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
Index updated regularly during session.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

LaBelle, Robert

Comments as nurse on illicit drug use in hospitals (Bond) 405B:1040
Labour

Community benefits agreement
Indigenous and local employment (Routley) 404B:1400
Labour Ministry

Estimates
debate 410A:1600-1815, 411C:1500-1710
speakers (Bains) 410A:1600-1815, 411C:1500-1710 (Kyllo) 410A:1615-1815, 411C:1500-1645 (Walker) 411C:1645-1705
Labour Relations Board

Annual report, 2023, tabled (Sharma) 396B:1430
Lacerte, Paul and Raven

Moose Hide anti-violence campaign and advocacy work (Lee) 440B:1025
Laird, Bill

Contributions to Salmon Arm community (Kyllo) 415B:1515
Lamb, Mark

Coaching achievements and awards (Bond) 439B:1425
LAMC See Legislative Assembly Management Committee
Land

Access to private land (Banman) 385B:1435-1440
Land titles See Land surveys and titles
Land surveys and titles

Legislation See Land Title Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M226)
Land Title Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill M226)

(Kirkpatrick) 1R, 437B:1025-1030
Debate, speakers (Kirkpatrick) 437B:1025-1030
Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 13)

(Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation) 1R, 402B:1010; 2R, 404B:1440-1655; C, 406A:1510-1715; 3R, 406B:1720; RA, 420B:1705
Debate, speakers (Lee) 404B:1445-1550, 406A:1510-1715 (Olsen) 404B:1550-1615 (Rankin) 402B:1010, 404B:1440-1445, 404B:1645-1650, 406A:1510-1715 (Ross) 404B:1615-1645
Land use

Land use planning
First Nations consultation and involvement See also Land use under First Nations and Indigenous persons
(Cullen) 378B:1425, 378B:1435, 385B:1435-1440 (Eby) 378B:1430 (Rustad) 378B:1425-1430
Langford, B.C.

Evacuated apartment building See RidgeView Place, Langford, B.C.
Langley, B.C.

Population and growth (Dykeman) 440B:1020
Population growth and housing supply (Dykeman) 425B:1405
School district See School district 35 (Langley)
Larson, Marianne

Comments on cost of living for families (Merrifield) 389B:1420
Lau, Anita

Comments on affordability and cost of living (Merrifield) 437B:1115
Laughing Crow Organics

Direct-to-consumer produce (Sturdy) 437B:1035
Lawson, George

Community advocacy work and death (Yao) 379B:1010
Legal Professions Act (Bill 21)

(Attorney General) 1R, 411B:1400; 2R, 425B:1630-1855, 426B:1110-1150, 427B:1345-1715; 429B:1440-1655; C, 431B:1715-1820, 432B:1500-1855, 434A:1510-1710, 436B:1450-1820; 439C:1535-2025; 3R, 439B:2050-2100; RA, 440B:1730
Divisions: 2R approved 429B:1655; 3R approved 439B:2100
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 429B:1540-1600 (Bond) 427B:1410-1440 (Davies) 427B:1640-1705 (de Jong) 432B:1725-1820, 436B:1450-1455, 436B:1520-1555, 436B:1640-1815 (D'Eith) 425B:1840-1845 (Doerkson) 427B:1440-1505 (Furstenau) 436B:1505-1515 (Halford) 427B:1705-1715, 429B:1440-1445 (Kirkpatrick) 434A:1615, 434A:1700-1710 (Kyllo) 427B:1505-1530, 434A:1510-1710 (Lee) 425B:1640-1840, 431B:1715-1815, 432B:1500-1710, 432B:1825-1850, 439C:1535-2025 (Letnick) 426B:1145, 427B:1345-1355 (Merrifield) 429B:1445-1510 (Milobar) 427B:1550-1610, 436B:1600-1635 (Morris) 425B:1845-1855, 426B:1110-1125 (Oakes) 429B:1630-1640 (Ralston) 427B:1530-1550 (Ross) 429B:1510-1535 (Sharma) 411B:1400, 425B:1630-1640, 431B:1715-1820, 432B:1520-1850, 434A:1515-1710, 436B:1455-1815, 439C:1540-2025 (Shypitka) 427B:1610-1640 (Stewart) 427B:1355-1410 (Sturko) 426B:1125-1145 (Wat) 429B:1600-1630
Legislation See also Bills by name; Bills by number

Legislation for 5th session, 42nd parliament (Milobar) 416B:1105
Legislative Assembly

Estimates 438C:1405
Legislative Assembly Management Committee

Reconciliation action plan 2024-2028, tabled (Speaker) 432B:1445
Legislature See also Government; Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; Rulings and Statements by Chair or Speaker

Bills process
time allocation and closure (Furstenau) 440B:1020
Buildings and precinct area See Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
Committee of Supply and Committee of the Whole
Committee of the Whole to sit in Section C (Kahlon) 439B:1515
committee to sit in three sections (Kahlon) 389B:1425
Committee system
appointment of select standing committees (Eby) 377B:1510
membership, selection committee See Selection Special Committee
Culture
culture (Furstenau) 386B:1115 (Russell) 419B:1030
improvement (Elmore) 386B:1115 (Sturko) 386B:1110
working group See Working Group on Parliamentary Culture
Divisions See also Divisions recorded
Divisions, remote participation (Kahlon) 399B:1510
Hybrid and virtual proceedings (Kahlon) 377B:1505
Hybrid and virtual proceedings, discharge of sessional order (Kahlon) 399B:1510
Language used in House
"cowardly" (Falcon) 396B:1400 (Speaker) 396B:1400
"wacko" (Speaker) 425B:1430
withdrawal of comments (Banman) 419B:1105 (Kahlon) 388B:1000
withdrawal of comments requested (Speaker) 419B:1105 (Stone) 419B:1115
Language used in the House
withdrawal of comments requested (Lee) 430B:1055
Legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change to Thursday sitting hours (Kahlon) 439B:1820
Management committee See Legislative Assembly Management Committee
Members' conduct and debate
conduct during question period See Question period below
members not to wear partisan pins or symbols (Speaker) 420B:1710
phones ringing and phones to be turned off (Speaker) 379B:1025
Officers of the Legislature See also particular statutory officers
estimates 438C:1410
reviews by committee See Finance and Government Services Committee
Points of order See also Points of order
points of order as points of clarification (Speaker) 419B:1120
Private members' statements
debate to be non-partisan (Speaker) 430B:1025
Question period
answer to be brief (Speaker) 412B:1100
calm down (Speaker) 396B:1425
conduct (Speaker) 400B:1045
decorum and respectful behaviour (Speaker) 404B:1405
decorum in the House (Speaker) 412B:1055
equal opportunity to speak (Speaker) 405B:1030
factual and truthful exchange (Stone) 419B:1115
let minister answer (Speaker) 399B:1430
listen to questions and answers (Speaker) 383B:1050, 418B:1435, 419B:1050
member to wait for turn (Speaker) 416B:1100
members not to argue with Speaker (Speaker) 433B:1100
members not to engage in cross talk (Speaker) 432B:1425
members not to interrupt (Speaker) 399B:1410, 416B:1100, 432B:1425
members not to refer to members by name (Speaker) 429B:1420
members to be careful in wording (Speaker) 392B:1410
members to be respectful (Speaker) 429B:1435, 430B:1100, 432B:1420-1425
members to come to order (Speaker) 385B:1445, 416B:1100-1105
members to come to order and calm down (Speaker) 419B:1050-1055
members to let minister answer (Speaker) 430B:1050
members to listen to questions and answers (Speaker) 430B:1040
minister has the floor (Speaker) 386B:1040-1045
minister to take seat (Speaker) 416B:1100
no arguments (Speaker) 419B:1055
no cross-talking (Speaker) 386B:1100
no discussion of bills currently before House (Speaker) 416B:1050
no use of electronic devices during question period (Speaker) 411B:1400, 440B:1040
one speaker at a time (Speaker) 386B:1040
opposition questions re drug supply report (Dix) 416B:1055
relevance of question to ministry (Speaker) 404B:1425
time for questions (Speaker) 419B:1055
unnecessary comments (Speaker) 404B:1425
wasting time (Speaker) 419B:1100
Relationship with First Nations
reconciliation action plan (Phillip) 432B:1400
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker (Stone) 377B:1505
appointment of Deputy Speaker (Kahlon) 377B:1505
Special procedures in exceptional circumstances (Kahlon) 377B:1505
Staff thanked (Ross) 437B:1005 (Routley) 436B:1410
Staff thanked and work commended (Furstenau) 440B:1020
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions, requirements (Farnworth) 412B:1125 (Speaker) 413B:1320
Standing Order 81.1, adoption of government business schedule (Kahlon) 438B:1345, 438B:1815-1820
Statements by members (Standing Order 25B)
statements to be non-partisan (Speaker) 405B:1015
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature above
Tabling documents, rules and voting (Milobar) 432B:1445 (Speaker) 432B:1445
Work of custodial staff (Routley) 436B:1410
Lesbians and gays See LGBTQ2S community
LGBTQ2S community

Activism and outreach (Starchuk) 409B:1030
Human rights and inclusion (Sturko) 422B:1400
Lhtako Dene Nation

Hosting of B.C. Winter Games See British Columbia Winter Games
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Janet Austin

Throne speech address 377B:1425-1505
Government policy development, role of science 420B:1705
Parliament Buildings, Science Meets Parliament event 420B:1705
Royal assent to bills See Royal assent to bills
Lillooet Lake Estates

Community power supply, electrification and access to power grid (Sturdy) 415B:1510
Liquefied natural gas development

Advertising by industry and supporters (Olsen) 396B:1405-1410
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Exports, Tilbury marine jetty project, petition tabled (Greene) 393B:1100
Fracking activities See Hydraulic fracturing under Oil and gas
Power supply (Olsen) 400B:1045
Projects See also particular projects
export projects and policies (Furstenau) 392B:1410-1415
marine jetty See Exports above
power supply (Olsen) 393B:1045
projects (Ross) 411B:1415
Taxation and government policies (Furstenau) 392B:1415 (Osborne) 392B:1415
Liu, Larry

Work with Jean Ip Foundation in Richmond (Wat) 432B:1405
Livestock industry

Ranching industry
cattle-raising operations (Paton) 437B:1030
environmental and agricultural advocacy and work (Paton) 437B:1030
LNG See Liquefied natural gas development
LNG Canada facility project

Taxation (Milobar) 400B:1040
Local government

Legislation See Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
Loo, Alexa

Comments on decriminalization (Farnworth) 429B:1410
Comments on impact of and response to drug use (Eby) 432B:1425
Lopez, Joseph

Research on Benson Flores (Elmore) 393B:1020
Lower Mainland See also particular cities, constituencies, etc.

Film industry sites and work (Kirkpatrick) 396B:1345
North Fraser communities
community businesses and organizations (D'Eith) 399B:1350
Police services, integrated homicide unit (Stone) 439B:1455
Lumby, B.C.

Murder case and release of suspect (Stone) 418B:1425-1430
Lunar new year

Celebration and importance of diversity and inclusion (Chen) 378B:1400 (Wat) 378B:1355-1400
Lunn, Michael

Remembrance and death (Malcolmson) 424B:1330 (Routley) 423B:1010
Lymphedema

Definition and impacts (Bond) 392B:1350
Lynn Valley See North Vancouver, B.C.
Lytton, B.C.

Community resilience and solidarity (Tegart) 436B:1405
Fire recovery
recovery process and government action (Tegart) 436B:1405