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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School Amendment Act (Bill 19)

(Minister of Education and Child Care) 1R, 77B:1010; 2R, 85B:1705-1815, 86B:1450-1615; C, 90A:1435-1655; 3R, 90B:1700-1710
Divisions: amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 90A:1650; 3R approved 90B:1710
Debate, speakers (Beare) 77B:1010, 85B:1705-1715, 90A:1440-1640 (Block) 85B:1715-1735, 90A:1540-1545, 90A:1605-1610 (Clare) 90A:1550 (Davis) 86B:1525-1535 (Maahs) 86B:1545-1600, 90A:1440-1450, 90A:1535-1540, 90A:1610-1625 (Malcolmson) 85B:1805-1815 (McInnis) 86B:1505-1520, 90A:1500-1530, 90A:1625-1630 (Morissette) 86B:1610-1615 (Neufeld, K.) 85B:1755-1805, 90A:1455 (Parmar) 85B:1740-1755 (Rotchford) 86B:1520-1525 (Sandhu) 86B:1450-1505 (Toporowski) 86B:1600-1605 (Valeriote) 85B:1735-1740 (Yung) 86B:1535-1540
Sexual Violence Policy Act (Bill 18)

(Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills) 1R, 76B:1340; 2R, 81B:1425-1720, 85B:1535-1545; C, 86A:1705-1845, 88A:1450-1530; 3R, 88B:1550
Divisions: 3R approved 88B:1550
Debate, speakers (Bird) 81B:1620-1645 (Day) 85B:1535-1540 (Dhir) 81B:1645-1705 (Higginson) 81B:1510-1515 (Maahs) 81B:1705-1720, 86A:1720 (Malcolmson) 81B:1535-1550 (Mok) 81B:1520-1535 (Neufeld, K.) 81B:1550-1610 (Shah) 81B:1610-1620 (Sturko) 85B:1540-1545 (Sunner) 76B:1340, 81B:1425-1440, 86A:1705-1845, 88A:1515-1530 (Tepper) 81B:1450-1510, 86A:1705-1845, 88A:1450-1530 (Valeriote) 81B:1440-1450
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry

Estimates
debate 55A:1830-2025, 56A:1130-1145, 57A:1330-1415
speakers (Armstrong) 57A:1330-1340 (Halford) 55A:1905-1910 (Loewen) 55A:1835-2025, 56A:1130-1140, 57A:1345-1415 (Malcolmson) 55A:1830-2025, 56A:1135-1145, 57A:1335-1415
Speaker and Deputy Speaker See Speaker and Chair under Legislature; Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Speech from the Throne

Throne speech address 2B:1355-1420
Moved (Chant) 3B:1445; seconded (Shah) 3B:1515
Amdts: (Rustad) 10B:1825, negatived 10B:1840
Divisions: amdt. negatived 10B:1840
Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
debate 3B:1445-1845, 4B:1100-1155, 5B:1300-1715, 9B:1330-1825, 10B:1515-1840, 14B:1610-1755
speakers (Arora) 9B:1500-1525 (Banman) 10B:1725-1755 (Blatherwick) 3B:1755-1825 (Botterell) 10B:1525-1600 (Boultbee) 3B:1735-1755 (Boyle) 10B:1655-1725 (Chan) 14B:1745-1755 (Chandra Herbert) 3B:1610-1635 (Chant) 3B:1445-1515 (Clare) 9B:1330-1355 (Day) 3B:1825-1845, 4B:1100-1105 (Dhir) 9B:1735-1805 (Doerkson) 9B:1630-1655 (Farnworth) 5B:1645-1715 (Gibson) 9B:1355-1425 (Greene) 5B:1415-1445 (Halford) 3B:1640-1705 (Hartwell) 9B:1720-1735 (Hepner) 5B:1530-1550 (Higginson) 14B:1625-1650 (Kahlon) 4B:1105-1135 (Kang) 9B:1555-1625 (Kindy) 5B:1620-1645 (Kooner) 3B:1545-1605 (Krieger) 10B:1600-1630 (Loewen) 10B:1630-1655 (Malcolmson) 5B:1500-1530 (McCall) 5B:1350-1415 (Milobar) 9B:1425-1455 (Morissette) 5B:1550-1620 (Neufeld, K.) 9B:1525-1555 (Rattée) 14B:1610-1625 (Rotchford) 5B:1300-1330 (Rustad) 10B:1825 (Shah) 3B:1515-1545 (Sunner) 14B:1715-1745 (Tepper) 14B:1650-1715 (Toporowski) 9B:1655-1715 (Valeriote) 5B:1330-1350 (Van Popta) 5B:1445-1500 (Wat) 9B:1805-1820, 10B:1515-1525 (Whiteside) 10B:1755-1825 (Wickens) 3B:1710-1735
Statements See also Members' statements; Ministerial statements; Private members' statements

Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
Nanaimo Clippers and Cowichan Valley Capitals hockey teams 42B:1335
Tod Maffin and Nanaimo Infusion tourism initiative 58B:1345
Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville)
Clarification of motion to adjourn the House 39B:1155
Begg, Hon. Gary (Surrey-Guildford)
Greg Holmes, Steve Kowan and Michael Johnston 55B:1335
Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount)
Dolleen Logan and Lheidli T'enneh Nation 55B:1340
Brar, Hon. Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)
Mining Day 59B:1000-1005
Chan, Hon (Richmond Centre)
Richmond-Bridgeport MLA and Buddhist Culture Day 55B:1340
Chandra Herbert, Hon. Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Kate Ryan-Lloyd marathon achievements 55B:1340
Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
Firefighters and emergency responders in Quesnel 56B:1010
Message of appreciation for Vancouver-Kensington MLA 49B:1010
Wildfire services and firefighters 55B:1345
Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox)
Legislature staff thanked 73B:1015
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Firefighting response in Cariboo-Chilcotin 56B:1010
Sugarcane documentary and achievements of Williams Lake First Nation and Kúkpi7 Sellars 13B:1000-1005
Eby, Hon. David (Vancouver–Point Grey)
Ben Mizrachi and second anniversary of attack on Israel by Hamas 77B:1010
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Clarification of motion to adjourn the House 40B:1720
Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie)
Jordan Boudreau and All Valley martial arts 41B:1005
Prince George Cougars hockey team 35B:1335
Greene, Hon. Kelly (Richmond-Steveston)
Emergency alert test 58B:1340
Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North)
Wildfire services and firefighters 55B:1345
Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West)
Toronto Blue Jays 80B:1000-1005
Toronto Blue Jays and Word Series 87B:1000-1005
Vancouver Canucks 38B:1340
Neufeld, Larry (Peace River South)
Wildfire services and firefighters 55B:1345
Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
Chilliwack Chiefs hockey team 62B:1340
Victoria Grizzlies hockey team 41B:1005
Victoria Royals hockey team 39B:1010
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
Pope Leo XIV 59B:1025
Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Lions Bay Rainforest Racers and remembrance of Barbara and David Enns 51B:1345
Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
Grand Forks Border Bruins hockey team 41B:1010, 52B:1020
Yung, Hon. Terry (Vancouver-Yaletown)
Vancouver Canucks 81B:1410
Statements by members (Standing Order 25B) See Members' statements
Statutes Act (Bill 22)

(Attorney General) 1R, 78B:1335; 2R, 80B:1105-1140
Debate, speakers (Kooner) 80B:1110-1140 (Sharma) 78B:1335, 80B:1105-1110
Supply Act, 2025-2025 (Bill 16)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 74B:1655-1700; 2R, 74B:1700; C, 74B:1700; 3R, 74B:1700-1710; RA, 74B:1715
Divisions: 3R approved 74B:1710
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 74B:1655
Supply Act (No.1), 2025 (Bill 6)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 19B:1305-1310; 2R, 24B:1440-1450; C, 28B:1435-1555; 3R, 28B:1555; RA, 28B:1730
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 19B:1305-1310, 24B:1440-1445, 28B:1435-1535 (Milobar) 24B:1445, 28B:1435-1550