Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2023
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
MEMBERS INDEX (DRAFT)
speeches by Members; topics debated
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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Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee)
- As subject
- 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
- B.C. Winter Games
- Diwali
- Education
- Health care funding
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care system
- Introductions by members 283B:1340, 290B:1345, 291B:1010, 295B:1655, 322B:1000, 328B:1350, 356B:1335, 359B:1335, 362B:1000
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
- Motions
- Multiculturalism
- cultural diversity and spring holidays 304B:1350
- Nurses
- Pharmacies
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Prayers and reflections 296B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Religion
- religious celebrations during month of April 304B:1350
- Seniors
- Small business
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 266B:1525-1600
- Vernon Winter Carnival events and volunteers 260B:1400
- Vernon-Monashee constituency and area
- Violence
- gender-based violence
- violence against women
Sharma, Hon. Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- response to question period questions (Milobar) 265B:1050
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Attorney General Ministry
- B.C. Family Maintenance Agency
- revised service plan, 2022-23, tabled 360B:1105
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner
- annual report, fisacal year ending March 31, 2023, tabled 348B:1050
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- By-election results
- Civil resolution tribunal
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- government action on issues 359B:1400, 359B:1420
- hate crimes
- incidence of anti-Asian hate crimes and response 265B:1030
- illegal drug trade
- repeat offenders
- Crown Proceeding Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, tabled 328B:1445
- Discrimination and racism
- Documents tabled
- Attorney General Ministry
- report on multiculturalism, 2022-23 374B:1105
- B.C. Family Maintenance Agency
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner
- annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, tabled 348B:1050
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
- B.C. Utilities Commission 2021-22 annual report 291B:1055
- Civil resolution tribunal, 2022-23 annual report 334B:1115
- Crown Proceeding Act report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 328B:1445
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- 2023 report on climate change accountability 374B:1105
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2022-23 annual report 334B:1115
- Forest Appeals Commission, 2022 annual report 334B:1115
- Judicial Compensation Commission
- Property Assessment Appeal Board 2022 annual report 291B:1055
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., 2022-23 annual report 341B:1145
- Education
- Election Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 11)
- Elections
- entering of certificate of results for June 24, 2023 by-elections for Langford-Juan de Fuca and Vancouver–Mount Pleasant into Journals of the House 331B:1005
- Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- 2023 report on climate change accountability, tabled 374B:1105
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2022-23 annual report tabled 334B:1115
- Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17)
- Forest Appeals Commission
- Health Committee
- Human Rights Commissioner
- Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
- Introductions by members 283B:1340, 307B:1335, 319B:1000, 325B:1335, 326B:1010, 334B:1005, 341B:1100, 348B:1000-1005, 363B:1330, 363B:1340, 371B:1005
- Judicial Compensation Commission
- Justice system
- bail policies and reform 312B:1025-1030, 312B:1040-1050, 374B:1055
- bail policies and release from custody 359B:1400, 359B:1420
- bail system and reform 265B:1030
- bail system reform and impacts, data collection and disclosure 291B:1040
- Crown counsel
- family justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- directives to Crown counsel 265B:1030, 312B:1025, 312B:1055
- government action on issues 297B:1400, 359B:1420
- government action on issues and role of federal government 291B:1040, 291B:1050, 294B:1045-1050, 305B:1030-1035, 312B:1045, 374B:1055
- reforms and initiatives 291B:1035-1040, 312B:1025-1035, 312B:1040-1055
- handling of cases involving stolen property 359B:1405
- handling of criminal cases 337B:1435
- Labour Relations Board
- Legal aid
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2023 (Bill 24)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.4), 2023 (Bill 45)
- Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
- Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act (Bill 43)
- Motions
- Oral questions (response)
- Property Assessment Appeal Board
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. annual report, 2022-23, tabled 341B:1145
- Romilly, Selwyn, life and contributions to legal system 335B:1300
- Safety
- Substance use and addiction
- Throne speech debate 267B:1650-1710
- Tributes
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 257B:1455
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)
- As subject
- comments on COVID-19 protesters (D'Eith) 263B:1155
- constituency and legislative staff thanked 262B:1525
- daughter's graduation and future 326B:1030
- Alberta
- Automobiles
- British Columbia
- B.C.
- B.C. Hydro
- energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 367B:1040
- B.C. NDP government
- action on campaign statements and stated goals 303B:1130-1135
- MLAs, comments on Liberal MLAs during motion debate 282B:1115
- performance
- position on issues
- B.C. United
- policies
- position on issues, substance use treatment 317B:1140
- Budgets
- 2019-20 budget
- 2021-22 budget
- Business Improvement Areas of B.C.
- Bybee, Dayleen
- family's access to affordable housing 298B:1045
- Carbon tax
- CleanBC plan
- economic impact and role of mining industry 371B:1045
- Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.
- pipeline project
- impact on First Nations communities 262B:1540
- Consumers
- COVID-19 business impact and supports
- COVID-19 impact
- impact on economy and provincial budget 262B:1535
- COVID-19 tourism impact and supports
- Cranbrook
- Crime and criminals
- Drug User Liberation Front
- contract with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and purchase of illicit drugs 350B:1100-1105
- East Kootenay Regional Hospital
- Economy
- sustainable and inclusive development
- Education
- Edwards, Anne
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
- Elkford, B.C.
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Energy
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 29)
- Fernie
- tourism sector and global tourist destination 262B:1550
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- members and staff thanked 260B:1450, 331B:1135-1140
- prebudget consultation process and work of committee 331B:1135-1140
- reports
- first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 331B:1135
- second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 331B:1140
- statutory officer review and work of committee 260B:1450
- statutory officer review, interim review 331B:1135
- Forests Ministry
- Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd.
- Fuel
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Gyorki, Jikke
- Health care system
- Health Committee
- recommendations on toxic drug poisoning crisis response 317B:1135
- Health Ministry
- Holodomor Memorial Day
- Home ownership
- affordability and government action 303B:1130
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Immigration
- refugees and displaced persons
- Information and communications technology
- Introductions by members 264B:1345, 272B:1345, 325B:1345
- Jamieson, Henry Robert "Bob"
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Kershaw, Paul, life and contributions to arts education and theatre 319B:1020
- Key City Theatre 319B:1020
- Kootenay area
- Kootenay East constituency and area
- constituent concerns re business and property crime 262B:1555
- constituent concerns re businesses and property crime 275B:1040-1045
- constituent deaths and contributions to community 262B:1530
- gasoline price increases, impact 362B:1120
- secondary school graduates 326B:1030
- toxic drug poisoning crisis and response 317B:1135-1140
- Ktunaxa First Nation
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48)
- Legislature
- bills process
- Officers of the Legislature, role 260B:1450
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Mines and mining industry
- industry
- mining resources, critical minerals and role in clean technology development 343B:1135-1140
- Morrison, Colin Ross "Clem"
- impact on Kootenay stockbreeders and livestock community 262B:1530
- Motions
- Mount Baker Secondary School 300B:1350
- Oil and gas
- hydrogen gas projects and facilities 262B:1545
- royalties
- Oral questions
- CleanBC plan and mining industry 371B:1045
- Emergency services at hospitals 334B:1100
- Government action on affordable housing 298B:1045
- Government action on homelessness 337B:1440
- Government policies on clean energy development and energy costs and supply 367B:1035-1040, 370B:1425
- Government support for rural economy and natural resource sector 268B:1050
- Provision of Ukrainian-language written driver's test 280B:1045-1050
- Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
- role and comments on resource industries 268B:1050
- Petitions
- health care services for East Kootenay residents and upgrades for East Kootenay Regional Hospital 367B:1100
- Politics and politicians
- division and impact on public institutions 282B:1115
- Prince George
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Property transfer tax
- Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Rental housing
- Resources and resource industries
- role in economy and global market 262B:1540
- role in economy and government support 268B:1050
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- Sandor, Frank
- Schools
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Speech from the Throne
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- facilities
- overdoses
- safe supply 317B:1140
- supply of drugs, role of online platforms 350B:1105
- Throne speech debate 262B:1525-1555
- Tombe, Trevor
- study on suspension of Alberta gas tax 362B:1120
- Tourism
- Ukraine
- Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
- contract with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and purchase of illicit drugs 350B:1100-1105
- War
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M202)
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39)
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- B.C. by region
- B.C. First Nations Justice Council
- partnership with government on Indigenous justice strategy 286B:1805
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. United
- Budget debate 286B:1800-1830
- Budgets
- Child protection system
- child protection workers, regulation and oversight 286B:1810
- Conservative Party of B.C.
- Consumers
- Corrections system
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- incidence and handling of cases by justice system 317B:1040
- Dementia
- Education
- Families
- Ferries and ferry services
- Food security
- government investment and initiatives 286B:1825
- Gray, Myles
- Health Committee
- recommendations on toxic drug poisoning crisis response 277B:1135
- Housing
- affordable housing
- supportive housing 286B:1815
- Income assistance
- benefits
- disability benefits
- Introductions by members 276B:1345, 311B:1345-1350, 340B:1355, 344B:1340, 348B:1005
- Justice system
- Legislature
- LGBTQ2S community
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- government initiatives and investment 286B:1820
- Motions
- National Hockey League
- policies on Pride hockey tape and themed jerseys 340B:1400
- Personal statements
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 293B:1445
- Police and policing
- accountability and oversight
- handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 317B:1040-1045
- police officers
- Poppe, Mark
- service to Legislative Assembly and retirement 264B:1345
- Post-secondary education
- Post-secondary institutions
- Private members' statements (response)
- Public debt
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Rental housing
- Reproduction
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Sather, Michael
- life experiences of former MLA and dementia diagnosis 329B:1035
- Sports and recreation
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- harm reduction services
- overdoses
- overdoses, deaths 350B:1135-1140
- treatment and recovery services
- Throne speech debate 258B:1110-1150
- Tributes
- Watersheds
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)
- As subject
- experience of family members with cancer 279B:1730
- African Canadians
- Arts and culture
- B.C. Liberal Party
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. United
- Budget debate 279B:1710-1740
- Budgets
- Cancer
- diagnostic and treatment services
- Carbon tax
- Children and youth
- support, ministries and community organizations thanked 326B:1110
- Children and Youth Committee
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
- Consumers
- COVID-19 impact
- Democracy
- Documents tabled
- Children and Youth Committee, first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament 314B:1435-1440
- Children and Youth Committee, second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament 326B:1110
- Easter
- Economy
- sustainable and inclusive development
- Education
- Eid ul-Fitr
- Falcon, Kevin, views on carbon tax 362B:1130
- Families
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Fuel
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Immigration
- Income assistance
- benefits
- disability benefits
- Inflation
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- Interest rates
- International Credentials Recognition Act (Bill 38)
- Introductions by members 290B:1345, 299B:1335-1340, 305B:1010, 314B:1340, 356B:1340, 373B:1340
- Kenney, Jason, views on carbon tax 362B:1125
- Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
- LGBTQ2S community
- Libraries
- Marchbank, Jen
- advocacy work on LGBTQ and gender issues 279B:1350
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
- Motions
- National Addictions Awareness Week
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
- Passover
- Post-secondary education
- Prayers and reflections 273B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Protests
- Ramadan
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Rental housing
- Representative for Children and Youth
- Reproduction
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- portable use and new school facilities 279B:1725
- Schools
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- Supreme Court of Canada
- rulings on issues
- teachers' collective bargaining rights 279B:1725
- Surrey
- Surrey, B.C.
- health care facilities and services
- Surrey Crime Prevention Society
- Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society
- Surrey Libraries Youth Writing Contest
- Surrey-Panorama constituency and area
- child care funding and spaces 279B:1720
- constituents' comments re affordable child care 336B:1115
- health care facilities and services
- Throne speech debate 260B:1610-1640
- Tolls
- Vaisakhi
- Violence
- Volunteers and volunteer sector
- Zimbabwe Cultural Society
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- addiction and reduction of stigma (Halford) 317B:1115
- experience of addiction and recovery 350B:1110
- experience with addiction 317B:1110-1115
- Banned Books Week, purpose and theme 340B:1405
- Black Canadians
- history, prominent Black residents of B.C. 263B:1030
- Black History Month
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. United
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Cancer
- Carbon tax
- Child care
- CleanBC plan
- Climate change
- Compton, Wayde
- Consumers
- COVID-19 impact
- Crime and criminals
- Dan's Legacy Foundation
- support for at-risk youth and Dan's Diner social enterprise 371B:1020
- Democracy
- Discrimination and racism
- Drug User Liberation Front
- contract with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and purchase of illicit drugs 350B:1105
- Earth Day
- Earthquakes
- February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria and response 260B:1400-1405
- Economy
- sustainable and inclusive development
- Freedom of speech
- freedom of speech and criticism of bigoted speech 282B:1155
- Fuel
- Galeano, Eduardo
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Health care professionals and workers
- COVID-19 vaccination status and rehiring 282B:1155
- Holi festival
- Human rights
- intellectual freedom and freedom to read 340B:1405
- Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
- Introductions by members 301B:1010, 308B:1005, 311B:1350, 312B:1005, 323B:1400, 325B:1345, 329B:1025, 333B:1335, 360B:1150
- Islam
- heritage and achievements of Islamic world 351B:1340
- Islamic Heritage Month
- Joudah, Fady, poem "Mimesis" 351B:1340
- Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
- Media
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Mental Health Act
- detention of individuals without consent 317B:1110
- Motions
- Obesity
- Ochs, Phil
- song lyrics in "There but for Fortune" 371B:1020
- Plastic products
- regulation of single-use plastic products and packaging 343B:1135
- Prayers and reflections 300B:1330, 341B:1000, 367B:1005
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Publishing industry
- access to and restrictions on published materials 340B:1405
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Recycling
- Safety
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- awareness and stigma 317B:1115
- facilities
- harm reduction services
- overdoses
- safe supply
- use of regulated substances
- Throne speech debate 259B:1625-1655
- Tombe, Trevor
- study on suspension of Alberta gas tax 362B:1145
- Valdez, Sophia
- comments on pollution in poem "Mother Earth" 310B:1035
- Violence
- Weather
- The Whale
- portrayal of film character's obesity 301B:1025
- World Press Freedom Day
Singh, Hon. Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)
- As subject
- experience as parent of child in public school system 333B:1435
- Education
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Education funding
- Introductions by members 267B:1335, 293B:1335, 297B:1335, 321B:1340, 328B:1340, 331B:1010, 340B:1345, 341B:1000-1005, 347B:1335, 351B:1335, 360B:1135, 363B:1335, 366B:1335, 373B:1335
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth
- Oral questions (response)
- Rustad, John
- School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40)
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- School districts
- sexual orientation and gender identity policies 331B:1120
- Schools
- Throne speech debate 267B:1620-1650
Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- As subject
- Agricultural land reserve
- Agriculture
- Avian influenza
- Baird, Maureen
- Bike to Work Week
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- performance as government, sale of lands 355B:1125-1130
- Child care
- City Dream Centre Society
- Cloverdale Community Kitchen
- Coldest Night of the Year
- Construction and Skilled Trades Month
- Construction industry
- Consumers
- COVID-19 impact
- Cycling
- Dental health
- dental care for low-income families 276B:1350
- Documents tabled
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee report 284B:1105-1110
- Emergencies
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Food security
- food security and locally grown food 275B:1025
- Foundry
- GoByBike Week
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Heppell's Potatoes farm
- Ignite a Dream fundraising event 347B:1350
- Income
- India, farmers' rights issues 275B:1030-1035
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- Introductions by members 286B:1410, 294B:1015
- McCoy, David
- Medical Services Plan
- Men
- Mental health
- Mental Health Week
- Merit Commissioner
- Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Motions
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 23)
- provisions on minimum safe passing and following distances 350B:1030
- Movember
- Post-secondary institutions
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Seniors
- Skilled Trades BC Act
- Skills training
- Statements by members
- Sturko, Elenore
- experience as RCMP officer during "freedom convoy" protest in Surrey 263B:1115
- Suicide
- Surrey
- Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society 347B:1350
- Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
- participation in annual fundraising walk for vulnerable persons 264B:1350-1355
- Throne speech debate 266B:1750-1810
- Tolls
- Transit services
- fares, free transit for children 12 and under 336B:1145
- Transportation
- Ukraine
- Veles, Natalie
- comments on avian influenza impacts on poultry industry 369B:1030
- Zappone Manor
- seniors housing project in Cloverdale area 298B:1010
- Zappone Manor, seniors housing project 336B:1145
Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West)
- Barkerville Historic Town and Park
- Borrett, Liz
- Camp OAC
- Canada Winter Games
- Carolily Finery jewelry-making business and attendance at Paris Fashion Week 344B:1350-1355
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
- Communities
- community space for local activities and engagement 311B:1400
- COVID-19 economic recovery
- COVID-19 impact
- COVID-19 impact and government response
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities, incidence and impact on businesses 301B:1055
- Cruise ship industry
- Destination B.C.
- Destination Vancouver
- Disabled persons
- Emergencies
- disaster financial assistance 277B:1050
- emergency notification and communications, accessibility, petition tabled 371B:1105
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Employer health tax
- Employment and unemployment
- Finance Ministry
- Fires and firefighters
- Hotels and travel accommodation
- Housing Ministry
- Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46)
- Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Introductions by members 277B:1005, 328B:1350
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Kelowna
- Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
- Kelowna International Airport
- Local government
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42)
- Motions
- Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary School Bears robotics team and achievements 291B:1020
- Municipal and regional district tax program
- Okanagan area
- Central Okanagan, tourism attractions and activities 310B:1140-1145
- virtual health care centre initiative 356B:1355
- Oral questions
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 301B:1050-1055
- Disaster financial assistance and wildfire recovery funding 277B:1050
- Pattison, Jim
- donation to Kelowna General Hospital Foundation for virtual health care centre 356B:1355
- Peters, Sam, athletic achievements 277B:1015
- Petitions
- accessible communication for all residents in emergencies 371B:1105
- Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
- Prayers and reflections 360B:1005
- Private members' statements
- Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Restaurant and food services industry
- Safety
- Samaddar, Sam
- leadership and achievements at Kelowna International Airport 364B:1030-1035
- Science and technology
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Skills training
- Small business
- Sports and recreation
- Statements by members
- Bernard Avenue community initiative in Kelowna 311B:1400
- Carolily Finery at Paris Fashion Week 344B:1350-1355
- Julia's Junction inclusive play space 265B:1015-1020
- Kelowna General Hospital Foundation and virtual health centre initiative 356B:1355
- Liz Borrett and marathon running achievements 305B:1020
- Mount Boucherie Bears Robotics Team 291B:1020
- Okanagan Anglican Camp rebuilding efforts 370B:1355
- Sam Peters and athletic achievement 277B:1015
- Sam Samaddar and work with Kelowna International Airport 364B:1030-1035
- Tostenson, Ian
- proposed round table re restaurant and food services labour challenges 288A:1350
- Tourism
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Westbank Town Centre Park
- Wine and wine industry
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)
- As subject
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Atira Women's Resource Society
- B.C.
- B.C. Buy Local Week
- participation and support for local businesses 371B:1010
- B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
- B.C. Housing
- forensic audit report, release and debate 264B:1435-1440
- management and operations
- B.C. Lions Football Club
- B.C. NDP
- MLAs
- comments on natural resource industries 270B:1050
- B.C. NDP government
- Budget debate 286B:1705-1735
- Budgets
- Burns Block Hotel
- purchase of building for social housing 325B:1420
- Business Council of B.C.
- Cancer
- Carbon tax
- Carbon taxes
- federal carbon tax
- application to home heating fuel and exemption for oil heating 352B:1030
- Charles III, King of Great Britain
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- update to Public Accounts Committee re report recommendations on oversight of services for children and youth 374B:1100
- CleanBC plan
- Coleman, Jon
- Consumers
- Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M223)
- COVID-19 impact and government response
- Cowichan Hospital
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- crime prevention
- Day One Society
- Daylight saving time
- permanent daylight saving time, implementation in B.C. 287B:1055
- Della Mattia, Marie
- work as deputy minister on CleanBC advertising 364B:1040
- Druskee, Howard, ownership of family house and application of taxes 298B:1045-1050
- Duclos, Jenna Nickle, comments on access to prenatal health care in Kamloops 329B:1105
- Eby, David
- Economy
- Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M211)
- Employment and unemployment
- job creation
- job creation, public sector and private sector 357B:1040-1045
- Energy
- international energy supply, B.C. role 270B:1050
- Fires and firefighters
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Foxall, Lisa, comments on impacts of apartment building evacuation 321B:1420
- Government
- Green Party of B.C.
- position on community benefits agreement 260B:1435
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Harper's Trail Winery
- Health authorities
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care system
- Heritage sites
- heritage and archaeological sites protection
- Horgan, John
- Housing
- affordable housing
- supportive housing
- Immigration
- refugees and displaced persons
- Interior Health Authority
- communications with local governments on public drug use bylaws 311B:1425
- Introductions by members 264B:1335, 280B:1005, 291B:1005, 304B:1340, 337B:1340, 338B:1010, 347B:1335-1340, 354B:1335
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- Kamloops
- health care services
- health care services and prenatal care 272B:1515
- mental health and addiction services, facility for youth 344B:1405
- prenatal and obstetrics care 329B:1105
- wine industry 273B:1015
- Kamloops Blazers hockey team
- Khowutzun Development Corp.
- Labour
- community benefits agreement
- Legislation
- Legislature
- Liquefied natural gas development
- Local government
- Lytton
- Mark, Melanie
- Maternity and pregnancy
- MLAs
- role as representatives and service to constituents 262B:1340
- Memorial Cup hockey tournament
- hosting of 2023 tournament by Kamloops 329B:1035
- Ministerial statements (response)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42)
- Motions
- Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Nanaimo
- use of illicit drugs in school area 311B:1430
- Nataros, Alex
- work as physician and concerns with health authority 261B:1050
- NOW Group
- Oral questions
- Access to cancer care services and medications 279B:1425-1430
- Access to obstetrics and prenatal care in Kamloops 329B:1105
- Action on community safety and police officer vacancies 304B:1420
- Call for Auditor General review of Lytton fire response and recovery process 338B:1045
- Children and Family Development Ministry update to Public Accounts Committee 374B:1100
- CleanBC plan and economy 363B:1425-1430, 366B:1405-1410
- Comments by MLA for Burnaby North 267B:1400
- Community benefits agreements and infrastructure projects 264B:1400-1405
- Conditions for health workers and accountability of health care administrators 261B:1050
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 333B:1425-1430, 356B:1425, 373B:1440
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 291B:1025-1030, 297B:1350-1355, 315B:1100
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 293B:1425-1435, 300B:1425, 359B:1400-1405
- Drug decriminalization program and federal requirements 260B:1435
- Drug decriminalization program and regulation of illicit drug use in public spaces 307B:1400-1410, 311B:1425-1430
- Drug decriminalization program and role of businesses in drug supply 283B:1430
- Drug toxicity crisis and management of safe supply 344B:1400-1405
- Government action on affordable housing 298B:1045-1050
- Government action on housing affordability and housing targets 337B:1425
- Government advertising for CleanBC plan 364B:1035-1040
- Government decisions on policing issues and role of Police Complaint Commissioner 340B:1415-1420
- Government funding for Atira property services 325B:1415-1420
- Government handling of archaeological assessments 348B:1045-1050
- Government policies on LNG development and status of project proposals 270B:1050-1055
- Government policy on carbon tax and home heating costs 352B:1030-1035
- Health care services in Kamloops and status of obstetrics clinic 272B:1515
- Implementation of permanent daylight saving time 287B:1055
- Job creation in private sector 357B:1040-1045
- Lytton fire recovery process and archaeological assessments 347B:1425
- Management of B.C. Housing and government funding for Atira property services 326B:1105
- Police officer staffing and funding for police services 318B:1415-1420
- Status of Royal B.C. Museum and collections facility project 276B:1420
- Support for displaced RidgeView Place tenants in Langford 321B:1415-1420
- Pattullo Bridge
- Personal statements (response)
- Points of order
- consultation with opposition members re adoption of government business schedule 373B:1455
- Police and policing
- Police Complaint Commissioner
- Port Hardy Hospital
- Prayers and reflections 374B:1005
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 373B:1510, 373B:1540
- comments by Ravi Kahlon on consultation process re government motion for business schedule 373B:1510
- comments by Ravi Kahlon re Standing Order 81.1 motion 374B:1110-1120
- Property transfer tax
- Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act
- Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Real estate industry
- Rental housing
- Resources and resource industries
- permitting process
- role in economy and communities 286B:1725
- role in economy and government support 270B:1050
- RidgeView Place
- evacuation of building and support for displaced tenants 321B:1415-1420
- Routledge, Janet
- comments referencing Holocaust during debate 267B:1400
- Royal B.C. Museum
- collections and research facility project in Colwood 276B:1420
- modernization and upgrading 276B:1420
- RCMP
- Safety
- Schmidt, Paul
- fatal stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop 291B:1025
- Scotties Tournament of Hearts
- Sisters Sleep Gallery and Stereo Warehouse, impact of community safety issues 300B:1425
- Small business
- Small Business Week 337B:1350
- Sports and recreation
- Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
- Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — status of health care system 272B:1525
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces, impacts and regulation 307B:1405-1410, 311B:1425-1430
- safe supply
- supply of drugs
- treatment and recovery services 286B:1410
- youth substance use and addiction
- Surrey
- Sword, Kamilah, overdose death 344B:1400
- Taxation
- Taylor, Linda and Robert
- impact of apartment building evacuation 321B:1415
- Tegart, Jackie
- appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 257B:1455
- Thompson Region Family Obstetrics Clinic
- Transit services
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Ukraine
- van Hoof, Linda
- Vancouver
- community safety issues and violent attacks 291B:1025
- Vancouver Island
- Victoria
- Wages and salaries
- Western Hockey League
- Wine and wine industry
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
- Agriculture
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Bowen Island
- Brackendale Art Gallery, establishment 290B:1355
- Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park and annual eagle count and festival 290B:1355
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner
- B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. NDP government
- action on campaign statements and stated goals 275B:1135
- performance
- B.C. Rail lines, use of adjacent space for recreational trails 345B:1015
- British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023
- Business
- Consumers
- Crime and criminals
- Crown land
- rent increases and support for residential tenants 275B:1140
- Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023 (Bill M208)
- Cycling
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Emergencies
- search and rescue services
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Ferries and ferry services
- FIFA World Cup
- Finance Ministry
- Floods and floodplains
- flooding preparedness and infrastructure 371B:1015
- Froslev, Thor, contributions and legacy 290B:1355
- Fuel
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health Ministry
- Home ownership
- affordability and government action 275B:1135
- Housing
- affordable housing
- HousingHub initiative
- Housing Ministry
- Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
- Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47)
- Introductions by members 283B:1340, 345B:1005, 366B:1340
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48)
- MacArthur, Jay, life and contributions to parks and outdoor recreation 305B:1015
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42)
- Motions
- Motor Vehicle Act
- proposed amendment, minimum safe passing distance 268B:1010
- Municipal and regional district tax program
- Oral questions
- Parks
- establishment and role of community members 305B:1015
- Private members' statements
- Rental housing
- Resorts
- resort municipality initiative program 288A:1545
- Small business
- Sports and recreation
- Squamish Chamber of Commerce
- Business Excellence Award recipients 359B:1345
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 266B:1700-1725
- Tourism
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
- Traffic safety
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Watson, Garry, legacy and role in development of Whistler 325B:1400-1405
- West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
- Whistler
- integrated health centre and primary care clinic 312B:1015
- Whistler Chamber of Commerce
- Business Excellence Award recipients 359B:1345
- Wildlife
Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South)
- As subject
- Abbotsford
- homelessness, Lonzo Park encampment 290B:1435
- Adastra Holdings Ltd.
- Alberta
- addiction recovery conference, attendance by B.C. government staff 276B:1405
- Armed forces
- B.C. Centre on Substance Use
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- position on issues
- B.C. NDP government
- action on campaign statements and stated goals 275B:1120
- performance
- B.C. United
- Budgets
- Chief coroner
- comments on addiction treatment and recovery services 276B:1650
- Connect 2 Protect
- Consumers
- COVID-19 impact
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- hate crimes
- illegal drug trade
- Drug User Liberation Front
- Earthquakes
- February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria and response 261B:1015
- Eby, David
- action on crime and policing in role as Attorney General and lawyer with Pivot Legal 359B:1420
- comments on supportive housing sites 301B:1040
- Eby, David
- Education
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Education funding
- students with support needs, learning disabilities 319B:1030
- First speeches by members 259B:1410-1425
- Food and food industry
- Food banks
- Health care funding
- Health care system
- Home ownership
- affordability and government action 275B:1120
- Homelessness
- Housing
- affordable housing
- HousingHub initiative
- supportive housing
- Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
- Interior Health Authority
- communications with local governments on public drug use bylaws 311B:1425
- Introductions by members 286B:1340, 290B:1335, 293B:1335, 314B:1335, 322B:1005, 364B:1005-1010, 371B:1005, 373B:1335
- Jones, Dave, comments on crime victims and justice system 305B:1045
- Justice system
- Kenzie, Crystal
- advocacy for mental health crisis support 334B:1010
- Krog, Leonard, comments on community safety issues in Nanaimo 291B:1050
- Larsen, Dana, role in opening of retail stores for illegal drugs 280B:1030
- Legal aid
- Legion Veterans Village project and Centre of Excellence 268B:1010-1015
- Legislature
- LGBTQ2S community
- Local government
- Manak, Del, comments on criminal activities at supportive housing sites 301B:1040
- MLAs
- Mental health
- advocacy and supports 337B:1345
- awareness and elimination of stigma 318B:1355, 337B:1345
- mental health and addiction
- mental health of children and youth
- government action on mental health and addiction issues 369B:1120
- programs and services
- Mental Health Act
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M214)
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Motions
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26)
- Nanaimo
- National Addictions Awareness Week 363B:1355
- Oral questions
- Penticton
- homelessness, government response to issues 315B:1055
- Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36)
- Police and policing
- funding for police services 318B:1420-1425
- handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 318B:1355
- police officers
- gender-based discrimination and harassment in the workplace 364B:1025-1030
- police officers, staffing and vacancies 318B:1420
- Police Complaint Commissioner
- investigation of cases involving police officers and impact on victims 364B:1030
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Prayers and reflections 357B:1005
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Protests
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
- Reforming the Police Act Special Committee
- Rental housing
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- RCMP
- Safety
- Sanio, Aaron
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- School Library Day
- Schools
- Sendak, Maurice, stanza from book Chicken Soup with Rice 343B:1045
- Sexual violence
- sexual assault services in hospitals 369B:1120
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- SkyTrain
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- addiction awareness and education 363B:1355
- awareness and stigma 276B:1655
- cocaine 280B:1025-1030
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces, impacts and regulation 307B:1425, 311B:1420-1425
- facilities 287B:1105
- harm reduction services
- opioid use
- overdoses
- overdoses by children and youth
- safe supply
- supply of drugs
- treatment and recovery services
- youth substance use and addiction
- Suicide
- Surrey
- Surrey Memorial Hospital
- supports for mental health crisis services 338B:1050
- Surrey South constituency and area
- constituent case re daughter's sexual assault 369B:1120
- Throne speech debate 259B:1410-1425
- Transit services
- Vaisakhi
- Vancouver
- addiction treatment and recovery services, housing and treatment facility project 287B:1105
- retail stores for illegal drugs 280B:1030
- Victoria
- Violence
- domestic violence
- support for persons fleeing violence 369B:1125
- gender-based violence
- World Mental Health Day
- Zimmer, Cindy
- advocacy for mental health crisis support 334B:1010
- Zimmer, James