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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Fairlie, Jordan

Role as hockey goalie and community fundraising work (Bond) 293B:1355-1400
Families

B.C. family benefit (Conroy) 341B:1120, 351B:1420, 356B:1425, 373B:1420
Family justice system See Justice system
Government support (Dean) 319B:1045 (Eby) 298B:1050-1045 (Furstenau) 319B:1045
Government support and initiatives See also B.C. family benefit above
(Conroy) 333B:1420-1430, 333B:1440, 338B:1030, 351B:1415
Grandchildren (Kyllo) 374B:1020
Low-income families See Income
Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17)

(Attorney General) 1R, 290B:1345; 2R, 293B:1445-1510; C, 295B:1645-1705, 297B:1425-1825; 3R, 297B:1825; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (de Jong) 293B:1450-1510, 295B:1645-1655, 297B:1430-1820 (Sharma) 290B:1345, 293B:1445-1450, 293B:1510, 295B:1645-1655, 297B:1430-1825
Family physicians See Physicians
Family violence See Domestic violence under Violence
Famous Five

Role as activists for women's rights (Kirkpatrick) 340B:1405-1410
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farmlands Trust Society

Sustainable farming model and volunteers (Olsen) 280B:1015-1020
Farr, Ted

Life and contributions to broadcasting (Merrifield) 341B:1105
Fauteux-Goulet, Loïc

Great Canadian Baking Show winner (Anderson) 374B:1025
Fearnley, Robert and Gayle

Contributions and death (Ma) 276B:1340
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Capital projects and planning (Sturdy) 303B:1005
Funding
COVID-19 restart funding (Rice) 303B:1010-1015 (Sturdy) 303B:1005
federal funding (Sturdy) 303B:1015 (Fleming) 345B:1045
Passengers See Ridership below
Reservations and fees, waiving for medical travel (Rice) 314B:1350
Ridership (Rice) 303B:1010-1015
Routes and services See particular locations
(Rice) 303B:1010-1015
Service levels and reliability (Eby) 340B:1415 (Falcon) 340B:1415 (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055 (Halford) 345B:1055 (Milobar) 345B:1050 (Sturdy) 310B:1135, 345B:1045-1050 (Walker) 354B:1430
Staffing (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055
System
government initiatives (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055
management (Eby) 340B:1415 (Falcon) 340B:1410-1415 (Halford) 345B:1055 (Milobar) 345B:1050 (Sturdy) 345B:1045-1050
Vessels
procurement (Sturdy) 303B:1005
Festivals See Arts and culture; particular festivals
Film industry

Challenges and role in economy (Kirkpatrick) 355B:1020-1030
Industry (D'Eith) 307B:1345 (Dykeman) 283B:1345-1350
Industry and government initiatives (D'Eith) 355B:1025-1030
Tax incentives (Kirkpatrick) 355B:1020-1025
Finance and Government Services Committee

Members and staff thanked (Shypitka) 331B:1135-1140 (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1140
Membership change (Kahlon) 283B:1435
Powers and role (Kahlon) 270B:1055-1100
Prebudget consultation process and recommendations (Starchuk) 331B:1135-1140
Prebudget consultation process and work of committee (Shypitka) 331B:1135-1140
Reports
third report for third session of 42nd parliament, annual review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Routledge) 260B:1445-1450; debate (Shypitka) 260B:1450; adopted 260B:1450
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, interim review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135; debate (Shypitka) 331B:1135; adopted 331B:1135
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, 2024 budget consultations
presented (Starchuk) 331B:1135-1140; debate (Shypitka) 331B:1140; adopted 331B:1140
Statutory officer review and work of committee (Routledge) 260B:1445-1450 (Shypitka) 260B:1450
Statutory officer review, interim review (Shypitka) 331B:1135 (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135
Work of committee
members and staff thanked (Routledge) 260B:1450 (Shypitka) 260B:1450
Finance Ministry

Estimates
debate 318B:1435-1820, 319B:1105-1155, 320B:1335-1825, 321B:1435-1855, 322B:1100-1150
speakers (Clovechok) 319B:1105-1155 (Conroy) 318B:1435-1820, 319B:1110-1155, 320B:1335-1820, 321B:1450-1850, 322B:1100-1150 (Furstenau) 320B:1445-1520 (Kyllo) 321B:1535-1655 (Merrifield) 318B:1720-1820 (Milobar) 318B:1435-1710, 320B:1335-1445, 320B:1520-1755, 321B:1435-1535, 321B:1715-1840, 322B:1100-1150 (Stewart) 320B:1755-1810, 321B:1435-1440 (Sturdy) 320B:1430-1440
Comptroller general See Comptroller general
Reports tabled
government borrowings and loans for 2022-23 (Conroy) 356B:1430
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (Conroy) 337B:1455
revised service plan 2023-24–2025-26 (Conroy) 293B:1440
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 260B:1345; 2R, 264B:1625-1630; C, 265B:1130-1150; 3R, 265B:1150; RA, 288B:1705
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 260B:1345, 264B:1625, 265B:1130-1150 (Milobar) 264B:1630, 265B:1130-1145
Fires and firefighters

Firefighters
athletic achievements (Babchuk) 315B:1020
remembrance (Paton) 298B:1010-1015
role and appreciation (Bond) 322B:1010-1015, 354B:1345
role and sacrifice (Glumac) 300B:1355 (Ross) 283B:1355
support and resources (Bond) 322B:1015
volunteers See Volunteer firefighter departments below
wildfire firefighters See Wildfire firefighters below
Volunteer firefighter departments (Routley) 277B:1015
Wildfire firefighters
deaths (Clovechok) 337B:1355 (Doerkson) 333B:1350-1355 (Ralston) 331B:1115
supply and wages (Furstenau) 331B:1110-1115
training and working conditions (Ralston) 331B:1115
work commended (Ralston) 366B:1420 (Rustad) 366B:1420
Wildfires
2023 fire season and task force (Ralston) 331B:1110, 366B:1420
air pollution from wildfire smoke See Air
government and local response (Ralston) 366B:1420 (Rustad) 366B:1420
government response and recovery (Ma) 338B:1045 (Stone) 338B:1045
impact and response (Bond) 328B:1405-1410 (Tegart) 276B:1400
management and funding priorities (Furstenau) 331B:1110
management practices (Rustad) 366B:1420
management, task force See 2023 fire season and task force above
prevention and response (Furstenau) 331B:1110-1115 (Ralston) 331B:1110-1115
recovery funding (Stewart) 277B:1050
reports and recommendations (Furstenau) 331B:1110 (Ralston) 331B:1110
First Nations and Indigenous persons

Child protection system
breastfeeding accommodations for mothers (Dean) 360B:1045-1050 (Olsen) 360B:1045-1050
government oversight and action on issues (Milobar) 374B:1105
reforms (Dean) 314B:1420, 319B:1045, 340B:1440, 341B:1130, 360B:1045-1050, 366B:1415
Children
children in government care See Child protection system above
deaths and burials at residential schools See Residential schools below
services and supports for children with support needs (Eby) 322B:1025
Community-led resource development (Lee) 333B:1410
Consultation by government
consultation on legislation (Sims) 314B:1435
consultation on LNG projects See Projects under Liquefied natural gas development
workload and resources (Olsen) 315B:1025-1030
Cultural preservation and revitalization (Kyllo) 328B:1410
Economic development (Eby) 270B:1055 (Heyman) 270B:1045 (Lee) 270B:1045-1050 (Ross) 270B:1040-1045
Housing (Kahlon) 301B:1050
Indigenous midwifery See Midwives
Indigenous persons with disabilities, contributions (Phillip) 364B:1025
Involvement in forestry industry See Forests and forest industry
Involvement in government capital projects See Capital projects under Government; Community benefits agreement under Labour
Involvement in LNG industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Liquefied natural gas development
Involvement in resource industries See particular industries
Involvement in tourism industry See Indigenous tourism under Tourism
Language preservation and revitalization (Lee) 373B:1350
Language preservation and revitalization, personal names, legislation See Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M213)
Leadership and diversity (Olsen) 272B:1445
Leadership and relationship with government (Olsen) 277B:1035 (Rankin) 277B:1035
Legislation
alignment of B.C. legislation with Indigenous rights declaration, consultation process See Consultation on legislation above
Overdoses See Substance use and addiction
Political participation See Politics and politicians
Protection of cultural and sacred sites and objects (Lee) 348B:1045 (Ma) 338B:1045 (Ralston) 348B:1045-1050
Reconciliation
economic reconciliation See Economic development above
government action (Lee) 373B:1345 (Olsen) 373B:1345
government action and accountability (Olsen) 331B:1045-1050
reconciliation (Lee) 311B:1415, 331B:1045 (Paddon) 268B:1020 (Phillip) 333B:1355 (Rankin) 331B:1035, 333B:1400-1405 (Rustad) 331B:1055
Relationship with government
court cases (Olsen) 331B:1045-1050
response to historic wrongs and legacies (Olsen) 311B:1415-1420
Residential schools See also particular school sites
deaths and unmarked graves (Lee) 272B:1440, 311B:1405 (Olsen) 272B:1445-1450, 311B:1415 (Rankin) 272B:1435, 311B:1405-1410, 331B:1035
denialism (Olsen) 272B:1450
history and legacy (Lee) 311B:1410-1415 (Rankin) 272B:1435-1440, 311B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 331B:1055
history and legacy of intergenerational trauma (Lee) 331B:1040 (Olsen) 311B:1415-1420
national day for remembrance and reconciliation See National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
support for survivors and families (Lee) 272B:1440-1445, 311B:1410, 331B:1040 (Olsen) 272B:1445-1450 (Rankin) 331B:1030-1035
Skills training See Skills training
War veterans See Indigenous veterans under War
Women, girls and two-spirit persons
Matriarchs and Indigenous women and youth (Lee) 333B:1410
missing and murdered See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
First Nations Health Authority

Establishment (Paddon) 296B:1035
First Nations Leadership Council

Concerns re service models for children with support needs (Falcon) 322B:1025
First speeches by members

Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South) 259B:1410-1425
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition

Work of organization (Clovechok) 357B:1010
Fisher, Larry

Life and contributions (Falcon) 258B:1020
Fishing industry

Commercial fishing industry
conditions and role in rural coastal communities (Rice) 276B:1345-1350
small-craft industry (Greene) 307B:1350
Conditions (Olsen) 273B:1025
Floods and floodplains

Flooding from severe weather events in November 2021 See Weather; particular locations
Flooding impacts and recovery funding (Alexis) 277B:1025 (Banman) 277B:1030 (Paton) 277B:1025
Flooding preparedness and infrastructure (Sturdy) 371B:1015
Food and food industry See also Restaurant and food services industry

Beef sector and products (Paton) 328B:1400-1405
Food prices (Sturko) 373B:1435
Food programs in schools See Education
Food security See Food security
Fruit and vegetables
diversion of surplus from waste stream See Use of surplus produce under Food security
Locally grown food (Leonard) 283B:1350-1355
Locally grown food, costs and affordability (Banman) 347B:1420
Seafood, processing (Rice) 276B:1350
Food banks

Government initiatives and funding (Malcolmson) 333B:1440
Use, increase (Halford) 356B:1420 (Sturko) 373B:1435
Use of food banks (Halford) 333B:1440, 363B:1420
Use of food banks by children (Furstenau) 334B:1020
Food security

Food programs in K-to-12 education system See School food programs under Education
Food security (Furstenau) 287B:1030
Food security and food redistribution (Begg) 260B:1405-1410
Food security and locally grown food (Olsen) 280B:1015-1020 (Starchuk) 275B:1025
Food security and supply chains (Malcolmson) 333B:1440
Government investment and initiatives (Malcolmson) 356B:1420
Universal school food program See also School food programs under Education
(Furstenau) 341B:1110
Use of surplus produce (Banman) 286B:1405
Forest Appeals Commission

Annual report, 2022, tabled (Sharma) 334B:1115
Forestry Worker Supports and Community Resiliency council

Funding and projects (Routley) 296B:1100
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Bailey) 287B:1040-1045
Access to fibre and permit delays (Bernier) 287B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 287B:1040-1045
Employment and jobs (Bailey) 287B:1045 (Bernier) 296B:1045-1100 (Routley) 296B:1055-1100
Export of products (Bernier) 263B:1100
First Nations involvement in industry
engagement on forest policy changes and impacts (Olsen) 277B:1035 (Rankin) 277B:1035 (Routley) 296B:1055
Forest hydrology, studies (Morris) 366B:1355
Forest landscape plans (Ralston) 304B:1410
Forest management and practices
impact of clearcutting on habitat and watersheds (Morris) 366B:1355
impact of clearcutting on wildlife (Morris) 315B:1020-1025
petition tabled (Ashton) 294B:1110
Forest-dependent communities and workers
communities (Bernier) 293B:1400-1405, 296B:1045-1100
impact of forest policy changes (Bernier) 263B:1045-1100
support and government initiatives (Bailey) 287B:1035-1045
Government forest policies
changes and consultation with First Nations See First Nations involvement in industry above
changes and impact on workers and communities See Forest-dependent communities and workers above
policies (Bernier) 287B:1035-1040
policies and changes (Ralston) 304B:1405-1410
reform (Furstenau) 267B:1410
Industry
conditions (Bailey) 287B:1035-1045 (Bernier) 263B:1045-1100, 287B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 287B:1040-1045 (Russell) 263B:1050-1055
diversification (Russell) 263B:1050-1055
Legislation See Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)
Mills, operations and closings (Bailey) 287B:1035 (Bernier) 263B:1050-1100, 287B:1035, 293B:1400, 296B:1050-1100
Old-growth forests
conservation funding (Furstenau) 351B:1405 (Ralston) 351B:1405
logging deferrals and First Nations consultation (Olsen) 277B:1030-1035, 304B:1405-1410 (Ralston) 277B:1030-1035, 304B:1405-1410 (Routley) 296B:1055
protection (Furstenau) 276B:1410-1415 (Heyman) 276B:1415-1420 (Olsen) 304B:1405 (Ralston) 276B:1415-1420, 351B:1405 (Walker) 303B:1045
protection and ecosystem-based targets (Furstenau) 351B:1405
protection of species-at-risk habitat (Cullen) 352B:1040
protection of specklebelly lichen, petition tabled (Olsen) 366B:1435
protection, petitions tabled (Ashton) 294B:1110 (Furstenau) 322B:1055
Value-added sector (Bailey) 287B:1040 (Bernier) 296B:1050-1055 (Routley) 296B:1055-1100
Forests Ministry

Estimates
debate 293A:1745-1845, 294A:1115-1145, 295A:1300-1700, 297A:1430-1550
speakers (Ashton) 295A:1350-1400 (Bernier) 293A:1755-1840, 294A:1115-1140, 295A:1305-1430, 295A:1535-1615, 297A:1440-1545 (Doerkson) 297A:1520-1525 (Lee) 295A:1625-1645, 297A:1430-1445 (Olsen) 295A:1440-1520 (Ralston) 293A:1745-1845, 294A:1120-1140, 295A:1305-1640, 297A:1440-1550 (Shypitka) 295A:1520
Mandate letter, heritage legislation transformation project (Milobar) 348B:1045
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)

(Minister of Forests) 1R, 351B:1340; 2R, 353B:1400-1545; C, 359A:1450-1845, 360A:1110-1150, 361A:1310-1705; 3R, 361B:1720; RA, 375B:1635
Debate, speakers (Babchuk) 353B:1520-1530 (Bernier) 353B:1405-1415, 359A:1450-1505, 359A:1715-1725, 361A:1410-1555, 361A:1640-1705 (Lee) 353B:1455-1520 (Morris) 353B:1415-1440, 359A:1510-1520, 359A:1550-1710, 359A:1725-1830, 360A:1110-1145, 361A:1310-1430, 361A:1525-1530, 361A:1600-1620 (Olsen) 359A:1525-1545, 359A:1835-1840 (Ralston) 351B:1340, 353B:1400-1405, 353B:1545, 359A:1455-1845, 360A:1110-1145, 361A:1310-1705 (Ross) 361A:1655-1700 (Routley) 353B:1440-1455 (Russell) 353B:1530-1540
Forman, Patricia

Community contributions and murder (Rice) 363B:1345
Fort St. John, B.C.

Affordable housing (Kahlon) 337B:1445
Charlie Lake area pond hockey tournament See Crystal Cup Pond Hockey Tournament
Child care staffing and spaces (Davies) 263B:1010
Community support for Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons (Davies) 314B:1400
Wildfire impact and firefighters (Doerkson) 333B:1355
Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd.

Projects (de Jong) 367B:1030-1035 (Eby) 367B:1035 (Shypitka) 367B:1040
Fossil fuels See Fuel; Oil and gas
Fossils

Fossil hunting and educational value (Leonard) 356B:1350
Foster care

Foster families and caregivers (Greene) 348B:1010-1015
Policies re illness in foster families (de Jong) 357B:1050-1055 (Dean) 357B:1055
Foster Family Month

Purpose (Greene) 348B:1010-1015
Foxall, Lisa

Comments on impacts of apartment building evacuation (Stone) 321B:1420
Francophones

Francophone communities in B.C. (Paddon) 287B:1020-1035
Fraser Canyon Hospital, Hope, B.C.

Emergency nurse education program (Tegart) 356B:1350
Staffing and retention of nurses (Tegart) 356B:1350
Fraser Valley

South Fraser communities in Metro Vancouver area See Lower Mainland
Transportation and transit services
government investment (Eby) 277B:1055
role of private operators (Furstenau) 328B:1435
transit system labour dispute (Bains) 287B:1050-1055 (de Jong) 287B:1050 (Eby) 277B:1055 (Fleming) 328B:1435 (Furstenau) 328B:1435 (Halford) 277B:1055
Fraser Valley Gleaners Society

Work of organization (Banman) 286B:1405
Fraser Valley Transit Services Act, 2023 (Bill M225)

(Halford) 1R, 329B:1025-1030
Debate, speakers (Halford) 329B:1025-1030
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area

Agriculture (Tegart) 348B:1005
Community conversations on mental health and addiction issues (Tegart) 312B:1010-1015
Disaster recovery (Tegart) 276B:1400
Fraserview constituency and area See Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Administration report, 2022-23, tabled (Beare) 334B:1115
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M204)

(Olsen) 1R, 260B:1350-1355
Debate, speakers (Olsen) 260B:1350
Froslev, Thor

Contributions and legacy (Sturdy) 290B:1355
Fuel

Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Fossil fuels See also Oil and gas
Fossil fuels, use and development (Olsen) 290B:1415
Gasoline, pricing and investigation (Sturdy) 331B:1025-1030
Use in home heating See Home heating under Energy

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