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
Index updated regularly during session.

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Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204)

(Toor) 1R, 15B:1015; 2R, 20B:1035-1155, 21B:1755-1810
Debate, speakers (Chant) 20B:1040-1050 (Dhir) 20B:1120-1130 (Halford) 20B:1130-1140 (Kindy) 20B:1115-1120 (Lajeunesse) 20B:1110-1115 (Rattée) 20B:1105-1110 (Rotchford) 20B:1140-1150 (Shah) 20B:1100-1105 (Toor) 15B:1015, 20B:1035-1040, 20B:1150 (Valeriote) 20B:1055 (Warbus) 20B:1050-1055
Divisions: 2R approved 21B:1810
Personal statements

Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
Consideration of comments made in the House 46B:1150
Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)
Withdrawal of comments made in the House 4B:1100
Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
Withdrawal of comments made in the House 43B:1105
Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
Message of appreciation 21B:1335
Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
Message of appreciation 35B:1335
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
Health care services
rural retention incentive for health care professionals (McInnis) 7B:1435
Transit services
B.C. Transit Okanagan bus route 97 extension to UBC route 90 (Sandhu) 31B:1435
Points of order

Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville)
apology requested for comments by Sharon Hartwell on DigiBC 42B:2025; debate (Hartwell) 42B:2025
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
request for withdrawal of comments by Spencer Chandra Herbert during question period 21B:1425; debate (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1425
Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands)
language used by Dallas Brodie in oral question 32B:1055; ruling 32B:1055
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)
private members' bills admissibility for debate and voting 41B:1010-1015; debate (Milobar) 41B:1015-1025, (Brodie) 41B:1025-1030, (Valeriote) 41B:1030; ruling 41B:1100-1105
Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West)
request for apology from David Eby for comments during question period 24B:1435; debate (Eby) 24B: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
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry

Estimates
debate 36A:1110-1145
debate 35A:1850-2040, 37A:1335-1445
speakers (Kang) 35A:1850-2040, 36A:1115-1145, 37A:1340-1440 (Mok) 36A:1125-1135, 37A:1340-1400 (Neufeld, K.) 35A:1855-2040, 36A:1110-1125, 37A:1400-1440
Prayers and reflections See also Blessings and acknowledgments

Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville) 18B:1000
Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount) 24B:1330, 51B:1330
Boyle, Hon. Christine (Vancouver–Little Mountain) 31B:1330
Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour) 15B:1000, 46B:1000
Davidson, Hon. Laanas/Tamara (North Coast–Haida Gwaii) 32B:1000
Davis, Pete (Kootenay-Rockies) 20B:1000
Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission) 34B:1000
Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie) 36B:1000, 48B:1000
Greene, Hon. Kelly (Richmond-Steveston) 43B:1000
Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre) 6B:1000, 22B:1000
Ma, Hon. Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale) 3B:1330, 17B:1330, 45B:1330
Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North) 39B:1000
Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo–Gabriola Island) 13B:1000, 27B:1000
Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West) 11B:1000
Rattée, Claire (Skeena) 10B:1330
Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson) 38B:1330
Sunner, Hon. Jessie (Surrey-Newton) 4B:1000, 41B:1000
Tepper, Bryan (Surrey-Panorama) 25B:1000
Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook) 49B:1000
Wat, Teresa (Richmond-Bridgeport) 8B:1000
Presentation of estimates

Estimates of sums required for the service of the province (Bailey) 16B:1330
Private members' statements

Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
Black History Month 6B:1010-1015
Sustainable economic development on Vancouver Island 34B:1025-1030
Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 20B:1015-1020
International Mother Language Day 6B:1020-1025
Sikh Heritage Month 34B:1015-1020
Vaisakhi 41B:1045-1050
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
Political freedom and debate and role of party Whip 13B:1025
Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
Battle of Vimy Ridge 34B:1005-1010
International Women's Day 13B:1010-1015
Nowruz celebrations 20B:1025-1030
Transgender Day of Visibility 27B:1100
Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland)
Okanagan Valley wine industry 13B:1005-1010
Chan, Hon (Richmond Centre)
Blanket B.C. Society 34B:1020-1025
Chant, Susie (North Vancouver–Seymour)
Firefighters 13B:1030-1035
Invictus Games in B.C. 6B:1000-1005
Lifesaving Society and water safety 41B:1055-1100
Choi, Paul (Burnaby South–Metrotown)
Business organizations in Burnaby 27B:1115-1120
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)
Canadian nationalism and economic sovereignty 6B:1025-1030
Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery 34B:1010-1015
Dhaliwal, Mandeep (Surrey North)
Vaisakhi 41B:1030-1035
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Atlantic Power Corp. and importance of green energy 6B:1010
Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission)
Zajac Ranch for Children 34B:1030-1035
Hepner, Linda (Surrey–Serpentine River)
Cole Iszak and Back on Track women's recovery initiative 20B:1010-1015
Kindy, Anna (North Island)
Safety of nurses in health care system 27B:1050-1100
Krieger, Hon. Nina (Victoria–Swan Lake)
Yom Hashoah and Holocaust remembrance 41B:1035-1040
Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre)
Central Okanagan Food Bank 41B:1040-1045
McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
Short-term rental property and tourism accommodation 20B:1020-1025
Morissette, Steve (Kootenay-Monashee)
World Wildlife Day and value of biodiversity 13B:1015-1020
Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson)
Forest industry 27B:1100-1105
Sunner, Hon. Jessie (Surrey-Newton)
World Tuberculosis Day and Tuberculosis awareness 20B:1005-1010
Sunner, Jessie (Surrey-Newton)
Sikh Heritage Month 27B:1110
Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook)
Langley Senior Resources Society 27B:1115
Williams, David (Salmon Arm–Shuswap)
Shuswap history and heritage sites 20B:1030-1035
Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
Infrastructure for housing development 41B:1050-1055
Privilege

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
Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 39B:1105
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
budget projections by Finance Minister after carbon tax changes 35B:1425-1430
budget projections by Finance Minister after carbon tax changes, debate (Bailey) 37B:1330-1335
budget projections by Finance Minister after carbon tax changes, ruling 39B:1100-1105
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
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