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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Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
- As subject
- pregnancy challenges and support of colleagues and staff 348B:1050-1055
- Budget debate 286B:1640-1705
- Climate change
- Emergencies
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- debate 331B:1015, 333B:1455-1535, 339B:1355-1405, 340A:1455-1850, 342A:1315-1715, 344A:1440-1815, 345A:1110-1145, 346A:1335-1815, 347A:1500-1840, 348A:1105-1145, 349A:1305-1520, 349B:1525-1715, 351C:1445-1810, 352C:1110-1145, 353C:1340-1810, 354A:1440-1615
- Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Ministry
- Fearnley, Robert and Gayle, contributions and death 276B:1340
- Fires and firefighters
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- protection of cultural and sacred sites and objects 338B:1045
- Introductions by members 293B:1340, 301B:1010, 305B:1105, 326B:1015, 328B:1345, 331B:1010, 340B:1350, 348B:1050
- Joseph, Byron John, life and public service 300B:1430-1435
- Legislature
- evolution of culture and accommodation of family circumstances 348B:1050
- hybrid and virtual proceedings 348B:1055
- Lytton
- fire recovery process, protection of former Indigenous village site and artifacts 338B:1045
- Matthew, Wilfred Douglas, life and contributions 298B:1005
- Nlaka'pamux First Nations
- comments on Indigenous artifacts and site at Lytton 338B:1045
- Oral questions (response)
- Call for Auditor General review of Lytton fire response and recovery process 338B:1045
- Disaster financial assistance and wildfire recovery funding 277B:1050-1055
- Personal statements
- Prayers and reflections 301B:1000
- Statements
- Tributes
- Weather
- severe weather events in November 2021
Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo)
- Accessible British Columbia Act
- B.C. Basic Income Panel
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- income assistance and disability rates 373B:1430
- Documents tabled
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- 2022 annual report on poverty reduction strategy 334B:1115
- Food banks
- Food security
- Income assistance
- benefits
- employment programs, government initiatives and investment 374B:1050
- Introductions by members 260B:1335, 272B:1335, 294B:1015, 311B:1345, 312B:1005, 328B:1345, 354B:1335
- Motions
- Oral questions (response)
- Poverty
- reduction, government initiatives 272B:1510
- reduction strategy
- public consultation and implementation 374B:1050
- Prayers and reflections 287B:1005, 340B:1335
- Rental housing
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Throne speech debate 259B:1755-1820
- United Way, B.C.
- cross-government collaboration with organization to decrease food costs 333B:1440
Mark, Hon. Melanie (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
- As subject
- Education
- Introductions by members 258B:1030
- MLAs
- Personal statements
- Service to Legislature and experience as First Nations MLA 272B:1350-1405
- Society
Mercier, Hon. Andrew (Langley)
Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission)
- As subject
- comments on housing development and supply (Eby) 363B:1425
- Attorney General Ministry
- Automobiles
- zero-emission and clean vehicles
- Becker, Ginny
- service and leadership with Child Advocacy Centre of Kelowna 370B:1350
- Black History Month
- Boyd, Peter, community contributions as Kelowna grocer 305B:1025
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. NDP government
- Brown, Rosemary
- Budget debate 286B:1540-1610
- Bullying and harassment
- Carbon tax
- application to home heating fuel
- application to home heating fuel, tax relief or removal 363B:1420
- tax and impacts 363B:1420
- Child Advocacy Centre of Kelowna
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- Children and youth
- children with support needs
- services and supports for neurodiverse children 265B:1010
- Consumers
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- incidence and handling of cases by justice system 265B:1040
- incidence and impact on businesses 322B:1045
- Discrimination and racism
- discrimination against LGBTQ2S persons, awareness and prevention 326B:1020-1025
- racism against Black Canadians 263B:1040
- Eby, David
- Economy
- 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)
- Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M205)
- Farr, Ted
- life and contributions to broadcasting 341B:1105
- Finance Ministry
- Gender identity
- transgender awareness and empowerment 294B:1025
- Gini, Dino, contributions to amateur basketball 351B:1345
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Health care system
- Health Ministry
- Homelessness
- Hotels and travel accommodation
- short-term accommodations
- Housing
- affordable housing
- social and subsidized housing
- supportive housing for women 319B:1015
- transition houses 298B:1035-1040
- Housing Ministry
- Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46)
- Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
- Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47)
- Immaculata Regional High School
- Information and communications technology
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 326B:1020
- International Women's Day 286B:1400
- Introductions by members 286B:1335, 293B:1330, 321B:1340, 322B:1005-1010, 328B:1335-1340, 341B:1100, 344B:1335, 370B:1340, 374B:1015
- Karis Support Society
- Kelowna
- businesses and business community 364B:1025
- city government building development permit process and use of AI chatbot 312B:1020
- crime and community safety issues 265B:1040, 322B:1045
- Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
- Kelowna, volunteer programs for vulnerable persons 359B:1350
- Kelowna-Mission constituency and area
- Labour
- labour force participation, women's participation and experience 286B:1400
- LGBTQ2S community
- transgender, gender-diverse and two-spirit community
- celebration and awareness of issues 294B:1025
- Liquefied natural gas development
- industry and role in clean energy development 296B:1010
- MLAs
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction services for women 319B:1015
- Metro Community
- advocacy and support for people experiencing homelessness 359B:1350
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
- Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 14)
- Motions
- Okanagan College
- recreation and wellness centre proposal 351B:1345
- Okanagan College Coyotes basketball team 351B:1345
- Okanagan College Foundation, Thrive Here fundraising campaign 351B:1345
- Oral questions
- Affordable rental housing and B.C. Housing units 273B:1050
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 356B:1420-1425
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 322B:1045
- Economic conditions and government spending priorities 333B:1445-1450
- Government action on affordability issues 357B:1025-1030
- Government action on homelessness 337B:1450
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 265B:1040
- Government action on women's transition housing 298B:1035-1040
- Government policy on carbon tax and home heating costs 363B:1420
- Government response to federal carbon tax changes for home heating 351B:1415-1420
- Short-term rentals and government action on affordable housing 345B:1030
- Women's access to health care 286B:1410-1415
- Pay Transparency Act (Bill 13)
- Peter's Your Independent Grocer, anniversary celebration 305B:1025
- Pink Shirt Day
- Prayers and reflections 267B:1330, 280B:1000, 294B:1000, 319B:1000, 333B:1335, 343B:1000, 359B:1330, 373B:1335
- Private members' statements (response)
- Privilege
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Rental housing
- Reproduction
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- Science and technology
- Seniors
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Small business
- Starbright Children's Development Centre
- Statements by members
- AI development permit chatbot in Kelowna 312B:1020
- Business Excellence Awards in Kelowna 364B:1020-1025
- Dino Gini and fundraising with Okanagan College Coyotes basketball team 351B:1345
- Ginny Becker and Child Advocacy Centre in Kelowna 370B:1350
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 326B:1020-1025
- International Women's Day and workforce gender equity 286B:1400
- Karis Support Society 319B:1015
- Metro Community support programs for vulnerable persons in Kelowna 359B:1350
- Peter's Your Independent Grocer anniversary events in Kelowna 305B:1025
- Pink Shirt Day 272B:1425
- Starbright Children's Development Centre 265B:1010
- Sustainable Development Challenge accomplishments by Kelowna students 284B:1020
- Ted Farr 341B:1105
- Transgender Day of Visibility 294B:1025
- Women and girls in science 260B:1410
- Sustainable Development Challenge
- Taxation
- Throne speech debate 264B:1655-1725
- Transgender Day of Visibility
- Urban, Don, comments on cost of living 351B:1415
- Violence
- Wages and salaries
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
- Willowstone Academy
- Women
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39)
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- As subject
- comments on mother's legacy and contributions to Kamloops 373B:1400
- Atira Women's Resource Society
- Branchflower, Cliff
- B.C. Housing
- B.C. Hydro
- internal communications re electricity rates and supply 370B:1420
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- role and regulation of electricity rates 370B:1425
- Budget debate 278B:1405-1430, 279B:1435-1540
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
- Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 20)
- Business Council of B.C.
- Cancer
- cancer care centres and ten-year plan for cancer care 276B:1430
- Carbon tax
- application to home heating fuel
- application to home heating fuel, removal of tax 351B:1420-1425
- tax credits and rebates
- Carbon taxes
- federal carbon tax
- application to home heating fuel and exemption for oil heating 356B:1400
- Child protection system
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- update to Public Accounts Committee re report recommendations on oversight of services for children and youth 374B:1105
- CleanBC plan
- Climate change
- Consumers
- Cowichan Hospital
- Crime and criminals
- de Villiers, Albert
- former position with Interior Health and sexual assault conviction 261B:1055
- Documents tabled
- Public Accounts Committee, first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament 319B:1100
- Eby, David
- Economic Forecast Council
- comments by members on CleanBC plan and economy 366B:1425
- Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Energy
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- internal communications re energy projects and power supply 370B:1420-1425
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Ferries and ferry services
- Finance Ministry
- Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- child protection system
- government oversight and action on issues 374B:1105
- Forests and forest industry
- Forests Ministry
- mandate letter, heritage legislation transformation project 348B:1045
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Health authorities
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care system
- Health Committee
- recommendations on toxic drug poisoning crisis response 319B:1055
- Health Ministry
- Health Professions and Occupations Act
- debate on bill, closure on committee stage debate 322B:1050
- opposition position on bill 322B:1055
- Heritage Conservation Act
- Heritage sites
- heritage and archaeological sites protection, site assessment process and backlog 347B:1430
- Hockin, Amber
- resignation from Premier's Office and severance payment 276B:1430
- Hotels and travel accommodation
- short-term accommodations, listing of rental housing project units 267B:1420
- Housing
- affordable housing
- HousingHub initiative
- supportive housing
- Housing Ministry
- Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46)
- Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
- debate 359B:1640-1740, 370A:1745-1810, 370B:2030, 370B:2045, 371A:1110, 372A:1350, 372A:1430, 372A:1735-1815, 372A:1900-1935, 372A:2010-2025, 373B:1515-1520
- Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47)
- Inflation
- Interest rates
- Interior Health Authority
- communications with local governments on public drug use bylaws 311B:1445
- emergency services 272B:1515
- Introductions by members 287B:1005, 290B:1335, 294B:1010, 312B:1005, 325B:1340, 334B:1005, 360B:1010, 370B:1330-1335, 373B:1340
- Justice system
- Kamloops
- Kamloops This Week
- closing of print publication 341B:1100
- impact on local news and community awareness 341B:1100
- Krog, Leonard
- role as Nanaimo mayor and comments on community safety issues 265B:1050
- Labour
- community benefits agreement
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48)
- Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
- Legislature
- bills process, second reading
- bills process, second reading debate
- language used in House
- question period
- Local government
- Maternity and pregnancy
- MLAs
- Merritt
- forest industry and call for meeting with government 287B:1045
- Merritt, B.C.
- Milobar, Mary-Ann
- contributions to Kamloops community and organizations 373B:1400
- 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)
- Miscellaneous Statutes (Gas Price Relief) Amendment Act, 2023
- Money Services Businesses Act (Bill 19)
- Motions
- Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Nanaimo
- Olympic Villas
- rental housing project and government loan 267B:1420
- Oral questions
- Attacks by repeat offenders and handling of cases by justice system 312B:1040-1045
- CleanBC plan and economy 357B:1045, 363B:1405, 366B:1420-1425
- Community benefits agreements and infrastructure projects 264B:1410
- Conditions for health workers and accountability of health care administrators 261B:1055
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 287B:1040-1045
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 333B:1420-1425
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 293B:1435
- Crime in communities and handling by justice system 305B:1030
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 300B:1425
- Drug decriminalization program and federal requirements 260B:1440
- Drug decriminalization program and regulation of illicit drug use in public spaces 307B:1425, 311B:1445, 319B:1055
- Drug toxicity crisis and management of safe supply 344B:1415
- Emergency services at hospitals 334B:1105
- Ferry services and management 345B:1050
- Fire at Winters Hotel and management of B.C. Housing and Atira property services 328B:1425-1430
- Government action on affordable housing 331B:1120
- Government action on housing affordability and student housing 273B:1055-1100
- Government action on issues in health care system 272B:1515
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 265B:1045-1050, 359B:1420
- Government advertising for CleanBC plan 364B:1035
- Government funding for Atira property services 325B:1430
- Government handling of archaeological assessments 347B:1430
- Government policies on clean energy development and energy costs and supply 370B:1420-1425
- Government policy on carbon tax and spending priorities 356B:1400-1405
- Government response to federal carbon tax changes for home heating 351B:1420-1425
- Government spending and public sector employment growth 341B:1115-1120
- Heritage Conservation Act transformation project 348B:1045
- HousingHub initiative and rental housing projects 267B:1420
- Impact of government spending on interest rates and inflation 373B:1415-1420
- Inflation and cost of living 338B:1025-1030
- Management of B.C. Housing and Atira property services 328B:1425-1430
- Management of B.C. Housing and safety issues at Atira properties 329B:1050-1055
- Management of B.C. Housing and termination of board 325B:1435
- Release of B.C. Housing audit report 290B:1405, 294B:1105, 297B:1420, 321B:1425-1430, 322B:1050-1055
- Severance pay to former chiefs of staff at Premier's office 276B:1430
- Oral questions (response)
- Children and Family Development Ministry update to Public Accounts Committee 374B:1100-1105
- Peacock, Ken
- Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 33)
- Petitions
- Health care services, obstetrics care in Kamloops 304B:1425
- obstetrics care in Kamloops 329B:1120
- Points of order
- relevance of second reading debate by Finn Donnelly 270B:1120
- relevance of second reading debate by Nathan Cullen 271B:1730
- request for clarification on closure of debate on Bill 46 373B:2140
- Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36)
- Post-secondary institutions
- Premier's Office
- Private members' statements (response)
- Privilege
- Provincial Sales Tax (Used Passenger Vehicles) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M201)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Public sector
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Rental housing
- purpose-built rental housing
- construction and affordability of new units 267B:1420
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- Safety
- Sharma, Niki
- response to question period questions 265B:1050
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Site C power project
- Small business
- challenges and government support, proposal for crime and vandalism cost recovery fund 300B:1425
- Statements by members
- Contributions to Kamloops community by Mary-Ann Milobar 373B:1400
- End of Kamloops This Week publication 341B:1100
- Pat Wallace and Cliff Branchflower 267B:1355-1400
- Stewart, Shelley
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces, impacts and regulation 307B:1425, 311B:1445, 319B:1055
- safe supply
- supply of drugs
- treatment and recovery services
- Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 9)
- Supply Act (No.1), 2023 (Bill 16)
- Surrey
- crime and community safety issues, violent attacks on transit system 312B:1040
- Taxation
- Throne speech debate 259B:1655-1725
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Vancouver
- West 8th Avenue at Arbutus Street supportive housing project 325B:1435
- Wages and salaries
- Wallace, Pat
- Winters Hotel
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39)
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)
- As subject
- experience as police officer and involvement with restorative justice 369B:1010
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
- Corrections system
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- incidence and handling of cases by justice system 354B:1350
- Environment
- Forests and forest industry
- forest hydrology studies 366B:1355
- forest management and practices
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders 325B:1400
- Livestock industry
- ranching industry, cattle-raising operations 276B:1355
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42)
- Motions
- Oral questions
- Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36)
- Police and policing
- handling of cases
- workload and support 325B:1400
- Private members' statements (response)
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Public Service Act Provisions Review Committee
- report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 374B:1110
- Public Service Act Provisions Review Special Committee
- work of committee and staff thanked 374B:1110
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- Richards, Murray and Cheryl, work as cattle ranchers 276B:1355
- Safety
- public safety
- collaborative and modernized approach 325B:1400
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Statements by members
- Supreme Court of Canada
- ruling on fairness in justice system 325B:1400
- Surrey, B.C.
- Wildlife
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