Fifth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2024
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
MEMBERS INDEX (DRAFT)
speeches by Members; topics debated
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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Babchuk, Michele (North Island)
- Black, Kim
- experience with cystic fibrosis and advocacy work 439B:1415
- Campbell River
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada
- Easter
- HEARTH Village
- Housing
- Introductions by members 389B:1335
- Motions
- Prescription drugs
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Ripple Rock Elementary School
- Schools
- Statements by members
- Child care facilities in Campbell River schools 419B:1025-1030
- Easter celebration events in Campbell River 405B:1025
- HEARTH Village temporary housing project 389B:1340
- Kim Black and cystic fibrosis awareness and fundraising 439B:1415
Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–False Creek)
- Budget debate 382B:1800-1825
- Chong, Denise, book on Rumana Monzur's experience of violence and recovery 418B:1345
- Crime and criminals
- Eaves, Connie, contributions to scientific community and death 400B:1005-1010
- Economic Development Week
- Economy
- measurement
- sustainable and inclusive development
- Introductions by members 382B:1335, 383B:1005, 390B:1005, 399B:1340, 402B:1010, 408B:1335, 422B:1340, 425B:1340, 432B:1340
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Monzur, Rumana
- Oral questions (response)
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 389B:1415
- Economic conditions and government priorities 433B:1050
- Small business
- challenges and government support, securing small business rebate program 389B:1415
- Statements
- Throne speech debate 378B:1625-1655
- Tributes
- Vancouver Canucks playoffs achievements 429B:1400
- Wages and salaries
Bains, Hon. Harry (Surrey-Newton)
- Budget debate 389B:1650-1720
- Documents tabled
- WorkSafeBC annual report, 2023, and 2024-2026 service plan 432B:1445
- Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 2)
- Introductions by members 379B:1005, 402B:1005, 404B:1330-1335, 405B:1005, 411B:1340, 412B:1005, 413B:1310, 416B:1005, 420B:1630, 422B:1350, 426B:1005, 429B:1335, 436B:1330, 437B:1005, 439B:1335, 440B:1005
- Labour Ministry
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Novak, Kim
- life and advocacy for workers rights 430B:1010
- Tributes
- WorkSafeBC, annual report, 2023, and 2024-2026 service plan, tabled 432B:1445
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- As subject
- comments on drug decriminalization program and party positions (Stone) 419B:1115
- conversation with mother of Nanaimo woman who died after seeking health care 386B:1055-1100
- experience of family as B.C. pioneers 379B:1045
- performance and policies as Abbotsford mayor (Kahlon) 390B:1050
- role as Abbotsford mayor and position on homelessness (Eby) 412B:1055
- Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
- British Columbia
- identity
- language and terminology guidelines 379B:1045
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. United
- Budget debate 382B:1640-1700
- Carbon tax
- Carbon taxes
- CleanBC plan
- go electric program
- administration by consulting firm and call for investigation 409B:1045
- plan 439B:1445
- Conservative Party of B.C.
- policies, substance use and addiction policies 419B:1105
- position on issues
- Construction industry
- building code requirements
- residential construction industry
- Consumers
- Courtenay-Comox constituency and area
- incidence of public drug use and response 405B:1050
- COVID-19 vaccination
- vaccination mandate for health workers 405B:1055
- Credit rating
- Discrimination and racism
- Documents tabled
- SEMYOME First Nation, letter on police services in Surrey 398B:1335
- Doukhobor community
- forcible removal of children by B.C. government in 1950s and government apology 383B:1035-1040
- Eby, David
- Economy
- Families
- Farnworth, Mike
- response to request for meeting by Greg Sword 423B:1115
- Forests Ministry
- Government communications and public engagement
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care system
- Housing
- affordable housing
- supportive housing
- Immigration
- Introductions by members 423B:1015, 430B:1005, 439B:1345
- Kates, Charlotte
- Kathrada, Younus
- Land
- Legislature
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Ministerial statements (response)
- Government apology for historical wrongs against Doukhobor community 383B:1035-1040
- War in Ukraine and second anniversary of invasion 385B:1410-1415
- MNP LLP
- consulting firm for CleanBC go electric program
- Mother's Day
- Motions
- Referral of CleanBC Go Electric program administration practices to Auditor General review 405B:1115
- Referral of grant administration practices to Auditor General review 408B:1500-1505
- Nanaimo
- National Day of Mourning
- observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 423B:1055
- Occupational health and safety
- Oral questions
- Physicians
- supply and training, funding for medical schools 386B:1055
- Points of order
- Police and policing
- Post-secondary institutions
- Premier's Office
- Property
- Safe Access to Schools Act (Bill 22)
- SEMYOME First Nation
- letter on police services in Surrey, tabled 398B:1335
- Shaw, Rob
- comments on government performance re drug decriminalization program 422B:1420-1425
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 7)
- SOLID Outreach
- management of supportive housing projects 390B:1050
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces
- harm reduction services
- illegal and toxic drugs
- impact on communities and response 405B:1050
- overdoses
- overdoses by children and youth
- safe supply
- Sunshine Coast area
- Pender Harbour dock management plan and property access 385B:1435-1440
- Surrey
- Sword, Greg
- Sword, Kamilah
- Throne speech debate 378B:1735-1745
- Trade unions
- advocacy work for workplace health and safety 423B:1055
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Ukraine
- Victoria
- West, Brad
- concerns re drug decriminalization and safe supply initiatives 415B:1535
- Wilson, Fiona
- comments on drug decriminalization program issues 415B:1530
Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
- First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act (Bill 20)
- Introductions by members 400B:1010-1015, 401B:1410, 401B:1525, 409B:1005, 427B:1355, 430B:1105
- Kates, Charlotte
- comments at pro-Palestinian protest in Vancouver 430B:1050
- McIntrye-Starko, Sidney
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Oral questions (response)
- First-responder training and naloxone access on post-secondary campuses 440B:1035
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 426B:1105
- Government action on antisemitism and response to protests on university campuses 430B:1045-1050
- Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
- Post-secondary institutions
- University of Victoria
- campus security, handling of student overdose case 440B:1035
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)
- B.C. Common Ground Alliance
- Discrimination and racism
- Documents tabled
- Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Committee report 412B:1115-1120
- Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Emergencies
- search and rescue services
- Harvey, Michael
- appointment as Information and Privacy Commissioner 412B:1115
- Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Infrastructure
- Introductions by members 432B:1350, 439B:1405
- McEvoy, Michael
- appreciation for work as Information and Privacy Commissioner and acting commissioner 412B:1115
- Motions
- Appointment of Information and Privacy Commissioner 412B:1120
- Appointment of Police Complaint Commissioner 378B:1440
- Housing affordability and real estate industry 421B:1150-1155
- Muslim Canadians
- Palestinians
- impact of war and conditions in Gaza 404B:1350
- Parliament Buildings
- Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial 389B:1350
- Pecknold, Clayton
- work in role as Police Complaint Commissioner, thanked 378B:1440
- Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Committee
- Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Rajan, Prabhu
- Ramadan
- Statements by members
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
- Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding Up) Act (Bill 8)
- Budget debate 385B:1740-1810
- Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024 (Bill 15)
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- comments on impact of forest policy changes 436B:1440
- Chetwynd
- emergency room closures and access to health care services 425B:1440
- relocation of Northern Initial Fire Attack Crew, petition tabled 429B:1435
- Chetwynd and District Hospital Foundation
- Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
- Children and Youth Committee
- Corlane Sporting Goods
- Dawson Creek
- Dawson Creek Sportsman's Club Gun and Sportsman Show 399B:1355-1400
- Dix, Adrian
- Family Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M221)
- Forests and forest industry
- forestry-dependent communities and workers
- Forests Ministry
- Health Ministry
- estimates debate 415B:1630-1635
- minister, response to issues in health care system and call for resignation 425B:1440
- Hosack, Cole
- Introductions by members 388B:1020, 398B:1450, 404B:1340, 418B:1345
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- repeat violent offenders and government action on issues 429B:1430
- Kenny, Sue
- career and retirement as general manager of Community Futures Peace Liard 432B:1400
- Meck, Adrian
- release of prolific offender from Dawson Creek 429B:1430
- Motions
- Drug decriminalization program 407B:1135
- Housing affordability and real estate industry 381B:1145-1150
- Recruitment and training of health care professionals 395B:1140-1145
- Referral of grant administration practices to Auditor General review 408B:1455-1500
- Work of government and results for people 428B:1110
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
- Oral questions
- 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
- Peace region
- Peace River South constituency and area
- Petitions
- relocation of Northern Initial Fire Attack Crew 429B:1435
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12)
- Representative for Children and Youth
- advocacy and work commended 422B:1435
- recommendations, implementation by government 422B:1435
- Statements by members
- Chetwynd and District Hospital Foundation and fundraising 416B:1020
- Corlane Sporting Goods and Dawson Creek gun show 399B:1355-1400
- Missing persons in Dawson Creek 383B:1020
- Sue Kenny and work with Community Futures Peace Liard 432B:1400
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
- As subject
- ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- ALS Society of B.C.
- event celebrating Project Hope and ALS research 433B:1015
- B.C. by region
- B.C. Lymphedema Association
- B.C. NDP government
- call for investigation of antisemitism within caucus and government 400B:1105
- B.C. Snowmobile Federation
- support for snowmobiling industry and opportunities 411B:1405
- Budget debate 387B:1355-1425
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Cancer
- Carbon tax
- Carbon taxes
- Cheema, Haiqa
- public comments and role as assistant deputy minister for anti-racism 400B:1105
- Chin, Chuck, work as photographer and legacy 385B:1355
- Consumers
- Crime and criminals
- Cundy, Scott
- Davidoff, Tom
- Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2024 (Bill M219)
- Disabled persons
- accessibility and inclusion
- Discrimination and racism
- Eye health and visual impairment
- retinal diseases treatment program, status 383B:1105
- Farnworth, Mike
- question period comments on safe drug supply 396B:1425
- Fires and firefighters
- Freedom of information
- Funk, Zac
- achievements with Prince George Cougars hockey team 439B:1420
- Gear, Adriane
- comments on illicit drug use in hospitals and impact on nurses 429B:1405
- Government
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care system
- government action on issues 385B:1425-1430
- issues of inclusion and systemic racism, antisemitism 400B:1100
- primary health care
- Health Ministry
- estimates debate 404B:1735-1815, 404B:1825-1850, 410B:1420-1750, 410B:1815-1820, 411B:1655-1850, 412B:1130-1150, 413B:1325-1355, 413B:1445-1715, 415B:1555, 415B:1655-1815, 417B:1335, 417B:1450-1655
- Housing
- Housing Ministry
- International Firefighters Day
- Introductions by members 385B:1335, 389B:1340, 396B:1335, 412B:1005, 415B:1455, 419B:1005, 422B:1335, 422B:1345, 426B:1015, 432B:1335-1340, 437B:1010, 439B:1335
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders 418B:1435
- LaBelle, Robert
- comments as nurse on illicit drug use in hospitals 405B:1040
- Lamb, Mark
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- Lymphedema
- Motions
- Multiple sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26)
- National Nursing Week
- Noel, Audrey, experience accessing primary health care 385B:1425
- Nurses
- Olson, Alice
- Valemount resident celebrating 101st birthday 411B:1405
- Oral questions
- Packer, Seth, repeat criminal offences 418B:1430-1435
- Parkinson's disease
- Passenger Directed Vehicles Review Special Committee
- Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
- minister
- response to student overdose death and issues 440B:1035
- Post-secondary institutions
- overdose prevention and training for students and staff 440B:1035
- Prince George Cougars hockey team
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 396B:1430
- Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12)
- Ravensbergen, Joshua
- achievements with Prince George Cougars hockey team 439B:1420
- Routley, Doug
- St. Paul's Hospital
- illicit drug use in hospital and impact on staff 408B:1425
- Snowmobiles
- Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation
- Prince George lymphedema garment fund 392B:1350
- Statements by members
- B.C. Snowmobile Federation 411B:1405
- Cancer awareness and Daffodil Month 402B:1015
- Chuck Chin and work as photographer 385B:1355
- International Firefighters Day and support for firefighters 426B:1020
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month 425B:1400-1405
- Nursing Week and support for nurses 429B:1355
- Parkinson's awareness 412B:1025
- Prince George Cougars hockey team and head coach Mark Lamb 439B:1420-1425
- Project Hope and support for ALS research 433B:1015
- UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team achievements 399B:1345-1350
- World Lymphedema Day and Prince George lymphedema garment fund 392B:1350
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces
- overdoses
- safe supply
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- University of Northern B.C.
- Timberwolves men's basketball team and national tournament achievements 399B:1345-1350
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- communications re patients with substance use issues and illicit drug use 416B:1040
- Victoria General Hospital
- safety measures and alarm installation 405B:1035
- Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre
- Wilson, Fiona
- comments on drug decriminalization program issues 415B:1520
- World Lymphedema Day
Brar, Hon. Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)