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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Cabinet See Cabinet and Ministers under Government
Cain, Anna

Access to health care services and cancer diagnosis (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1425
Camp OAC, Kelowna, B.C.

Fire and rebuilding efforts (Stewart) 370B:1355
Campbell River, B.C.

Bylaw on drug use in public spaces (Doerkson) 319B:1050
Substance use and addiction issues (Whiteside) 364B:1050
Toxic drug poisoning crisis and response (Whiteside) 319B:1050
Canada

Civil service See Federal public service under Public service
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Report on housing market (Falcon) 321B:1400 (Kirkpatrick) 321B:1405
Canada Winter Games

B.C. team at 2023 games (Stewart) 277B:1015
Wheelchair basketball events and B.C. team (Bond) 270B:1010
Canada's Naval Reserve

Centennial (Chant) 314B:1355
Canadian Armed Forces See Armed forces
Canadian Cancer Society

Daffodil Month campaign (Bond) 297B:1345 (Singh, A.) 305B:1015-1020
Travel treatment fund (Rice) 333B:1350
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Notwithstanding clause (Farnworth) 308B:1040 (Rustad) 308B:1040
Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Campaign to support small businesses (Wat) 333B:1400
Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship

Achievements of B.C. rink (Babchuk) 315B:1020
Canadian Mental Health Association

B.C. division, CEO See Morris, Jonny
Canadian Pacific Railway See CPKC
Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Comments on carbon tax in 2012 (Eby) 351B:1355
Cancer

Awareness
awareness and impact (Singh, A.) 305B:1015-1020
awareness and response (Furstenau) 301B:1025
awareness and support system (Bond) 297B:1345
fundraisers (Parmar) 338B:1020
Breast cancer
awareness and early detection (Routledge) 345B:1020
awareness and screening (Bond) 331B:1020
Cancer care centres
access for residents of rural and remote areas, travel funding See Cancer care services under Health care funding
cancer care centres and ten-year plan for cancer care (Dix) 371B:1025-1035 (Eby) 276B:1430 (Milobar) 276B:1430
Cervical cancer, prevention (Paddon) 296B:1035-1040
Diagnostic and treatment services See also Treatment below
access and waiting times (Davies) 280B:1050 (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1425 (Kyllo) 360B:1100
capacity and government investment (Dix) 279B:1420-1425, 371B:1025-1030
gynecological cancers (Bond) 279B:1420 (Dix) 279B:1420 (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1425
Impact and service providers (Horgan) 262B:1325-1330
Incidence, impact of demographic trends (Dix) 279B:1425
Indigenous cancer strategy (Paddon) 296B:1035
Medications See Treatment, oncology drugs below
Ovarian cancer, incidence and research (Kirkpatrick) 265B:1010-1015
Prevention and screening (Paddon) 296B:1035-1040
Specialist physicians See Oncologists under Physicians
Treatment See also Diagnostic and treatment services above
access and funding (Dix) 279B:1430
access and waiting times (Bond) 279B:1415-1420 (Falcon) 371B:1020-1025 (Stone) 279B:1425-1430
access to services (Dix) 261B:1045 (Halford) 261B:1045
oncology drugs and costs (Dix) 279B:1430 (Stone) 279B:1430
radiation therapy and use of U.S. facilities (Bond) 371B:1030 (Dix) 371B:1025 (Falcon) 371B:1025
Cannabis

Craft producers (Anderson) 272B:1430
Carbon

Carbon offsets (Olsen) 291B:1045
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Transition to low-carbon economy See Sustainable and inclusive development under Economy
Carbon tax

Application to home heating fuel
application (Rustad) 357B:1035
refund or removal of tax, petition tabled (Davies) 360B:1105
removal of tax (Banman) 351B:1410-1415 (Bond) 351B:1400-1405, 354B:1405, 356B:1355-1400 (Conroy) 354B:1405-1410 (Falcon) 351B:1355, 370B:1355-1400, 374B:1035 (Merrifield) 356B:1425 (Milobar) 351B:1420-1425, 356B:1400 (Ross) 354B:1355-1400
tax relief or removal (Merrifield) 363B:1420
B.C. United position (Eby) 351B:1355-1400, 352B:1020, 363B:1405 (Heyman) 364B:1040 (Osborne) 356B:1400
Conservative Party position (Kahlon) 348B:1040
Establishment (Heyman) 363B:1405
Federal carbon tax See Carbon taxes
Impact on emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Revenue neutrality (Eby) 351B:1355 (Falcon) 351B:1355
Tax and impacts (Banman) 351B:1410-1415, 352B:1045 (Falcon) 352B:1020 (Heyman) 348B:1035, 357B:1035-1040 (Merrifield) 363B:1420 (Osborne) 351B:1410-1415, 352B:1045 (Ross) 352B:1050 (Rustad) 348B:1035-1040, 357B:1035-1040, 374B:1050-1055 (Stone) 352B:1030-1035
Tax credits and rebates
climate action tax credit (Conroy) 333B:1420 (Heyman) 348B:1035, 357B:1035-1040, 363B:1400 (Milobar) 351B:1425 (Osborne) 351B:1400, 351B:1410-1415, 351B:1425
credits and rebates (Eby) 351B:1355 (Rustad) 374B:1055
impact (Bond) 351B:1405 (Osborne) 356B:1400
Carbon taxes

Carbon tax in B.C. See Carbon tax
Carbon tax in Canadian jurisdictions without provincial carbon tax See Federal carbon tax below
Federal carbon tax
application to home heating fuel and exemption for oil heating (Banman) 351B:1415, 352B:1045 (Bond) 354B:1405, 356B:1355-1400 (Eby) 351B:1355-1400, 370B:1355 (Falcon) 351B:1355-1400 (Kahlon) 354B:1355-1400 (Milobar) 356B:1400 (Osborne) 351B:1400, 351B:1415, 352B:1045 (Ross) 354B:1355-1400 (Rustad) 357B:1035 (Stone) 352B:1030
Cardiac health

Automated external defibrillators
access (Bond) 308B:1050 (Dix) 308B:1050
legacy project (Bond) 366B:1345
Cardiac arrest response
defibrillators See Automated external defibrillators above
defibrillators, legislation See Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2023
Heart disease, incidence and experience in women (Bond) 258B:1030
Caregivers

Care aides and community health workers See Health professionals and workers under Health care system
Care for children See Child care
Foster parents See Foster care
Cariboo area See also Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area

Highways and roads
conditions and rehabilitation after fires and flooding (Fleming) 277B:1050 (Oakes) 277B:1045-1050
Crossover Road year-round maintenance, petition tabled (Oakes) 373B:1445
Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

History and work of organization (Doerkson) 357B:1015-1020
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake, B.C.

Community fundraising (Doerkson) 357B:1015-1020
Cariboo North constituency and area

Roberta Pit gravel pit in Kersley area, petition tabled (Oakes) 326B:1115
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area

Events and rodeos (Doerkson) 310B:1105
Log home industry (Doerkson) 284B:1025
Tourism industry and attractions (Doerkson) 310B:1100-1105
Carolily Finery

Jewelry-making business and attendance at Paris Fashion Week (Stewart) 344B:1350-1355
Carrington View Apartments, West Kelowna, B.C.

Rental housing units and rents (Doerkson) 267B:1425
Cars See Automobiles
Castonguay, Yves

Repeat violent offences and jail time (Lee) 374B:1055
Cattle ranching See Livestock industry
Cavoukian, Raffi

Contributions as musician and advocate for children (Furstenau) 261B:1020
CBA See Community benefits agreement under Labour
Cedar LNG

LNG facility project
approval decision (Heyman) 270B:1040-1050 (Lee) 270B:1045-1050 (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045 (Osborne) 290B:1420 (Ross) 270B:1040-1045
Centre for Family Equity

Advocacy for universal school food program (Furstenau) 341B:1110
Transit for Teens campaign (Furstenau) 329B:1040
Cerantola, Massimo

Commendation for intervention in car fire (Glumac) 300B:1355
CGL See Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.
Chamber of Commerce Week

Purpose (Halford) 264B:1350
Chambers of commerce See Business
Chan, Evan and Alexandra

Community event organizing (Glumac) 273B:1025
Charles III, King of Great Britain

Coronation (Farnworth) 325B:1405-1410 (Furstenau) 325B:1410 (Stone) 325B:1410
Visits to B.C. as Prince of Wales (Farnworth) 325B:1405 (Stone) 325B:1410
Charlesworth, Jennifer See also Representative for Children and Youth

Appointment as Representative for Children and Youth (Paddon) 325B:1455
Work in first term as Representative for Children and Youth (Paddon) 325B:1450
Charter of Rights and Freedoms See Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Chemkwaat See Cross, Valerie (Chemkwaat)
Chetwynd, B.C.

Community and forest industry conditions (Bernier) 263B:1050, 293B:1400-1405
Chhina, Teresa

Access to affordable housing (Kirkpatrick) 331B:1105
Chief Electoral Officer See Elections B.C.
Chief records officer

Annual report, 2022-23, tabled (Beare) 367B:1100
Child Advocacy Centre of Kelowna

Executive director See Becker, Ginny
Work and impact (Merrifield) 370B:1350
Child and Youth in Care Week

Observance and purpose (Begg) 328B:1410
Child care

Affordability and availability (Chen) 318B:1350-1355 (Davies) 263B:1010-1015 (Dykeman) 263B:1000-1015
Affordable child care benefit (Conroy) 333B:1420
Economic and social benefits (Chen) 318B:1350-1355
Fee reduction initiative (Dykeman) 263B:1005
Government plan (Dykeman) 263B:1005, 263B:1015
Government plan, impact on costs for families (Conroy) 351B:1420
Role in economy and labour force participation (Davies) 263B:1010-1015 (Dykeman) 263B:1000
Value and challenges (Chen) 297B:1335-1340
Workers See Early childhood educators under Children and youth
Child protection system

Child protection workers, regulation and oversight (Dean) 366B:1415 (Dix) 364B:1045 (Furstenau) 363B:1410, 366B:1415 (Olsen) 364B:1045
Children in government care See also Foster care
access to post-secondary education See Financial assistance, tuition waivers under Post-secondary education
awareness and rights (Begg) 328B:1410
deaths and critical injuries (Bernier) 314B:1415-1420 (Bond) 314B:1430, 340B:1435
Indigenous children See First Nations and Indigenous persons
safety (Dean) 318B:1410-1415
safety and children missing from care (Dean) 319B:1040-1045 (Furstenau) 319B:1040-1045 (Olsen) 318B:1410-1415
support for youth and transition out of care (Begg) 328B:1410 (Dean) 314B:1420-1425
Contracted services, oversight (Milobar) 374B:1105
Costs and funding (Furstenau) 319B:1045
Government initiatives (Dean) 367B:1045
Services, evaluation and oversight (Dean) 367B:1045
System and conditions (Bond) 340B:1435-1440 (Dean) 340B:1435-1440 (Furstenau) 319B:1040-1045 (Kirkpatrick) 340B:1435 (Olsen) 318B:1410-1415, 341B:1125, 344B:1405-1410, 367B:1040-1045
System and government initiatives (Dean) 314B:1415-1430, 318B:1410-1415, 319B:1040-1045, 344B:1405-1410
System and reforms (Davies) 314B:1425 (Dean) 366B:1415-1420 (Dix) 364B:1050 (Furstenau) 366B:1415 (Oakes) 314B:1420-1425
Children and Family Development Ministry

Estimates
debate 291C:1105-1145, 292C:1335-1555
speakers (Dean) 291C:1110-1145, 292C:1340-1555 (Kirkpatrick) 292C:1355-1515 (Lee) 292C:1520-1530 (Letnick) 291C:1115-1140, 292C:1335-1350, 292C:1515, 292C:1555 (Merrifield) 291C:1130-1135 (Olsen) 292C:1535-1550
Accountability (Dean) 341B:1130 (Furstenau) 366B:1415 (Olsen) 364B:1045-1050
Accountability and audits (Bond) 340B:1435-1440 (Dean) 340B:1435-1440 (Kirkpatrick) 340B:1435
Accountability and leadership (Olsen) 341B:1125-1130, 344B:1405-1410, 360B:1050, 367B:1045
Initiatives and role re child protection system See Child protection system
Staff, training and oversight (Furstenau) 363B:1410
Update to Public Accounts Committee re report recommendations on oversight of services for children and youth (Milobar) 374B:1105 (Stone) 374B:1100
Children and youth

AMBER alert criteria expansion, petition tabled (Paddon) 373B:1445
Child care See Child care
Child honouring and respect for children (Furstenau) 261B:1020
Child protection system See Child protection system
Children and youth representative See Representative for Children and Youth
Children in government care See Child protection system
Children with support needs
access to services for children without diagnoses See Children with support needs, service models, needs-based hub model below
Indigenous children See Children under First Nations and Indigenous persons
service models See Children with support needs, service models below
services and supports for neurodiverse children (Merrifield) 265B:1010
Children with support needs, service models
needs-based hub model and individualized funding model (Eby) 322B:1025-1030 (Falcon) 322B:1025
service models (Dean) 328B:1440 (Kirkpatrick) 328B:1435
stakeholder concerns and consultation (Dean) 328B:1440 (Eby) 322B:1025-1030 (Falcon) 322B:1025
Early childhood development
early intervention services and funding (Furstenau) 340B:1425
long-term importance and investment (Chen) 318B:1350-1355
Early childhood educators
training and certificate program (Chow) 286B:1405-1410
Mobility and access to transportation (Furstenau) 329B:1040
Programs and services for children and families
food bank use by children and youth See Food banks
service providers and collaboration (Paddon) 319B:1020-1025
services and funding (Dean) 314B:1425-1430
Support, ministries and community organizations thanked (Sims) 326B:1110
Young offenders See Justice system
Youth
contributions and leadership (Anderson) 366B:1345-1350
political participation See Politics and politicians
Children and Youth Committee

Members and staff thanked (Bernier) 314B:1440 (Sims) 314B:1440
Membership (Sims) 326B:1110
Membership change (Kahlon) 279B:1435
Reports
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, review of Representative for Children and Youth Act
report presented (Sims) 314B:1435-1440; debate (Bernier) 314B:1440; adopted 314B:1440
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament
report presented (Sims) 326B:1100; adopted 326B:1115
Review of Representative for Children and Youth legislation See Statutory review under Representative for Children and Youth
Witnesses and submissions (Bernier) 314B:1440 (Sims) 314B:1435
Work of committee (Bernier) 326B:1110-1115 (Oakes) 314B:1425 (Sims) 326B:1110
Chilliwack, B.C. See also Chilliwack-Kent constituency and area

Community organizations and businesses (Paddon) 348B:1005-1010
Poultry farm recovery from avian influenza (Paton) 369B:1020
Purple Light Nights activities for domestic violence awareness (Paddon) 344B:1340-1345
Chilliwack-Kent constituency and area

Coffee with Seniors initiative (Paddon) 272B:1420-1425
Community organizations and participation in round table (Paddon) 267B:1350
Holiday season events and activities (Paddon) 374B:1030
Kent district
aquatic centre project See Agassiz, B.C.
mayor See Pranger, Sylvia
Chinese Canadian Museum

Establishment (Elmore) 328B:1405
Chinese Canadians

Community services (Wat) 294B:1030
Community services for seniors (Routledge) 294B:1035
Heritage, Chinatowns See particular locations
New year celebrations See Lunar new year
Chinese Christian Mission

Work of organization and Richmond office (Wat) 294B:1025-1030
Chohan, Bindiro Kaur

Life as immigrant to Canada and death (Kahlon) 337B:1340
Choo, Queenie

Community contributions and leadership (Yao) 270B:1020
C-IRG See Community-industry response group under Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Citizens' Services Ministry

Estimates
debate 290C:1450-1805
speakers (Banman) 290C:1450-1555, 290C:1635-1805 (Beare) 290C:1450-1805 (Olsen) 290C:1555-1635
2022-23 Supplementary estimates
divisions: supplementary estimates motion approved 285B:1540
debate 285B:1335-1540
speakers (Banman) 285B:1335-1540 (Beare) 285B:1335-1540
City Dream Centre Society

Programs and services for low-income and vulnerable persons and families (Starchuk) 276B:1350-1355, 331B:1030
City of Langley See Langley, B.C.
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 294B:1020; 2R, 300B:1530-1710; C, 301B:1120-1150, 302B:1300-1530; 3R, 302B:1535; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (Farnworth) 294B:1020, 300B:1530-1540, 300B:1700-1710, 301B:1125-1150, 302B:1305-1530 (Fleming) 300B:1445-1700 (Morris) 300B:1540-1555, 301B:1120-1150, 302B:1305-1530 (Olsen) 300B:1555-1400 (Sims) 300B:1400-1430 (Stewart) 300B:1430-1445
Civil resolution tribunal

Annual report, 2022-23, tabled (Sharma) 334B:1115
Clean energy See Energy
CleanBC plan

Economic impact (Bailey) 366B:1410-1415 (Bond) 363B:1355-1400, 364B:1100-1105 (de Jong) 364B:1055-1100, 366B:1425-1430 (Doerkson) 363B:1425 (Eby) 366B:1400-1405 (Falcon) 366B:1355-1405 (Halford) 363B:1420 (Heyman) 357B:1050, 363B:1420-1425 (Milobar) 357B:1045, 363B:1405, 366B:1420-1425, 370B:1420 (Stone) 352B:1030, 363B:1425-1430, 366B:1405-1410 (Walker) 367B:1055
Economic impact and role of mining industry (Shypitka) 371B:1045
Emissions component (Heyman) 367B:1055-1100 (Kahlon) 301B:1015, 313B:1400
Funding (Furstenau) 279B:1415
Innovative clean energy fund (Greene) 296B:1005
Plan (Eby) 366B:1430 (Furstenau) 267B:1410 (Greene) 296B:1005-1015 (Heyman) 267B:1410, 352B:1035, 357B:1050, 363B:1400, 363B:1420 (Stone) 363B:1425
Plan and advertising (Bond) 364B:1105 (Heyman) 364B:1035 (Milobar) 363B:1405, 364B:1035 (Stone) 364B:1035-1040
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

By-election results
MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca 331B:1005
MLA for Vancouver–Mount Pleasant 331B:1005
Langford–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
by-election, June 24, 2023, results 331B:1005
Parmar, Ravi, election and introduction to House 331B:1005
Phillip, Joan, election and introduction to House 331B:1005
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
by-election, June 24, 2023, results 331B:1005
Climate See Climate change; Weather
Climate change

Action on climate change See also Government action below
action by youth (Anderson) 337B:1350
carbon offsets See Carbon
carbon taxes See Carbon tax; Carbon taxes
net-zero concept (Heyman) 291B:1045 (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045
policies of political parties See also particular parties
(Heyman) 366B:1410
role of forest protection (Furstenau) 351B:1405
transition to low-carbon economy See Sustainable development under Economy
Climate action tax credit See Tax credits and rebates under Carbon tax
Conservative Party position (Eby) 347B:1425 (Heyman) 348B:1035 (Kahlon) 348B:1040
Government action
clean energy projects (Eby) 374B:1050
CleanBC plan See CleanBC plan
collaboration by ministers (Osborne) 290B:1420
energy action framework (Heyman) 291B:1045, 294B:1050-1055 (Olsen) 290B:1420 (Osborne) 290B:1420
funding (Furstenau) 279B:1415
government action (Eby) 363B:1405, 363B:1420-1425, 374B:1055 (Falcon) 366B:1405 (Heyman) 265B:1035, 290B:1415, 352B:1035, 359B:1410, 363B:1400, 364B:1035-1040 (Kahlon) 354B:1410-1415 (Milobar) 363B:1405 (Olsen) 265B:1035, 290B:1415-1420 (Osborne) 267B:1415, 352B:1030, 352B:1045 (Ross) 352B:1045-1050
government action and policies (Heyman) 291B:1045, 357B:1035 (Olsen) 291B:1040-1045, 294B:1050-1055 (Osborne) 351B:1405 (Rustad) 357B:1040
role of clean energy projects (Osborne) 359B:1410
transition to low-carbon economy See Sustainable and inclusive development under Economy
Government action on issues
government action on issues (Heyman) 364B:1100
Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact on issues
agriculture (Eby) 347B:1425 (Paton) 275B:1030
economy and industries (Eby) 374B:1050 (Heyman) 357B:1050, 364B:1055
impacts (Eby) 363B:1420 (Heyman) 356B:1405 (Ma) 277B:1050
wildfires (Furstenau) 331B:1110
wine industry and vineyards (Russell) 273B:1020
Impacts (Greene) 296B:1000-1005
Youth concerns and expression in poetry (Glumac) 329B:1040
Clinics See Health care facilities and hospitals
Cloverdale Community Kitchen

Work of organization (Starchuk) 264B:1355
Cloverdale constituency and area See Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
CNR Hope Station

Heritage site and project proposal (Tegart) 260B:1400
Coal

Coal mining See Mines and mining industry
Exports (Walker) 367B:1055
Exports of metallurgical coal (Heyman) 367B:1055
Coast Salish Family Day

Event (Chant) 277B:1020
Coast Salish peoples

Artwork (Olsen) 268B:1015
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.

Pipeline project
environmental compliance and enforcement (Furstenau) 356B:1405-1410 (Heyman) 261B:1040 (Olsen) 261B:1040 (Osborne) 356B:1410
fines for violations See environmental compliance and enforcement above
government and police response to attacks at worksite areas (Farnworth) 277B:1040-1045 (Ross) 277B:1035-1040
opposition to project (Ross) 277B:1035
Coldest Night of the Year

Fundraising walk (Starchuk) 264B:1350-1355 (Walker) 268B:1015
Coleman, Jon

Work on Cowichan Hospital replacement project (Eby) 264B:1435 (Furstenau) 260B:1430-1435 (Ross) 264B:1425 (Stone) 264B:1400-1405
College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.

Reintegration industry readiness training program (Bond) 321B:1355-1400
College of the Rockies, Creston, B.C.

Health care assistant program (Anderson) 303B:1055
Colleges and Institutes Canada

Awards of Excellence, Program Excellence award (Bond) 321B:1355
Columbia River

Watershed protection (Clovechok) 357B:1010
Columbia Valley

Avalanche in March 2023 See Panorama Mountain resort
Committee of Supply See Estimates of expenditures; Committee of Supply resolution under Budget; Legislature; Supply motions under Motions
Committees See Committee system under Legislature; Select standing committees; Special committees
Communities

Community economic development See Economy
Community space for local activities and engagement (Glumac) 367B:1025 (Stewart) 311B:1400
Densification and development (Dykeman) 263B:1015
Economic development (Bailey) 273B:1040
Fairs, festivals and events (D'Eith) 283B:1355
Innovation (Russell) 321B:1355
Neighbourhood houses (Chant) 318B:1345 (Chow) 322B:1015
Resilient communities and government investment (Bailey) 270B:1035-1040 (Olsen) 270B:1040
Resource-based communities See Resources and resource industries
Rural communities See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Transit-oriented development (Fleming) 283B:1420 (Kahlon) 300B:1410
Zoning See Zoning
Community benefits agreement See Labour
Community Inclusion Month

Purpose (Dykeman) 345B:1010-1015
Community Social Services Awareness Month

Purpose (Dykeman) 286B:1400
Community social services sector See Social welfare
CommunityVotes Chilliwack

Community recognition awards (Paddon) 348B:1005-1010
Comox Valley

Community support for Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons (Leonard) 270B:1010, 312B:1025
Events and volunteers (Leonard) 312B:1020-1025
Homelessness (Doerkson) 337B:1445
Housing, government investment (Kahlon) 337B:1450
Comox Valley Community Justice Centre

Recognition and work of organization (Leonard) 369B:1015
Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers

Seedy Saturday event (Leonard) 283B:1350-1355
Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society

Settlement services for displaced persons from Ukraine (Leonard) 270B:1010
Compton, Wayde

Poem "Performance Bond" (Singh, A.) 263B:1035
Comptroller general

Investigation of B.C. Housing See also Forensic audit report under British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Investigation of B.C. Housing, report of observations and recommendations, March 2023, tabled (Kahlon) 324B:1005
Computer technology See Information and communications technology
Condominiums See Strata property
Confidence and supply agreement See Agreement with Green Party under B.C. NDP
Conflict of interest

Guidelines for government agencies (Furstenau) 325B:1425-1430
Conflict of Interest Commissioner

Annual report, 2022, tabled (Speaker) 331B:1130
Connect 2 Protect

Advocacy for mental health crisis support (Sturko) 334B:1010-1015
Conservation officers See Environment
Conservative Party of British Columbia

MLAs
question period questions (Eby) 331B:1115
Position on issues
carbon tax (Kahlon) 348B:1040
climate change (Eby) 347B:1425 (Heyman) 348B:1035 (Kahlon) 348B:1040, 354B:1415 (Osborne) 352B:1045
positions on issues (Banman) 352B:1040 (Eby) 352B:1025
Constituency assistants, offices See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; particular constituencies
Construction and Skilled Trades Month

Celebration (Starchuk) 296B:1025
Construction industry

Residential construction industry
conditions and costs (Falcon) 347B:1400-1405 (Kahlon) 347B:1400
conditions and housing starts (Eby) 347B:1410
land for housing construction See Land use
Worker supply and training (Kyllo) 296B:1015-1030 (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030
Consumers

Cost of living
cost increases (Banman) 351B:1410 (Bond) 333B:1435-1440 (Falcon) 374B:1035 (Halford) 333B:1440 (Milobar) 331B:1120, 333B:1420, 338B:1025-1030 (Oakes) 303B:1100 (Rustad) 374B:1050 (Stone) 356B:1425
cost increases and government action (Bond) 363B:1355-1400 (Halford) 357B:1020-1025 (Merrifield) 351B:1415-1420, 357B:1025-1030, 363B:1420 (Milobar) 363B:1405 (Osborne) 357B:1020 (Stone) 373B:1440
cost increases and impact on low-income households (Furstenau) 374B:1045
factors (Conroy) 357B:1025
food costs See Food and food industry
government action (Conroy) 333B:1420-1430, 373B:1420, 373B:1435-1440 (Eby) 298B:1050, 351B:1400, 367B:1030, 370B:1405 (Falcon) 351B:1400, 352B:1025 (Halford) 351B:1420, 363B:1420 (Heyman) 356B:1405, 363B:1400, 363B:1425 (Kahlon) 354B:1400-1405, 354B:1420, 363B:1420 (Merrifield) 356B:1425 (Osborne) 351B:1400-1410 (Ross) 354B:1400
government action and initiatives (Conroy) 338B:1025-1030, 351B:1415-1420, 357B:1025-1030 (Eby) 363B:1405, 363B:1430
government action on issues (Falcon) 374B:1035
taxes and fees (Eby) 298B:1040-1045 (Heyman) 357B:1040 (Milobar) 351B:1420-1425 (Rustad) 348B:1035-1040
transportation costs See also Fuel; Fares under Transit services
(Sturdy) 331B:1025-1030
Interest rates See Interest rates
Contraception See Reproduction
Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M223)

(Stone) 1R, 326B:1020
Debate, speakers (Stone) 326B:1020
Conversation on Chilliwack's Children

30th annual conference (Paddon) 319B:1020-1025
Cooperatives

History and role (Routledge) 326B:1025-1030
Partnership with labour movement See Union Cooperative Initiative under Trade unions
Role in economy See Social economy under Economy
Coquitlam Express hockey team

Community advocacy campaigns and fundraising (Donnelly) 308B:1020
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area

B.C. Day celebrations (Donnelly) 341B:1105-1110
Coronavirus disease See COVID-19
Corpus Christi College See St. Mark's College, Vancouver, B.C.
Corrections Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M203)

(Olsen) 1R, 260B:1350
Debate, speakers (Olsen) 260B:1350
Corrections system

Restorative justice programs (Leonard) 369B:1005-1015 (Morris) 369B:1010-1015
Training programs for former offenders See Skills training
Cost of living See Consumers
Coupland, Denis

Contributions to community and environment (Olsen) 294B:1030-1035
COVID-19

Impact See COVID-19 impact
Impact and government response See COVID-19 impact and government response
Personal protective equipment and supplies
purchase by government (Dix) 348B:1035
Vaccination See COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 impact

Employee impact (Olsen) 308B:1015
Health care system
COVID-19 requirements in health care facilities See Health care facilities and hospitals
Marginalized communities See Women and marginalized communities below
Role of social inequality (Olsen) 308B:1015-120
Substance use and overdoses (Whiteside) 258B:1035
Tourism industry (Stewart) 310B:1145 (Wat) 310B:1110
Women and marginalized communities (Olsen) 308B:1015
COVID-19 impact and government response

Creative sector and live events (D'Eith) 283B:1355
Government response (Kahlon) 326B:1100
Government response and collaborative approach (Horgan) 262B:1325
Housing
supportive housing (Eby) 325B:1420 (Kahlon) 321B:1420-1425, 328B:1430, 329B:1055 (Stone) 325B:1420
supportive housing and relocation of homeless persons (Kahlon) 301B:1040, 326B:1040, 326B:1050
Parliamentary operations and proceedings (Kahlon) 257B:1450
Small business (Bailey) 322B:1050
Tourism industry (D'Eith) 310B:1135-1140
COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccination (Dix) 268B:1040
Vaccination and bivalent vaccine (Dix) 294B:1055-1100 (Rustad) 294B:1055
Vaccination mandate for health workers (Banman) 359B:1415 (Dix) 277B:1045, 359B:1415
Cowichan Hospital, Duncan, B.C.

Replacement project (Dix) 260B:1430-1435, 264B:1400-1405, 264B:1420-1430 (Eby) 264B:1430-1435 (Furstenau) 260B:1430-1435 (Kyllo) 264B:1420 (Lee) 264B:1425 (Milobar) 264B:1410 (Ross) 264B:1425 (Stone) 264B:1400-1405, 276B:1420
Cowichan Tribes

Contractors See Khowutzun Development Corp.
Cowichan Valley

Agriculture and farmland, issues (Alexis) 334B:1055, 345B:1040 (Rustad) 334B:1055, 345B:1040
Estuary restoration project (Furstenau) 367B:1025
Wetland restoration project (Alexis) 345B:1040 (Rustad) 345B:1040
Cowichan Women Against Violence Society

Child and youth advocacy program See Raven's Nest Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, Duncan, B.C.
Coy Cup seniors AA provincial hockey championship

2023 championship in Quesnel (Oakes) 300B:1345-1350
CPKC

Holiday Train, role in supporting local food banks (Glumac) 354B:1345-1350
Crab Park See Vancouver, B.C.
Craft beer See Beer and beer industry
Cranbrook, B.C.

Affordable housing (Kahlon) 337B:1440
Homelessness (Shypitka) 337B:1440
Theatre community (Shypitka) 319B:1020
Creative B.C.

Funding (D'Eith) 307B:1345
Role in supporting film industry (D'Eith) 355B:1025-1030
Creative Industries Week

Celebration (D'Eith) 307B:1345 (Dykeman) 308B:1015
Creston Valley, Creston, B.C.

Accomplishments by residents (Anderson) 374B:1025-1030
Crime and criminals See also Justice system

"Broken windows" theory (Singh, A.) 275B:1040
Crime in communities See also Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system; Public safety under Safety
causes and role of government (de Jong) 305B:1100 (Farnworth) 305B:1050-1055 (Singh, A.) 355B:1055-1100 (Sturko) 305B:1045
data collection and disclosure (Sturko) 297B:1400
incidence (Farnworth) 293B:1435, 305B:1050
incidence and handling of cases by justice system (Bond) 359B:1425 (Doerkson) 359B:1420 (Falcon) 315B:1030, 359B:1355-1400 (Lee) 294B:1045 (Merrifield) 265B:1040 (Morris) 354B:1350 (Ross) 312B:1045-1050 (Stone) 359B:1405 (Sturko) 305B:1045-1050
incidence and impact on businesses (Banman) 301B:1055 (Bond) 294B:1035-1040, 301B:1100 (Kahlon) 300B:1430 (Lee) 294B:1045-1050 (Merrifield) 322B:1045 (Milobar) 300B:1425 (Oakes) 301B:1050 (Shypitka) 275B:1035-1050 (Stewart) 301B:1055 (Stone) 293B:1430-1435, 300B:1425, 359B:1400-1405 (Sturko) 305B:1045-1050 (Wat) 355B:1050-1055
incidence and prevention (Sturko) 293B:1415
incidence and response (Farnworth) 265B:1045, 291B:1025-1030 (Ross) 265B:1045 (Sturko) 315B:1050-1055
legislation See Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222)
petitions tabled (Ashton) 279B:1430 (Bernier) 279B:1430
relationship to mental health and addiction issues See Mental health and addiction under Mental health
repeat offenders See Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system
root causes (Singh, A.) 275B:1040-1045
violent attacks and handling of cases by justice system (Bond) 312B:1050-1055 (de Jong) 284B:1035-1045, 312B:1025-1030 (Falcon) 284B:1030-1035 (Farnworth) 265B:1020-1025, 291B:1025-1030 (Kirkpatrick) 293B:1410 (Lee) 265B:1030 (Milobar) 265B:1050, 293B:1435, 312B:1040-1045, 359B:1420 (Sturko) 265B:1020-1025, 297B:1355-1400, 359B:1420
violent attacks and response (Bond) 305B:1055 (de Jong) 291B:1035 (Eby) 304B:1355-1400 (Falcon) 304B:1355-1400 (Farnworth) 293B:1410, 315B:1040 (Sharma) 291B:1050 (Stone) 291B:1025-1030, 297B:1350-1355, 304B:1420 (Sturko) 293B:1415-1420 (Whiteside) 304B:1415
Crime prevention
grants for businesses See also Challenges and government support under Small business
(Bailey) 359B:1405 (Stone) 359B:1405
Cybercriminals (Babchuk) 341B:1110
Gang activity See Gangs
Government action on issues (Sharma) 359B:1400, 359B:1420 (Singh, A.) 275B:1045
Hate crimes
incidence of anti-Asian hate crimes and response (Lee) 265B:1030 (Sharma) 265B:1030
Illegal drug trade
enforcement activities (Eby) 344B:1355-1400
enforcement and funding (Farnworth) 280B:1035, 348B:1030
impact on communities (Sturko) 348B:1025
prosecution of drug trafficking (Rustad) 337B:1435 (Sharma) 337B:1435
Prolific offenders See Repeat offenders below
Repeat offenders
issues See Crime in communities above; Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system
repeat violent offenders task force (Sharma) 297B:1400
repeat violent offending intervention initiative (Sharma) 305B:1030, 312B:1040-1045, 359B:1400, 359B:1420, 359B:1425
Sexual assault and abuse See Sexual violence
Victim services, funding (Farnworth) 293B:1410, 305B:1055
Victims of crime, support for child and youth victims (Furstenau) 322B:1020
Young offenders See Justice system
Crime Victim Assistance Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 37)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 340B:1355-1400; 2R, 352B:1055-1150; C, 354B:1435-1535; 3R, 354B:1535; RA, 359B:1800
Debate, speakers (Farnworth) 340B:1400, 352B:1055-1100, 352B:1140, 354B:1435-1535 (Kirkpatrick) 352B:1105, 354B:1435, 354B:1500-1530 (Lore) 352B:1130-1140 (Olsen) 352B:1110-1120, 354B:1435-1455, 354B:1510-1520 (Paddon) 352B:1120-1130
Crofton Mill

Future (Routley) 319B:1020
Value-added production (Bailey) 287B:1040
Cross, Valerie (Chemkwaat)

As subject
permission to address the House (Kahlon) 290B:1435
Address by Indigenous leaders 290B:1710-1720
Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023 (Bill M208)

(Sturdy) 1R, 272B:1420
Debate, speakers (Sturdy) 272B:1420
Crystal Cup Pond Hockey Tournament

Tournament and events (Davies) 270B:1015-1020
Crystal Lake Ranch, Malakwa, B.C.

Operations and sustainability initiatives (Kyllo) 351B:1350-1355
CT scanning services See Medical imaging services under Health care system
Cullen Cup football championship

2023 championship game in Langford (Parmar) 351B:1350
Cultural diversity See Multiculturalism
Cunningham, Chris

Concerns re government response to health care issues (Bond) 360B:1100
Cyber Security Awareness Month

(Babchuk) 341B:1110-1115
Cybercrime See Crime and criminals
Cybersecurity and protection of data See Information and communications technology
Cycling

Activities (Sturdy) 268B:1005-1010
Events and fundraisers (Parmar) 338B:1020
Safety in traffic See Traffic safety
Cypress Provincial Park

Hollyburn cabins on Cypress Mountain (Kirkpatrick) 276B:1350

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