First Session, 43rd Parliament – 2025
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
MEMBERS INDEX (DRAFT)
speeches by Members; topics debated
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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Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North)
- As subject
- conversations with homeless persons 25B:1050
- Aboriginal Housing Management Association
- Asian Canadians
- South Asian community
- government consultation and support 59B:1050
- Banman, Bruce
- actions as Abbotsford mayor re homelessness 73B:1105
- B.C. by region
- Rural B.C.
- fire safety requirements in residential buildings 14B:1420
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- government records and email management 58B:1430
- B.C. NDP government
- Brodie, Dallas
- Canada
- Chandler, Diane
- Chilliwack
- access to local treatment and recovery services 24B:1410
- supportive housing 70B:1105
- Conservative Party of B.C.
- Construction industry
- Delta South constituency and area
- Discrimination and racism
- antisemitism
- government response and initiatives 39B:1030
- Documents tabled
- Eby, David
- work with vulnerable persons in Downtown Eastside 25B:1050
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
- Economy
- sustainable and inclusive development
- Emergencies
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Forests and forest industry
- industry
- conditions and impact of U.S. tariffs 90B:1410
- George Humphrey, life and service to building industry 67B:1300
- Hepner, Linda
- comments on supportive housing 52B:1100
- role as Housing critic and comments on supportive housing in Surrey 69B:1405
- Homelessness
- Housing
- affordable housing
- government housing plan and targets 15B:1055
- social and subsidized housing
- supply and new units 15B:1055
- supportive housing
- temporary housing and shelters, accessibility 62B:1425
- temporary housing and shelters, user needs and consultation 8B:1035-1040
- Housing and Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 25)
- Immigration
- immigrants to B.C.
- services and immigration levels 86B:1415
- policies, reforms and role of federal government 86B:1415
- Introductions by members 10B:1335, 11B:1005, 14B:1335, 26B:1520, 30B:1355, 31B:1345, 56B:1010, 65B:1340-1345, 70B:1010, 70B:1020, 72B:1335, 73B:1005, 90B:1335, 90B:1615, 91B:1135, 98B:1135, 101B:1005, 107B:1340
- Islands Trust
- Kamloops
- Kelowna
- Kelowna, B.C.
- government support for homeless population 38B:1410
- Ladner Willows
- displacement of tenants and government support 59B:1055
- Legislature
- MLAs
- Metro Vancouver
- Mines and mining industry
- critical minerals and role in clean energy development 7B:1420
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 27)
- Oak Bay
- housing development and targets 15B:1050
- Oral questions (response)
- Affordable housing for Indigenous persons 29B:1050-1055
- Affordable housing options and rental housing vacancy control 62B:1415-1420
- Affordable rental housing and secondary suite incentive program 32B:1035
- Building code energy regulations for new housing units 52B:1105
- Call for independent review of Metro Vancouver regional district governance 10B:1420-1425
- Child death and injury cases related to substance use 31B:1425
- Critical minerals and mining projects 7B:1415-1420
- Death at supportive housing facility and oversight issues 58B:1405
- Fire safety and building code changes to staircase requirements 14B:1415-1420
- Food bank use and government action on issues 76B:1425
- Funding for Surrey Urban Mission 32B:1050
- Government action on affordable housing 52B:1110
- Government action on affordable housing for seniors 58B:1420-1430
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 39B:1030
- Government action on Chinese tariffs 25B:1045-1050
- Government action on homelessness 8B:1035-1040, 25B:1050, 38B:1410-1415, 73B:1125
- Government action on homelessness and community safety in Downtown Eastside 21B:1410
- Government action on social welfare and community well-being 59B:1035-1040
- Government action on youth mental health and addiction issues 62B:1425, 63B:1055
- Government advertising and economic relations with U.S. 90B:1410
- Government hiring of consultant on Downtown Eastside issues 63B:1100-1105
- Government housing policies 52B:1100-1105
- Government policies on substance use and supportive housing 69B:1400-1405
- Government position on trade with China 90B:1410-1415
- Government response to issues and concerns 58B:1430
- Government response to overdose death in Surrey supportive housing facility 58B:1400-1405
- Government spending priorities 107B:1450
- Housing affordability and infrastructure costs in Surrey 22B:1025
- Illicit drug use in public spaces 70B:1105
- Immigration 86B:1415
- Management of supportive housing and deaths at facilities 72B:1405-1410
- Management of supportive housing and mental health and addiction services 58B:1410
- Management of supportive housing site in Kelowna 8B:1045
- Oak Bay housing development targets and role of Minister 15B:1050-1055
- Safety of first responders 38B:1415-1420
- Small Business Roundtable 80B:1055
- South Asian museum project and support for South Asian community 59B:1050
- Support for Canadian steel industry and steelworkers 112B:1110
- Support for social housing tenants in Ladner 59B:1055
- Supportive housing and access to addiction treatment services 24B:1410-1415
- Supportive housing and services for vulnerable persons 63B:1100
- Supportive housing site in Richmond and community safety 15B:1055
- Violent attacks and action on community safety 73B:1100
- Youth overdose deaths and management of safe supply 73B:1100-1105
- Orr, Sean
- antisemitic comments and role as Vancouver councillor 39B:1030
- Personal statements
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 67B:1300
- Points of order
- request for withdrawal of comments by Gavin Dew 59B:1105
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Kahlon during question period, debate 63B:1105
- Prince George
- Privilege
- comments by Harman Bhangu in estimates debate 61B:1005
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Rental housing
- evictions for landlord use 62B:1420
- protections and support for tenants 62B:1420
- rent, decreases in average rents 32B:1035
- rent increases between tenancies 62B:1420
- secondary suite incentive program 32B:1035
- Richmond
- Salmon Arm
- Seattle
- residential building code requirements and fire safety 14B:1415
- Seniors
- Substance use and addiction
- overdoses
- overdoses by children and youth
- overdose death of youth in encampment 31B:1425
- treatment and recovery services
- Surrey
- housing targets and funding 22B:1025
- membership in Metro Vancouver regional district 10B:1425
- Surrey Urban Mission
- funding for shelter and services 32B:1050
- Throne speech debate 4B:1105-1135
- Trade
- diversification of export markets and trade relationships 90B:1410-1415
- tariffs
- U.S. tariffs
- Tributes
- Vancouver
- Downtown Eastside
- government action on homelessness 21B:1410
- Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 24)
- Victoria
- attack on paramedic on Pandora Avenue 73B:1100
- encampment on Pandora Avenue 73B:1100
- substance use on Pandora Avenue 69B:1400
Kang, Hon. Anne (Burnaby Centre)
- B.C. Arts Council
- Budget debate 24B:1825-1840, 25B:1110-1115
- Documents tabled
- B.C. Arts Council 2024-25 annual report 83B:1450
- Introductions by members 28B:1335, 29B:1005, 46B:1005, 76B:1330, 87B:1015, 90B:1340, 101B:1010, 104B:1340
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13)
- Oral questions (response)
- Budget provisions for post-secondary and future skills programs 36B:1055
- Education funding 31B:1415
- FIFA World Cup hosting costs and ticket prices 101B:1100
- Post-secondary education
- international students, federal changes 31B:1415
- Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
- Post-secondary education funding
- Throne speech debate 9B:1555-1625
Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North)
- 4-H Club
- Agriculture
- Avian influenza
- B.C. by region
- Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Statute Repeal Act
- Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
- Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 31)
- Fires and firefighters
- wildfire firefighters
- wildfires
- Food and food industry
- Fort St. John
- cancer care access and affordability, petition tabled 97B:1440
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- emergency services
- rural hospitals and temporary closings 11B:1045
- Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 25)
- Introductions by members 31B:1345, 56B:1015-1020, 59B:1010, 62B:1345, 73B:1030, 80B:1005, 86B:1335-1340, 91B:1010, 107B:1345
- Members' statements
- Mental Health Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 32)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 27)
- Motions
- Response to U.S. tariffs proposal 6B:1125-1130
- Views and policies of Association for Reformed Political Action 75B:1135
- Oral questions
- Drug decriminalization program and community safety issues 101B:1110
- Drug decriminalization program and substance use policies 80B:1050
- Emergency services at hospitals 11B:1045
- Saplings mental health services 80B:1045
- Support for farmers 101B:1110-1115
- Taylor Bridge replacement and government policy on infrastructure tolling revenues 39B:1040
- Universal Ostrich Farms and federal avian flu cull 59B:1040
- Peace River area
- emergency services at hospitals, temporary closings 11B:1045
- Petitions
- cancer care access and affordability in Fort St. John 97B:1440
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Statements
- Wildfire services and firefighters 55B:1345
- Taylor Bridge (Peace River Bridge)
- Tolls
- Transportation and Transit Ministry
- Universal Ostrich Farms
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- As subject
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
- Campbell River
- Cancer
- diagnostic and treatment services
- Dentistry
- professional regulation and legislation, petition tabled 55B:1455
- Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 11)
- First speeches by members 5B:1620-1645
- Fraser Health Authority
- gynecological oncology services and specialists 83B:1440
- Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M219)
- Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 9)
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- safety and workplace violence, incidence and government action 87B:1115
- whistleblower protection 87B:1115
- Health care system
- access to services 46B:1055
- emergency services
- closings and government action on issues 77B:1050
- services for women
- access to services and equipment 83B:1440
- wait-lists and waiting times 72B:1415
- Health Ministry
- Infrastructure Ministry
- Introductions by members 43B:1010, 51B:1335, 62B:1340, 73B:1030, 84B:1005, 87B:1015, 98B:1010, 105B:1125
- Kamloops
- health care services
- obstetrics care and obstetrician-gynecologists 83B:1440
- Legislature
- language used in House
- withdrawal of comments requested 72B:1435
- MacNeill, Rob
- Maternity and pregnancy
- obstetrics care, access to services 83B:1440
- Members' statements
- Community contributions of Joyce Wilby 114B:1405
- Contributions of Rob MacNeill and Operation Pegasus 51B:1400-1405
- Nursing Week and working conditions for nurses 66B:1015-1020
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- programs and services
- Mental Health Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 32)
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205)
- Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
- Nurses
- Operation Pegasus Jump mental health initiative for police and military veterans 51B:1400-1405
- Oral questions
- Access to health care specialists 72B:1415
- Emergency health care services 77B:1050
- Emergency room waiting times 45B:1440
- Emergency services at hospitals 11B:1040
- Emergency services at Port Hardy Hospital 15B:1055
- Forensic psychiatric services for persons with severe mental illness 56B:1105
- Funding for long-term-care facilities and hospice beds 98B:1040-1045
- Health care system conditions and support for patients on waiting lists 114B:1430
- Health Ministry consultant contract and reporting 46B:1055
- Obstetric and gynecological health care services 83B:1440
- Obstetric and gynecological services and government action on issues 94B:1105-1110
- Psychiatric care staffing and access to services 90B:1415
- Safety of health care workers and whistleblower protection 87B:1115
- Violent attacks and action on community safety 42B:1415
- Parksville
- crime and community safety issues, home invasion incidents 42B:1415
- Parmar, Ravi
- comments during May 27 question period 72B:1435
- Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204)
- Petitions
- dental services and regulations 55B:1455
- Physicians
- psychiatrists
- specialist physicians, availability 72B:1415
- Points of order
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Parmar during question period 72B:1435
- Port Hardy Hospital
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- support for first responders and military veterans with PTSD 51B:1400
- Private members' statements
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Safety
- public safety
- community safety issues and government response 42B:1415
- Shaw, Rob
- article on health care consultant contract and report 46B:1055
- Throne speech debate 5B:1620-1645
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 24)
Kooner, Steve (Richmond-Queensborough)
- Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2)
- Arjan Bhullar Foundation
- sports and services for at-risk youth 73B:1040
- Attorney General Ministry
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 10)
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 21)
- Bhullar, Arjan Singh
- Bryant, Michael
- government contract for consulting work and previous employment with Legal Aid B.C. 63B:1030-1035, 65B:1420
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 28)
- Construction Prompt Payment Act (Bill 20)
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- organized crime
- Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217)
- Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213)
- Eagle Ridge Hospital
- Eby, David
- comments on Lapu-Lapu festival attack and criminal investigation 51B:1410
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
- debate 31B:1730-1800, 42A:1705-1715, 42A:1900-2005, 44A:1440-1530, 45A:1505-1535, 45A:1700-1715, 45A:1755-1830, 45A:1845-1945, 47A:1450-1640, 51C:1600-1820, 51C:1855-2015, 52C:1130-1140, 53C:1300-1315, 53C:1555-1710, 55C:1505-1540, 55C:1715-1840, 55C:1925-2000, 56C:1130-1140, 57C:1355-1435, 57C:1530-1555, 57C:1620-1635, 57C:1710-1740, 57C:1855-2025, 57C:2040, 58C:1440-1455, 58C:1545-1820, 58C:1855-1940
- withdrawal request, petition tabled 72B:1610
- Education
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- First speeches by members 3B:1545-1605
- Fraser Health Authority
- Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar
- Health Ministry
- Housing
- Infrastructure Ministry
- Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 17)
- Introductions by members 18B:1005, 22B:1005, 29B:1005, 32B:1005, 38B:1335, 46B:1010, 46B:1100, 49B:1010, 52B:1020, 65B:1340, 70B:1015-1020, 72B:1450, 79B:1340, 90B:1335, 97B:1340, 114B:1335
- Justice system
- Crown counsel
- government non-interference
- independence 51B:1410
- Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210)
- Lapu-Lapu Day
- festival in Vancouver and vehicular attack
- police investigation and comments by Premier on case 51B:1410
- Members' statements
- Arjan Singh Bhullar 73B:1040-1045
- Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar 38B:1350
- Queensborough community support for track and turf field initiative 21B:1350
- Queensborough Special Programs Committee and community events 108B:1015
- New Westminster Secondary School
- permanent bus service from Queensborough area 107B:1510
- Oral questions
- Court case in Penticton and comments by cabinet members on issues currently before courts 59B:1030-1035
- Cowichan Tribes land title court case and property rights 105B:1115
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 21B:1415
- Government action on gang activity and role of Crown prosecutors 91B:1055
- Government hiring of consultant on Downtown Eastside issues 63B:1030-1035, 65B:1420
- Hiring of Crown prosecutors 45B:1430
- Police investigation of Lapu-Lapu festival attack and comments by Premier 51B:1410
- Safety of lawyers and government action on extortion cases 97B:1430
- Substance use education in schools 86B:1420
- Supportive housing site in Richmond and community safety 15B:1055
- Violent incidents in hospitals and safety of health care workers 38B:1425
- Youth mental health and addiction services 10B:1415-1420
- Petitions
- permanent school bus service from Queensborough to New Westminster Secondary School 107B:1510
- withdrawal of Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act 72B:1610
- Points of order
- relevance of questions to committee stage debate, debate 55C:1740
- Regulations Act (Bill 23)
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Richmond
- Richmond-Queensborough constituency and area
- community initiative on track and turf field 21B:1350
- Schools
- school buses and bus service, petition tabled 107B:1510
- Sedawie, Garret Cole
- assault charges in Penticton courts 59B:1030
- Sikh community
- Statutes Act (Bill 22)
- Substance use and addiction
- overdoses by children and youth
- youth substance use and addiction
- Throne speech debate 3B:1545-1605
- Title Fight: Between Two Worlds
- film production on story of Arjan Singh Bhullar 73B:1045
- Vancouver
- Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 24)
Krieger, Hon. Nina (Victoria–Swan Lake)
- African Arts and Cultural Society, work of organization 7B:1335-1340
- Arts and culture
- Black Canadians
- Budget debate 23B:1815-1820
- Corrections system
- sex offenders
- supervision of high-risk offenders 91B:1035
- Creative Industries Week
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- extortion and related crimes, government response 86B:1425
- organized crime
- repeat offenders
- repeat violent offending intervention initiative 84B:1055
- Delta
- crime and community safety issues
- incidents involving gun violence 91B:1055
- Film industry
- First speeches by members 10B:1600-1630
- Gangs
- gang activity and violence, incidence and government action on issues 86B:1425
- Housing
- social and subsidized housing, new units 28B:1355
- Introductions by members 7B:1335, 36B:1000-1005, 39B:1005, 42B:1340, 46B:1010, 58B:1345, 58B:1455-1500, 76B:1335, 86B:1355, 100B:1345, 104B:1340, 114B:1345
- Issamba Centre, role and support for Black diaspora community 7B:1335-1340
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- The Lions at Fleming
- Lytton Chinese History Museum
- re-opening and role in community 63B:1025
- Members' statements 73B:1050
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 12)
- Museums
- Oral questions
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 86B:1420
- Government action on crime and gun violence in Surrey 86B:1425
- Oral questions (response)
- B.C. First Nations justice strategy 97B:1410
- Community safety and corrections system oversight of cases in remote communities 91B:1035
- Community safety issues in Prince George 84B:1055
- Crime and community safety in Abbotsford 97B:1425
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 80B:1050-1055
- Deportation of persons related to extortion activities 97B:1430
- Drug decriminalization program and substance use policies 77B:1045
- Enforcement of laws on illicit drug use in public spaces 87B:1115
- Extortion crime and community safety 114B:1435
- Funding for Vancouver Island 911 emergency dispatch services 94B:1130
- Government action on gun violence and gang activity in Fraser Valley 105B:1055-1100
- Gun violence in communities and government action on gang activity 91B:1035-1040, 91B:1050-1055
- Highway patrol program and role of government 80B:1035-1040
- Horseracing industry and funding for Hastings Park racetrack 112B:1110
- Langley vandalism incident and government action on property crime 114B:1430-1435
- Mobile crisis response unit in Langley-Willobrook area 77B:1050
- Police services in Surrey and transition process 108B:1045-1050
- Police staffing issues and police services at FIFA World Cup 87B:1115
- RCMP critical response unit actions and deployment 97B:1415
- Shooting in Abbotsford and action on extortion crime networks and community safety 108B:1025-1030
- Passover
- Police and policing
- Prince George
- crime and community safety issues, government action 84B:1055
- Private members' statements
- Royal British Columbia Museum
- new facilities and modernization 63B:1025
- Safety
- public safety
- community safety issues and government response 91B:1035
- government action and investment 84B:1055
- South Island Prosperity Partnership
- Substance use and addiction
- drug use in public spaces 77B:1045
- drug use in public spaces and enforcement of laws on use 87B:1115
- government policies on issues 77B:1045
- illegal and toxic drugs
- role of police officers and enforcement 77B:1045
- treatment and recovery services
- Surrey
- crime and community safety issues
- Throne speech debate 10B:1600-1630
- Tourism
- Vancouver Island
- Victoria
- Victoria–Swan Lake constituency and area