Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2023
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX (DRAFT)
topics, places, people
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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Baird, Maureen

Service as Merit Commissioner (Starchuk) 284B:1105
Bamberton quarry See Malahat Investment Corp.
Bandstra, Sharon and Sid

Contributions to facility for vulnerable persons in Terrace (Ross) 290B:1400-1405
Banfield, Aaron

Life and contributions to health and wellness (Anderson) 325B:1355
Banned Books Week

Purpose and theme (Singh, A.) 340B:1405
Baring-Gould, Lally

Life and contributions (Dean) 295B:1300
Barnside Brewing Co.

Craft brewery in Delta and local festival organizer (Paton) 338B:1020-1025
Bauer, Manfred

Life and contributions to Keremeos (Russell) 375B:1305
Bautista, Florchita (Chit)

Activism and community contributions in Philippines and Canada (Elmore) 308B:1010
Baynes Sound

Environmental protection (Furstenau) 370B:1410 (Olsen) 305B:1040
Shipbreaking activities in area See Deep Water Recovery Ltd.
BCANDS See British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
BDO Canada LLP

Review of Atira property management services See Atira Women's Resource Society
Becker, Ginny

Service and leadership with Child Advocacy Centre of Kelowna (Merrifield) 370B:1350
Beckett, Bob

Humanitarian missions and work (Parmar) 374B:1020
Beef industry See Food and food industry; Livestock industry
Beer and beer industry

Craft-brewing industry
breweries (Paton) 338B:1020-1025
Bevan, Mel (Sm'ooyget Satsan)

Indigenous leadership role and legacy (Ross) 340B:1410
Life and contributions to Indigenous community (Rankin) 342B:1300-1305
Bhullar, Harbans

Life as immigrant to Canada and death (Falcon) 374B:1010
Bill 36 (2022) See Health Professions and Occupations Act
Bills by name See also Bills by number

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1) See An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M216) See British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023
Buddhist Culture Day Act (Bill M212) See Buddhist Culture Day Act (Bill M212)
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10) See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 20) See Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 20)
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21) See Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M223) See Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M223)
Corrections Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M203) See Corrections Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M203)
Crime Victim Assistance Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 37) See Crime Victim Assistance Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 37)
Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023 (Bill M208) See Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023 (Bill M208)
Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2023 (Bill M220) See Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2023
Election Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 11) See Election Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 11)
Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25) See Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
Electoral Districts (Renaming) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M209) See Electoral Districts (Renaming) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M209)
Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31) See Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M211) See Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M211)
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 29) See Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 29)
Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M205) See Equal Pay Reporting Act (Bill M205)
Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17) See Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17)
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4) See Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41) See Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)
Fraser Valley Transit Services Act, 2023 (Bill M225) See Fraser Valley Transit Services Act, 2023 (Bill M225)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M204) See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M204)
Haida Nation Recognition Act (Bill 18) See Haida Nation Recognition Act (Bill 18)
Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46) See Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46)
Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44) See Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44)
Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47) See Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47)
Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M213) See Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M213)
International Credentials Recognition Act (Bill 38) See International Credentials Recognition Act (Bill 38)
Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12) See Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48) See Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48)
Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7) See Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
Land Title Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M206) See Land Title Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M206)
Lunar New Year Act (Bill M227) See Lunar New Year Act (Bill M227)
Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M221) See Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M221)
Mental Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M214) See Mental Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M214)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2023 (Bill 42) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2023 (Bill 42)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2023 (Bill 24)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.4), 2023 (Bill 45) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.4), 2023 (Bill 45)
Miscellaneous Statutes (Gas Price Relief) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M219) See Miscellaneous Statutes (Gas Price Relief) Amendment Act, 2023
Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 14) See Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 14)
Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27) See Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act (Bill 43) See Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act (Bill 43)
Money Services Businesses Act (Bill 19) See Money Services Businesses Act (Bill 19)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 23) See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 23)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023 (Bill 28) See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023 (Bill 28)
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 5) (Bill 6) See Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 5) (Bill 6)
Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26) See Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26)
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2) See National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
No Net Loss of Wetland Act (Bill M226) See No Net Loss of Wetland Act (Bill M226)
Non-Disclosure Agreements Act (Bill M215) See Non-Disclosure Agreements Act (Bill M215)
North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M218) See North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M218)
Pay Transparency Act (Bill 13) See Pay Transparency Act (Bill 13)
Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 33) See Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 33)
Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36) See Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36)
Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act, 2023 (Bill M210) See Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act, 2023 (Bill M210)
Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222) See Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222)
Provincial Sales Tax (Used Passenger Vehicles) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M201) See Provincial Sales Tax (Used Passenger Vehicles) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M201)
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32) See Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M207) See Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M207)
Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5) See Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8) See Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act See Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr402) See St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr402)
School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40) See School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40)
Short-term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35) See Short-term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 22)
Supply Act, 2022-23 (Bill 9) See Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 9)
Supply Act, 2023-2024 (Bill 30) See Supply Act, 2023-2024 (Bill 30)
Supply Act (No.1), 2023 (Bill 16) See Supply Act (No.1), 2023 (Bill 16)
Transportation Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M224) See Transportation Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M224)
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr401) See Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr401)
Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 15) See Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 15)
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M202) See Wildlife Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M202)
Wildlife Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023 (Bill M217) See Wildlife Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023 (Bill M217)
Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39) See Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39)
Bills by number See also Bills by name

(* denotes bill having received royal assent)
1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
2.* National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act
3.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
4.* Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
5.* Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023
6.* Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 5)
7.* Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023
8.* Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023
9.* Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates)
10.* Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023
11.* Election Amendment Act, 2023
12.* Intimate Images Protection Act
13.* Pay Transparency Act
14.* Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023
15.* Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2023
16.* Supply Act (No.1), 2023
17.* Family Law Amendment Act, 2023
18.* Haida Nation Recognition Act
19.* Money Services Businesses Act
20.* Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023
21.* Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023
22.* Strata Property Amendment Act, 2023
23.* Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2023
24.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2023
25.* Electoral Districts Act
26. Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023
27.* Money Judgment Enforcement Act
28.* Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023
29.* Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2023
30.* Supply Act, 2023-2024
31.* Emergency and Disaster Management Act
32.* Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023
33.* Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023
34.* Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act
35.* Short-term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
36.* Police Amendment Act, 2023
37.* Crime Victim Assistance Amendment Act, 2023
38.* International Credentials Recognition Act
39.* Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023
40.* School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40)
41.* Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
42.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2023
43.* Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act
44.* Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023
45.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.4), 2023
46.* Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023
47.* Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023
48.* Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
M201. Provincial Sales Tax (Used Passenger Vehicles) Amendment Act, 2023
M202. Wildlife Amendment Act, 2023
M203. Corrections Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
M204. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2023
M205. Equal Pay Reporting Act
M206. Land Title Amendment Act, 2022
M207. Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023
M208. Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023
M209. Electoral Districts (Renaming) Amendment Act, 2023
M210. Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act, 2023
M211. Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2023
M212. Buddhist Culture Day Act
M213. Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023
M214. Mental Health Amendment Act, 2023
M215. Non-Disclosure Agreements Act
M216. British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023
M217. Wildlife Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023
M218. North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2023
M219. Miscellaneous Statutes (Gas Price Relief) Amendment Act, 2023
M220. Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2023
M221. Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2023
M222. Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act
M223. Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act
M224. Transportation Amendment Act, 2023
M225. Fraser Valley Transit Services Act, 2023
M226. No Net Loss of Wetland Act
M227. Lunar New Year Act
Pr401.* Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2023
Pr402.* St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023
Billyboy-Bowe, Jaxon

Death and service as wildfire fighter (Doerkson) 333B:1355
Binyon, Robert Laurence

Poem "For the Fallen" (Davies) 360B:1015
Biodiversity See Environment
Bird flu See Avian influenza
Birds See Wildlife
Black Canadians

Experience of discrimination and racism See Discrimination and racism
History and contributions in B.C. (Elmore) 272B:1425-1430 (Wat) 260B:1405
History, prominent Black residents of B.C. (Singh, A.) 263B:1030
Black History Month

Observance (Elmore) 272B:1425-1430 (Merrifield) 263B:1035-1040 (Singh, A.) 263B:1030-1045 (Wat) 260B:1405
Blain, Larry

Life and contributions (Falcon) 360B:1005-1010
Blessings and acknowledgments See also Prayers and reflections

Alphonse, Shirley 258B:1000-1005, 326B:1005
Dick, Bradley 329B:1005-1015
Dick, Florence 257B:1400-1405
Reid, Erica 326B:1120
Blindness See Eye health and visual impairment
Blueberry River First Nation

Agreement with government (Eby) 270B:1055 (Heyman) 294B:1050
Boer, Jacqueline

Comments on avian influenza impact on poultry operations (Paton) 369B:1020
Books and book publishing See Libraries; Publishing industry
Borrett, Liz

Athletic achievements as senior (Stewart) 305B:1020
Boston Marathon

Participation by women (Kirkpatrick) 331B:1025
Boulet, Logan

Organ donor donation after death (Kyllo) 300B:1355 (Leonard) 298B:1015
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area

Social services organizations and volunteers (Russell) 359B:1345
Tourism opportunities and events (Russell) 310B:1130
Watershed protection, collaboration with First Nations and local government (Russell) 333B:1345
Bowen Island

Community health centre (Sturdy) 312B:1015
Boyd, Peter

Community contributions as Kelowna grocer (Merrifield) 305B:1025
Brackendale Art Gallery, Squamish, B.C.

Establishment (Sturdy) 290B:1355
Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park

Park and annual eagle count and festival (Sturdy) 290B:1355
Branchflower, Cliff

Public service and death (Milobar) 267B:1400
Brant Wildlife Festival

Events (Walker) 294B:1025
Breast health

Breast cancer See Cancer
Breast density and screening (Bond) 331B:1020 (Routledge) 345B:1020
Brennan, Evanna

Contributions to nursing and recognition (Dix) 337B:1335
Bridges See particular bridges
British Columbia See also British Columbia by region

Communities (Horgan) 262B:1315
Francophone communities See Francophones
Issues and challenges
collaborative response (Horgan) 262B:1325-1330
issues and challenges (Falcon) 273B:1030
Livability statistics (Eby) 370B:1400
Population
growth (Eby) 314B:1405
growth and migration to B.C. (Eby) 267B:1430, 298B:1020, 298B:1030 (Kahlon) 273B:1030, 331B:1125, 373B:1440
migration out of B.C. (Stone) 373B:1440
Provincial emblems, legislation See Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
Relationship with Crown (Stone) 325B:1410
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society

Advocacy and work of organization (Phillip) 364B:1025
British Columbia Arts Council

Annual report, 2022-23, tabled (Popham) 338B:1055
British Columbia Aviation Museum, Victoria, B.C.

Exhibits and expansion (Wat) 338B:1015-1020
B.C. Basic Income Panel

Findings and recommendations (Furstenau) 374B:1045 (Malcolmson) 374B:1045
B.C. Beef Day

Celebration (Paton) 328B:1400-1405
B.C. Buy Local Week

Participation and support for local businesses (Stone) 371B:1010
Participation and value of supporting local businesses (Greene) 370B:1345
British Columbia by region

Coastal B.C.
ferry services on north and central coast (Rice) 303B:1010-1015
Interior B.C.
health care services See Interior Health Authority; particular locations
Northeast B.C.
Montney gas fields (Heyman) 294B:1050 (Olsen) 294B:1050
Northern and rural B.C.
access to emergency health care services (Ross) 334B:1100
access to health care services
emergency services (Ross) 334B:1100 (Rice) 314B:1350-1355
Northwest B.C.
health care services (Rice) 294B:1030
homelessness (Ross) 337B:1450
resource economy and infrastructure funding (Ross) 272B:1430
Rural B.C.
addiction services (Bond) 258B:1100
challenges and innovative responses (Russell) 321B:1355
economies and economic development (Russell) 326B:1025
economy (Doerkson) 268B:1045 (Kahlon) 268B:1045-1050
electric vehicle use and charging stations (Bernier) 313B:1400
health care services (Babchuk) 265B:1010 (Tegart) 356B:1350
health care services and staffing (Oakes) 289B:1055
rural economic diversification and infrastructure program (Bailey) 268B:1050, 270B:1035, 273B:1040 (Olsen) 273B:1040 (Russell) 263B:1055
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association

2023 ranch sustainability award recipients See Stump, Werner and Jody
British Columbia Centre for Women in the Trades

Work of organization (Oakes) 314B:1355
British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

2018 report on addiction recovery strategies (Sturko) 276B:1400
B.C. Children's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Looking Glass treatment program for eating disorders (Chant) 293B:1355
B.C. Conservative party See Conservative Party of British Columbia
B.C. Energy Regulator

Role in environmental compliance (Furstenau) 356B:1405-1410 (Osborne) 356B:1410
British Columbia Family Maintenance Agency

Revised service plan, 2022-23, tabled (Sharma) 360B:1105
British Columbia Ferry Commissioner

Annual report, fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, tabled (Sharma) 348B:1050
Role (Sturdy) 303B:1005-1015
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. See also Ferries and ferry services

Budget and operations (Rice) 303B:1010 (Sturdy) 303B:1000-1015
Consultation with Lasqueti Island residents (Fleming) 354B:1420-1425 (Walker) 354B:1420-1425
Governance See also British Columbia Ferry Commissioner
(Sturdy) 303B:1005
Governance and operations (Falcon) 340B:1410-1415 (Fleming) 345B:1050 (Halford) 345B:1055 (Sturdy) 345B:1045
B.C. First Nations Water Table

First Nations and government collaboration (Russell) 333B:1345
B.C. Football Conference championship See Cullen Cup football championship
British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Board of directors
members (Milobar) 328B:1420
non-disclosure agreements with former board members (Falcon) 328B:1415-1420
termination of board members and replacement (Eby) 324B:1010, 325B:1435 (Kirkpatrick) 324B:1020 (Milobar) 325B:1435
Communications, letter from board chair to Atira (de Jong) 326B:1050 (Kahlon) 326B:1050
Executive leadership (Eby) 324B:1015
Forensic audit process (Eby) 324B:1010-1015, 329B:1045
Forensic audit report
release (Kahlon) 326B:1045-1050
release and debate (de Jong) 290B:1420-1425, 294B:1105 (Eby) 290B:1405-1410, 297B:1420, 322B:1050-1055 (Kahlon) 264B:1440, 290B:1410-1415, 290B:1425, 294B:1105 (Kirkpatrick) 290B:1410 (Milobar) 264B:1440, 273B:1055, 290B:1405, 294B:1105, 297B:1420, 321B:1430, 322B:1050-1055 (Olsen) 264B:1445 (Stone) 264B:1435-1440
release and disclosure of information (Eby) 324B:1005 (Kahlon) 324B:1005
report (Bond) 326B:1100 (de Jong) 325B:1440-1445 (Eby) 324B:1015, 325B:1415-1425 (Furstenau) 325B:1425 (Kahlon) 325B:1430, 325B:1440-1445, 326B:1035-1050, 328B:1420 (Kirkpatrick) 324B:1025, 325B:1415
Housing units See also Social and subsidized housing under Housing
vacant units and demolition (Bernier) 273B:1050
Management and operations
conflict of interest (Eby) 324B:1010, 325B:1415-1420, 329B:1045 (Furstenau) 325B:1425 (Kahlon) 328B:1415, 328B:1425
government action on issues (Falcon) 326B:1040, 328B:1420 (Kahlon) 326B:1035-1045, 326B:1100-1110, 328B:1415-1420, 329B:1055 (Milobar) 328B:1420-1425 (Stone) 326B:1105
management and operations (Bond) 325B:1435-1440, 326B:1100 (de Jong) 325B:1440-1445 (Eby) 324B:1010-1020 (Kahlon) 325B:1430, 325B:1440, 326B:1100-1105, 328B:1425-1430 (Kirkpatrick) 290B:1410, 324B:1020-1025, 325B:1415 (Milobar) 290B:1405, 325B:1430-1435, 329B:1050-1055
reviews and reports See also Forensic audit above
(Eby) 290B:1410, 324B:1010, 325B:1415-1420, 329B:1045-1050 (Falcon) 326B:1035-1045, 328B:1415-1420, 329B:1040-1045 (Kirkpatrick) 324B:1020 (Milobar) 290B:1405 (Stone) 325B:1420, 326B:1105
Reviews See Forensic audit above; Management and operations above
Role in assistance for displaced persons (Kahlon) 321B:1420
Role in supportive housing (Bond) 321B:1420
Service providers, Atira property management services See Atira Women's Resource Society
Staff (Eby) 324B:1015
Staff turnover (Kahlon) 290B:1410-1415 (Kirkpatrick) 290B:1410
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

Annual report, 2022-23, tabled (Sharma) 334B:1115
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority See also Energy

Board of directors
appointment of chair (Eby) 276B:1425-1430 (Halford) 276B:1425
Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers (de Jong) 367B:1030-1035 (Shypitka) 367B:1040
Internal communications re electricity rates and supply (de Jong) 370B:1400 (Falcon) 370B:1400 (Milobar) 370B:1420
Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
Task force and funding (de Jong) 370B:1405
Work and goals (Eby) 276B:1425
British Columbia Liberal Party See also British Columbia United

Comments by party president on low-income demographics (Kahlon) 287B:1105, 290B:1430, 321B:1425
MLAs
comments on housing issues (Kahlon) 273B:1040
position on drug decriminalization program (Whiteside) 307B:1410
Performance as government
affordability issues (Eby) 363B:1425
carbon tax (Eby) 352B:1025 (Falcon) 352B:1025
child care (Conroy) 333B:1430, 333B:1450
energy rates and projects (Eby) 370B:1410, 370B:1420-1425
ferry services (Fleming) 345B:1050 (Sturdy) 303B:1005
health care (Conroy) 333B:1430
health care capital projects (Dix) 264B:1415, 284B:1100 (Milobar) 264B:1410
housing issues (Eby) 267B:1405 (Kahlon) 273B:1030-1035, 273B:1055, 300B:1400, 331B:1110, 331B:1125, 345B:1025-1030 (Merrifield) 337B:1450
housing issues and homelessness (Kahlon) 301B:1035-1040
income assistance and disability rates (Malcolmson) 373B:1430
justice system and mental health services (Eby) 334B:1045
performance (Conroy) 366B:1425
performance and priorities (Osborne) 352B:1050
police services (Farnworth) 265B:1050
public safety and victim services (Farnworth) 293B:1440
response to money laundering (Eby) 344B:1400
school capital funding and projects (Kahlon) 319B:1025 (Sturko) 319B:1030
social infrastructure and social deficits (Conroy) 357B:1030
social services and funding (Sharma) 359B:1425
social supports and mental health services (Farnworth) 305B:1050-1055
taxation (Conroy) 333B:1450
taxation and social programs (Conroy) 356B:1425-1430
transparency and release of reports (Eby) 329B:1050
youth substance use services (Whiteside) 344B:1405
Policies
mental health and addiction services plan (Wat) 263B:1020
Position on issues
housing initiatives (Kahlon) 300B:1400
positions (Eby) 322B:1050
B.C. Lions Football Club

Advance to western division final (Stone) 356B:1350-1355
British Columbia Medical Journal

Report on health needs of supportive housing residents (Bond) 321B:1420-1425 (Kahlon) 321B:1420-1425
British Columbia Museums Week

Purpose and theme (D'Eith) 325B:1400
B.C. NDP

Agreement with Green Party (Furstenau) 262B:1350
MLAs
comments on natural resource industries (Stone) 270B:1050
Policies, membership positions on international definition of anti-Semitism (Lee) 308B:1030
B.C. NDP government

Accomplishments (Eby) 276B:1430, 329B:1115-1120
Action on campaign statements and stated goals (Halford) 284B:1050
Legislative agenda (Banman) 363B:1445 (Kahlon) 363B:1455 (Olsen) 363B:1435-1440 (Stone) 363B:1435
MLAs
real estate ownership (Kirkpatrick) 297B:1410
Performance
capital projects and budget (Stone) 276B:1420
economy (Bond) 333B:1435-1440 (Halford) 333B:1440 (Merrifield) 333B:1445-1450 (Milobar) 333B:1420-1425, 338B:1025-1030
fast ferries (Sturdy) 303B:1005
performance (Falcon) 374B:1035 (Stone) 374B:1100
performance and action on stated goals (Falcon) 273B:1030
Position on issues
carbon tax (Rustad) 374B:1050
Coastal GasLink pipeline project protests (Ross) 277B:1035-1040
Priorities (Eby) 297B:1420, 305B:1100
Priorities and initiatives (Conroy) 333B:1440, 338B:1025-1030, 366B:1425 (Eby) 366B:1430
B.C. Parks See Parks
British Columbia Professional Firefighters Association

Role (Ross) 283B:1355
British Columbia Rail

Rail lines, use of adjacent space for recreational trails (Sturdy) 345B:1015
British Columbia Transit

Service plan (Fleming) 283B:1420
Transit services See Transit services; particular service areas
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023

(Bill M216) (Sturdy) 1R, 290B:1350
Debate, speakers (Sturdy) 290B:1350
British Columbia Treaty Commission

Reports tabled
2018 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2019 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2020 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2021 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2022 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2023 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
British Columbia United See also British Columbia Liberal Party

MLAs
caucus participation in Movember fundraising campaign (Kyllo) 354B:1355
comments quoting chief of police (Farnworth) 305B:1040, 305B:1050 (Sturko) 305B:1045
Policies
carbon tax and fuel taxes (Osborne) 357B:1020
climate change action (Eby) 366B:1405
cost of living issues (Falcon) 374B:1035
energy issues (Eby) 367B:1035
housing issues (Eby) 325B:1435
Position on issues
carbon tax (Eby) 351B:1355-1400, 352B:1020, 363B:1405 (Osborne) 356B:1400
housing initiatives (Kahlon) 360B:1035
housing issues (Eby) 347B:1405, 374B:1035
positions on issues (Banman) 352B:1040 (Kahlon) 345B:1030, 360B:1035, 364B:1105 (Osborne) 352B:1030
safe supply of drugs (Eby) 329B:1115
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Annual report, 2021-22, tabled (Sharma) 291B:1055
Role and regulation of electricity rates (de Jong) 370B:1405-1410 (Falcon) 370B:1400 (Milobar) 370B:1425
British Columbia Winter Games

2023 games in Greater Vernon (Sandhu) 276B:1355
Broadbent Institute

PressProgress media division, coverage of addiction and recovery services (Bond) 276B:1405-1410
Brown, Jack

Life and contributions to agriculture and communities (Paton) 273B:1020
Brown, Rosemary

Election and achievements (Merrifield) 263B:1040
Buddhism

History and practice in B.C. (Wat) 284B:1025-1030
Buddhist Culture Day

Proclamation and celebration (Wat) 321B:1345-1350
Buddhist Culture Day Act (Bill M212)

(Wat) 1R, 276B:1345
Debate, speakers (Wat) 276B:1345
Budget See also 2023-24 budget under Budgets

Budget address (Conroy) 278B:1335-1405; motion approved 286B:1845
Divisions: budget motion approved 286B:1845
Debate 278B:1335-1430, 279B:1435-1845, 286B:1445-1840
Debate, speakers (Brar) 286B:1735-1755 (Chant) 279B:1615-1640 (Conroy) 278B:1335-1405, 286B:1830 (de Jong) 286B:1445-1510 (Furstenau) 279B:1540-1615 (Kahlon) 279B:1810-1840 (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1740-1810 (Ma) 286B:1640-1705 (Merrifield) 286B:1540-1610 (Milobar) 278B:1405-1430, 279B:1435-1540 (Olsen) 286B:1610-1640 (Ross) 279B:1640-1710 (Routley) 286B:1510-1540 (Simons) 286B:1800-1830 (Sims) 279B:1710-1740 (Stone) 286B:1705-1735
Committee of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 330B:1705
Interim supply See Supply Act (No.1), 2023 (Bill 16)
Management of public funds and debt, estimates 322B:1155
Other appropriations, estimates 297A:1550, 318C:1815, 322B:1155
Supplementary estimates 2022-23
Committee of Supply resolutions approved and supplementary funds granted 288B:1305
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 278B:1430-1435; 2R, 287B:1120-1150, 288B:1335-1525, 290B:1540-1700, 290B:1805; C, 309B:1610-1725, 315B:1110-115, 316A:1430-1635; 3R, 316B:1720; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (Banman) 288B:1430-1500 (Bernier) 288B:1500-1530 (Clovechok) 288B:1600-1630 (Conroy) 278B:1430-1435, 287B:1120-1130, 309B:1610-1725, 315B:1110-1150, 316A:1435-1635 (Davies) 288B:1530-1600 (Furstenau) 288B:1345-1400 (Halford) 288B:1630-1720 (Kyllo) 288B:1720-1725, 290B:1540-1605 (Lee) 316A:1450-1530, 316A:1630-1635 (Milobar) 288B:1400-1430, 309B:1610-1720, 315B:1110-1150, 316A:1430-1450, 316A:1535-1625 (Morris) 290B:1635-1645 (Oakes) 290B:1605-1635 (Olsen) 290B:1645-1700 (Singh, A.) 288B:1335-1345 (Wat) 287B:1130-1150
Budgets

2022-23 budget
surplus (Eby) 277B:1055
2022-23 budget, additional funds
legislation See Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 9)
supplementary estimates See Budget
2023-24 budget
content and priorities (Conroy) 279B:1415 (Sturko) 284B:1100
priorities (Falcon) 279B:1400 (Furstenau) 279B:1410-1415, 283B:1415 (Sturko) 279B:1405-1410
Budget 2023 second quarterly report, tabled (Conroy) 372B:1900
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2023-24-2025-26, tabled (Conroy) 278B:1435
Legislation See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
Bullying and harassment

Awareness and prevention (Merrifield) 272B:1425
Burnaby, B.C.

Burnaby Heights area and commercial district (Routledge) 370B:1345-1350
Urban search and rescue team (Chow) 267B:1345 (Routledge) 268B:1010
Burns Block Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Purchase of building for social housing (Eby) 325B:1425 (Stone) 325B:1420
Business

Chambers of commerce, role (Halford) 264B:1350
Cooperative enterprises, union initiative See Union Cooperative Initiative
Entrepreneurship by women See Women in business below
Property crime and vandalism See Crime in communities under Crime and criminals
Small business See Small business
Taxation
property tax system See Property tax
Women in business and entrepreneurship (Chow) 363B:1350
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 20)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 293B:1345-1350; 2R, 309B:1550-1600; C, 314B:1550-1620; 3R, 314B:1620; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 293B:1345-1350, 309B:1550-1600, 314B:1600-1620 (Milobar) 309B:1555-1600, 314B:1555-1615
Business Council of British Columbia

Analysis of CleanBC plan (de Jong) 364B:1055-1100 (Heyman) 357B:1050, 363B:1420-1425 (Milobar) 357B:1045
Chief economist See Peacock, Ken
Comments on B.C. economy and GDP (Stone) 333B:1425
Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia

Survey on crime and vandalism (Shypitka) 275B:1035
Bybee, Dayleen

Family's access to affordable housing (Shypitka) 298B:1045
By-election results

MLA for Langford–Juan de Fuca (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 331B:1005 (Eby) 331B:1005 (Sharma) 331B:1005
MLA for Vancouver–Mount Pleasant (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 331B:1005 (Eby) 331B:1005 (Sharma) 331B:1005

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