BC Legislature - Hansard Draft Subject Index, Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament

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.

Vacation rentals See Short-term accommodations under Hotels and travel accommodation
Vaccination for COVID-19 See COVID-19
Vaillant, Sophia

Achievements in STEAM and founding of Zenius Labs (Leonard) 356B:1350

Vaisakhi

Celebration (Begg) 311B:1355 (Sturko) 301B:1015-1020

Celebration and observance (Kirkpatrick) 303B:1025-1030 (Sims) 303B:1025-1030

van Hoof, Linda

Access to cancer medication (Stone) 279B:1430

Vancouver, B.C. See also Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area; Vancouver-Langara constituency and area; Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area; Vancouver–West End constituency and area

Activist comments on police at event (Banman) 340B:1430 (Farnworth) 340B:1430

Addiction treatment and recovery services, housing and treatment facility project (Kahlon) 287B:1105 (Sturko) 287B:1105

Black community and Hogan's Alley area (Elmore) 272B:1425-1430

Chinatown

businesses and community revitalization (Wat) 264B:1400

community issues and revitalization (Wat) 258B:1025

community safety and crime (Lee) 265B:1025-1030, 294B:1050

tourism and challenges (Wat) 310B:1115

Community safety

community safety in downtown area (Furstenau) 311B:1435

community safety issues and crime (Bond) 294B:1035-1040 (Lee) 294B:1045-1050

community safety issues and violent attacks (Stone) 291B:1025

Crab Park encampment and funding for services (Kahlon) 287B:1100 (Kirkpatrick) 287B:1100

Downtown Eastside

encampment See also Crab Park encampment above

encampment clearance and media coverage (Farnworth) 314B:1415 (Olsen) 314B:1410

encampment clearance and provision of housing (Falcon) 301B:1030-1035 (Furstenau) 301B:1045, 311B:1435 (Kahlon) 300B:1415-1420, 301B:1030-1045, 311B:1435 (Olsen) 300B:1415-1420

housing (Bond) 290B:1430 (Kahlon) 290B:1410, 290B:1430

housing and shelter spaces (Kahlon) 291B:1055

housing and supports (Kahlon) 297B:1415

memorial march See Women's Memorial March

Everett Crowley Park (Chow) 305B:1025-1030

Homelessness

encampments by unhoused persons See Downtown Eastside above; Crab Park above

homeless count in 2023 (Kahlon) 334B:1045-1050 (Kirkpatrick) 334B:1045

homelessness (Kirkpatrick) 347B:1410

Housing

affordability and supply (Falcon) 267B:1400 (Kirkpatrick) 321B:1405

affordable housing units (Chandra Herbert) 344B:1350

housing in Downtown Eastside See Downtown Eastside above

Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project (Eby) 324B:1005-1010

supportive housing projects See Supportive housing projects below

Retail stores for illegal drugs (Farnworth) 280B:1030 (Sturko) 280B:1030

Sikh community (Chow) 300B:1345

South Vancouver

community infrastructure and service needs (Lee) 345B:1020

equity issues and community initiative (Chow) 337B:1350-1355

Stanley Park, removal of invasive plants by volunteer team (Chandra Herbert) 311B:1400

Supportive housing projects

First Avenue at Clark Drive supportive housing project (Kirkpatrick) 347B:1410

West 8th Avenue at Arbutus Street supportive housing project (Milobar) 325B:1435

Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Association

Establishment and role (Wat) 264B:1400

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Contract with user group for harm reduction services See Drug Users Liberation Front

Vancouver Foundation

Role and work of organization (Lee) 318B:1430 (Yao) 318B:1425-1430

Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr401)

(Bill Pr401) (Dykeman) 1R and referral to committee, 300B:1340; referral to House, 318B:1425-1430; 2R, 327B:1425; C 327B:1430; 3R 327B:1430; RA, 330B:1730

Debate, speakers (Dykeman) 300B:1340, 327B:1425

Vancouver Island

Community economic development and government investment (Bailey) 270B:1035-1040, 273B:1040-1045 (Olsen) 270B:1035-1040, 273B:1040-1045

Emergency preparedness, tsunamis (Babchuk) 301B:1020

Nanaimo-Oceanside area, fundraising for services to vulnerable persons (Walker) 268B:1015

North Island

health care services (Babchuk) 265B:1010 (Dix) 258B:1055 (Furstenau) 258B:1050

tourism industry and Indigenous initiatives (Babchuk) 310B:1105-1110

South Island See also Victoria, B.C.; particular municipalities

transit services (Furstenau) 283B:1415

West Coast Trail (Stone) 348B:1010

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Management and employee issues (Dix) 258B:1050-1055, 261B:1050 (Furstenau) 258B:1050-1055

North Island health summit roundtable discussion (Babchuk) 265B:1010

Vancouver police department

Chief See Jones, Dave

Comments by chief on accountability (Olsen) 314B:1415

Comments on criminal investigation of drug user organization (Farnworth) 348B:1025

Vancouver Public Library

Programs (D'Eith) 334B:1020

Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area

Landfill conversion to park space (Chow) 305B:1025-1030

Vancouver-Langara constituency and area

Jewish community and synagogue (Lee) 337B:1410

Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area

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

Vancouver–West End constituency and area

Arts and culture (Chandra Herbert) 326B:1030

Constituency office and work of constituency assistants (Chandra Herbert) 357B:1015

New housing and community projects (Chandra Herbert) 344B:1350

Volunteers and community (Chandra Herbert) 258B:1025

Vanderhoof, B.C.

Wildfire impact and firefighters (Doerkson) 333B:1355

Vehicles See Automobiles; Cycling
Veles, Natalie

Comments on avian influenza impacts on poultry industry (Starchuk) 369B:1030

Vernon, B.C. See also Vernon-Monashee constituency and area

Health care services (Bond) 360B:1055-1100 (Dix) 360B:1100-1105

Hosting of B.C. Winter Games See British Columbia Winter Games

Vernon Winter Carnival

Events and volunteers (Sandhu) 260B:1400

Vernon-Monashee constituency and area

Secondary and post-secondary school graduates (Sandhu) 322B:1015-1020

Small business community contributions (Sandhu) 338B:1015

Veterans See Armed forces; War
VictimLinkBC

Support services for people experiencing gender-based violence (Paddon) 367B:1025

Victoria, B.C.

Community safety issues (Farnworth) 315B:1100 (Stone) 315B:1100

Community safety issues and crime (de Jong) 291B:1035 (Stone) 291B:1030

Community safety issues and impact on businesses (Halford) 265B:1035-1040 (Sturko) 305B:1045-1050

Health care facilities, disabled access parking (Olsen) 373B:1425

Victoria police department

Chief See Manak, Del

Vimy, France

Canadian war memorial (de Jong) 301B:1020

Vimy Ridge

Battle history and remembrance (de Jong) 301B:1020

Violence

Domestic violence

access to legal system by victims See Family justice system under Justice system

awareness and response (Chen) 354B:1345 (Paddon) 344B:1340-1345

awareness and support for those impacted by violence (Rice) 363B:1345

incidence (Chen) 354B:1345 (Merrifield) 298B:1040

prevention and services (Walker) 279B:1355

temporary housing for persons fleeing violence See Transition houses under Housing

Gender-based violence See also Violence against women below

government action plan and funding for services (Lore) 286B:1425-1430 (Olsen) 286B:1425

incidence (D'Eith) 282B:1005

incidence and response (Lore) 286B:1425 (Paddon) 307B:1350-1355

response (Chen) 264B:1355 (Eby) 298B:1040

response and services (Paddon) 367B:1020

violence against Indigenous women and gender-diverse persons See Violence against Indigenous women, children and two-spirit persons below

Gender-based violence on campuses See Post-secondary institutions

Intimate-partner violence See Domestic violence above

Missing and murdered Indigenous women See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons

Sexual violence See Sexual violence

Sexual violence on campuses See Post-secondary institutions

Violence against Indigenous women, children and two-spirit persons

incidence and government action (Banman) 333B:1415-1420 (Lee) 333B:1405 (Paddon) 322B:1020 (Rankin) 333B:1400

incidence and response (Olsen) 286B:1425, 333B:1410-1415

Moose Hide anti-violence campaign (Clovechok) 329B:1030

systemic issues and prevention (Paddon) 322B:1020-1025

Violence against women

awareness and prevention (Kirkpatrick) 367B:1015

incidence and government action (Kirkpatrick) 367B:1015

incidence and response (Clovechok) 329B:1030

Indigenous women See Violence against Indigenous women, children and two-spirit persons above

prevention (Paddon) 307B:1350

Vision loss See Eye health and visual impairment
Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 15)

(Minister of Health) 1R, 287B:1015; 2R, 290B:1445-1455; C, 291B:1105-1155; 3R, 291B:1155; RA, 295B:1710

Divisions: motion that committte rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 291B:1155

Debate, speakers (Bond) 290B:1450-1455, 291B:1105-1140 (Dix) 287B:1015, 290B:1445-1450, 290B:1455, 291B:1105-1140 (Olsen) 291B:1110

Volunteers and volunteer sector See also Non-profit sector

Contributions (Greene) 258B:1025-1030, 293B:1405 (Leonard) 312B:1020-1025

Contributions by seniors (Oakes) 366B:1350

Volunteerism (Chandra Herbert) 258B:1020-1025

Youth volunteers (Sims) 329B:1030-1035

Von Bergmann, Jens

Work with government as housing consultant (Bond) 374B:1040

Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Printing (Sharma) 257B:1455