First Session, 43rd Parliament — 2025
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
BUSINESS INDEX (DRAFT)
bills, estimates, question periods; parliamentary business
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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Parental Transparency and Age-Appropriate Education Act (Bill M215)
Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204)
- (Toor) 1R, 15B:1015; 2R, 20B:1035-1155, 21B:1755-1810; reporting of bill, 68B:1035-1050; 3R, 68B:1050-1055; RA, 74B:1715
- Divisions: 2R approved 21B:1810
- Debate, speakers (Chant) 20B:1040-1050 (Dew) 68B:1045-1050 (Dhir) 20B:1120-1130 (Gasper) 68B:1045 (Halford) 20B:1130-1140 (Kindy) 20B:1115-1120 (Lajeunesse) 20B:1110-1115 (Rattée) 20B:1105-1110 (Rotchford) 20B:1140-1150, 68B:1040 (Shah) 20B:1100-1105, 68B:1050 (Toor) 15B:1015, 20B:1035-1040, 20B:1150, 68B:1035-1040, 68B:1050-1055 (Valeriote) 20B:1055 (Warbus) 20B:1050-1055
Personal statements
- Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland)
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 64A:1610
- Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
- Consideration of comments made in the House 46B:1150
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission)
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 72B:2045
- Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)
- Apology for comments made in the House 53B:1715
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 4B:1100
- Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 43B:1105
- Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North)
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 67B:1300
- Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
- Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
- Van Popta, Misty (Langley–Walnut Grove)
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 45B:1620
Petitions
- Animals
- reform of provincial legislation re dogs (Osborne) 36B:1105
- Auditors
- reinstatement of municipal auditor general (Rustad) 73B:1125
- Death
- disposition of remains (Botterell) 55B:1455
- Economy and trade
- withdrawal of Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Kooner) 72B:1610
- Education
- multi-age cluster class program in Burnaby (Block) 73B:1125
- Energy
- wind and solar power projects in Cariboo region (Doerkson) 77B:1100
- Golden
- concerns of residents and business owners (McInnis) 69B:1435
- Health care services
- cancer care centre in Kamloops (Milobar) 72B:1440
- dental services and regulations (Kindy) 55B:1455
- rural retention incentive for health care professionals (McInnis) 7B:1435
- Highways and roads
- crosswalk improvements near Marysville school and child care facility (McInnis) 84B:1105
- Infrastructure maintenance and upgrades for roads in 103 Mile area (Doerkson) 84B:1105
- Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades in Cariboo region (Clare) 56B:1125
- Spout Lake Road upgrades in Cariboo area (Doerkson) 84B:1105
- Infrastructure
- withdrawal of Infrastructure Projects Act (Valeriote) 72B:1445
- Seniors
- establishment of hospital for seniors in Langley area (Toor) 84B:1105
- Transit services
- B.C. Transit Okanagan bus route 97 extension to UBC route 90 (Sandhu) 31B:1435
Points of order
- Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East)
- Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville)
- Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount)
- Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Brodie, Dallas (Vancouver-Quilchena)
- Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
- background for remote member during division vote 72B:1925; ruling 72B:1925
- background for remote member during division vote, ruling 73B:1035
- sticker displayed on member's laptop 73B:1050; ruling (Speaker) 73B:1050
- use of electronic devices during question period 73B:1125; ruling (Speaker) 73B:1130
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Rick Glumac 36B:1105; debate (Speaker) 36B:1105
- request for withdrawal of comments by Rick Glumac, ruling 38B:1355-1400
- Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)
- withdrawal of apology made to Korky Neufeld 24B:1755; debate (Neufeld, K.) 24B:1755
- Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
- Hepner, Linda (Surrey–Serpentine River)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Mike Farnworth 55B:1455
- Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North)
- Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Kahlon during question period 70B:1110; debate (Speaker) 70B:1110
- McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Rohini Arora 66B:1105; debate (Arora) 66B:1105
- Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
- Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West)
- request for apology from David Eby for comments during question period 24B:1435; debate (Eby) 24B:1435
- Parmar, Hon. Ravi (Langford-Highlands)
- comments by Á’a:líya Warbus during question period 52B:1115; debate (Speaker) 52B:1115
- Rattée, Claire (Skeena)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Kahlon during question period 63B:1105; debate (Kahlon) 63B:1105
- Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Lynne Block during question period 69B:2050
- request for withdrawal of comments by Lynne Block during question period, debate (Block) 72B:1440; ruling 72B:1440
- Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
- comments by Josie Osborne during question period 52B:1115; ruling (Speaker) 52B:1115
- request for withdrawal of comments by David Eby during question period 59B:1105; debate 59B:1105; ruling (Speaker) 59B:1105
- Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
- request for withdrawal of comments by Trevor Halford 58B:1435
- Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre)
- language used by Misty Van Popta in House 45B:1450
- Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- request for withdrawal of comments by David Eby during question period 3B:1430; ruling 4B:1025
- request for withdrawal of comments by David Eby during question period 51B:1435; debate (Eby) 51B:1435
- Wickens, Hon. Jodie (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
Prayers and reflections See also Blessings and acknowledgments
- Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville) 18B:1000, 70B:1000
- Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount) 24B:1330, 51B:1330, 80B:1000
- Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville) 56B:1000
- Block, Lynne (West Vancouver–Capilano) 91B:1000
- Boyle, Hon. Christine (Vancouver–Little Mountain) 31B:1330, 86B:1330
- Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour) 15B:1000, 46B:1000, 54B:1000
- Davidson, Hon. Laanas/Tamara (North Coast–Haida Gwaii) 32B:1000
- Davis, Pete (Kootenay-Rockies) 20B:1000
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission) 66B:1005
- Dhaliwal, Mandeep (Surrey North) 65B:1330
- Dhir, Sunita (Vancouver-Langara) 68B:1000
- Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission) 34B:1000, 61B:1000
- Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie) 36B:1000, 48B:1000
- Greene, Hon. Kelly (Richmond-Steveston) 43B:1000, 59B:1000, 72B:1330, 87B:1000
- Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre) 6B:1000, 22B:1000, 89B:1000
- Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale) 3B:1330, 17B:1330, 45B:1330
- Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North) 39B:1000, 77B:1000
- Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo–Gabriola Island) 13B:1000, 27B:1000
- Mok, Lawrence (Maple Ridge East) 52B:1000, 79B:1330
- Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West) 11B:1000, 63B:1000, 73B:1005, 75B:1000
- Rattée, Claire (Skeena) 10B:1330
- Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood) 82B:1000
- Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson) 38B:1330
- Sunner, Hon. Jessie (Surrey-Newton) 4B:1000, 41B:1000, 84B:1000
- Tepper, Bryan (Surrey-Panorama) 25B:1000
- Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook) 49B:1000
- Wat, Teresa (Richmond-Bridgeport) 8B:1000
- Whiteside, Hon. Jennifer (New Westminster–Coquitlam) 58B:1330
Premier's Office
- Estimates
- debate 72B:1535-1555, 72B:1615-1910, 72B:1925-1955, 72B:2030-2040, 73B:1130-1200, 74B:1310-1650
- speakers (Botterell) 74B:1340-1350 (Eby) 72B:1535-1550, 72B:1615-1910, 72B:1935-1950, 72B:2035-2040, 73B:1140-1155, 74B:1320-1650 (Hartwell) 72B:1550, 72B:1620-1705 (Rustad) 72B:1550, 72B:1710-1900, 72B:1930-1955, 74B:1415-1640 (Valeriote) 72B:2030, 73B:1130-1145, 74B:1310-1330, 74B:1400-1405
Presentation of estimates
- Estimates of sums required for the service of the province (Bailey) 16B:1330
Private members' statements
- Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
- Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East)
- Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Political freedom and debate and role of party Whip 13B:1025
- Bhangu, Harman (Langley-Abbotsford)
- Recognition of truckers, tradespeople and contractors 61B:1025
- Resource sector and communities 82B:1020-1025
- Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount)
- Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland)
- Chan, Hon (Richmond Centre)
- Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
- Chapman, Brent (Surrey South)
- Choi, Paul (Burnaby South–Metrotown)
- Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
- Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox)
- Comox Valley Search and Rescue 13B:1015
- Impact of trade issues on Comox Valley tourism 6B:1020
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission)
- Dhaliwal, Mandeep (Surrey North)
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Atlantic Power Corp. and importance of green energy 6B:1010
- Challenges to forest industry 89B:1005-1010
- Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission)
- Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie)
- Hepner, Linda (Surrey–Serpentine River)
- Cole Iszak and Back on Track women's recovery initiative 20B:1010-1015
- Higginson, Stephanie (Ladysmith-Oceanside)
- Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- Krieger, Hon. Nina (Victoria–Swan Lake)
- Lajeunesse, Dana (Juan de Fuca–Malahat)
- Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre)
- Luck, Tony (Fraser-Nicola)
- McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- Short-term rental property and tourism accommodation 20B:1020-1025
- Morissette, Steve (Kootenay-Monashee)
- Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West)
- Phillip, Amshen/Joan (Vancouver-Strathcona)
- Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
- Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre)
- Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Sunner, Hon. Jessie (Surrey-Newton)
- Tepper, Bryan (Surrey-Panorama)
- Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook)
- Langley Senior Resources Society 27B:1115
- Toporowski, Debra/Qwulti'stunaat (Cowichan Valley)
- Wat, Teresa (Richmond-Bridgeport)
- Land title court case and property ownership concerns of Richmond residents 89B:1025-1030
- Williams, David (Salmon Arm–Shuswap)
- Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
Privilege
- Armstrong, Tara (Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 79B:1400
- Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 42B:2040
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege re estimates debate comments by Brennan Day 35B:1805; debate (Day) 35B:1825, (Chair) 35B:1825
- reserving right to respond to matter of privilege re budget projections after carbon tax changes 35B:1430, 36B:1105
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 53C:1300
- Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 39B:1105
- Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North)
- Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
- Sharma, Hon. Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 35B:1430
- Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 42B:1430
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege re investigation by director of police services 65B:1345
Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216)
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 3)
- (Minister of Environment and Parks) 1R, 3B:1345; 2R, 7B:1525-1755, 8B:1100-1140; C, 10B:1445-1510; reporting of bill, 10B:1510-1515; 3R, 24B:1440; RA, 28B:1730
- Debate, speakers (Boyle) 7B:1550-1615 (Chandra Herbert) 7B:1700-1730 (Davidson) 3B:1345, 7B:1525-1535, 8B:1125-1140, 10B:1445-1510 (Farnworth) 8B:1100-1120 (Halford) 7B:1535, 10B:1445-1510 (Ma) 7B:1730-1755 (Malcolmson) 7B:1535-1550 (Milobar) 7B:1640-1650 (Osborne) 8B:1120-1125 (Parmar) 7B:1615-1640 (Sunner) 7B:1650-1700
Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry