter, Dan (Chilliwack) 165B:1000, 226B:1000
Davies, Dan (Peace River North) 148B:1000
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin) 146B:1000, 162B:1330, 186B:1000, 219B:1000, 242B:1000
Dykeman, Megan (Langley East) 167B:1000, 209B:1000, 237B:1000
Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano) 191B:1000, 230B:1000, 246B:1330
Letnick, Norm (Kelowna–Lake Country) 150B:1330, 174B:1000, 218B:1330, 233B:1000, 244B:1000
Lore, Grace (Victoria–Beacon Hill) 155B:1330, 225B:1330
Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale) 143B:1330, 169B:1330, 251B:1000
Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo) 170B:1005, 207B:1000, 212B:1000, 253B:1330
Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission) 151B:1000, 177B:1005, 188B:1000, 200B:1000, 214B:1000, 228B:1000, 247B:1000
Paddon, Kelli (Chilliwack-Kent) 211B:1335
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North) 195B:1000
Russell, Roly (Boundary-Similkameen) 156B:1000, 223B:1000
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee) 181B:1000
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East) 205B:1000
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama) 183B:1330, 249B:1000
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough) 179B:1000, 193B:1000, 235B:1000, 256B:1200
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson) 202B:1000
Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola) 158B:1000, 163B:1000, 204B:1330, 216B:1000, 232B:1330
Yao, Henry (Richmond South Centre) 254B:1005
Premier's Office

Estimates
debate 218B:1505-1850, 219B:1130-1155, 220B:1305-1645
speakers (Falcon) 218B:1510-1805, 219B:1130-1150, 220B:1335-1515, 220B:1540-1645 (Furstenau) 218B:1805-1845 (Horgan) 218B:1505-1850, 219B:1135-1155, 220B:1310-1510, 220B:1525-1645 (Milobar) 220B:1530-1535 (Ross) 220B:1305-1330 (Stone) 220B:1515-1525
Presentation of estimates

Estimates of sums required for the service of the province (Robinson) 154B:1330
Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act (Bill M206)

(Paton) 1R, 183B:1345-1350
Debate, speakers (Paton) 183B:1345-1350
Private members' statements

Anderson, Brittny (Nelson-Creston)
Empowering people to prevent and prepare for wildfires 186B:1015-1030 (Doerkson) 186B:1025-1030
Making prescriptions easier for people 242B:1045-1100 (Letnick) 242B:1050-1055
Bailey, Brenda (Vancouver–False Creek)
Iran protests for women, life, freedom 249B:1005-1020 (Kirkpatrick) 249B:1015-1020
Poverty reduction 228B:1015-1030 (Davies) 228B:1025
Sexual Assault Awareness Month on behalf of Grace Lore (Victoria–Beacon Hill) 186B:1045-1100 (Oakes) 186B:1055-1100
Women's History Month 221B:1005-1020 (Wat) 221B:1010-1015
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
Transparency 221B:1020-1035 (D'Eith) 221B:1025-1030
Understanding affordability 179B:1015-1030 (Sims) 179B:1025-1030
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
Primary care wait times 193B:1015-1030 (Elmore) 193B:1025-1030
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)
Eid celebration 193B:1000-1015 (Wat) 193B:1005-1010
Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
B.C. Seniors Care Providers Day 158B:1015-1035 (Bond) 158B:1025-1030
Community 200B:1015-1030 (Merrifield) 200B:1025-1030
Supporting health service workers and patient care 242B:1015-1030 (Halford) 242B:1020-1025
Coulter, Dan (Chilliwack)
AccessAbility Week 214B:1050-1100 (Bernier) 214B:1055-1100
Davies, Dan (Peace River North)
Pandemic disability supports 146B:1015-1030 (Coulter) 146B:1025-1030
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)
International day of trans visibility 172B:1015-1030 (Lee) 172B:1025-1030
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Agency nursing 242B:1000-1015 (Routledge) 242B:1005-1010
Celebrating Nurses Week 200B:1005-1015 (Walker) 200B:1010-1015
Gas prices 228B:1000-1015 (Routledge) 228B:1005-1010
Supporting the pulp and paper sector 249B:1025-1035 (Leonard) 249B:1030-1035
Donnelly, Fin (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
Watershed security in a changing climate 146B:1030-1035, 146B:1045 (Sturdy) 146B:1040-1045
Dykeman, Megan (Langley East)
A stronger B.C. 165B:1005-1015 (Doerkson) 165B:1010-1015
Greene, Kelly (Richmond-Steveston)
Buy B.C. 221B:1035-1045 (Paton) 221B:1040-1045
Our future, together 165B:1030-1045 (Bernier) 165B:1040-1045
Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
Individualized funding for children with support needs 172B:1000-1015 (Paddon) 172B:1010-1015
Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano)
Autism supports 146B:1045-1050, 146B:1100 (Dykeman) 146B:1055-1100
B.C.'s health care worker shortage 158B:1000-1015 (Rice) 158B:1010-1015
School fundraising and new food guidelines 214B:1005-1020 (Dykeman) 214B:1010-1015
Timely access to medical imaging services 228B:1030-1045 (Sandhu) 228B:1035-1040
Lee, Michael (Vancouver-Langara)
Creative solutions 207B:1040-1055 (Begg) 207B:1050-1055
Lore, Grace (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
Advancing reconciliation 235B:1030-1035, 235B:1045 (Lee) 235B:1035-1040
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 207B:1030-1040 (Stone) 207B:1035-1040
The power of language in unsettling stigma 193B:1030-1045 (Kirkpatrick) 193B:1040-1045
Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission)
Waiting for cancer care 249B:1035-1050 (Singh, A.) 249B:1045-1050
Women in politics 242B:1030-1045 (Lore) 242B:1035-1040
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)
Administration of justice 186B:1000-1015 (D'Eith) 186B:1010-1015
Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)
Advanced education 235B:1045-1100 (Yao) 235B:1055-1100
Doctor shortages 172B:1030-1045 (Sandhu) 172B:1040-1045
International Women's Day 165B:1050-1100 (Singh, R.) 165B:1055-1100
Paton, Ian (Delta South)
B.C.'s veterinarian shortage 158B:1035-1050 (Dykeman) 158B:1040-1045
Cost pressures for farmers 214B:1035-1050 (Leonard) 214B:1040-1045
New initiatives to assist with inflation 193B:1045-1100 (Sharma) 193B:1055
Ross, Ellis (Skeena)
Ethical LNG 165B:1020-1030 (Russell) 165B:1025-1030
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North)
Black History Month 146B:1000-1005, 146B:1015 (Oakes) 146B:1010
Pay transparency 172B:1050-1105 (Cadieux) 172B:1055-1100
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day 207B:1000-1010 (Doerkson) 207B:1005-1010
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee)
Student and affordable housing 235B:1000-1015 (Bernier) 235B:1005-1010
We hear you 200B:1045-1100 (Oakes) 200B:1055-1100
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)
Emergency response 221B:1050-1105 (Rice) 221B:1055-1100
Opioid crisis 200B:1030-1045 (Starchuk) 200B:1040-1045
Prices and the pumps 207B:1015-1025 (Walker) 207B:1020-1025
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)
Celebrating our schools 214B:1020-1035 (Halford) 214B:1025-1030
The importance of communities coming together 158B:1050-1105 (Banman) 158B:1055-1100
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough)
Investing in health services 228B:1045-1100 (Wat) 228B:1050-1055
Sikh Heritage Month 179B:1030-1045 (de Jong) 179B:1040-1045
Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale)
Daffodil Month 179B:1000-1015 (Kirkpatrick) 179B:1010-1015
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Relief for renters 179B:1045-1105 (Paddon) 179B:1055-1100
Sea to Sky affordability 235B:1015-1020, 235B:1030 (Bailey) 235B:1025
Wat, Teresa (Richmond North Centre)
Protecting Chinatown 186B:1030-1045 (Dykeman) 186B:1040-1045
Privilege

Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 237B:1150
Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 211B:1435
Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 253B:1435
comments by Mitzi Dean on Children and Youth Committee recommendations 254B:1055; debate (Dean) 255B:1300; ruling 255B:1710
Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 199B:1525
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 142B:1500, 177B:1110
comments by Lisa Beare during debate on Bill 22 143B:1455-1515; debate (de Jong) 143B:1515-1530 (Beare) 145B:1705; ruling 148B:1050-1110
comments by Katrine Conroy on glyphosate 182B:1345-1400; debate (Farnworth) 182B:1355-1400; ruling 184B:1105-1110
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 187B:1430
Professional Governance Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 21)

(Attorney General) 1R, 187B:1340; 2R, 194B:1510-1520; C, 204B:1440-1830; 3R, 204B:1835; RA, 220B:1705
Debate, speakers (de Jong) 194B:1515, 204B:1440-1500, 204B:1525-1645, 204B:1705-1735, 204B:1800-1830 (Eby) 187B:1340, 194B:1510-1515, 204B:1440-1830 (Furstenau) 204B:1440-1450, 204B:1505-1525, 204B:1540-1545, 204B:1610-1620, 204B:1635-1700, 204B:1725-1830
Property Law Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 12)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 173B:1345-1350; 2R, 176B:1835-1850, 177B:1110-1145, 178B:1300-1635, 180B:1430-1810, 181B:1100-1150, 182B:1330-1345; C, 187B:1440-1650; 3R, 187B:1650; RA, 220B:1705
Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 180B:1825; 2R approved 182B:1345
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 178B:1600-1625 (Banman) 180B:1445-1515 (Bernier) 180B:1545-1655, 187B:1445-1455, 187B:1505-1510, 187B:1525-1650 (Coulter) 178B:1625-1635, 180B:1430-1445 (Cullen) 178B:1535-1600 (de Jong) 178B:1345-1410, 180B:1655-1725 (Doerkson) 178B:1510-1535 (Eby) 180B:1725-1730 (Furstenau) 178B:1415-1435, 180B:1750-1755 (Halford) 181B:1125-1145 (Kirkpatrick) 181B:1100-1125 (Letnick) 178B:1325-1340 (Merrifield) 178B:1300-1325 (Milobar) 176B:1840-1850, 177B:1110-1125, 180B:1755-1810, 187B:1500-1505, 187B:1520 (Olsen) 177B:1130-1145, 180B:1730-1750, 187B:1440-1445, 187B:1515 (Robinson) 173B:1345-1350, 176B:1835-1840, 187B:1440-1650 (Ross) 181B:1145-1150, 182B:1330 (Stewart) 178B:1440-1510 (Wat) 180B:1515-1545
Prorogation address 256B:1210
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 3)

(Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy) 1R, 144B:1005; 2R, 147B:1425-1530; C, 149B:1435-1700; 3R, 149B:1700; RA, 171B:1710
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 149B:1640-1645 (Greene) 147B:1510-1520 (Heyman) 144B:1005, 147B:1425-1440, 147B:1520-1530, 149B:1435-1700 (Lee) 147B:1455-1510, 149B:1445-1540 (Merrifield) 147B:1440-1445, 149B:1435-1440, 149B:1520, 149B:1550-1700 (Olsen) 147B:1445-1450 (Shypitka) 149B:1545-1550, 149B:1650
Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 42)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 243B:1340-1345; 2R, 246B:1430-1850, 247B:1100-1120; C, 251A:1115-1145, 252A:1335-1555; 3R, 252B:1600; RA, 255B:1715
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 246B:1710-1740 (Banman) 246B:1640-1710 (Bernier) 246B:1840-1850, 247B:1100-1115 (Doerkson) 246B:1610-1640 (Halford) 246B:1540-1610 (Milobar) 246B:1435-1540, 251A:1115-1140, 252A:1335-1555 (Robinson) 243B:1345, 246B:1430-1435, 247B:1115-1120, 251A:1115-1145, 252A:1340-1555 (Ross) 246B:1740-1810 (Russell) 246B:1640 (Sturdy) 246B:1810-1840
Provincial Sales Tax (Used Passenger Vehicles) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M215)

(Milobar) 1R, 243B:1345
Debate, speakers (Milobar) 243B:1345
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry

Estimates
debate 218A:1755-1845, 219A:1130-1145, 220A:1305-1635
speakers (de Jong) 220A:1515-1550 (Farnworth) 218A:1755-1845, 219A:1135-1145, 220A:1315-1635 (Furstenau) 219A:1140-1145, 220A:1310 (Letnick) 218A:1800 (Morris) 218A:1755-1840, 219A:1135, 220A:1305-1325, 220A:1335-1400, 220A:1555-1635 (Olsen) 219A:1135, 220A:1325-1335 (Ross) 220A:1625-1630 (Stewart) 220A:1610-1620 (Tegart) 220A:1400-1515 (Wat) 220A:1630-1635