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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Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo)
- B.C. Funeral Association
- Funeral industry
- costs for funeral services and grave markers, coverage for low-income persons 390B:1045
- Introductions by members 378B:1335, 385B:1335, 389B:1335, 390B:1010, 396B:1340, 397B:1005, 399B:1340, 408B:1340, 411B:1345, 439B:1405
- Lunn, Michael, remembrance and death 424B:1330
- McEachern, Fred, remembrance and death 424B:1330
- Oral questions (response)
- Funeral costs and grave markers for low-income residents 390B:1045-1050
- Prayers and reflections 388B:1000, 404B:1330, 433B:1000
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 7)
- Tributes
Mercier, Hon. Andrew (Langley)
- Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding Up) Act (Bill 8)
- B.C. timber sales program
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- impact of mill closures on workers and families 436B:1445
- Falcon, Kevin
- Forests and forest industry
- forestry-dependent communities and workers
- industry
- Introductions by members 429B:1340
- Kruger Inc.
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Oral questions (response)
- Conditions in forest industry and government action on issues 436B:1440-1445
Merrifield, Renee (Kelowna-Mission)
- Anti-Racism Act (Bill 23)
- Boyle, Christine
- B.C.
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. United
- policies
- position on drug decriminalization 419B:1050
- priorities
- Budget debate 387B:1555-1625
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024 (Bill 3)
- Budgets
- Carbon tax
- application to home heating fuel
- increase 402B:1035
- tax credits and rebates
- Child care
- system and government plan, reporting 386B:1100
- Childhood Connections Okanagan Family and Childcare Society
- Childhood Connections Okanagan Family and Childcare Society, support for organization, petition tabled 408B:1540
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- Programs
- child care resource and referral program, contracts 408B:1400
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 75th anniversary 396B:1350-1355
- Citizens' Services Ministry
- Consumers
- Dix, Adrian
- performance as Health Minister and call for resignation 404B:1435
- Dueck, Taylor
- Early Learning and Child Care Act
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Finance Ministry
- French, Layne
- Gear, Adriane
- comments on illicit drug use in hospitals and impact on nurses 412B:1040
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Harvey, Michael
- appointment as Information and Privacy Commissioner 412B:1120
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health care services, MAiD program, amendments to Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, petition tabled 416B:1105
- Health care system
- Home ownership
- Housing
- Hurley, Ty
- Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Introductions by members 389B:1335, 390B:1005, 392B:1340, 400B:1005, 404B:1345, 405B:1005, 416B:1005, 419B:1005, 426B:1005, 432B:1340, 436B:1335, 437B:1015, 439B:1340, 440B:1005-1010, 440B:1100
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- Kelowna
- Kelowna Rockets hockey team
- Larson, Marianne
- comments on cost of living for families 389B:1420
- Lau, Anita
- comments on affordability and cost of living 437B:1115
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- McEvoy, Michael
- appreciation for work as Information and Privacy Commissioner and acting Commissioner (Merrifield) 412B:1120
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Motions
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
- North Island Hospital
- Illicit drug use in hospital and impact on staff 408B:1430
- Nurses
- Okanagan College
- Oral questions
- Pecknold, Clayton
- work in role as Police Complaint Commissioner, thanked 378B:1440
- Personal statements
- Petitions
- Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act amendment for MAid program 416B:1105
- support for Childhood Connections organization 408B:1540
- Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 378B:1440
- work of committee
- Prayers and reflections 385B:1330, 400B:1000, 409B:1000, 440B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 388B:1125
- Public debt
- Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12)
- Rajan, Prabhu
- appointment as Police Complaint Commissioner 378B:1440
- Real estate industry
- Rental housing
- Roberts, Eric
- Sexual violence
- Skills training
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization and legalization 419B:1050
- decriminalization program
- government policies on issues 419B:1050
- safe supply
- diversion of supply to illicit market 409B:1100
- Throne speech debate 378B:1555-1625
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- communications re patients with substance use issues and illicit drug use 416B:1030-1035
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Attorney General Ministry
- The Blue Grotto
- COVID-19 small business grant and repayment 389B:1420
- B.C. NDP government
- legislative agenda, status 416B:1105
- policies, response to opposition criticism 416B:1105
- spending and priorities
- B.C. United
- Budget debate 380B:1335-1400, 382B:1435-1610
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024 (Bill 3)
- Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024 (Bill 15)
- Budgets
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- comments on impact of forest policy changes 436B:1445
- Carbon tax
- Caulkins, Jonathan
- report on safe drug supply initiatives 415B:1545
- CleanBC plan
- Consumers
- COVID-19 business impact and supports
- Discrimination and racism
- Documents tabled
- Public Accounts Committee
- Edison Motors
- Energy
- clean energy projects and role of government 390B:1040
- electricity rates and government rebates 390B:1040
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- FIFA World Cup
- 2026 games in B.C., costs 392B:1420
- 2026 games in B.C., costs and government budget allocation 385B:1445
- Finance Ministry
- Forests and forest industry
- forestry-dependent communities and workers
- industry
- mills, opening and closings 436B:1445
- Fuel
- Fulton, John "Moose"
- Government
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 25)
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- illicit drug use in hospitals and facilities 416B:1100
- Health Ministry
- Housing Ministry
- Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 16)
- Interior Logging Association
- worker concerns about industry and government announcement at meeting 436B:1445
- Introductions by members 385B:1340, 411B:1345, 423B:1005, 439B:1345, 440B:1610
- Kamloops
- relationship with 419 Air Force squadron 390B:1030
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- Legislation
- legislation for 5th session, 42nd parliament 416B:1105
- Legislature
- tabling documents, rules and voting 432B:1445
- LNG Canada facility project
- Media
- local news industry and role in communities 440B:1050-1055
- social media
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- MNP LLP
- consulting firm for CleanBC go electric program
- Motions
- Creative Industries 414B:1150-1155
- Government action for British Columbians 435B:1150-1155
- Housing affordability and real estate industry 421B:1145-1150
- Referral of CleanBC Go Electric program administration practices to Auditor General review 405B:1105
- Referral of grant administration practices to Auditor General review 408B:1445-1450
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
- Optometrists and opticians
- eye exams, free exams for seniors and persons with disabilities, petition tabled 439B:1500
- Oral questions
- 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
- Petitions
- free eye exams for seniors and persons with disabilities 439B:1500
- Post-secondary institutions
- Private members' statements
- Public Accounts Committee
- agenda and work of committee 437B:1120
- members and witnesses thanked 437B:1120
- reports, first report for fifth session of 42nd parliament presented 437B:1115
- Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12)
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- decriminalization program
- safe supply
- diversion of supply to illicit market 415B:1545
- treatment and recovery services
- Supply Act (No.1), 2024 (Bill 6)
- Taxation
- Throne speech debate 378B:1840-1850
- War
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)
- Alila, Younes
- forest hydrology research and education 392B:1355
- Budget debate 384B:1410-1440
- Forests and forest industry
- forest hydrology, studies 392B:1355
- forest management and practices
- clearcut logging, petition tabled 418B:1435
- impact of clearcutting on habitat and watersheds 392B:1355
- sustainability and restoration of forests and biodiversity 423B:1050
- industry
- timber supply areas and harvesting
- Forests Ministry
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
- Interior Watershed Task Force
- concerns re clearcut logging, petition tabled 418B:1435
- Introductions by members 440B:1010
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26)
- National Police Week
- Personal statements
- Petitions
- Police Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 17)
- Police and policing
- police officers
- police services
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Statements by members
- Forest hydrology and clearcutting 392B:1355
- Forest industry and value of forest resources and biodiversity 423B:1050
- National Police Week and contributions of officers 436B:1400-1405
- Sustainable forestry and timber harvest practices 411B:1410
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
- Wildlife