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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Yao, Henry (Richmond South Centre)

As subject
experience as youth worker 274B:1555
experience of urgent and primary care centres 259B:1735
experience with child care fees 336B:1135
experience with discrimination against transgender youth in Richmond school 296B:1115
membership on Finance Committee 274B:1535-1555
Automobile insurance
rates 259B:1730
Bond, Shirley
comments on issues
importance of cardiovascular health 274B:1535
B.C.
population
growth and migration to B.C. 259B:1745
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
affordability issues 336B:1135
B.C. NDP government
performance
capital projects in health sector 259B:1735
housing issues 259B:1730-1735
Cancer
diagnostic and treatment services
capacity and government investment 259B:1740
Carbon tax
tax credits and rebates
B.C. affordability credit 259B:1730
Child care
affordability and availability 259B:1730
Chinese Canadian Museum
establishment 259B:1755
Choo, Queenie, community contributions and leadership 270B:1020
CleanBC plan
plan 259B:1750-1755
Climate change
government action
investment 336B:1135
impact
impacts and mitigation 259B:1750-1755
impacts and mitigation 362B:1135
Consumers
cost of living
cost increases 362B:1135
cost increases and government action 336B:1135-1140
government action 362B:1135-1140
COVID-19 impact and government response
government response 259B:1730, 282B:1120-1125
Crime and criminals
crime in communities
incidence and response 259B:1740
Discrimination and racism
discrimination and violence against transgender persons 296B:1115
racism against Asian Canadians 282B:1120
Disease
chronic diseases, awareness of non-communicable diseases 287B:1020-1025
Documents tabled
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee
first report on private bill 318B:1425-1430
second report on private bill 325B:1445-1450
Drug User Liberation Front
contract with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and purchase of illicit drugs 350B:1120
Employment and unemployment
unemployment rate 259B:1730
First Nations and Indigenous persons
land acknowledgments 259B:1745-1750
reconciliation
reconciliation 259B:1745-1750
Food security
food security 259B:1750
Foundry
facilities and services 317B:1055
Fuel
motor fuel tax, elimination of tax 362B:1135-1140
Gender identity
gender identity and human rights protection, government actions 296B:1115-1120
Health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 259B:1735
urgent and primary care centres
role and patient visits 259B:1735
walk-in clinics
waiting times 259B:1735
Health care professionals and workers
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 259B:1740
Health care system
chronic disease management, impact of disruptive emergencies 287B:1020-1025
sleep medicine, petition tabled 318B:1430
Henry, Bonnie
role in COVID-19 response 282B:1120
Housing
affordable housing
affordability and supply 259B:1730-1735
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
financial management and reforms 259B:1730
Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
purpose 259B:1745
Introductions by members 260B:1340, 271B:1345, 271B:1415, 271B:1445-1450, 272B:1345-1350, 272B:1420, 272B:1450, 276B:1340, 277B:1005-1010, 279B:1345, 293B:1340, 304B:1330, 310B:1150, 312B:1005, 314B:1340, 314B:1345, 315B:1150, 324B:1140, 329B:1025, 354B:1335, 364B:1020, 374B:1015, 374B:1020
Kidney health
awareness and support 287B:1020-1025
Legislation
drafting process 274B:1545
Legislature
committee system
collaboration in committees 274B:1535-1545
work of committees 274B:1555
private members' time
issues and role of private members 274B:1540, 274B:1550-1600
use of time 282B:1120-1125
Lunar New Year Act (Bill M227)
debate 373B:1355
Lunar new year, celebration 258B:1015-1020
MLAs
cooperation 282B:1120-1125
cooperation and non-partisanship 274B:1535-1600
diversity and representation 274B:1535, 274B:1545
Mental health
mental health and addiction
services and funding 350B:1120
mental health of children and youth
government action on mental health and addiction issues 317B:1055
integrated child and youth teams 317B:1055
Mid-Autumn Festival, celebration 331B:1025
Moms Stop the Harm purple ribbon campaign 272B:1335
Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
debate 332B:1740-1750
Motions
Affordability for British Columbians 336B:1135-1140
Appointment of Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business 274B:1535-1600
COVID-19 response and protests 282B:1120-1125
Government funding to drug user organizations 350B:1115-1120
Health care professional legislation 289B:1150-1155
Provincial fuel and carbon taxes 362B:1135-1140
Violence against drag artists and performers 296B:1115-1120
Multiculturalism
multiculturalism and diversity 331B:1025
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
debate 264B:1545-1600
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee
members, staff and presenters thanked 318B:1425
reports
first report on private bill presented 318B:1425-1430
second report on private bill presented 325B:1445-1450
work of committee 318B:1425-1430, 325B:1450
Petitions
sleep medicine facilities and Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking specialists 318B:1430
Physicians
specialists, Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking specialists, petition tabled 318B:1430
supply and training, new medical school proposal 362B:1140
Post-secondary education
financial assistance
government initiatives 317B:1050
Post-secondary institutions
student housing 317B:1050, 336B:1135
Prayers and reflections 284B:1005, 354B:1335
Privacy
protection of personal information
intimate images 259B:1745
Private members' statements
Youth Week 317B:1050-1105
Protests
right to protest 282B:1120
Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
debate 271B:1645-1655
Rental housing
protections and support for tenants
rental protection fund 259B:1735
purpose-built rental housing
construction of new units 259B:1735
Richmond
health care services and facilities 336B:1135
overdose crisis commemoration event 304B:1340
Youth Week activities 317B:1100-1105
Richmond Cosom Floor Hockey Association
organization and volunteers 298B:1020
Richmond Secondary School
student grad committee and car wash fundraiser 347B:1345
Richmond South Centre constituency and area
flood and drought concerns 274B:1600
Safety
public safety
community safety issues and government response 259B:1740
safer communities action plan 259B:1740
St. Mark's College
preparation for merger with Corpus Christi College 325B:1445-1450
St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr402)
purpose of bill 325B:1445
School district 38 (Richmond)
seismic upgrades for schools 336B:1135
Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
debate 342B:1305-1320
Sinclair, Reuben
life and contributions 333B:1340
Speculation and vacancy tax
impact on rental housing and vacancy rates 259B:1730
Sports and recreation
floor hockey 298B:1020
Statements by members
Drug toxicity crisis and commemoration event 304B:1340
Lunar New Year 258B:1015-1020
Mid-Autumn Festival 331B:1025
Richmond Cosom floor hockey 298B:1015-1020
Richmond Secondary School grad committee 347B:1345
SUCCESS immigrant and social services agency 270B:1020
World Kidney Day 287B:1020-1025
Strata property
strata corporations
elimination of ability to ban rentals 259B:1735
Substance use and addiction
harm reduction services
services 350B:1120
overdose deaths and commemoration 304B:1340
overdoses, community response 304B:1340
overdoses, deaths 350B:1115-1120
Tablotney, Curtis Andrew
death and family advocacy re toxic drugs 272B:1335
Taxation
government policies 336B:1135
Throne speech
content 259B:1725-1735, 259B:1745-1750
Throne speech debate 259B:1725-1755
Tributes
Curtis Andrew Tablotney 272B:1335
Reuben Sinclair 333B:1340
Yang Dong Wei 286B:1340
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society
services for immigrants and community programs 270B:1020
Vancouver Foundation
role and work of organization 318B:1425-1430
Violence
gender-based violence
violence against drag artists and performers 296B:1115-1120
Wei, Yang Dong
death 286B:1340
Women
pay equity
gender pay gap and pay transparency 259B:1730
World Kidney Day
theme 287B:1020
Youth Week
celebration and purpose 317B:1050-1105