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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Saanich Inlet

Environmental protection (Olsen) 294B:1035
Environmental protection and 1996 government study (Olsen) 264B:1415-1420
Quarry in Bamberton area See Malahat Investment Corp.
Saanich Inlet Protection Society

Response to Bamberton quarry expansion proposal (Heyman) 264B:1415
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area

Access to health care services (Olsen) 347B:1415
Saanich Peninsula

Environmental protection (Olsen) 294B:1030-1035
Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Health Care Foundation

Fundraising (Olsen) 348B:1015
Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Saanichton, B.C.

Role in community (Olsen) 348B:1015
Safe supply See Substance use and addiction
Safety

Crime See Crime and criminals
Public safety
collaborative and modernized approach (Morris) 325B:1400
community safety See also Crime in communities under Crime and criminals
(Wat) 355B:1050-1105
community safety and response to complex social issues See also safer communities action plan below
(Bond) 291B:1055 (Eby) 305B:1100 (Farnworth) 265B:1040, 293B:1435, 315B:1040-1045 (Kahlon) 291B:1050-1055, 300B:1425-1430, 301B:1045 (Sturko) 301B:1045, 315B:1050-1055
community safety issues and government response (Bernier) 373B:1405 (Bond) 294B:1035-1040, 301B:1100, 304B:1425, 305B:1055 (de Jong) 294B:1105, 305B:1055-1100, 315B:1040-1045 (Doerkson) 312B:1050 (Falcon) 315B:1030-1035 (Farnworth) 265B:1025, 265B:1040-1055, 284B:1030-1035, 293B:1415-1420, 294B:1040-1045, 301B:1050-1105, 304B:1425, 305B:1035-1055, 315B:1100 (Halford) 265B:1035-1040, 291B:1050, 305B:1035-1040 (Lee) 265B:1025-1030 (Milobar) 265B:1045-1050, 293B:1435, 300B:1425, 305B:1030 (Sharma) 265B:1030, 294B:1045-1050 (Singh, A.) 355B:1055-1100 (Stewart) 301B:1050-1055 (Stone) 293B:1425-1435, 300B:1425, 315B:1100 (Sturko) 290B:1435, 291B:1050, 293B:1420, 304B:1415, 305B:1045
first responders (Farnworth) 315B:1055 (Sturko) 315B:1055
government action (Bond) 318B:1400 (Eby) 297B:1420, 304B:1355-1400 (Falcon) 304B:1400 (Halford) 304B:1400 (Stone) 304B:1420
government action and investment (Farnworth) 301B:1055-1100, 304B:1415-1425, 315B:1035-1045, 315B:1100 (Sharma) 312B:1040-1050, 337B:1435
government investment (Farnworth) 284B:1030-1035, 284B:1045, 291B:1035, 293B:1410-1415, 293B:1435-1440, 305B:1050 (Sharma) 305B:1035
public safety on transit system See Transit services
safer communities action plan See also community safety and response to complex social issues above
(Bailey) 359B:1405 (Sharma) 291B:1050
Traffic safety See Traffic safety
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School, Sechelt, B.C.

Burial site and unmarked graves (Lee) 311B:1410-1415 (Olsen) 311B:1415 (Rankin) 311B:1405-1410
St. Joseph's Mission School, Williams Lake, B.C.

Deaths and possible unmarked graves on site (Lee) 272B:1440 (Rankin) 272B:1435
St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr402)

(Dykeman) 1R and referral to committee, 307B:1340-1345; referral to House, 325B:1445-1450; 2R, 327B:1430; C, 327B:1430; 3R, 327B:1435; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (Dykeman) 307B:1340, 327B:1430
Purpose of bill (Lee) 325B:1450 (Yao) 325B:1445
St. Mark's College, Vancouver, B.C.

Legislation See St. Mark's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr402)
Preparation for merger with Corpus Christi College (Yao) 325B:1445-1450
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Redevelopment project (Dix) 264B:1415
Salt Spring Island

First responders, services and facilities (Farnworth) 284B:1045-1050 (Olsen) 284B:1045-1050
Transportation infrastructure (Olsen) 284B:1050
Samaddar, Sam

Leadership and achievements at Kelowna International Airport (Stewart) 364B:1030-1035
Sanio, Aaron

Death after release from involuntary care and impact on family (Sturko) 334B:1010, 334B:1055
Sather, Michael

Life experiences of former MLA and dementia diagnosis (Simons) 329B:1035
Save Our Streets coalition

Advocacy work for community safety (Falcon) 359B:1355-1400
Schmidt, Paul

Fatal stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop (Farnworth) 291B:1025 (Stone) 291B:1025
School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40)

(Minister of Education and Child Care) 1R, 347B:1345; 2R, 353B:1545-1610; C, 356C:1440-1815, 357C:1100-1145, 358C:1340-1415; 3R, 358B:1425; RA, 359B:1800
Debate, speakers (Furstenau) 356C:1655-1705, 356C:1810-1815, 357C:1100-1105 (Lee) 353B:1550-1610, 356C:1440-1810, 357C:1110-1140, 358C:1340-1410 (R. Singh) 347B:1345, 353B:1545-1550, 353B:1610, 356C:1440-1815, 357C:1105-1140, 358C:1340-1415
School district 36 (Surrey)

Capital projects and funding (Kahlon) 319B:1025 (R. Singh) 314B:1410
Government investment and new school facilities (R. Singh) 374B:1100
Letter from trustees to government re funding (Falcon) 314B:1405 (Halford) 314B:1405
Portable use and new school facilities (Eby) 314B:1400-1405 (R. Singh) 284B:1055, 314B:1410 (Sturko) 319B:1030, 374B:1055
Portable use and reduction goal (Falcon) 314B:1400-1405 (Halford) 282B:1045, 284B:1050-1055, 314B:1405-1410 (Kirkpatrick) 319B:1035 (Sturko) 319B:1025-1030
School spaces and class sizes, proposed measures (Sturko) 374B:1055
School spaces and growth (Kirkpatrick) 319B:1035
School spaces and new facilities (Kahlon) 319B:1030-1040
School districts

Budgets and operations (Olsen) 322B:1030-1035
Sexual orientation and gender identity policies (Eby) 331B:1115 (R. Singh) 331B:1120 (Rustad) 331B:1115-1120
Schools

Capacity issues due to class size changes (Kahlon) 319B:1030
Capital projects
government investment and projects (Eby) 314B:1400-1405 (Kahlon) 319B:1025-1040 (R. Singh) 314B:1410, 374B:1100 (Sturko) 319B:1030
Facilities and role in communities (Shypitka) 300B:1355
Libraries See Education
Portables (Falcon) 314B:1400-1405 (Halford) 314B:1405-1410 (Sturko) 319B:1025-1030
Portables and school spaces (Kirkpatrick) 319B:1035
Science and technology

Artificial intelligence technology (Merrifield) 312B:1020
Biotechnology sector, government support (Bailey) 357B:1045
Clean technology development (Heyman) 363B:1400
Clean technology development and investment (Bailey) 366B:1410-1415 (Eby) 366B:1405
Communications technology See Information and communications technology
Information technology See Information and communications technology
Robotics programs and competitions (Kirkpatrick) 304B:1345 (Stewart) 291B:1020
Science, technology, engineering and math education (Kirkpatrick) 304B:1345
Science, technology, engineering, the arts and math education and careers (Leonard) 356B:1350
Women and girls in sector (Leonard) 356B:1350 (Merrifield) 260B:1410
Scott, Lisa

Work on trades training (Oakes) 314B:1355
Scotties Tournament of Hearts

2023 tournament in Trail (Stone) 264B:1355
Sea to Sky constituency and area See West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
Seafood See Food and food industry
Search and rescue services See Emergencies
Sechelt, B.C.

Former residential school site See St. Augustine's Indian Residential School, Sechelt, B.C.
Secwepemc people See also particular nations and communities

Cultural leadership (Kyllo) 328B:1410
Select standing committees See also Committee system under Legislature; Special committees

Agriculture, Fish and Food See Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee
Children and Youth See Children and Youth Committee
Health See Health Committee
Legislative Initiatives See Legislative Initiatives Committee
Public Accounts See Public Accounts Committee
Selection Special Committee

Report for fourth session of 42nd parliament presented (Kahlon) 260B:1445; adopted 260B:1445
Second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament
report presented (Kahlon) and adopted 305B:1105
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.

Programs (Anderson) 303B:1050
Seniors

Activities and community engagement (Oakes) 366B:1350
Adult day programs and community services (Routledge) 294B:1035
Advocate See Seniors advocate
Care in residential facilities See Long-term and residential care
Community services (Chandra Herbert) 370B:1355
Falls and prevention (Bond) 355B:1010-1015 (Sandhu) 355B:1000-1015
Government support
income assistance and financial supports, petition tabled (Oakes) 366B:1435
support (Sandhu) 355B:1005-1015
Government support and benefits (Conroy) 333B:1420
Housing (Doerkson) 298B:1050 (Eby) 298B:1050 (Kyllo) 307B:1350 (Merrifield) 273B:1050 (Starchuk) 298B:1010
Housing, access to affordable housing (Bond) 331B:1125 (Kirkpatrick) 321B:1410, 359B:1355
Social activities (Paddon) 272B:1425
Volunteerism See Volunteers and volunteer sector
Seniors advocate

Report on long-term care homes
recommendations (Olsen) 333B:1430
Sex education See Curriculum under Education
Sexual violence

Sexual assault of children and youth
charges against doctor in Interior Health (Bond) 338B:1055 (Dix) 338B:1055
Sexual violence on post-secondary campuses See Post-secondary institutions
Shin, Jane

Work as MLA and birth of child (Chen) 280B:1005
Shipbreaking industry

Regulation (Furstenau) 370B:1410-1415 (Heyman) 305B:1045 (Olsen) 305B:1040-1045
Shíshálh Nation

Confirmation of burial site at former residential school in area See St. Augustine's Indian Residential School, Sechelt, B.C.
Short-term accommodations See Hotels and travel accommodation
Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)

(Minister of Housing) 1R, 336B:1000-1005; 2R, 340B:1735-1855, 342B:1305-1405; C, 346B:1400-1820, 347B:1455-1520, 347B:1525-1900, 348B:1100-1155, 349B:1305-1410, 349B:1415-1440; 3R, 349B:1445-1455; RA, 349B:1500
Divisions: 2R approved 342B:1405; amdts. to cl. 1 negatived 346B:1435, 346B:1525; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 347B:1750; amdt. to add cl. 15.1 negatived 347B:1855; cl. 36 approved 349B:1430; 3R approved 349B:1455
Debate, speakers (Banman) 349B:1340 (Bernier) 347B:1705-1715, 348B:1140 (Bond) 347B:1830-1840 (Chandra Herbert) 340B:1845-1855 (Davies) 340B:1820-1825, 347B:1650-1705 (Fleming) 340B:1825-1845 (Kahlon) 336B:1000-1005, 340B:1735-1740, 342B:1350, 346B:1400-1405, 346B:1500-1505, 346B:1530-1820, 347B:1455-1535, 347B:1600-1605, 347B:1800-1845, 348B:1100-1150, 349B:1305-1410, 349B:1435-1440 (Kirkpatrick) 340B:1755-1810, 346B:1400-1410, 346B:1440, 346B:1525-1535, 346B:1550-1655, 346B:1715-1820, 347B:1455-1510, 347B:1525-1535, 347B:1740, 347B:1805-1830, 348B:1100-1135, 349B:1305-1400, 349B:1435-1440 (Letnick) 347B:1550-1610 (Lore) 340B:1740-1755 (Merrifield) 346B:1410-1420, 346B:1445-1450 (Milobar) 346B:1450-1455, 346B:1505, 347B:1610-1625, 347B:1800-1805 (Morris) 347B:1730-1740 (Olsen) 342B:1320-1350, 346B:1455-1500, 349B:1330-1335 (Osborne) 340B:1810-1820 (Ross) 347B:1625-1635 (Shypitka) 346B:1410, 346B:1440-1445, 346B:1545-1550, 347B:1635-1650 (Stewart) 347B:1715-1725 (Sturko) 347B:1515-1520, 347B:1535-1550 (Walker) 346B:1535-1545, 346B:1655-1720, 347B:1550, 347B:1820-1830, 348B:1140-1150, 349B:1400-1410, 349B:1440 (Yao) 342B:1305-1320
Shuswap constituency and area

Health care services (Dix) 360B:1100-1105
Sicamous, B.C.

Seniors housing (Kyllo) 307B:1350
Sikh community

Celebration of Vaisakhi See Vaisakhi
Community and activities (Chow) 300B:1345
History (Elmore) 300B:1350
History and contributions (Letnick) 297B:1340
Sikh Heritage Month

Celebration (Chow) 300B:1345 (Elmore) 300B:1350 (Letnick) 297B:1340
Similkameen constituency and area See Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Football program (Halford) 308B:1045, 311B:1405, 329B:1100 (Oakes) 303B:1100 (Robinson) 308B:1045-1050, 329B:1105
Sinclair, Christine

Achievements in soccer and impact (Halford) 374B:1025
Sinclair, Reuben

Life and contributions (Yao) 333B:1340
Singh, Shaheed Bhagat

Activism and legacy (Elmore) 300B:1350
Single Mothers Alliance

Court case on legal aid access See Legal aid
Sisters Sleep Gallery and Stereo Warehouse, Kamloops, B.C.

Impact of community safety issues (Stone) 300B:1425
Site C power project

Costs and transparency (Milobar) 370B:1425 (Olsen) 357B:1030-1035 (Osborne) 357B:1030
Environmental impacts (Olsen) 357B:1035
Status (Olsen) 357B:1030-1035 (Osborne) 357B:1030-1035
Skeena constituency and area

Road sign at Thornhill, petition tabled (Ross) 354B:1425
Skilled Trades BC Act

Implementation, establishment of SkilledTradesBC (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030
SkillPlan

Operations and skills training programs (Routledge) 312B:1015
Skills training

Apprenticeships
apprenticeships (Kyllo) 296B:1020 (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030
funding and programs (Russell) 355B:1035-1050
role and value (Kyllo) 355B:1040
Career transitions and worker retraining (Bernier) 296B:1100 (Routley) 296B:1055-1100
Government investment and initiatives (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030
Government plan (Kahlon) 322B:1035
Legislation See Skilled Trades BC Act
Supply of skilled workers (Kyllo) 296B:1015-1030
Trades training
mandatory certification (Kyllo) 296B:1015-1030 (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030
programs for women, youth and Indigenous students (Oakes) 314B:1355
training programs (Anderson) 303B:1050 (Routledge) 312B:1015
Training (Kirkpatrick) 304B:1345
Training and supply of skilled workers (Kyllo) 355B:1040-1045
Training for formerly incarcerated persons (Bond) 321B:1355-1400
Training for Indigenous persons
Indigenous apprentices (Starchuk) 296B:1025-1030 (Russell) 355B:1040
Women in skilled trades (Halford) 282B:1100
SkyTrain

Expansion project in Surrey and extension to Langley (Banman) 370B:1420 (Fleming) 370B:1420
Small business See also Business

Challenges (Kahlon) 300B:1430
Challenges and government support (Bailey) 293B:1430, 321B:1410-1415, 322B:1045-1050 (D'Eith) 360B:1020 (Furstenau) 321B:1410-1415 (Merrifield) 322B:1045 (Stone) 321B:1415
Challenges and government support, proposal for crime and vandalism cost recovery fund (Banman) 301B:1055 (Bond) 294B:1035-1040, 301B:1100 (Lee) 294B:1050 (Milobar) 300B:1425 (Oakes) 301B:1050 (Stewart) 289B:1035, 301B:1055 (Stone) 293B:1430, 300B:1425
Challenges and role in communities and economy (Stewart) 289B:1030-1045 (Wat) 333B:1355-1400
Challenges and support (Doerkson) 326B:1025 (Stone) 337B:1350
Government support (Routley) 289B:1040-1045 (Sandhu) 338B:1015
Government support and initiatives, COVID supports See COVID-19 business impact and supports
Local small businesses (Stone) 371B:1010
Protection from crime and vandalism, legislation See Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222)
Role in communities (Sandhu) 338B:1015
Role in communities and economy (Bailey) 321B:1410 (Furstenau) 321B:1410 (Stone) 337B:1350
Taxation (Routley) 289B:1040 (Stewart) 289B:1045
Small Business Week

Purpose (Stone) 337B:1350
Smith, Clint

Gunshot injury in conflict over stolen property (Bond) 305B:1055 (Farnworth) 305B:1055
Smith, Matt

Work with Broadbent Institute and Premier's Office (Bond) 276B:1410
Sm'ooyget Satsan See Bevan, Mel (Sm'ooyget Satsan)
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry

Estimates
debate 309A:1415-1715, 311A:1505-1610
speakers (Bond) 309A:1650-1655 (Davies) 309A:1425-1620, 309A:1700-1715, 311A:1505-1605 (Furstenau) 309A:1620-1635 (Malcolmson) 309A:1415-1715, 311A:1505-1610 (Ross) 309A:1700 (Shypitka) 309A:1640-1650
2022-23 Supplementary estimates
divisions: supplementary estimates motion approved 286A:1810
debate 286A:1600-1810
speakers (Davies) 286A:1610-1800 (Malcolmson) 286A:1605-1800 (Oakes) 286A:1645-1650
Reports
2022 annual report on poverty reduction strategy, tabled (Malcolmson) 334B:1115
Social housing See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Social welfare

Community social services sector
organizations and services (Dykeman) 286B:1400-1405
workers See Social workers
Government investment (Kahlon) 273B:1030
Income assistance See Income assistance
Social workers

Child protection workers See Child protection system
Community social services workers
role (Dykeman) 286B:1400-1405
Regulation and oversight (Dix) 364B:1045-1050
Regulation and oversight, engagement process and report (Dean) 366B:1415 (Furstenau) 366B:1415
Society

Equitable society (Chen) 297B:1340, 366B:1345
Institutions and change (Mark) 272B:1355-1400
Role of kindness and acts of caring (Chen) 264B:1355-1400 (Glumac) 264B:1350
Social economy See Economy
Social equity and inequality (Olsen) 308B:1015-1020
Society of We Are Canadians Too

Music festivals
support for multicultural community and performers (Chen) 334B:1020-1025
SOGI policies See Sexual orientation and gender identity policies under School districts
Sonnenberg, Blain

Death and service as wildfire fighter (Doerkson) 333B:1355
Soul Bite Food, Inc.

Contributions to food security programs (Donnelly) 341B:1110
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Canada Line, construction (Kahlon) 300B:1410
South Delta Storm hockey team

Accomplishments (Paton) 291B:1010
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
South Surrey and White Rock Chamber of Commerce

Role in community (Halford) 264B:1350
South Vancouver Family Place, Vancouver, B.C.

Programs and services (Chow) 286B:1405-1410
South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, Vancouver, B.C.

Neighbourhood equity report (Lee) 345B:1020
Role and resources (Chow) 337B:1350-1355
Role and services (Chow) 322B:1015
Sparks, Colleen

Comments on food bank use by families (Halford) 356B:1420
Speaker's statements See Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Special committees See also Committee system under Legislature; Select standing committees

Committee of selection See Selection Special Committee
Human Rights Commissioner appointment See Human Rights Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
Merit Commissioner appointment See Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
Passenger directed vehicles review See Passenger Directed Vehicles Review Speical Committee
Police Complaint Commissioner appointment See Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
Private members' business review See Private Members' Business Review Special Committee
Public Service Act provisions review See Public Service Act Provisions Review Special Committee
Representative for Children and Youth appointment See Representative for Children and Youth Appointment Special Committee
Special needs children See Children with support needs under Children and youth
Special Olympics B.C.

2023 games in Kamloops (D'Eith) 265B:1020
Species at risk See Wildlife
Speculation and vacancy tax

Impact (Eby) 267B:1405-1410
Tax (Conroy) 333B:1425, 357B:1025 (Kahlon) 273B:1050-1100, 297B:1410, 321B:1410
Speech from the Throne

Throne speech address 257B:1410-1450
Moved (Simons) 258B:1110; seconded (Routley) 259B:1330; approved 267B:1855
Divisions: motion approved 267B:1855
Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
debate 258B:1110-1150, 259B:1330-1820, 260B:1450-1850, 262B:1350-1720, 264B:1640-1820, 266B:1330-1820, 267B:1600-1855
speakers (Alexis) 264B:1640-1655 (Anderson) 262B:1650-1720 (Banman) 260B:1730-1755 (Bond) 266B:1455-1525 (Chant) 260B:1830-1850 (Chow) 267B:1810-1825 (Coulter) 267B:1710-1740 (Cullen) 266B:1810-1820, 267B:1600-1620 (Davies) 262B:1425-1455 (D'Eith) 262B:1455-1525 (Doerkson) 264B:1750-1815 (Donnelly) 262B:1405-1425 (Dykeman) 260B:1520-1540 (Farnworth) 267B:1740-1810 (Furstenau) 260B:1755-1830 (Glumac) 260B:1710-1725 (Greene) 266B:1425-1455 (Halford) 260B:1540-1610 (Kirkpatrick) 259B:1455-1525 (Leonard) 262B:1620-1650 (Lore) 264B:1725-1750 (Malcolmson) 259B:1755-1820 (Mercier) 262B:1555-1620 (Merrifield) 264B:1655-1725 (Milobar) 259B:1655-1725 (Oakes) 260B:1450-1520 (Olsen) 260B:1640-1710 (Paddon) 259B:1525-1555 (R. Singh) 267B:1620-1650 (Ralston) 267B:1825-1840 (Rice) 267B:1840 (Robinson) 259B:1430-1455 (Ross) 259B:1555-1625 (Routledge) 266B:1725-1750 (Routley) 259B:1330-1410 (Russell) 266B:1330-1400 (Rustad) 266B:1600-1625 (Sandhu) 266B:1525-1600 (Sharma) 267B:1650-1710 (Shypitka) 262B:1525-1555 (Simons) 258B:1110-1150 (Sims) 260B:1610-1640 (Singh, A.) 259B:1625-1655 (Starchuk) 266B:1750-1810 (Sturdy) 266B:1700-1725 (Sturko) 259B:1410-1425 (Walker) 266B:1625-1655 (Wat) 266B:1405-1425 (Yao) 259B:1725-1755
Sports and recreation

Curling (Babchuk) 315B:1020
Curling, women's curling (Stone) 264B:1355
Hockey See also particular teams and leagues
floor hockey (Yao) 298B:1020
hockey (Bond) 314B:1350 (D'Eith) 290B:1400
LGBTQ participation and support (Simons) 340B:1400
participation by seniors (Oakes) 300B:1345-1350
participation by women (Bernier) 344B:1350
Inclusive play and recreation (Bond) 366B:1345
Lacrosse (Paton) 298B:1010
Outdoor recreation
accessibility and inclusion (Chant) 310B:1150
outdoor recreation and trails (Sturdy) 305B:1015, 345B:1015
Participation by children and youth (Leonard) 331B:1020
Participation by disabled persons (Stewart) 277B:1015
Running, marathons (Stewart) 305B:1020
Soccer, women's soccer (Halford) 374B:1025
Tourism See Tourism
Wheelchair basketball (Bond) 270B:1010
Squamish Chamber of Commerce

Business Excellence Awards recipients (Sturdy) 359B:1345
SS Moyie

Kootenay sternwheeler history and celebration (Anderson) 345B:1015
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions

Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — status of health care system
Moved (Stone) 272B:1525; response (Speaker) 272B:1530; ruling 272B:1615
Stanley Park See Vancouver, B.C.
Starbright Children's Development Centre, Kelowna, B.C.

Operations and community support (Merrifield) 265B:1010
Statements See also Ministerial statements; Personal statements; Private members' statements; Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker; Statements by members (Standing Order 25B)

Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)
B.C. Housing operations and audit report 324B:1005-1020 (Kirkpatrick) 324B:1020-1025
Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
Broadcast intrusive alert 328B:1445
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)
Installation of lək̓ʷəŋən signage at Legislature 373B:1345 (Lee) 373B:1345-1350 (Phillip) 373B:1350
Paton, Ian (Delta South)
4-H Club 354B:1340
Statements by members (Standing Order 25B) See also Private members' statements

Anderson, Brittny (Nelson-Creston)
Aaron Banfield 325B:1355
Achievements of Creston Valley residents 374B:1025-1030
B.C. Music Day and support for music industry 305B:1020-1025
Cannabis producers in Kootenays 272B:1430-1435
Easter egg hunts in Kootenay area 301B:1025
Halloween celebration and importance of play 352B:1020
SS Moyie 345B:1015
Young Agrarians land matching program 290B:1350-1355
Youth Climate Corps 337B:1350
Youth leadership and contributions of young people 366B:1345-1350
Babchuk, Michele (North Island)
Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship 315B:1020
Cybersecurity 341B:1110-1115
Ehattesaht First Nation 290B:1355
Habitat for Humanity 280B:1020
North Island health summit and health care services 265B:1010
Tsunami preparedness 301B:1020
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
Fraser Valley Gleaners 286B:1405
Remembrance Day and war veterans 360B:1025-1030
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)
Child and Youth in Care Week and supports for former youth in care 328B:1410
Cultural and religious diversity in Surrey 297B:1345
Kurdish Canadian Society and food security initiatives 260B:1405-1410
Remembrance Day and importance of peace 360B:1030
Umoja Society immigrant and settlement services 277B:1010-1015
Vaisakhi Parade in Surrey 311B:1355
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
Chetwynd 293B:1400-1405
Community safety 373B:1405
Mary Miller 352B:1005-1010
National Women's Under-18 Hockey Championship 344B:1350
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
Alice Olson 307B:1345
Breast cancer awareness and screening 331B:1020
Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign 297B:1345
Citizen of the Year Award recipients in Prince George 298B:1015-1020
College of New Caledonia skills training program excellence award 321B:1355-1400
Community response to wildfire in McBride area 328B:1405-1410
Contributions of firefighters and retirement of fire chief Dave Hruby 354B:1345
Fundraising work by Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Jordan Fairlie 293B:1355-1400
Heart Month and heart health for women 258B:1030
Howard Lloyd 267B:1345-1350
International Firefighters Day 322B:1010-1015
Joel Ewert and athletic accomplishments 270B:1010
JumpStart inclusive sports facility in Prince George 366B:1345
Nursing Week and support for nurses 325B:1355
One-year anniversary of invasion of Ukraine and support for displaced Ukrainians 279B:1345-1350
Prince George Hospital Palliative Care Society 347B:1350-1355
Tanner Molendyk and hockey accomplishments 314B:1350
World Diabetes Day 363B:1345
Chandra Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Arts and culture in Vancouver–West End 326B:1030-1035
Homelessness prevention and rent banks 279B:1345
Housing projects and QMUNITY Centre in Vancouver-West End 344B:1350
Invasive plants and removal work by volunteers 311B:1355-1400
King George Dragons basketball team and West End community 291B:1020
Volunteerism 258B:1020-1025
West End Seniors Network 370B:1350-1355
Work of Vancouver–West End constituency assistants 357B:1015
Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
Eating disorders and Looking Glass treatment program 293B:1355
Halloween pumpkin event and Parkgate Plaza in North Vancouver 352B:1015
HMCS Discovery and HMCS Malahat and 100th anniversary of Naval Reserve 314B:1355
Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day 357B:1010
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 371B:1015-1020
Neighbourhood houses 318B:1345
Nursing Week and contributions of nurses 328B:1400
Registered disability savings plans 340B:1410
Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 265B:1015
White Cane Week and vision loss awareness 261B:1020-1025
Wild Bird Trust and Coast Salish Family Day at Maplewood Flats 277B:1020
Chen, Katrina (Burnaby-Lougheed)
Acts of kindness 264B:1355-1400
Child care and early childhood development 318B:1350-1355
Domestic Violence Awareness Month 354B:1345
Jade Music Festival and support for multicultural artists 334B:1020-1025
Mentorship and message of appreciation 280B:1010
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society photo exhibition and value of child care 297B:1335-1340
Retirement as MLA at next election and role and work of Legislature 366B:1340-1345
Chow, George (Vancouver-Fraserview)
Community action on equity in South Vancouver 337B:1350-1355
Everett Crowley Park 305B:1025-1030
Inclusive access to washroom facilities 352B:1010
Khalsa Diwan Society in Vancouver 300B:1345
Neighbourhood houses 322B:1015
Response to Türkiye and Syria earthquakes 267B:1345
South Vancouver Family Place and early childhood educator training 286B:1405-1410
Women's Entrepreneurship Day 363B:1350
Clovechok, Doug (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
Avalanche at Panorama Mountain in Columbia Valley 280B:1005-1010
Devyn Gale 337B:1355
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition 357B:1010
Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 329B:1030
Davies, Dan (Peace River North)
Community support for displaced Ukrainians in Fort St. John 314B:1400
Crystal Cup hockey tournament in Charlie Lake 270B:1015-1020
Don Stirling 287B:1025
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 338B:1010-1015
Observance of Remembrance Day 360B:1015-1020
Support for teachers 334B:1015
de Jong, Michael (Abbotsford West)
Canadian war memorial and the Battle of Vimy 301B:1020
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)
Creative Industries Week and film industry 307B:1345
Hockey in Maple Ridge and Hockeyville competition 290B:1400
Library Month 334B:1015-1020
Museums Week and role of museums 325B:1400
Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce women in business celebration 360B:1020
Special Olympics B.C. and Mission Blazers floor hockey team 265B:1020
Sports organizations in Maple Ridge 366B:1350-1355
Support for community festivals and events 283B:1355
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary 357B:1015-1020
Economic Development Week and support for small business 326B:1025
Firefighter deaths during wildfire season 333B:1350-1355
Pioneer Log Homes 284B:1025
Donnelly, Fin (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
B.C. Day event in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 341B:1105-1110
Community contributions by Coquitlam Express hockey team 308B:1020
Iranian Seniors Club and Immigrant Link Centre Society 356B:1345
Multicultural celebration of lunar new year 261B:1015-1020
Nowruz celebrations 293B:1400
Watershed security 318B:1345-1350, 359B:1350
Watersheds 284B:1030
Dykeman, Megan (Langley East)
4-H Club 354B:1350-1355
Community Inclusion Month 345B:1010-1015
Community Social Services Awareness Month and role of social workers 286B:1400-1405
Creative Industries Week 308B:1015
Film industry in Langley 283B:1345-1350
Langley Meals on Wheels and Aldergrove community hub 270B:1015
Neighbourhood houses 364B:1020
Non-profit Recognition Day 351B:1345
Non-profit sector 261B:1015
Summit on social economy and role of non-profit sector 291B:1020-1025
Township of Langley 321B:1345
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Activism against gender-based violence 373B:1405
Anti-hate initiatives and response to war and violence 363B:1350-1355
Aprodicio Laquian 341B:1100-1105
Asian Heritage Month and anti-Asian racism 328B:1405
Black History Month 272B:1425-1430
Florchita "Chit" Bautista 308B:1010
International Women's Day and support for anti-racism 287B:1025-1030
Lapu-Lapu Day 315B:1030
Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Sikh Heritage Month 300B:1350
Falcon, Kevin (Vancouver-Quilchena)
Larry Fisher 258B:1020
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
Cowichan estuary restoration 367B:1025
Divisiveness in politics 334B:1020
Food security and school food programs 341B:1110
Importance of democracy and role of MLAs 374B:1030
MLA's family history and cancer awareness 301B:1025
Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring 261B:1020
Raven's Nest child and youth advocacy centre 322B:1020
School food programs 287B:1030
Transit for Teens campaign 329B:1040
Glumac, Rick (Port Moody–Coquitlam)
Asian Impact Society anti-racism projects 315B:1025
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train and food bank fundraiser 354B:1345-1350
Community board game fundraiser in Port Moody 273B:1025
Community spaces in Port Moody 367B:1025
Massimo Cerantola 300B:1355
Private members' bills 338B:1025
Real Acts of Caring Week 264B:1350
Youth poetry and climate change concerns 329B:1040
Greene, Kelly (Richmond-Steveston)
Business Excellence Awards in Richmond 359B:1350-1355
Buy Local Week and small businesses in Steveston 370B:1345
Community contributions of organizers and volunteers 258B:1025-1030
Foster caregivers for children and youth 348B:1010-1015
Richmond Women's Resource Centre 284B:1025
Steveston Harbour and fishing community 307B:1350
Tomekichi Homma and work with Japanese-Canadian community in Steveston 334B:1015
Volunteers Are Stars Awards in Richmond 293B:1405
Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
Cancer fundraising by Surrey Eagles broadcaster Joey Pitt 307B:1355
Chamber of Commerce Week 264B:1350
Christine Sinclair 374B:1025
Homelessness and recovery in White Rock 344B:1345
Response to racist incident at Surrey minor hockey team game 321B:1350-1355
Simon Fraser University football program 311B:1405
Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano)
Activism against gender-based violence 367B:1015
Adoption awareness 351B:1345-1350
Earth Day 308B:1010
Hollyburn cabins on Cypress Mountain 276B:1350
Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society and Village West project 359B:1355
Nowruz celebrations 287B:1020
Ovarian cancer and fundraising for research 265B:1010-1015
Persons Day and women's rights 340B:1405-1410
Rotary Club of West Vancouver Sunrise and Ride for Rescue fundraiser 319B:1010
STEM education and school robotics programs 304B:1345
Transgender Day of Remembrance 363B:1350
Turning Point Recovery Society 291B:1015-1020
Women's History Month 331B:1020-1025
Kyllo, Greg (Shuswap)
Eagle Valley Senior Citizens Housing Society 307B:1350
Grandchildren 374B:1020
Green Shirt Day and organ donation awareness 300B:1355
Louis Thomas and work as Secwepemc Knowledge Keeper 328B:1410
Movember fundraising campaign 354B:1355
National Day of Mourning for Workers 315B:1020
Norman Embree 277B:1010
Ranch sustainability award recipients 351B:1350-1355
Lee, Michael (Vancouver-Langara)
Anti-Semitism and support for Jewish community 352B:1015-1020
Community infrastructure in South Vancouver 345B:1020
Diwali 360B:1020-1025
Purim celebrations 283B:1350
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)
Alopecia and compassionate awareness and empowerment 373B:1355
Community support for displaced Ukrainians in Comox Valley 270B:1010
Green Shirt Day and organ donation awareness 298B:1015
KidSport B.C. and support for families 331B:1020
Opportunities for women and girls in STEAM 356B:1350
Seedy Saturday event in Comox Valley 283B:1350-1355
Volunteerism and events in Comox Valley 312B:1020-1025
Letnick, Norm (Kelowna–Lake Country)
Accessible prescriptions for persons with vision loss 261B:1010-1015
Al Horning 293B:1405-1410
Bomb disposal incident on Highway 97 283B:1400
Dream Rally fundraiser donation for Okanagan College bursaries 272B:1435
O'Rourke Family Estate winery 298B:1005-1010
Quail's Gate Winery 318B:1345
Sikh Heritage Month 297B:1340
Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission)
AI development permit chatbot in Kelowna 312B:1020
Business Excellence Awards in Kelowna 364B:1020-1025
Dino Gini and fundraising with Okanagan College Coyotes basketball team 351B:1345
Ginny Becker and Child Advocacy Centre in Kelowna 370B:1350
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 326B:1020-1025
International Women's Day and workforce gender equity 286B:1400
Karis Support Society 319B:1015
Metro Community support programs for vulnerable persons in Kelowna 359B:1350
Peter's Your Independent Grocer anniversary events in Kelowna 305B:1025
Pink Shirt Day 272B:1425
Starbright Children's Development Centre 265B:1010
Sustainable Development Challenge accomplishments by Kelowna students 284B:1020
Ted Farr 341B:1105
Transgender Day of Visibility 294B:1025
Women and girls in science 260B:1410
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson)
Contributions to Kamloops community by Mary-Ann Milobar 373B:1400
End of Kamloops This Week publication 341B:1100
Pat Wallace and Cliff Branchflower 267B:1355-1400
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)
Cattle ranching and work of Murray and Cheryl Richards 276B:1355
Clearcut impacts on wildlife 315B:1020-1025
Crime prevention 354B:1350
Environmental impacts of clearcut logging 366B:1355
Police Week and role of justice system 325B:1400
Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)
Action on sexualized violence at post-secondary campuses 340B:1400-1405
Coy Cup hockey championship in Quesnel 300B:1345-1350
Hospice care in Quesnel and area 270B:1015
Lisa Scott and support for women and youth in trades 314B:1355
Quesnel Festival of the Performing Arts 279B:1355
Seniors and volunteering 366B:1350
Women in mining industry and Diamonds in the Rough mine rescue team 290B:1400
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)
Charles Elliot (TEMOSEṈŦET) 268B:1015
Community preservation of fisheries and forest resources 273B:1025
COVID-19 impacts and social inequality 308B:1015-1020
Denis Coupland 294B:1030-1035
Newman Farm and Farmlands Trust Society 280B:1015-1020
Resources for First Nations communities in government consultation process 315B:1025-1030
Saanich Peninsula Hospital fundraising event 348B:1015
Paddon, Kelli (Chilliwack-Kent)
30th annual Conversation on Chilliwack's Children 319B:1020-1025
Activism against gender-based violence 367B:1020-1025
Community organizations in Chilliwack-Kent area 267B:1350
CommunityVotes Chilliwack community recognition awards 348B:1005-1010
Domestic Violence Awareness Month 344B:1340-1345
Fundraiser walk for aquatic centre in Agassiz 312B:1015-1020
Holiday season and events in Chilliwack-Kent area 374B:1030
International Women's Day and gender equity 286B:1355-1400
Journée de la Francophonie 287B:1030-1035
Prevention of Violence Against Women Week 307B:1350-1355
Red Dress Day and action for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people 322B:1020-1025
Streams Foundation Canada and Coffee with Seniors initiative 272B:1420-1425
Women's Memorial March 268B:1015-1020
Parmar, Ravi (Langford–Juan de Fuca)
Humanitarian work by Bob Beckett and missions to Ukraine 374B:1020-1025
Tour de Rock fundraiser for childhood cancer 338B:1020
Westshore Rebels football team and Cullen Cup win 351B:1350
Paton, Ian (Delta South)
Agriculture Day and role of farmers 345B:1010
Barnside Brewing harvest festival 338B:1020-1025
B.C. Beef Day and ranching industry 328B:1400-1405
Farmers and agriculture shows 267B:1350-1355
Jack Brown and contributions to agriculture 273B:1020
Thomas William Haydon 298B:1010-1015
Phillip, Joan (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
Democracy and leadership 337B:1345
Election of Indigenous Premier in Manitoba provincial election 333B:1355
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month 364B:1025
Lhats’as?in Memorial Day 348B:1015
Rice, Jennifer (North Coast)
60th anniversary of Prince Rupert Lions Club 311B:1400-1405
Access to cancer care in rural B.C. 333B:1350
B.C. Ferries travel for medical services and travel assistance program 314B:1350-1355
Commercial fishing industry in rural communities 276B:1345-1350
Patricia Forman Day 363B:1345
Pole-raising ceremony and Highway of Tears safety improvements 347B:1355
Prince Rupert Regional Hospital 294B:1030
Ross, Ellis (Skeena)
Community centre for homeless and vulnerable persons in Terrace 290B:1400-1405
CT scanner for Kitimat General Hospital 333B:1345-1350
Howard Mills and seniors housing project in Kitimat 277B:1020
Kitimat Firefighters Association and firefighters memorial 283B:1355
LNG development in Haisla Nation and contributions of Dave LaVallie 347B:1350
Mel Bevan and Kitselas First Nation 340B:1410
Resource Benefits Alliance and economy in northwest B.C. 272B:1430
Value-added natural gas projects and infrastructure 371B:1020
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North)
Breast cancer awareness 345B:1020
Burnaby Heights district and role of Jack Kuyer and Merchants Association 370B:1345-1350
Burnaby urban search and rescue team in Türkiye and Syria earthquakes 268B:1010
Gaia Cares day program for seniors 294B:1035
Phoenix pay system issues and federal government employees 360B:1025
Ride-hail and food delivery drivers 314B:1345-1350
Skilled trades training program in Burnaby 312B:1015
Union Cooperative Initiative and community economic development 326B:1025-1030
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)
Craig Evans 297B:1340-1345
Geoff Dawe 319B:1020
Invasive Species Council 364B:1030
Volunteer firefighters and emergency preparedness funding 277B:1015
Russell, Roly (Boundary-Similkameen)
B.C. Book Day 304B:1345
Community and family services societies 359B:1345
Innovation in rural communities 321B:1355
Regenerative agriculture 267B:1355
Resilient rural economies and role of place in government policy-making 326B:1025
"The Hill We Climb" poem 373B:1400
Watershed stewardship 333B:1345
Wine industry 273B:1020
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee)
B.C. Winter Games in Greater Vernon 276B:1355
Diwali 357B:1020
Graduates of 2023 in Vernon-Monashee area 322B:1015-1020
Pharmacists 291B:1015
Religious and cultural celebrations 304B:1350
Small businesses in greater Vernon area 338B:1015
Vernon Winter Carnival 260B:1400
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)
Graduates of 2023 in Kootenay East area 326B:1030
Holodomor commemoration 367B:1020
Mount Baker Secondary School 300B:1350-1355
Paul Kershaw and community theatre in Cranbrook 319B:1020
Wildlife 280B:1010-1015
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
Michael Sather and dementia awareness 329B:1035
Support for LGBTQ community in hockey 340B:1400-1405
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)
Jen Marchbank and work on LGBTQ and gender issues 279B:1350
National Addictions Awareness Week 367B:1015-1020
Surrey Crime Prevention Society youth volunteers 329B:1030-1035
Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society 356B:1355
Surrey Libraries Youth Writing Contest 344B:1345
Zimbabwe Cultural Society 284B:1020
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough)
Banned Books Week and freedom to read 340B:1405
Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign 305B:1015-1020
Dan's Legacy and support for youth 371B:1020
Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria 260B:1400-1405
Festival of Holi 280B:1015
Impacts of fatphobia 301B:1025-1030
Islamic Heritage Month 351B:1340
World Press Freedom Day 321B:1350
Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale)
City Dream Centre Society 276B:1350-1355, 331B:1030
Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk in Cloverdale area 264B:1350-1355
Emergency Preparedness Week 325B:1350
Ignite a Dream fundraising event 347B:1350
Movember campaign for men's health 371B:1010-1015
Zappone Manor seniors housing project in Cloverdale 298B:1010
Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West)
Bernard Avenue community initiative in Kelowna 311B:1400
Carolily Finery at Paris Fashion Week 344B:1350-1355
Julia's Junction inclusive play space 265B:1015-1020
Kelowna General Hospital Foundation and virtual health centre initiative 356B:1355
Liz Borrett and marathon running achievements 305B:1020
Mount Boucherie Bears Robotics Team 291B:1020
Okanagan Anglican Camp rebuilding efforts 370B:1355
Sam Peters and athletic achievement 277B:1015
Sam Samaddar and work with Kelowna International Airport 364B:1030-1035
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)
B.C. Lions and CFL western division final 356B:1345-1350
Buy Local Week 371B:1010
Day One Society 286B:1410
Harper's Trail Winery 273B:1015
Memorial Cup hockey tournament in Kamloops 329B:1035
Scotties Tournament of Hearts 264B:1355
Small Business Week 337B:1350
West Coast Trail 348B:1010
Western Hockey League playoffs and Kamloops Blazers hockey team 291B:1010-1015
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Bowen Island and Whistler community health centres 312B:1015
Business Excellence Awards in Whistler and Squamish 359B:1345
Cycling activities and road safety 268B:1005-1010
Flood protection infrastructure 371B:1015
Fuel pricing 331B:1025-1030
Garry Watson 325B:1400-1405
Jay MacArthur and contributions to outdoor recreation 305B:1015
Thor Frosley and Brackendale Art Gallery and eagle festival 290B:1355
Trails with rails 345B:1015
Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South)
Connect 2 Protect Society and mental health crisis support 334B:1010-1015
Drug toxicity crisis and addiction recovery 304B:1350-1355
Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria 261B:1015
Gender-based discrimination and violence in police forces and support for female officers 364B:1025-1030
Legion Veterans Village Centre of Excellence 268B:1010-1015
Mental health and wellness 318B:1355
National Addictions Awareness Week 363B:1355
Vaisakhi 301B:1015-1020
World Mental Health Day 337B:1345
Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)
CNR Hope Station heritage site 260B:1400
Desert Hills farm market 348B:1005
Disaster recovery in Fraser-Nicola area 276B:1400
Emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre 308B:1010-1015
Fraser Canyon Hospital nurse education program 356B:1350
Legislature mouse poem 373B:1405-1410
Lytton fire recovery process 322B:1015
Mental health and addiction services and discussions in Hope and Merritt 312B:1010-1015
Nicola Valley Women's Fair 297B:1350
Walker, Adam (Parksville-Qualicum)
Brant Wildlife Festival 294B:1025
Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk in Nanaimo and Oceanside 268B:1015
Haven Society and domestic violence prevention 279B:1355
Legislative Assembly song 319B:1015
Wat, Teresa (Richmond North Centre)
Asian Heritage Month and anti-Asian racism 318B:1350
Black History Month 260B:1405
B.C. Aviation Museum 338B:1015-1020
Buddhist Culture Day 321B:1345-1350
Buddhist delegation and ceremony at Legislature 284B:1025-1030
Chad Pederson and community contributions 370B:1345
Chinese Christian Mission Richmond office 294B:1025-1030
Lunar New Year 258B:1025
Paper Planes Cafe and inclusive employment opportunities 352B:1010-1015
Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr 311B:1355
RCMP toy drive and fundraiser for Richmond Christmas fund 357B:1010-1015
Richmond Addiction Services Society 347B:1355-1400
SUCCESS society 50th anniversary and fundraising gala 304B:1345-1350
Support for small business 333B:1355-1400
Vancouver's Chinatown 264B:1400
Walter Tyrrell 279B:1350-1355
Yao, Henry (Richmond South Centre)
Drug toxicity crisis and commemoration event 304B:1340
Lunar New Year 258B:1015-1020
Mid-Autumn Festival 331B:1025
Richmond Cosom floor hockey 298B:1015-1020
Richmond Secondary School grad committee 347B:1345
SUCCESS immigrant and social services agency 270B:1020
World Kidney Day 287B:1020-1025
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; particular statutory officers
STEAM careers See Science, technology, engineering, the arts and math under Science and technology
STEM education See Science, technology, engineering and math education under Science and technology
Steveston, B.C. See also Richmond-Steveston constituency and area

Commercial fishery and ancillary services (Greene) 307B:1350
Hospital founded by Japanese Fishermen's Benevolent Society See also Homma, Tomekichi
(Greene) 334B:1015
Japanese-Canadian community, history and culture (Greene) 334B:1015
Steveston constituency and area See Richmond-Steveston constituency and area
Steveston Harbour Authority

Work commended (Greene) 307B:1350
Stewart, Shelley

Concerns as logging contractor (Milobar) 287B:1040-1045
Stinson, Noah

Repeat offences and handling by justice system (de Jong) 291B:1035
Stirling, Don

Life and community contributions (Davies) 287B:1025
Stó:lō Nation

Memorial to residential schools (Rustad) 331B:1055
Strata property

Age limits See Strata corporations below
Charging stations and infrastructure for electric vehicles (Kahlon) 301B:1015, 313B:1400, 314B:1625-1650
Electric vehicle infrastructure
charging stations and infrastructure (Bernier) 313B:1405, 314B:1625-1650
government funding (Bernier) 314B:1650 (Kahlon) 314B:1650
Legislation, impacts (Bond) 267B:1430 (Kahlon) 267B:1415 (Kirkpatrick) 267B:1415, 300B:1410
Strata corporations
electrical planning reports (Bernier) 314B:1625 (Kahlon) 313B:1400, 314B:1625
elimination of ability to ban rentals (Eby) 267B:1430 (Kahlon) 267B:1415
installation of charging facilities See Electric vehicle infrastrucure above
setting of age limits for strata ownership (Kahlon) 267B:1415 (Kirkpatrick) 267B:1415
voting threshold change (Bernier) 314B:1630-1635 (Kahlon) 313B:1400, 314B:1630-1640
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 22)

(Minister of Housing) 1R, 301B:1015; 2R, 313B:1400-1410; C, 314B:1625-1650; 3R, 314B:1655; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (Bernier) 313B:1400-1405, 314B:1625-1650 (Kahlon) 301B:1015, 313B:1400, 313B:1410, 314B:1625-1650
Purpose of bill (Bernier) 313B:1400-1405 (Kahlon) 301B:1015, 313B:1400
Streams Foundation

Work of organization (Paddon) 272B:1420-1425
StrongerBC Young Leaders Council

Contributions (Anderson) 366B:1345-1350
Students See Education; Post-secondary education; Post-secondary institutions; Skills training
Stump, Werner and Jody

Ranch sustainability award (Kyllo) 351B:1350-1355
Substance use and addiction

Addiction awareness and education (Sturko) 363B:1355
Awareness and education (Anderson) 263B:1025
Awareness and stigma (Begg) 289B:1015-1025
Cannabis See Cannabis
Cocaine (Falcon) 280B:1020-1025 (Sturko) 280B:1025-1030
Deaths due to drug toxicity and overdoses See Overdoses below
Decriminalization
decriminalization in other jurisdictions (Halford) 311B:1440-1445 (Whiteside) 311B:1445
decriminalization of simple possession of drugs (Begg) 289B:1015
joint initiative by B.C. and federal governments See Decriminalization program below
Decriminalization program
data collection (Kirkpatrick) 258B:1100-1105 (Milobar) 260B:1440, 307B:1425
implementation (Banman) 363B:1415 (Bond) 329B:1115 (Doerkson) 319B:1045 (Eby) 283B:1435, 329B:1115 (Falcon) 307B:1355-1400, 315B:1030-1035 (Farnworth) 280B:1020-1025, 283B:1430 (Halford) 311B:1440-1445 (Stone) 311B:1430 (Sturko) 280B:1030, 307B:1425 (Wat) 263B:1015-1030 (Whiteside) 260B:1440, 261B:1035, 311B:1425-1435
implementation and community engagement (Milobar) 319B:1055 (Whiteside) 307B:1400-1410, 307B:1420-1430, 319B:1045-1055
implementation and federal letter of requirements (Bond) 258B:1055-1100, 307B:1420, 311B:1450 (Kirkpatrick) 258B:1100, 261B:1030-1035 (Milobar) 260B:1440 (Stone) 260B:1435, 307B:1405-1410 (Sturko) 261B:1025-1030 (Whiteside) 311B:1440-1445
implementation and role of private sector (Bond) 283B:1400-1405 (Falcon) 280B:1020-1025 (Stone) 283B:1430 (Sturko) 283B:1405-1410
program (Begg) 289B:1015-1030 (Eby) 261B:1025-1030 (Falcon) 348B:1025 (Farnworth) 315B:1040 (Kahlon) 258B:1105 (Rustad) 337B:1435 (Sturko) 289B:1025-1030 (Whiteside) 258B:1055-1100, 337B:1435
purpose and role (Anderson) 263B:1025-1030 (Eby) 311B:1455 (Whiteside) 307B:1400-1405, 311B:1420, 311B:1445
training for police (Whiteside) 311B:1435
Drug supply See Safe supply below; Supply of drugs
Drug trafficking See Illegal drug trade under Crime and criminals
Drug use in public spaces
call for ban See impacts and regulation below
government response (Eby) 311B:1455, 344B:1355
impacts and regulation (Bond) 307B:1420, 311B:1450, 329B:1110-1115 (Doerkson) 319B:1045-1050 (Eby) 329B:1115 (Falcon) 307B:1355-1400 (Milobar) 307B:1425, 311B:1445, 319B:1055 (Stone) 307B:1405-1410, 311B:1425-1430 (Sturko) 307B:1425, 311B:1420-1425 (Whiteside) 307B:1405, 311B:1425-1435, 311B:1450, 319B:1050-1055
incidence (Falcon) 315B:1030-1035
Drug use in supportive housing facilities See Supportive housing under Housing
Facilities
facilities (Kahlon) 287B:1105 (Sturko) 287B:1105
private facilities and costs (Olsen) 298B:1030
recovery houses (Whiteside) 298B:1035
recovery houses and services (Kirkpatrick) 291B:1015-1020
regulation and oversight (Olsen) 298B:1030-1035 (Whiteside) 298B:1035
Front-line care providers, appreciation (Sims) 367B:1020
Harm reduction services
access (Kirkpatrick) 283B:1420 (Whiteside) 283B:1420-1425
drug testing services (Farnworth) 348B:1020-1030
drug user organizations and funding (de Jong) 344B:1420 (Falcon) 348B:1020-1025 (Farnworth) 348B:1020-1030 (Sturko) 348B:1025-1030, 354B:1425 (Whiteside) 344B:1420
role (Eby) 261B:1025 (Whiteside) 258B:1040, 276B:1405, 363B:1415
safe supply See Safe supply below
services (Farnworth) 283B:1430 (Sturko) 289B:1025
Illegal and toxic drugs
alternative supply See Safe supply below; Supply of drugs below
decriminalization See Decriminalization above
illegal drug trade and trafficking See Crime and criminals
poisonings See Overdoses below
toxic drug supply (Begg) 289B:1020-1030
use in parks and public areas See Drug use in public spaces above
Impact and awareness (Sims) 367B:1015-1020
Impact on communities See also Drug use in public spaces above
Impact on communities and response (de Jong) 305B:1100, 315B:1040-1045 (Falcon) 315B:1030-1035 (Kirkpatrick) 261B:1035 (Whiteside) 261B:1035
Mental health and addiction See Mental health
Opioid replacement therapies
access and fees (Kirkpatrick) 283B:1420
opioid agonist therapy (Whiteside) 344B:1425
virtual opioid dependency program (Kirkpatrick) 283B:1420
Opioid use
hydromorphone (Sturko) 328B:1445, 329B:1110
overdoses See Overdoses below
replacement drugs See Opioid replacement therapies above
safe supply See Safe supply below
Overdoses
children and youth See Overdoses by children and youth below
community response (Yao) 304B:1340
deaths (Eby) 311B:1450-1455 (Olsen) 312B:1035 (Sharma) 360B:1040 (Sturko) 304B:1350 (Wat) 263B:1030 (Whiteside) 276B:1405
deaths and commemoration (Yao) 304B:1340
deaths and response (Anderson) 263B:1025 (Davies) 308B:1050 (Eby) 329B:1115 (Farnworth) 348B:1025-1030 (Whiteside) 308B:1055, 311B:1425-1430, 311B:1450
government response (Davies) 308B:1055 (Eby) 311B:1455 (Falcon) 280B:1025 (Farnworth) 283B:1430, 315B:1040 (Sturko) 287B:1105, 344B:1425 (Whiteside) 311B:1445, 319B:1045-1055, 329B:1110, 337B:1435
government response and collaborative approach (Eby) 305B:1100 (Farnworth) 354B:1425 (Whiteside) 258B:1045, 260B:1440-1445
government response and initiatives (Conroy) 279B:1400 (Eby) 283B:1435, 344B:1355-1400 (Whiteside) 260B:1435-1440, 276B:1405-1410, 307B:1425, 308B:1055, 344B:1400-1405, 344B:1415-1425
impact and response (Whiteside) 344B:1420
impact on Indigenous persons (Olsen) 311B:1415-1420, 312B:1035
impact on Indigenous persons and response (Whiteside) 312B:1035
prevention, drug testing See Harm reduction services above
response and role of front-line service providers (Whiteside) 363B:1415
Overdoses by children and youth
overdose deaths (Bond) 314B:1430 (Falcon) 258B:1040 (Sturko) 258B:1045
Public education and information (Kirkpatrick) 261B:1030 (Whiteside) 261B:1035
Recovery See Treatment and recovery services below; Facilities, recovery houses above
Safe supply
access and expansion (Olsen) 312B:1035
B.C. United position (Eby) 329B:1115
implementation (Bond) 329B:1110 (Eby) 329B:1115
initiatives (Eby) 261B:1030
models (Sturko) 283B:1405
oversight and diversion of supply (Banman) 364B:1050-1055 (Bond) 344B:1355-1400 (Halford) 283B:1425 (Milobar) 344B:1415 (Stone) 344B:1400-1405 (Sturko) 328B:1445, 329B:1110, 344B:1425, 354B:1425 (Whiteside) 328B:1445
pilot project oversight and resale of products (Sturko) 261B:1025-1030
prescribed safe supply (Whiteside) 283B:1420, 312B:1035-1040, 329B:1110
purchase and providers (Banman) 363B:1415
safe supply (Farnworth) 280B:1025, 354B:1425 (Whiteside) 312B:1035-1040, 344B:1415
Supply of drugs
hydromorphone (Bond) 344B:1400 (Milobar) 344B:1415
illegal trade See Crime and criminals
legal status and government policy (Eby) 283B:1435 (Farnworth) 280B:1030-1035, 283B:1415 (Sturko) 280B:1030
role of businesses (Banman) 363B:1415 (Falcon) 280B:1020-1025 (Sturko) 280B:1025-1030
role of businesses and federal licences (Bond) 283B:1400-1405 (Farnworth) 280B:1025, 283B:1400-1415, 283B:1430 (Halford) 283B:1425 (Stone) 283B:1430 (Sturko) 283B:1405-1410 (Whiteside) 283B:1425
role of drug user organizations (de Jong) 344B:1420, 360B:1040-1045
role of online platforms (Bond) 344B:1355 (Milobar) 344B:1415 (Stone) 344B:1400-1405
safe supply See Safe supply above
toxic drugs See Illegal and toxic drugs above
Treatment and recovery services See also Mental health and addiction under Mental health
access to services (Bond) 258B:1055-1100, 276B:1405, 307B:1420 (Eby) 261B:1030 (Falcon) 279B:1400 (Halford) 311B:1440-1445 (Kirkpatrick) 261B:1030 (Milobar) 260B:1440 (Olsen) 298B:1030-1035 (Stone) 260B:1435 (Sturko) 258B:1045, 261B:1025, 289B:1025, 344B:1425, 363B:1355 (Wat) 263B:1015-1020, 263B:1030 (Whiteside) 298B:1035, 311B:1440, 344B:1425
facilities See Facilities above
involuntary treatment See Mental health and addiction under Mental health
opioid replacement See Opioid replacement therapies above
oversight and standards of care (Dix) 280B:1035 (Olsen) 280B:1035
recovery houses See Facilities above
recovery services (Falcon) 258B:1035 (Sturko) 276B:1400-1405
recovery-oriented private service providers (Bond) 276B:1405-1410
services (Begg) 289B:1030 (Eby) 344B:1355 (Stone) 286B:1410 (Sturko) 289B:1030 (Tegart) 312B:1010 (Wat) 347B:1355-1400
services and funding (Conroy) 279B:1400-1405 (Eby) 261B:1025, 311B:1455 (Sturko) 279B:1405-1410 (Whiteside) 260B:1445, 279B:1410, 344B:1415-1420
services and government strategy (Whiteside) 276B:1400-1410
services and recovery goal (Sturko) 304B:1350-1355
treatment beds (Whiteside) 258B:1040, 258B:1055
Youth substance use and addiction See also Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
incidence and services (Banman) 364B:1050-1055 (Stone) 344B:1400-1405
overdoses See Overdoses by children and youth above
services (Sturko) 258B:1040-1045 (Whiteside) 344B:1400-1405, 364B:1055
SUCCESS See United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society
Suicide

Mental health crisis support and suicide prevention (Dix) 334B:1050-1055 (Olsen) 334B:1050 (Sturko) 334B:1010-1015
Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 9)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 288B:1305; 2R, 288B:1305-1315; C, 288B:1315; 3R, 288B:1320-1330; RA, 288B:1705-1710
Divisions: 3R approved 288B:1330
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 288B:1305-1315 (Milobar) 288B:1315
Supply Act, 2023-2024 (Bill 30)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 330B:1705; 2R, 330B:1710; C 330B:1710; 3R, 330B:1715-1725; RA, 330B:1730
Divisons: 3R approved 330B:1725
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 330B:1705-1710
Supply Act (No.1), 2023 (Bill 16)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 287B:1015; 2R, 290B:1440-1445; C, 291B:1100; 3R, 291B:1105; RA, 295B:1710
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 287B:1015, 290B:1440-1445, 291B:1100 (Milobar) 290B:1440-1445, 291B:1100
Supreme Court of Canada

Rulings on issues
fairness in justice system (Morris) 325B:1400
teachers' collective bargaining rights (Kahlon) 319B:1030
Surrey, B.C.

Agriculture and farmland (Starchuk) 275B:1025-1025
Cost of living (Falcon) 272B:1455
Crime and community safety issues
community safety programs (Sims) 329B:1030
violent attacks on transit system (Eby) 304B:1355 (Falcon) 304B:1355 (Farnworth) 297B:1350-1355 (Milobar) 312B:1040 (Stone) 297B:1350-1355 (Whiteside) 304B:1415
Cultural and religious diversity (Begg) 297B:1345
Development (Falcon) 258B:1020
Health care facilities and services
facilities and services (Dix) 284B:1100-1105, 338B:1050 (Sturko) 284B:1100
maternity services (Oakes) 275B:1055-1100
new hospital (Dix) 334B:1105
Homelessness (Halford) 337B:1435-1440
Low-income families and students, supports (Starchuk) 276B:1350-1355
Mayor See Locke, Brenda
Police services
agreements and contracts (Bond) 270B:1030-1035 (Farnworth) 272B:1455-1500 (Halford) 270B:1025
call for referendum (Banman) 341B:1130, 344B:1410 (Farnworth) 341B:1130-1135, 344B:1410 (Rustad) 367B:1050
costs (Banman) 338B:1040, 344B:1410 (de Jong) 272B:1505 (Falcon) 272B:1455 (Farnworth) 338B:1040
funding (Bond) 318B:1355-1400 (Farnworth) 318B:1400, 318B:1420 (Stone) 318B:1415-1420
future See also transition below
future and role of provincial government (Banman) 344B:1410 (Bond) 270B:1030, 318B:1355-1400 (de Jong) 272B:1500 (Falcon) 272B:1450-1455 (Farnworth) 270B:1025-1035, 272B:1455-1505, 318B:1355-1410, 338B:1030-1035, 340B:1420, 344B:1415 (Halford) 270B:1020-1025, 287B:1100, 318B:1400-1405 (Morris) 338B:1030-1035 (Stone) 318B:1415-1420, 340B:1420
models and transition (Bond) 270B:1035 (de Jong) 272B:1500-1505 (Farnworth) 270B:1020-1035, 272B:1500-1505, 318B:1420, 338B:1040-1045 (Sturko) 318B:1420
petition tabled (Banman) 345B:1055
transition See also models and transition above
(Farnworth) 340B:1425, 344B:1410-1415 (Kahlon) 367B:1050
transition reports and redactions (Farnworth) 318B:1400-1410, 338B:1030-1035 (Halford) 318B:1400-1405 (Morris) 338B:1030-1035
Post-secondary education, opportunities for youth (Starchuk) 347B:1350
Seniors housing (Starchuk) 298B:1010
Taxation and infrastructure funding (Halford) 287B:1100 (Kahlon) 287B:1100
Taxation, property tax increase (Bond) 270B:1030 (Falcon) 272B:1450-1455 (Halford) 270B:1020 (Rustad) 367B:1050
Transportation infrastructure (Coulter) 284B:1055 (Halford) 284B:1055
Vaisakhi parade (Begg) 311B:1355 (Sturko) 301B:1015-1020
Surrey Crime Prevention Society

Volunteers and involvement of youth (Sims) 329B:1030-1035
Surrey Eagles hockey team

Broadcaster See Pitt, Joey
Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society

Events and fundraisers (Sims) 356B:1355
Work and support for youth in community (Sims) 356B:1355
Work of organization (Starchuk) 347B:1350
Surrey Food Bank

increased use of food bank services (Halford) 333B:1440
Increased use of food bank services (Halford) 333B:1440
Surrey Libraries Youth Writing Contest

Contest and entries (Sims) 344B:1345
Surrey Memorial Hospital

Capacity and services (Dix) 334B:1105 (Halford) 334B:1105
Supports for mental health crisis services (Dix) 338B:1050 (Sturko) 338B:1050
Surrey Minor Hockey Association

Response to racist incident at hockey game (Halford) 321B:1350-1355
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area

Participation in annual fundraising walk for vulnerable persons (Starchuk) 264B:1350-1355
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area

Constituency office incident and recovery of person involved (Halford) 344B:1345
Sustainable Development Challenge

Event for youth in Okanagan area (Merrifield) 284B:1020
Sword, Kamilah

Overdose death (Banman) 364B:1055 (Stone) 344B:1400 (Whiteside) 344B:1400
Syria

February 2023 earthquakes in northern Syria See Earthquakes

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