Fifth Session, 42nd Parliament — 2024
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
BUSINESS INDEX (DRAFT)
bills, estimates, question periods; parliamentary business
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
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Oral questions by member
- Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 436B:1435-1440
- Crime in communities and handling by justice system 429B:1430
- Rural health care services 425B:1440
- Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
- Davies, Dan (Peace River North)
- de Jong, Michael (Abbotsford West)
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Gas prices and fuel taxes 382B:1415
- Government action on issues in health care system 397B:1050
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 389B:1410
- Report on safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 415B:1545
- Rural health care services 425B:1435
- Falcon, Kevin (Vancouver-Quilchena)
- Cancer care services and hospital project in Surrey 439B:1430
- Carbon tax and cost of living 437B:1045
- Carbon tax increase 400B:1035
- CleanBC Go Electric program operations and disclosure of information 411B:1415-1420
- Community safety in Vancouver's Chinatown and prosecution of hate crimes 399B:1405
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 418B:1405-1410
- Drug decriminalization program and addiction treatment policies 432B:1415
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues 418B:1405, 422B:1400-1410
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use in health care facilities 412B:1035-1040
- Drug decriminalization program and management of safe supply 399B:1400
- Drug decriminalization program and online sale of illicit drugs 423B:1100
- Drug decriminalization program and role of federal government 425B:1410
- Drug decriminalization program and role of law enforcement 426B:1035-1040
- Drug decriminalization program and substance use policies 419B:1040-1045, 425B:1415
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 393B:1025-1035, 396B:1355-1400
- Government action on drug toxicity crisis and overdose deaths 440B:1025-1030
- Government action on housing affordability 433B:1030
- Government action on housing affordability and taxation 378B:1405-1410
- Government action on issues in health care system 385B:1415-1420
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 392B:1355-1400
- Government policies on carbon tax and fuel tax and spending priorities 437B:1050
- Government response to antisemitism and actions of assistant deputy minister for anti-racism 396B:1400
- Government response to antisemitism and comments by MLA for Richmond-Queensborough 432B:1410
- Health worker vaccination policy and rehiring of staff 379B:1025-1030, 436B:1415-1420
- Management of safe supply and diversion to illicit market 423B:1055-1100
- Oversight of affordable housing programs 392B:1400-1405
- Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
- Administrative costs and issues in health care system 422B:1415-1420
- Affordability and wealth inequality 378B:1420
- Affordable housing options and support for tiny homes and modular housing 385B:1430-1435
- Affordable rental housing and vacancy control 382B:1400-1405
- Carbon offsets and government policies on fossil fuel industry 402B:1040-1045
- CleanBC Go Electric program operations and grant approvals 408B:1415
- Drax operations in B.C. and production of wood pellets 399B:1415
- Effluent discharge from fish processing plant 418B:1420
- Endometriosis diagnosis and care 423B:1110
- Fracking and fossil fuel infrastructure 436B:1425-1430
- Government action on climate change and LNG development policies 392B:1410-1415
- Government action on issues in health care system 404B:1420
- Government oversight of grant processes 408B:1415-1420, 409B:1040-1045
- Mental health services for youth 432B:1425-1430
- Meziadin Indigenous protected area and mineral tenures 415B:1430
- Oil and gas industry profits and taxation 405B:1045-1050
- Old-growth conservation funding 397B:1040
- Oversight and regulation of Children and Family Development Ministry social workers 389B:1400-1405
- Protection of old-growth forests and logging deferrals 397B:1040
- SAFER rental assistance program for seniors 382B:1405
- Site C power project 440B:1040
- Tax policies and wealth inequality 433B:1040-1045
- Water management and use for fracking 440B:1040
- Women's health care and status report 423B:1110
- Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
- Cancer care services and hospital project in Surrey 439B:1435
- Child care plan and access to services 392B:1435-1430
- Cost of living and homelessness issues and government priorities 432B:1440
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 418B:1415
- Drug decriminalization program and overdose deaths 389B:1400
- Gas prices and fuel taxes 405B:1100
- Government action on issues in health care system 397B:1055
- Incentive payments by pharmacies to clients 402B:1055
- Police services in Surrey and transition costs 418B:1415
- Staffing and conditions at Surrey Memorial Hospital 425B:1435
- Kirkpatrick, Karin (West Vancouver–Capilano)
- Lee, Michael (Vancouver-Langara)
- Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission)
- Attacks by repeat offenders and action on justice system reforms 390B:1055-1100
- Budget priorities and debt-servicing costs 382B:1400
- Carbon tax and cost of living 402B:1035
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 389B:1420-1425, 437B:1115
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use in health care facilities 412B:1040-1045, 416B:1030-1035
- Drug decriminalization program and impact on communities 409B:1100
- Drug decriminalization program and safe supply initiative 423B:1120-1125
- Drug decriminalization program and substance use policies 419B:1050
- Government action on housing affordability 433B:1035-1040
- Government action on issues in health care system 397B:1055
- Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon tax policy 430B:1030
- Illicit drug use in health care facilities and worker injuries 408B:1430-1435
- Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Budget allocations and 2026 FIFA World Cup hosting costs 385B:1445
- Budget priorities and tax policies 382B:1355
- Carbon tax increase 400B:1040
- CleanBC Go Electric program operations and grant approvals 402B:1055, 408B:1405-1410
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 436B:1440-1445
- COVID-19 circuit breaker relief grant for businesses 389B:1415-1420
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 411B:1445
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues 429B:1430-1435
- Drug decriminalization program and government action on issues 416B:1100-1105
- Drug decriminalization program and safe supply initiative 423B:1115
- FIFA World Cup hosting costs 392B:1420
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 397B:1025-1030
- Government agreement with social media companies and role of local news media 440B:1050-1055
- Government policies on carbon tax and fuel tax 378B:1415
- Government policies on carbon tax and fuel tax and spending priorities 437B:1055-1100
- Government policy on carbon tax and home heating costs 390B:1040
- Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon tax policy 430B:1030-1035
- Report on safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 415B:1545
- Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 436B:1440
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 389B:1415
- Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Affordable housing programs 383B:1055-1100
- Biosolids use and organic matter recycling regulation 416B:1045
- Education funding 430B:1040
- Environmental assessment of power transmission line 393B:1045-1050
- Funding for student nurses 426B:1050
- Funeral costs and grave markers for low-income residents 390B:1045
- Government action on issues in health care system 404B:1420
- Government oversight of grant processes 411B:1425
- LNG industry advertising 396B:1405-1410
- Police services in Surrey 412B:1045-1050
- Power supply priorities and impact of drought 400B:1045
- Protection of old-growth forests and logging deferrals 437B:1100-1105
- RCMP community-industry response group actions and funding 379B:1040
- Recruitment and retention of nurses and use of private agencies 426B:1045
- Rental protection fund and government priorities 429B:1415
- Saanich Peninsula Hospital and access to health care services 425B:1420-1425
- Status and independent oversight of conservation officer service 419B:1055-1100
- Water use for natural gas fracking 400B:1045-1050
- Wild salmon population and habitat protection 439B:1440
- Paton, Ian (Delta South)
- Support for wine and agriculture industries 389B:1420
- Robinson, Selina (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Ross, Ellis (Skeena)
- Crown land legislation and consultation process 378B:1430-1435
- Drug decriminalization program and impact on First Nations communities 426B:1040-1045
- Drug decriminalization program and role of federal government 425B:1415-1420
- Government language guidelines 379B:1035
- Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
- Access to cancer care services 389B:1405
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 436B:1430-1435
- Cost of living and affordability issues 404B:1425-1430
- Crown land legislation and consultation process 378B:1425-1430
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use at supportive housing facility 411B:1430-1435
- First Nations title cases and application to private land and infrastructure 418B:1425
- Government action on child poverty 383B:1100
- Management of safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 397B:1045
- Purchase of hotels by B.C. Housing and call for audit 440B:1045
- Recognition of Aboriginal title and potential compensation 416B:1050
- Response to antisemitic hate crime and role of justice system 393B:1050-1055
- Retinal diseases treatment program 389B:1410
- Timber supply and forest industry jobs 392B:1415-1420
- Wildfire management 437B:1105-1110
- Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)
- Coverage of community safety and homelessness costs in Cranbrook 432B:1440
- Government action on drug toxicity crisis and overdose deaths 440B:1055
- Government policy on carbon tax and home heating costs 382B:1420
- Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)
- Access to obstetrics care and prenatal services in Kamloops 397B:1045-1050
- Attacks by repeat offenders and action on justice system reforms 390B:1100
- Child care plan and access to service 383B:1045-1050
- CleanBC Go Electric program operations and grant approvals 408B:1400-1405, 409B:1030-1035
- Consultation processes for Crown land legislation and watershed security strategy 379B:1055-1100
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 437B:1110
- Crime in communities and gang activity in Kamloops 439B:1455-1500
- Crime in communities and handling by justice system 418B:1425-1430
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 389B:1415
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues 415B:1515-1520, 429B:1405-1410
- Drug decriminalization program and regulation of illicit drug use 402B:1050-1055
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 399B:1420-1425
- Government action on issues in health care system 426B:1100
- Government response to antisemitism and actions of assistant deputy minister for anti-racism 396B:1400-1405
- Government response to antisemitism and comments by MLA for Richmond-Queensborough 430B:1055-1100
- Management of safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 422B:1425
- Protection of information and government cybersecurity policies 433B:1100
- Restaurant licenses and regulation of dancing 392B:1425
- Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South)
- Budget priorities and funding for Surrey 383B:1110
- Crime in communities and handling by justice system 429B:1430
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety 389B:1355
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use in health care facilities 404B:1415, 405B:1030-1035, 408B:1425, 416B:1050
- Drug decriminalization program and management of safe supply 399B:1405-1410
- Drug decriminalization program and online sale of illicit drugs 423B:1105
- Drug decriminalization program and police information on issues 411B:1435
- Drug decriminalization program and role of law enforcement 422B:1410-1415
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 439B:1450
- Involuntary care for vulnerable youth 390B:1050-1055
- Management of safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 396B:1415-1420
- Report on safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market 415B:1540, 416B:1055
- Staffing and conditions at Surrey Memorial Hospital 425B:1435
- Walker, Adam (Parksville-Qualicum)
- Cardiac care for patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital 426B:1055-1100
- Funding for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital projects 412B:1100
- Health care services in Parksville 393B:1055, 440B:1050
- Medical residency positions for foreign-trained physicians 440B:1050
- Short-term rental strata property and tourism accommodation 379B:1050
- Wat, Teresa (Richmond North Centre)
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 411B:1440-1445
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues 416B:1055
- Drug decriminalization program and safe supply initiative 423B:1120
Oral questions by subject
- Agriculture
- Budget and economy
- Carbon tax
- Children and youth
- Cost of living and affordability
- COVID-19
- Crime and community safety
- Discrimination and racism
- Antisemitism at post-secondary institutions and UBC Alma Mater Society referendum proposal (Eby) 385B:1440-1445 (Lee) 385B:1440
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues (Banman) 399B:1420 (Beare) 426B:1105 (Bond) 400B:1100-1105 (de Jong) 397B:1030-1035, 399B:1430 (Eby) 393B:1025-1040 (Falcon) 393B:1025-1035, 396B:1355-1400 (Kahlon) 396B:1355-1400, 397B:1025-1040, 399B:1420-1430, 400B:1105, 405B:1100, 419B:1110-1115, 433B:1055 (Lee) 393B:1035-1040, 419B:1110, 426B:1105 (Milobar) 397B:1025-1030 (Robinson) 405B:1055-1100, 419B:1105-1110, 433B:1050-1055 (Sharma) 393B:1040-1045, 399B:1420-1425, 433B:1050-1055 (Stone) 399B:1420-1425
- Government action on antisemitism and response to protests on university campuses (Banman) 430B:1045-1050 (Beare) 430B:1045-1050
- Government response to antisemitism and actions of assistant deputy minister for anti-racism (Falcon) 396B:1400 (Kahlon) 396B:1405 (Sharma) 396B:1400-1405 (Stone) 396B:1400-1405
- Government response to antisemitism and comments by MLA for Richmond-Queensborough (Eby) 429B:1425, 432B:1410-1415 (Falcon) 432B:1410 (Kahlon) 430B:1050-1055 (Lee) 429B:1425, 430B:1050-1055 (Sharma) 430B:1100 (Stone) 430B:1055-1100
- Response to antisemitic hate crime and role of justice system (Rustad) 393B:1050-1055 (Sharma) 393B:1050-1055
- Education and schools
- Energy
- Environment and climate change
- FIFA World Cup
- Fires and firefighting
- First Nations and Indigenous issues
- First Nations title cases and application to private land and infrastructure (Rankin) 418B:1425 (Rustad) 418B:1425
- Meziadin Indigenous protected area and mineral tenures (Cullen) 415B:1430 (Furstenau) 415B:1430
- Recognition of Aboriginal title and potential compensation (Rankin) 416B:1050 (Rustad) 416B:1050
- Forest industry
- Freedom of information
- Fuel
- Funeral industry
- Government and Legislature
- Health care facilities
- Health care services
- Access to cancer care services (Dix) 389B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 389B:1405
- Access to obstetrics care and prenatal services in Kamloops (Dix) 397B:1050 (Stone) 397B:1045-1050
- Administrative costs and issues in health care system (Dix) 422B:1415-1420 (Furstenau) 422B:1415-1420
- Cardiac care for patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Dix) 426B:1055-1100 (Walker) 426B:1055-1100
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues (Farnworth) 429B:1410 (Stone) 429B:1405-1410
- Endometriosis diagnosis and care (Dix) 423B:1110 (Furstenau) 423B:1110
- Funding for student nurses (Dix) 426B:1050 (Olsen) 426B:1050
- Government action on issues in health care system (Banman) 382B:1405-1410 (Bond) 385B:1425-1430 (Dix) 382B:1410, 385B:1415-1430, 397B:1050-1100, 404B:1420-1425, 404B:1430-1440, 426B:1100-1105 (Doerkson) 397B:1050 (Falcon) 385B:1415-1420 (Furstenau) 404B:1420 (Halford) 397B:1055 (Lee) 404B:1430 (Merrifield) 397B:1055, 404B:1435 (Olsen) 404B:1420 (Paton) 404B:1435 (Stone) 426B:1100
- Government policies and rehiring of health care staff (Banman) 433B:1045 (Dix) 433B:1045
- Health care services in Parksville (Dix) 393B:1055-1100, 440B:1050 (Walker) 393B:1055, 440B:1050
- Health worker vaccination policy and rehiring of staff (Banman) 382B:1410 (Dix) 379B:1030-1035, 382B:1410-1415, 436B:1420 (Eby) 436B:1415 (Falcon) 379B:1025-1030, 436B:1415-1420
- Incentive payments by pharmacies to clients (Dix) 402B:1055 (Halford) 402B:1055
- Medical residency positions for foreign-trained physicians (Dix) 440B:1050 (Walker) 440B:1050
- Recruitment and retention of nurses and use of private agencies (Dix) 426B:1045 (Olsen) 426B:1045
- Retinal diseases treatment program (Bond) 383B:1105 (de Jong) 400B:1055-1100 (Dix) 383B:1105-1110, 389B:1410, 400B:1055-1100 (Rustad) 389B:1410
- Rural health care services (Bernier) 425B:1440 (Dix) 425B:1435-1440 (Doerkson) 425B:1435
- Women's health care and status report (Dix) 423B:1110 (Furstenau) 423B:1110
- Housing, homelessness and real estate
- Information privacy and protection
- Protection of information and government cybersecurity policies (Farnworth) 433B:1100 (Stone) 433B:1100
- Land use and property
- Dock access to Pender Harbour properties and protection of property rights (Banman) 385B:1435-1440
- Media and communications
- Government agreement with social media companies and role of local news media (Milobar) 440B:1050-1055 (Sharma) 440B:1055
- Mental health
- Oil and gas
- Police services
- Post-secondary education
- Restaurant and food services industry
- Substance use and addiction
- Substance use and addiction issues
- Drug decriminalization program (Banman) 419B:1100-1105 (Whiteside) 419B:1105
- Drug decriminalization program and addiction treatment policies (Eby) 432B:1415-1420 (Falcon) 432B:1415
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety (Dix) 389B:1355 (Farnworth) 389B:1355 (Sturko) 389B:1355
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues (Bond) 415B:1520-1525 (Eby) 415B:1515-1520, 422B:1400-1410 (Falcon) 418B:1405, 422B:1400-1410 (Farnworth) 418B:1405 (Stone) 415B:1515-1520 (Wat) 416B:1055 (Whiteside) 415B:1520-1525, 416B:1100
- Drug decriminalization program and government action on issues (Kahlon) 416B:1105 (Milobar) 416B:1100-1105
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use at supportive housing facility (Kahlon) 411B:1430-1435 (Rustad) 411B:1430-1435
- Drug decriminalization program and illicit drug use in health care facilities (Banman) 405B:1055 (Bond) 404B:1405-1410, 405B:1035-1045, 408B:1425, 409B:1055-1100 (Dix) 404B:1405-1420, 405B:1030-1045, 405B:1055, 408B:1425-1430, 409B:1055-1100, 412B:1035-1045, 412B:1105 (Falcon) 412B:1035-1040 (Kirkpatrick) 412B:1100-1105 (Merrifield) 412B:1040-1045 (Sturko) 404B:1415, 405B:1030-1035, 408B:1425 (Whiteside) 404B:1410-1415
- Drug decriminalization program and impact on communities (Banman) 405B:1050 (Farnworth) 409B:1100 (Kahlon) 405B:1050-1055 (Merrifield) 409B:1100
- Drug decriminalization program and impact on First Nations communities (Ross) 426B:1040-1045 (Whiteside) 426B:1040-1045
- Drug decriminalization program and management of safe supply (Falcon) 399B:1400 (Sturko) 399B:1405-1410 (Whiteside) 399B:1400-1410
- Drug decriminalization program and online sale of illicit drugs (Falcon) 423B:1100 (Sturko) 423B:1105 (Whiteside) 423B:1100-1105
- Drug decriminalization program and overdose deaths (Dix) 389B:1400 (Halford) 389B:1400
- Drug decriminalization program and police information on issues (Farnworth) 411B:1435-1440 (Sturko) 411B:1435
- Drug decriminalization program and regulation of illicit drug use (Farnworth) 402B:1050-1055 (Stone) 402B:1050-1055
- Drug decriminalization program and role of federal government (Eby) 425B:1410-1415 (Falcon) 425B:1410 (Ross) 425B:1415-1420 (Whiteside) 425B:1420
- Drug decriminalization program and role of law enforcement (Falcon) 426B:1035-1040 (Farnworth) 422B:1415, 426B:1035-1040 (Sturko) 422B:1410-1415 (Whiteside) 422B:1410
- Drug decriminalization program and safe supply initiative (Banman) 415B:1530-1535, 422B:1420-1425, 426B:1050-1055, 432B:1430-1435 (Bond) 423B:1125 (Eby) 432B:1435-1440 (Farnworth) 415B:1535, 423B:1120-1125 (Merrifield) 423B:1120-1125 (Milobar) 423B:1115 (Wat) 423B:1120 (Whiteside) 415B:1535-1540, 422B:1420-1425, 426B:1050-1055, 432B:1435
- Drug decriminalization program and substance use policies (Banman) 425B:1425-1430 (Bond) 432B:1420-1425 (Eby) 419B:1040-1055, 425B:1415, 425B:1425-1430, 432B:1420-1425 (Falcon) 419B:1040-1045, 425B:1415 (Merrifield) 419B:1050
- Government action on drug toxicity crisis and overdose deaths (Eby) 440B:1030-1035 (Falcon) 440B:1025-1030 (Shypitka) 440B:1055 (Whiteside) 440B:1100
- Illicit drug use in health care facilities and worker injuries (Dix) 408B:1430-1435 (Merrifield) 408B:1430-1435
- Management of safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market (Banman) 412B:1050-1055 (Bond) 396B:1420-1425, 422B:1430 (Eby) 412B:1050-1055 (Farnworth) 396B:1415-1425, 422B:1430 (Rustad) 397B:1045 (Stone) 422B:1425 (Sturko) 396B:1415-1420 (Whiteside) 397B:1045, 422B:1425-1430
- Management of safe supply and diversion to illicit market (Banman) 423B:1115 (Falcon) 423B:1055-1100 (Whiteside) 423B:1100, 423B:1115
- Report on safe drug supply and diversion to illicit market (Dix) 416B:1055 (Doerkson) 415B:1545 (Milobar) 415B:1545 (Sturko) 415B:1540, 416B:1055 (Whiteside) 415B:1540-1550
- Safe supply initiative and drug use deaths (Banman) 423B:1110-1115 (Whiteside) 423B:1110-1115
- Taxation
- Water