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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Labour See also Employment and unemployment; Workers

Collective bargaining process (Bains) 287B:1050-1055
Community benefits agreement
Green Party position (Stone) 260B:1435
impact on project costs (Milobar) 264B:1410 (Stone) 264B:1405
Indigenous and local employment (Dix) 264B:1405, 264B:1420-1430
training and equity employment components (Eby) 264B:1435
union component (de Jong) 264B:1430 (Kyllo) 264B:1420 (Lee) 287B:1055 (Milobar) 264B:1410 (Ross) 264B:1425 (Stone) 264B:1400-1405
union component and local employment (Furstenau) 260B:1430-1435
Labour force participation, women's participation and experience (Merrifield) 286B:1400
Labour movement See Trade unions
Legislation See Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
Labour Ministry

Estimates
debate 297A:1600-1815, 298A:1100-1150, 299A:1335-1815
speakers (Bains) 297A:1600-1815, 298A:1105-1145, 299A:1335-1810 (Kyllo) 297A:1605-1745, 298A:1100-1145, 299A:1335-1810 (Olsen) 297A:1745-1815
Labour Relations Board

Annual report, 2022, tabled (Sharma) 286B:1445
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48)

(Minister of Labour) 1R, 362B:1005; 2R, 365B:1330-1825, 366B:1520-1610; C, 368B:1525-1720, 370B:1515-1815, 371B:1110-1155, 372B:1335-1420; 3R, 372B:1420; RA, 375B:1635
Divisions: 2R approved 366B:1610; motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 372B:1420
Debate, speakers (Bains) 362B:1005, 365B:1330-1405, 366B:1550-1600, 368B:1525-1720, 370B:1520-1815, 371B:1115-1150, 372B:1335-1405 (Bernier) 365B:1605-1635 (Furstenau) 365B:1510-1520, 368B:1615-1655 (Kyllo) 366B:1525-1550, 368B:1525-1610, 368B:1655-1715, 370B:1515-1815, 371B:1110-1150, 372B:1335-1405 (Lee) 365B:1755-1825 (Letnick) 365B:1540-1605 (Milobar) 365B:1405-1505 (Oakes) 365B:1635-1700 (Routledge) 365B:1525-1540 (Shypitka) 365B:1700-1725 (Sturdy) 366B:1520-1525 (Wat) 365B:1725-1755
Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 269B:1300-1305; 2R, 272B:1530-1845, 273B:1120-1150; C, 276B:1525-1530; 3R, 276B:1530; RA, 288B:1705
Debate, speakers (Anderson) 272B:1735-1750 (Bailey) 273B:1135-1150 (Bains) 272B:1815-1835 (Brar) 272B:1715-1735 (Conroy) 269B:1300-1305, 272B:1530-1550, 273B:1150 (Farnworth) 272B:1755-1815 (Kahlon) 276B:1530 (Milobar) 272B:1550-1620, 276B:1525-1530 (Routley) 272B:1645-1715 (Russell) 272B:1750-1755 (Sims) 272B:1620-1645 (Singh, A.) 272B:1835-1845, 273B:1120-1135
Land Title Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill M206)

(Kirkpatrick) 1R, 260B:1355
Debate, speakers (Kirkpatrick) 260B:1355
Land use

Development cost charges and fees (Falcon) 331B:1100, 347B:1405
Land for housing development (Kahlon) 345B:1040 (Rustad) 345B:1040
Zoning See Zoning
Langford, B.C.

Evacuated apartment building See RidgeView Place, Langford, B.C.
Hosting of Cullen Cup championship See Cullen Cup football championship
Langford–Juan de Fuca constituency and area

By-election, June 24, 2023, results (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 331B:1005
Langley, B.C.

Child care spaces (Dykeman) 263B:1005
Film industry (Dykeman) 283B:1345-1350
Township
description and heritage (Dykeman) 321B:1345
Transit services
expansion proposal for Langley See SkyTrain
Langley Meals on Wheels

Work of organization (Dykeman) 270B:1015
Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, B.C.

Emergency services (Bond) 328B:1440 (Dix) 328B:1440
Hospitalists (Dix) 328B:1440
Language

Gender-inclusive language See Gender identity
Indigenous languages See Language preservation and revitalization under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Lapu-Lapu Day

Observance (Elmore) 315B:1030
Laquian, Aprodicio

Life and accomplishments (Elmore) 341B:1100-1105
Lark Group

Role in development of Surrey (Falcon) 258B:1020
Larsen, Dana

Role in opening of retail stores for illegal drugs (Sturko) 280B:1030
Lasqueti Island

Ferry services (Fleming) 354B:1420-1425 (Walker) 354B:1420-1425
LaVallie, Dave

Contributions to Haisla LNG development project (Ross) 347B:1350
Lawyers and legal services

Government lawyers
labour issues and collective bargaining (Conroy) 287B:1055 (Lee) 287B:1055
legislation See Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
Legal aid See Legal aid
Legal aid

Access to services, court case (Sharma) 286B:1440 (Sturko) 286B:1435-1440
Funding (Sharma) 286B:1440
Legion Veterans Village, Surrey, B.C.

Project and Centre of Excellence (Sturko) 268B:1010-1015
Legislation

Introduction timeline (Stone) 366B:1440
Legislation for 4th session, 42nd parliament (Banman) 363B:1445 (Olsen) 363B:1435
Miscellaneous statutes bills (Stone) 366B:1445
Preparation and corrections (Stone) 366B:1440-1445
Legislative Assembly Management Committee

Committee report, 2022-23, tabled (Speaker) 374B:1110
Legislative Initiatives Committee

Membership change (Kahlon) 279B:1435
Legislature

Address to House by Indigenous leaders See also Address by Indigenous leaders
(Kahlon) 326B:1115, 327B:1340
Bills process
process (Walker) 366B:1500
time allocation and closure (Stone) 366B:1440
Bills process, second reading
relevance of debate (Deputy Speaker) 270B:1120, 271B:1730 (Milobar) 270B:1120, 271B:1730
Bills process, committee stage and third reading
relevance and scope of debate (Conroy) 313A:1650
repetitious questioning (Chair) 313A:1650
Buildings See Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
Collaborative approach (Furstenau) 262B:1350
Committee of Supply
resolutions approved See Budget
Committee of Supply and Committee of the Whole
committee to sit in three sections (Beare) 334B:1130 (Kahlon) 278B:1435
consideration of bills by Committee of the Whole Section A (Kahlon) 278B:1435
Section A membership change (Kahlon) 370B:1430
Committee system
appointment of select standing committees (Farnworth) 257B:1455
role and work (de Jong) 334B:1120 (Olsen) 264B:1440
Culture
culture and equity (Chen) 366B:1340
evolution of culture and accommodation of family circumstances (Ma) 348B:1050
inclusion and safety for Indigenous women (Olsen) 272B:1415-1420
Debate See also Members' conduct and debate below
impact of three sections for debate (Banman) 363B:1440-1445 (Olsen) 363B:1440 (Stone) 363B:1435, 366B:1445 (Walker) 363B:1440
procedural safeguards (de Jong) 363B:1450-1455
time allocation and sitting hours See Legislative calendar and sitting schedule below
History (Speaker) 261B:1010
History, inclusion of women (Chow) 352B:1010
House leaders
Government House leader communications (de Jong) 363B:1445-1450 (Kahlon) 363B:1455 (Stone) 363B:1430-1435 (Walker) 363B:1440
Government House leader communications and planning (Stone) 366B:1435, 366B:1450
role (Olsen) 366B:1455
Hybrid and virtual proceedings (Kahlon) 257B:1450 (Ma) 348B:1055
Language used in House
apology for comments (Olsen) 315B:1025
"condo king" (Falcon) 347B:1405 (Speaker) 347B:1405
"falsehood" and "misinformation" (Farnworth) 283B:1430
members to be careful about wording (Speaker) 283B:1430, 340B:1430
"misleading" (Milobar) 273B:1100 (Speaker) 273B:1100
"terrorism" (Cullen) 277B:1110
unparliamentary language (Speaker) 333B:1435, 373B:2200
withdrawal of comments and apology (Banman) 333B:1435 (Simons) 293B:1445
withdrawal of comments requested (Bernier) 373B:1445
Legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change to Thursday sitting hours (Kahlon) 261B:1100
extension of sitting hours (Banman) 363B:1440-1445 (de Jong) 363B:1445-1455 (Kahlon) 325B:1455, 327B:1435, 363B:1430, 363B:1455, 366B:1435 (Olsen) 363B:1435-1440, 366B:1450-1455 (Stone) 363B:1430-1435, 366B:1435-1450 (Walker) 363B:1440, 366B:1455-1500
parliamentary calendar for 2024, tabled (Kahlon) 375B:1640
updated parliamentary calendar for 2023, tabled (Kahlon) 330B:1735
Management of proceedings See also House leaders above
(Olsen) 366B:1450-1455 (Stone) 366B:1435-1450 (Walker) 366B:1500
Members' conduct and debate
apology requested for gesture (Eby) 334B:1110
booklet on order and decorum in chamber (Speaker) 340B:1355
conduct during question period See Question period below
members not to refer to members by name (Deputy Speaker) 282B:1055 (Speaker) 265B:1035, 291B:1040
role models (Deputy Speaker) 307B:1355
Mouse (Tegart) 373B:1405-1410
Officers of the Legislature See also particular statutory officers
reviews by committee See Finance and Government Services Committee
role (Shypitka) 260B:1450
Opposition
role (Stone) 267B:1400, 366B:1435-1440
Press gallery and media coverage See Legislative press gallery under Media
Private members' statements
debate to be non-partisan (Deputy Speaker) 263B:1025-1030, 282B:1020, 282B:1050, 355B:1045
Private members' time
change (Babchuk) 334B:1115 (de Jong) 334B:1115-1120 (Kahlon) 261B:1100 (Olsen) 261B:1105, 334B:1125 (Rustad) 261B:1105 (Stone) 261B:1100-1105
issues and role of private members (de Jong) 334B:1120
private members bills (Glumac) 338B:1025
special committee report and recommendations (Babchuk) 334B:1115 (de Jong) 334B:1120-1125
Privilege matters
criteria (Speaker) 375B:1305
Question period See also Oral questions by member; Oral questions by subject
be respectful to each other (Speaker) 326B:1045, 347B:1405, 366B:1415
both sides stay calm (Speaker) 321B:1430
calm down (Speaker) 322B:1055
children present to learn (Speaker) 300B:1415
conduct of members (Speaker) 284B:1105
framing of questions (Speaker) 340B:1430
Government House Leader may advise which minister answers question (Speaker) 366B:1425
heckling (Speaker) 280B:1035
heckling own member (Speaker) 268B:1030
let's have the question (Speaker) 351B:1400, 357B:1040
listen to answer and then ask another question (Deputy Speaker) 305B:1040
listen to member who has the floor (Deputy Speaker) 315B:1050
listen to questions and answers (Deputy Speaker) 305B:1055-1100 (Speaker) 268B:1030, 276B:1410, 319B:1030, 319B:1040, 329B:1115, 357B:1050, 363B:1425
members not to interrupt (Speaker) 284B:1035-1040, 326B:1045
members to come to order (Deputy Speaker) 315B:1040 (Speaker) 300B:1405, 312B:1055, 319B:1025, 329B:1115
members to listen to Chair (Speaker) 321B:1425
members will be quiet (Speaker) 363B:1400
minister has the floor (Speaker) 345B:1030
ministers answering questions (Milobar) 366B:1425
ministers' response to questions (Farnworth) 265B:1050 (Milobar) 265B:1050
no argument with Chair (Speaker) 329B:1115
no debate and shouting (Deputy Speaker) 304B:1425
no need for commentary (Speaker) 345B:1035
no side commentary (Speaker) 300B:1430
no use of electronic devices during question period (Speaker) 270B:1055, 328B:1415, 366B:1355, 366B:1430
people in gallery not to make any responses to any questions or answers (Speaker) 322B:1045
Premier has the floor (Speaker) 325B:1425
public is watching (Speaker) 329B:1115
questions and answers to be brief (Speaker) 366B:1355, 366B:1430
questions taken on notice (Alexis) 334B:1055 (Rustad) 334B:1055
respect for process and public (Deputy Speaker) 307B:1410
right to ask questions and responsibility to listen (Speaker) 363B:1430
role (Olsen) 284B:1050
rules and practices (Speaker) 331B:1055-1100
topics (Eby) 277B:1055, 331B:1115, 340B:1430
use of props (Speaker) 260B:1420
wasting time (Speaker) 319B:1030, 340B:1425, 357B:1050
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker (Stone) 257B:1455
appointment of Deputy Speaker (Kahlon) 257B:1450
Special procedures in exceptional circumstances (Kahlon) 257B:1450
Staff, pages (Furstenau) 262B:1345 (Horgan) 262B:1305, 262B:1345
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature above
Use of three chambers See Debate, impact of three sections for debate above
Work and proceedings, description in song (Walker) 319B:1015
LePard, Doug

Investigation into repeat offenders and public safety issues See Handling of cases involving repeat offenders, panel report under Justice system
Lesbians and gays See LGBTQ2S community
LGBTQ2S community

Activism and outreach (Sims) 279B:1350
Discrimination against LGBTQ2S persons See Discrimination and racism
Experience of violence See Gender-based violence under Violence
Inclusion (Simons) 340B:1400
Transgender, gender-diverse and two-spirit community
celebration and awareness of issues (Merrifield) 294B:1025
experience of transphobia and violence See Discrimination and racism; Gender-based violence under Violence
inclusion (Bond) 296B:1040 (Paddon) 296B:1030-1035, 296B:1045
support (Kirkpatrick) 363B:1350
Lhats'as?in Memorial Day

Commemoration of execution of Tŝilhqot'in Chiefs in 1864 (Phillip) 348B:1015
Libraries

Government funding for programs and resources (D'Eith) 334B:1020
Role in community (D'Eith) 334B:1020
School libraries See Education
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin

Throne speech address 257B:1410-1450
Prorogaton address 376B:1205
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 349B:1500
Indigenous Veterans Day, acknowledgment and awareness 359B:1800
MLAs, appreciation 349B:1500
Royal assent to bills See Royal assent to bills
Liquefied natural gas development

Advertising by industry supporters (Olsen) 359B:1410 (Osborne) 359B:1410
Conditions for projects (Eby) 270B:1055 (Heyman) 270B:1050, 294B:1050 (Osborne) 265B:1035, 267B:1415, 356B:1410
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Expansion and government support for industry (Ross) 270B:1040-1045
First Nations involvement (Heyman) 371B:1050 (Lee) 270B:1045-1050 (Ross) 270B:1040-1045, 347B:1350, 371B:1050
Government policies (Eby) 270B:1055 (Heyman) 270B:1040-1050 (Olsen) 265B:1035, 268B:1035-1040, 290B:1415-1420, 294B:1050-1055 (Stone) 270B:1050-1055
Government support and electrification (Heyman) 371B:1050-1055 (Ross) 371B:1050
Industry and role in clean energy development (Merrifield) 296B:1010
Projects See also particular projects
consultation with First Nations and Indigenous communities (Heyman) 270B:1045-1050
government conditions for approval See Conditions for projects above
proposed projects (Furstenau) 356B:1410 (Stone) 270B:1050-1055
proposed projects and approvals (Olsen) 290B:1415-1420 (Osborne) 290B:1420
Role in transition to clean energy (Stone) 270B:1050
Literature See Arts and culture
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project See Housing under Vancouver, B.C.
Livestock industry

Ranching industry
cattle-raising operations (Morris) 276B:1355 (Paton) 328B:1400-1405
flooding impacts and government support (Alexis) 277B:1025 (Paton) 277B:1025
sustainability and land management (Kyllo) 351B:1350-1355
Lloyd, Howard

Life and service as MLA (Bond) 267B:1345-1350
LNG See Liquefied natural gas development
LNG Canada

Pipeline See Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.
Lobbyists

Registrar See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Regulation (Heyman) 307B:1415
Regulation, reforms (Eby) 325B:1430
Resource industry lobbyists, relationship with government (Furstenau) 307B:1415-1420, 308B:1035-1040 (Heyman) 307B:1420
Local government

Bylaws on use of substances (Doerkson) 319B:1050 (Milobar) 307B:1425, 319B:1055 (Stone) 307B:1405-1410, 311B:1425-1430 (Sturko) 311B:1425 (Whiteside) 307B:1405, 311B:1420-1425
Development cost charges See Land use
Housing development approval process (Eby) 331B:1100, 347B:1405
Housing development fees See Development cost charges and fees under Land use
Legislation See Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26)
Role in affordable housing See Affordable housing under Housing
Locke, Brenda

Comments on contract for Surrey police services (Halford) 270B:1025
Logan, Kristin

Comments on cancer care and Health Minister (Bond) 371B:1030
Long-term and residential care

Funding See Health care funding
Workers
supply and training (Dix) 333B:1430
wages and working conditions (Dix) 333B:1430
Low, Duncan

Life and contributions to Vancouver arts community (Chandra Herbert) 368B:1300
Lower Mainland See also particular cities, constituencies, etc.

Regional district See Metro Vancouver
South Fraser communities
transportation infrastructure and transit services (Coulter) 284B:1055-1100
Traffic congestion (Falcon) 273B:1030
Lower Similkameen Community Services Society

Leadership in community and housing services (Russell) 359B:1345
Lunar new year

Celebration (Donnelly) 261B:1015-1020 (Wat) 258B:1025 (Yao) 258B:1015-1020
Lunar New Year Act (Bill M227)

(Yao) 1R, 373B:1355
Debate, speakers (Yao) 373B:1355
Lytton, B.C.

Fire recovery
government support (Ralston) 348B:1040, 348B:1050
government support and coverage of fees (Doerkson) 348B:1040
protection of former Indigenous village site and artifacts (Ma) 338B:1045 (Ralston) 347B:1425-1430, 348B:1045
recovery process and archaeological assessments (Doerkson) 348B:1040 (Ralston) 347B:1425, 348B:1040-1050 (Stone) 347B:1425
recovery process and timeline (Doerkson) 347B:1425 (Lee) 348B:1040 (Stone) 338B:1045, 348B:1045-1050 (Tegart) 322B:1015

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