Fifth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2024
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
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Badh, Ajit Singh
- Community contributions and death (Singh, A.) 379B:1005
Banwell, Aubyn and Tristan
- B.C. and Yukon 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer award recipients (Sturdy) 437B:1035
Barkerville Historic Town and Park
- Reconciliation work and Indigenous interpretation (Oakes) 408B:1350
Bears See Wildlife
Beckett, Sarah
- RCMP officer killed in Langford in 2026 (Parmar) 409B:1020
Bills by name See also Bills by number
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1) See An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Anti-Racism Act (Bill 23) See Anti-Racism Act (Bill 23)
- Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding Up) Act (Bill 8) See Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding Up) Act (Bill 8)
- British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M218) See British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M218)
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024 (Bill 3) See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024 (Bill 3)
- Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024 (Bill 15) See 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) See Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Greenwashing Prevention) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M209)
- Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 5) See Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 5)
- Children and Family Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 19) See Children and Family Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 19)
- Clean Air Act (Bill M211) See Clean Air Act (Bill M211)
- Clean Energy Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M213) See Clean Energy Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M213)
- Commercial Transport Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 10) See Commercial Transport Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 10)
- Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M220) See Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M220)
- Correction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M210) See Correction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M210)
- Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2024 (Bill M219) See Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2024 (Bill M219)
- Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M222) See Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M222)
- Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M224) See Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M224)
- Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 2) See Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 2)
- Ending Decriminalization Act (Bill M215) See Ending Decriminalization Act (Bill M215)
- Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 24) See Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 24)
- Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Act (Bill M214) See Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Act (Bill M214)
- Family Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M221) See Family Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M221)
- Firefighter Protection Act (Bill M206) See Firefighter Protection Act (Bill M206)
- First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act (Bill 20) See First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act (Bill 20)
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M225) See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M225)
- Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 25) See Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 25)
- Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 16) See Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 16)
- Land Title Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M226) See Land Title Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M226)
- Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 13) See Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 13)
- Legal Professions Act (Bill 21) See Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M208) See Mental Health Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M208)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 9)
- Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 4) See Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 4)
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27) See Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
- Name Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M212) See Name Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M212)
- Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26) See Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 26)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements Act (Bill M217) See Non-Disclosure Agreements Act (Bill M217)
- North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M205) See North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M205)
- Police Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 17) See Police Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 17)
- Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act (Bill M207) See Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act (Bill M207)
- Safe Access to Schools Act (Bill 22) See Safe Access to Schools Act (Bill 22)
- Safe Care Act (Bill M202) See Safe Care Act (Bill M202)
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M203) See Short-Term Rental Accommodations Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M203)
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 7) See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 7)
- Social Workers Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M227) See Social Workers Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M227)
- Supply Act, 2024-2025 (Bill 28) See Supply Act, 2024-2025 (Bill 28)
- Supply Act (No.1), 2024 (Bill 6) See Supply Act (No.1), 2024 (Bill 6)
- Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 14) See Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 14)
- Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 11) See Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 11)
- Vancouver Charter Amendment Act (No. 2), 2024 (Bill 18) See Vancouver Charter Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill 18)
- Vancouver Foundation Act (Bill Pr401) See Vancouver Foundation Act (Bill Pr401)
- Victims of Crime (Publication Ban Choice and Awareness) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M228) See Victims of Crime (Publication Ban Choice and Awareness) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M228)
- Wildfire (Carter's Law) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M223) See Wildfire (Carter's Law) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 223)
- Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M204) See Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M204)
- Wildlife Amendment Act (No.2), 2024 (Bill M216) See Wildlife Amendment Act (No. 2), 2024 (Bill M216)
Bills by number See also Bills by name
- (* denotes bill having received royal assent)
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- 2. Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024
- 3. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024
- 4. Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 5. Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2024
- 6. Supply Act (No.1), 2024
- 7. Social Development and Poverty Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 8. Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding Up) Act
- 9. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 10. Commercial Transport Amendment Act, 2024
- 11. Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2024
- 13. Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024
- 14.* Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 15. Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024
- 16. Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 17. Police Amendment Act, 2024
- 18. Vancouver Charter Amendment Act (No. 2), 2024
- 19. Children and Family Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 20.* First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act
- 21.* Legal Professions Act
- 22.* Safe Access to Schools Act
- 23.* Anti-Racism Act (Bill 23)
- 24.* Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- 25.* Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024
- 26.* Name Amendment Act (No.2), 2024
- 27.* Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024
- 28.* Supply Act, 2024-2025
- M202. Safe Care Act
- M203. Short-Term Rental Accommodations Amendment Act, 2024
- M204. Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024
- M205. North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2024
- M206. Firefighter Protection Act
- M207. Preserving Brunswick Point for Agriculture and Migrating Waterfowl Habitat Act
- M208. Mental Health Amendment Act, 2024
- M209. Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Greenwashing Prevention) Amendment Act, 2024
- M210. Correction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024
- M211. Clean Air Act
- M212. Name Amendment Act, 2024
- M213. Clean Energy Amendment Act, 2024
- M214. Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Act
- M215. Ending Decriminalization Act
- M216. Wildlife Amendment Act (No.2), 2024
- M217. Non-Disclosure Agreements Act
- M218. British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2024
- M219. Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2024
- M220. Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act
- M221. Family Compensation Amendment Act, 2024
- M222. Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024
- M223. Wildfire (Carter's Law) Amendment Act, 2024
- M224. Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2024
- M225. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2024
- M226. Land Title Amendment Act, 2024
- M227. Social Workers Amendment Act, 2024
- M228. Victims of Crime (Publication Ban Choice and Awareness) Amendment Act, 2024
- Pr401.* Vancouver Foundation Act
Bjelac, Igor
- Food security awareness and work with low-income immigrants (Routledge) 423B:1045
Black, Kim
- Experience with cystic fibrosis and advocacy work (Babchuk) 439B:1415
Blessings and acknowledgments See also Prayers and reflections
Blindness See Eye health and visual impairment
The Blue Grotto, Kamloops, B.C.
- COVID-19 small business grant and repayment (Milobar) 389B:1420
Books and book publishing See Publishing industry
Boulet, Logan
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
Boyle, Christine
- Comments on drug decriminalization (Merrifield) 423B:1125
Braganza, Bob
Brain health
- Brain injuries from intimate partner violence (Letnick) 415B:1505
Brechner, Harry
Brella Community Services Society
Britannia Heritage Shipyard
- Heritage site and historical significance (Greene) 426B:1025
British Columbia See also British Columbia by region
B.C. Achievement Foundation
British Columbia Aviation Museum, Victoria, B.C.
- Preservation of Hawaii Martin Mars bomber (Olsen) 412B:1030
B.C. Beef Day
British Columbia Book Day
British Columbia by region
British Columbia Common Ground Alliance
B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame
B.C. Dumpling Festival
British Columbia Forest Enhancement Society
British Columbia Funeral Association
British Columbia Housing Management Commission See also Housing
- Board of directors
- termination of board members and replacement (Falcon) 392B:1405
- Management and operations
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Internal communications re electricity rates and supply (de Jong) 390B:1030-1035
- Internal communications re transmission line and environmental assessment (Heyman) 393B:1045 (Olsen) 393B:1045
- Transmission system See Energy
- Work and goals (Osborne) 440B:1040
British Columbia Liberal Party See also British Columbia United
- Performance as government
B.C. Lymphedema Association
British Columbia Museums Association
B.C. Museums Week
B.C. NDP government
British Columbia Nurses Union
British Columbia Police Association
- Position on drug decriminalization program (Falcon) 426B:1040
British Columbia Snowmobile Federation
- Support for snowmobiling industry and opportunities (Bond) 411B:1405
British Columbia Teachers Federation
- Curriculum proposal re Middle East subject matter See Curriculum under Education
British Columbia timber sales program
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M218)
British Columbia United
- Policies
- Position on issues
- Priorities
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Annual report, 2022-23, tabled (Sharma) 378B:1435
British Columbia Wildfire Service
- Operations and collaboration with local communities (Ma) 440B:1055
British Columbia Winter Games
- 2024 Lhtako Quesnel games and legacy (Oakes) 382B:1350
Bromley, Jeff
- Comments on forest industry jobs (Rustad) 392B:1420
Brown's Bay Packing Co.
Brunswick Point See Delta, B.C.
Buddhism
Buddhist Culture Day
Budget See also 2024-25 budget under Budgets
- Budget address (Conroy) 380B:1305-1335; motion approved 390B:1155
- Divisions: budget motion approved 390B:1155
- Debate 380B:1305-1400, 382B:1435-1825, 383B:1110-1155, 384B:1330-1815, 385B:1450-1845, 387B:1310-1425, 387B:1435-1715, 389B:1425-1820, 390B:1105-1155
- Debate, speakers (Alexis) 385B:1725-1740 (Bailey) 382B:1800-1825 (Bains) 389B:1650-1720 (Banman) 382B:1640-1700 (Bernier) 385B:1740-1810 (Bond) 387B:1355-1425 (Brar) 389B:1455-1520 (Chant) 387B:1650-1715 (Conroy) 380B:1305-1335 (Cullen) 387B:1525-1555 (Davies) 387B:1455-1525 (de Jong) 389B:1425-1455 (Dean) 385B:1835-1845 (Doerkson) 384B:1510-1540 (Dykeman) 387B:1625-1650 (Furstenau) 382B:1610-1640 (Glumac) 389B:1720-1750 (Halford) 385B:1700-1725 (Heyman) 384B:1640-1710 (Kang) 387B:1435-1455 (Kirkpatrick) 382B:1730-1800 (Kyllo) 385B:1600-1630 (Lee) 384B:1710-1740 (Lore) 385B:1630-1700 (Merrifield) 387B:1555-1625 (Milobar) 380B:1335-1400, 382B:1435-1610 (Morris) 384B:1410-1440 (Oakes) 384B:1610-1640 (Olsen) 384B:1740-1815, 385B:1450-1550 (Paddon) 389B:1805-1815 (Parmar) 382B:1700-1730 (Rankin) 389B:1550-1620 (Ross) 389B:1620-1650 (Routledge) 385B:1550-1600 (Routley) 384B:1340-1410 (Russell) 387B:1325-1355 (Rustad) 390B:1135-1145 (Sims) 384B:1440-1510 (Singh, A.) 384B:1540-1610 (Stewart) 389B:1520-1550 (Stone) 390B:1105-1135 (Sturko) 383B:1140-1155, 384B:1330-1340 (Tegart) 389B:1750-1805 (Wat) 387B:1310-1325 (Whiteside) 383B:1110-1140 (Yao) 385B:1810-1835
- Committee of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 440B:1700
- Management of public funds and debt, estimates 429C:1715
- Other appropriations, estimates 401A:1425, 429C:1715-1720
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024 (Bill 3)
- (Minister of Finance) 1R, 380B:1405-1410; 2R, 391B:1400-1435; C, 408A:1745-1815, 409A:1110-1145, 410A:1330-1545; reporting of bill, 410B:1550; 3R, 416B:1105; RA, 420B:1705
- Divisions: amdt. to cl.74 approved 410A:1350; amdt. to cl. 251 approved 410A:1545
- Debate, speakers (Conroy) 380B:1405-1410, 408A:1745-1810, 409A:1110-1140, 410A:1335-1545 (Coulter) 391B:1425-1435 (Merrifield) 410A:1400-1520 (Milobar) 391B:1420-1425, 408A:1745-1805, 409A:1110-1140, 410A:1335-1355, 410A:1520-1540 (Osborne) 391B:1400-1420
Budget Measures Implementation (Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax) Act, 2024 (Bill 15)
- (Minister of Finance) 1R, 404B:1345; 2R, 411B:1620-1645; C, 417A:1440-1810, 418A:1445-1725; 3R, 418B:1725; RA, 420B:1705
- Divisions: amdt. to cl. 12 negatived 418A:1540
- Debate, speakers (Bernier) 418A:1615-1625 (Conroy) 404B:1345, 411B:1620-1625, 417A:1440-1810, 418A:1445-1725 (Furstenau) 411B:1640-1645 (Milobar) 411B:1625-1635, 417A:1440-1805, 418A:1445-1610, 418A:1625-1715
Budgets
- 2024-25 budget
- Budget and Fiscal Plan 2024-25–2026-27, tabled (Conroy) 380B:1410
Bullying and harassment
- Anti-Semitic bullying and harassment (Sharma) 399B:1425
- Awareness and prevention (Sturko) 385B:1350
- Homophobic and transphobic bullying and harassment (Sturko) 385B:1350
Burke Mountain constituency and area See Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
Burnaby, B.C.
- Brentwood Park community, exemption from transit-oriented housing legislation, petition tabled (Falcon) 426B:1105
- Multiculturalism and community events (Elmore) 425B:1400
Buses and bus service See Transit services
Business See also Small business
- Chambers of commerce, role (Glumac) 379B:1025
Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Greenwashing Prevention) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M209)
Butler, Lee