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
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Falcon, Kevin (Vancouver-Quilchena)
- As subject
- comments on drug decriminalization (Farnworth) 423B:1120-1125
- comments on issues
- performance as Health Minister (Dix) 385B:1420
- position on issues
- Alberta
- B.C.
- B.C. Housing
- board of directors
- termination of board members and replacement 392B:1405
- management and operations
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. Police Association
- position on drug decriminalization program 426B:1040
- British Columbia United
- B.C. United
- position on issues
- priorities
- Burnaby
- Brentwood Park community, exemption from transit-oriented housing legislation, petition tabled 426B:1105
- Cancer
- diagnostic and treatment services
- Carbon tax
- Cheema, Haiqa, public comments and role as assistant deputy minister for anti-racism 396B:1400
- CleanBC plan
- Community Living B.C.
- performance and incident involving sexual offender 392B:1355
- Consumers
- Corrections system
- COVID-19 vaccination
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- violent attacks and handling of cases by justice system 418B:1405-1410
- hate crimes, prosecution 399B:1405
- illegal drug trade
- Discrimination and racism
- Dueck, Taylor
- Eby, David
- comments on issues
- sale of condo property 392B:1405
- Edison Motors
- application with CleanBC go electric program 411B:1415
- Ending Decriminalization Act (Bill M215)
- Food and food industry
- Food banks
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care system
- Health Committee
- recommendations on toxic drug poisoning crisis response 399B:1405
- work on toxic drug poisoning crisis 419B:1045
- Health Ministry
- Home ownership
- Housing
- affordable housing
- legislation, transit-oriented housing development legislation, petition tabled 426B:1105
- social and subsidized housing
- Introductions by members 392B:1335, 399B:1340, 422B:1335, 423B:1010, 425B:1335, 440B:1010
- Kaur, Manpreet, comments on assault of husband by violent attacker 418B:1410
- Legislature
- McIntrye-Starko, Sidney
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Ministerial statements (response)
- MNP LLP
- consulting firm for CleanBC go electric program
- Mulroney, Brian
- Name Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M212)
- Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26)
- Nanaimo
- Oral questions
- 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
- Petitions
- transit-oriented housing legislation exemption for Brentwood Park community 426B:1105
- Police and policing
- handling of cases involving mentally ill and addicted persons 426B:1035-1040
- Post-secondary institutions
- overdose prevention and training for students and staff 440B:1030
- Premier's Office
- Public service
- Real estate industry
- interest rates and affordability 433B:1030
- investment in government-funded affordable home ownership project 392B:1400-1405
- Rental housing
- Richmond
- anti-Asian racism at safe-consumption site protest 378B:1355
- Robinson, Selina
- comments on systemic antisemitism and experience as Jewish person in government 393B:1025-1030
- treatment by Premier, cabinet and caucus 396B:1355
- Safety
- Seniors
- Sexual violence
- Singh, Aman
- Southcombe, Tyson
- comments on affordability and cost of living 437B:1045
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces
- government policies on issues 419B:1040-1045
- harm reduction services
- supervised consumption sites, protests in communities 378B:1355
- overdoses
- safe supply
- Surrey
- health care facilities and services, access to cancer care services 439B:1430
- health care facilities and services, new hospital 439B:1430
- Swann, Jeff
- comments on drug decriminalization program 426B:1035
- Ukraine
- Vancouver
- Chinatown, community safety and crime 399B:1405
- Watts, Stephanie
- White Rock
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- question period comments on safe drug supply 396B:1425 (Bond) 396B:1425
- response to request for meeting by Greg Sword (Banman) 423B:1115
- visit to Ukraine 385B:1400
- Alcohol
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- crime and public safety 389B:1415
- funding for victims of crime and crime prevention initiatives 439B:1500
- government records management 433B:1100
- public safety and victim services 429B:1435
- B.C. United
- position on issues
- position on safe supply of drugs 396B:1425
- Crime and criminals
- Delta
- Documents tabled
- Gaming policy and enforcement branch, 2022-23 annual report 378B:1435
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Deloitte report on costing and financial analysis of Surrey police service delivery model, April 2023 418B:1435
- minister's speaking notes on Surrey policing transition, April 2023 418B:1435
- Eby, David
- Falcon, Kevin
- Gaming policy and enforcement branch
- Gangs
- gang activity and violence, government action on issues 386B:1105-1110, 439B:1455
- gang activity and violence, incidence and government action on issues 429B:1430
- Immigration
- refugees and displaced persons
- Information and communications technology 433B:1100
- Introductions by members 399B:1335, 405B:1000-1005, 411B:1335, 429B:1335, 439B:1355
- Justice system
- bail policies and reform 439B:1450
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- Kamloops
- Legislature
- Standing Order 35 adjournment motions, requirements 412B:1125
- Loo, Alexa
- Manak, Del
- comments on decriminalization and role of police 429B:1410
- Ministerial statements
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Motions
- Oral questions (response)
- Police Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 17)
- Police and policing
- funding for police services 415B:1535
- integrated homicide unit 439B:1455
- police handling of cases
- police officers
- police services
- Prince George
- Privacy
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 396B:1430
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Restaurant and food services industry
- Richmond
- proposal for supervised consumption site 423B:1120
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- community-industry response group
- police service agreement in Surrey 412B:1045-1050
- recruitment and staffing 429B:1430
- Safety
- Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
- Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — illicit drug use in health facilities, response 412B:1125
- Sturko, Elenore
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces
- overdoses
- government response and collaborative approach 423B:1120
- safe supply
- Surrey
- Tributes
- Ukraine
- White Rock
Fleming, Hon. Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
- As subject
- poem on women's health 393B:1025
- work as area director of Cowichan Valley regional district during drought conditions 405B:1025
- Air
- Aquaculture
- fish farms, federal government policy 418B:1420
- Brown's Bay Packing Co.
- effluent discharge from fish processing facility 418B:1420
- Budget debate 382B:1610-1640
- Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024 (Bill 15)
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Greenwashing Prevention) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M209)
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Carbon
- Child protection system
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- Clean Air Act (Bill M211)
- Clean Energy Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M213)
- Climate change
- Doukhobor community
- forcible removal of children by B.C. government in 1950s and government apology 383B:1035
- Drax
- Endometriosis
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 24)
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- FIFA World Cup
- Fish
- Forests and forest industry
- industry conditions and government response 399B:1415
- old-growth forests
- value-added sector 399B:1415
- wood pellets
- production in B.C. and environmental impacts 399B:1415
- workers and unions, summit and recommendations 399B:1415
- Forests Ministry
- Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
- relationship with government and concerns 415B:1530
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Gud Takin Jaad (Rose Williams)
- role as Green Party caucus staff and comments on Haida Nation rights and title 415B:1420-1425
- Haida Nation
- Health care system
- costs and spending
- government action on issues 404B:1420
- primary health care
- services for women
- services for women and women's health research 393B:1020-1025
- Health Ministry
- Housing
- affordable housing
- social and subsidized housing
- tiny homes 385B:1430
- Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 16)
- Income
- Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
- comments on liquefied natural gas expansion 392B:1410
- Introductions by members 378B:1340, 404B:1335, 411B:1345, 412B:1010, 416B:1010-1015, 423B:1005, 429B:1340, 437B:1025, 439B:1345-1350, 440B:1015
- Kahlon, Ravi
- response to question in question period 385B:1430
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- Legislature
- Liquefied natural gas development
- projects
- taxation and government policies 392B:1415
- MLAs
- Menopause
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Meziadin Indigenous Protected Area
- establishment and call for no-registration reserve re mineral tenures 415B:1530
- Ministerial statements (response)
- Government apology for historical wrongs against Doukhobor community 383B:1035
- Haida Nation title recognition agreement 415B:1415-1425
- War in Ukraine and second anniversary of invasion 385B:1410
- MNP LLP
- consulting firm for CleanBC go electric program
- Motions
- Referral of CleanBC Go Electric program administration practices to Auditor General review 405B:1105-1110
- Referral of grant administration practices to Auditor General review 408B:1450-1455
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
- Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements Act (Bill M217)
- Oceans and marine environment
- impact of effluent discharge from farmed fish processing 418B:1420
- Oil and gas
- Oral questions
- 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
- Parker George, Cedar
- Premier's Office
- Privilege
- Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12)
- Rental housing
- Safe Access to Schools Act (Bill 22)
- Seniors
- housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 382B:1405
- Shell Oil Co.
- Site C power project
- costs and transparency 440B:1040
- environmental impacts and impact on water levels 440B:1040
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 7)
- Social Workers Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M227)
- Statements by members
- Take a Hike Foundation
- funding for youth mental health counselling 432B:1430
- Taxation
- Throne speech debate 378B:1655-1705
- Ukraine
- war and second anniversary of invasion by Russia 385B:1410
- Vancouver Island
- South Island
- youth mental health services, wait times 432B:1430
- War
- war and violent conflict, impact and response 385B:1410
- Water
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
- Working Group on Parliamentary Culture
- Zoning