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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Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
- Budget debate 23B:1330-1400
- BX Farm Tour, event in North Okanagan 83B:1355-1400
- Food and food industry
- Food security
- Henke, Lynella
- Introductions by members 17B:1345-1350, 22B:1010, 23B:1330, 31B:1345, 32B:1010, 55B:1345, 56B:1015, 63B:1015, 69B:1340, 73B:1005-1010, 73B:1020-1025, 87B:1020
- Members' statements
- Mental Health Week
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
- National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People 49B:1020
- Okanagan area
- North Okanagan farmers and food producers 83B:1355-1400
- North Okanagan food producers and initiatives 28B:1345
- transit services, extension of B.C. Transit bus route 97 to UBC route 90, petition tabled 31B:1435
- Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery 28B:1345
- Petitions
- B.C. Transit Okanagan bus route 97 extension to UBC route 90 31B:1435
- Points of order
- request for withdrawal of comments by Trevor Halford 58B:1435
- School Amendment Act (Bill 19)
- Upper Room Mission Society
- Vernon
- mental health services and supports 56B:1045
- Vernon Winter Carnival
- Vernon-Lumby constituency and area
- community services and fundraising 39B:1025
- Violence
- violence against Indigenous women, children and two-spirit persons, action on systemic causes 49B:1020
Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre)
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)
- Documents tabled
- Private Bills and Private Members' Bills Committee
- report on Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202) 58B:1435, 69B:1435
- report on Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210) 80B:1105
- report on Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205) 58B:1435
- report on Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204) 62B:1440
- Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association
- establishment and work of organization 45B:1410
- Eid ul-Fitr
- Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202)
- First speeches by members 3B:1515-1545
- Francophones
- francophone communities
- bilingual diversity and inclusion 25B:1025
- Gaza Strip
- Introductions by members 18B:1015, 36B:1010, 40B:1525, 52B:1020, 55B:1340, 56B:1015, 70B:1010, 76B:1335, 90B:1340
- Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210)
- Language
- French language services, access 25B:1025
- Legislature
- Members' statements
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205)
- Motions
- National Police Week
- Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204)
- Points of order
- language used by Misty Van Popta in House 45B:1450
- Police and policing
- funding for police services 65B:1355
- police officers
- Private Bills and Private Members' Bills Committee
- reports
- report on Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210) presented 80B:1105
- report on Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205) presented 65B:1435
- Reports
- report on Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202) presented 58B:1435, 69B:1435
- report on Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204) presented 62B:1440
- Private members' statements
- Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216)
- Ramadan
- Sexual Violence Policy Act (Bill 18)
- Throne speech debate 3B:1515-1545
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act (Bill M211)
Sharma, Hon. Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2)
- Attorney General Ministry
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 10)
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 21)
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner
- annual report, fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, tabled 86B:1440
- annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, tabled 3B:1440
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- sexual assault services and funding 62B:1435
- B.C. NDP government
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- Brodie, Dallas
- comments on residential schools and Indigenous issues 32B:1035-1040
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 28)
- Chief Electoral Officer
- report on 2024 general election 49B:1105
- Conservative Party of B.C.
- Construction Prompt Payment Act (Bill 20)
- Cowichan Tribes
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- government action on issues 62B:1440
- hate crimes
- Democracy
- public participation in democracy 49B:1105
- Democratic and Electoral Reform Special Committee
- Discrimination and racism
- anti-racism initiatives 10B:1400
- antisemitism
- Documents tabled
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner
- annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 86B:1440
- B.C. Ferry Commissioner, annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 3B:1440
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2024-25 annual report 83B:1455
- Forest Appeals Commission, 2024 annual report 59B:1105
- InBC Investment Corp.
- Labour Relations Board
- Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2024 annual report 7B:1435
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., 2023-24 annual report 3B:1440
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
- debate 25B:1015-1020, 42A:1705-2015, 43A:1110-1140, 44A:1340-1755, 45A:1500-1515, 45A:1605-1945, 45A:2010-2040, 46A:1115-1145, 47A:1310-1620, 47A:1645, 51C:1445-2020, 52C:1135-1140, 53C:1305-1710, 55C:1510-2005, 56C:1135-1140, 58C:1445-1940
- estimates debate 57C:1335-2040
- Elections
- electoral reform 49B:1105
- entering of certificate of results of October 24, 2020, general election into Journals of the House 2B:1435
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2024-25 annual report, tabled 83B:1455
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- land claims and land title
- reconciliation
- reconciliation and recognition of rights 83B:1430
- residential schools
- Forest Appeals Commission
- Freedom of information
- Gender identity
- government policies on gender identity and gender transition 46B:1040-1045
- Government
- Health Care Costs Recovery Act
- Health care system
- costs and spending
- cost recovery from industries for health impacts 45B:1420
- InBC Investment Corp.
- Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 17)
- Introductions by members 15B:1000, 46B:1005, 52B:1020, 66B:1005, 74B:1440, 80B:1005
- Justice system
- courts and court services
- delays and impact on criminal cases 62B:1435
- Crown counsel
- government non-interference
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- handling of criminal cases
- sheriffs
- Kates, Charlotte
- arrest for hate speech and potential charges 10B:1400
- Labour Relations Board
- Legislature
- question period
- no discussion of bills currently before House 28B:1420
- LGBTQ2S community
- human rights and government support 46B:1045
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13)
- Motions
- Printing of Votes and Proceedings 2B:1435
- Oral questions (response)
- Chief executive officer at Provincial Health Services Authority 28B:1420
- 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 79B:1420-1430, 83B:1425, 83B:1430
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 80B:1055
- Electoral reform and public participation in democracy 49B:1105
- Fossil fuel industry impacts and health care cost recovery 45B:1420
- Government action on antisemitism 10B:1405
- Government action on antisemitism and response to issues 39B:1035
- Government action on gang activity and role of Crown prosecutors 91B:1055
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 21B:1420-1425, 42B:1425, 86B:1425
- Government action on sexual assault of women 62B:1430-1435
- Government policies on gender identity and gender transition 46B:1045
- Government policies on gender transition for children and youth 79B:1435
- Government position on antifa activities 80B:1040-1045
- Government response to antisemitism and investigation of hate crimes 62B:1410-1415
- Government response to community health and safety issues 62B:1435
- Gun violence in communities and government action on gang activity 91B:1050
- Hiring of Crown prosecutors 45B:1430
- Justice system staffing shortages 62B:1430
- Land title court case and property ownership concerns of Richmond residents 83B:1420
- Non-disclosure agreements 46B:1040
- Police investigation of Charlotte Kates and potential hate crime charges 10B:1400
- Provincial election and role of committee 73B:1110
- Public comments on residential school system 32B:1035-1040
- Safety of women and support and justice for victims of crime 62B:1435-1440
- Sexual assault policy and support for survivors 46B:1040
- Violent attacks and action on community safety 42B:1415-1420
- Violent incidents in hospitals and safety of health care workers 38B:1425
- Pharmaceutical industry
- opioid production and marketing, impacts and cost recovery by government 45B:1420
- Points of order
- apology requested for comments by Niki Sharma, debate 79B:1450
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 35B:1430
- Property Assessment Appeal Board
- annual report, 2024, tabled 7B:1435
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C.
- annual report, 2023-24, tabled 3B:1440
- Regulations Act (Bill 23)
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Richmond
- city government. work with provincial government on land title issue 83B:1420
- Safety
- Sexual violence
- Statutes Act (Bill 22)
- Supreme Court of B.C.
- Tobacco
- tobacco-related illnesses, health care cost recovery 45B:1420
- Trade
- Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 24)
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Whistleblowing
Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- As subject
- involvement in forest industry and meeting with minister (Parmar) 35B:1405
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 21)
- B.C.
- B.C. Council of Forest Industries
- comments on competitive sustainability 35B:1405
- Budget debate 17B:1820-1845
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
- Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)
- Clearwater
- wildfire response services and funding for rapattack crews 29B:1040
- Coal
- thermal coal, carbon tax proposal for exports of U.S. thermal coal through B.C. 7B:1410-1415
- Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217)
- Daylight saving time
- implementation of permanent daylight saving time 25B:1055
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
- Education
- graduation, secondary school graduates congratulated 72B:1350-1355
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202)
- Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Ministry
- Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
- Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214)
- Fires and firefighters
- wildfires
- response and funding for services 29B:1040
- First speeches by members 17B:1830-1845
- Forests and forest industry
- industry
- mills
- softwood lumber exports to U.S., action on issues 7B:1415, 35B:1400
- Forests Ministry
- Health care system
- access to services 62B:1415
- primary health care
- attachment to primary care provider 62B:1415
- Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15)
- Introductions by members 14B:1345, 21B:1330, 22B:1005, 59B:1010, 73B:1010, 79B:1340
- Kamloops–North Thompson constituency and area
- constituents' access to primary care 62B:1415
- Kershaw, Bill
- contributions to Barriere community and award recipient 15B:1020-1025
- Lions clubs
- work of organizations and volunteers 43B:1025
- Members' statements
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 27)
- National Volunteer Week
- Oral questions
- Access to health care services 62B:1415
- Closing of forest industry mills and production facilities 45B:1440
- Forest industry conditions and Council of Forest Industries recommendations 35B:1405
- Forest industry conditions and trade issues 84B:1030
- Forest industry trade issues and proposal for carbon tax on U.S. thermal coal 7B:1410-1415
- Forest industry trade issues and support for forest workers 35B:1400, 76B:1420
- Implementation of permanent daylight saving time 25B:1055
- Stakeholder consultation on Heritage Conservation Act amendments 79B:1435
- Wildfire response services and rapattack crew in Clearwater 29B:1040
- Prayers and reflections 38B:1330
- Private members' statements
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Small business
- challenges and role in communities 15B:1025
- Transportation and Transit Ministry
- Volunteers and volunteer sector
Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- role in police investigation of safe drug supply diversion (Eby) 65B:1400 (Rustad) 65B:1400
- Autism
- advocacy and supports for autistic persons 31B:1350
- awareness and acceptance 31B:1350
- Budget debate 19B:1350-1420
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
- Budgets
- Canada
- Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)
- Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 29)
- Cloverdale United Church
- history and hosting of Heritage Week events 3B:1355
- Conservative Party of B.C.
- MLAs
- comments by MLA re Lapu-Lapu festival attack case and mental health care 51B:1435
- Construction Prompt Payment Act (Bill 20)
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- illegal drug trade
- Eby, David
- comments made during question period 51B:1435
- Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 31)
- FIFA World Cup
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- first report for first session of 43rd parliament, debate 72B:1445
- second report for first session of 43rd parliament, 2026 budget consultation, debate 79B:1455
- members and staff thanked 72B:1445
- statutory officer review, supplementary funding requests 72B:1445
- Fraser Health Authority
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health care professionals and workers
- Health Ministry
- Homelessness
- Infrastructure Ministry
- Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 17)
- Introductions by members 17B:1335, 34B:1000, 52B:1005, 52B:1140, 60B:1550, 80B:1105, 83B:1335
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- repeat violent offenders and government action on issues 17B:1440
- Lapu-Lapu Day
- festival in Vancouver and vehicular attack
- Legislature
- language used in House
- withdrawal of comments requested 51B:1435
- Officers of the Legislature
- Members' statements
- Autism awareness and acceptance 31B:1350
- Heritage Week events in Surrey 3B:1355
- Mental health
- mental health and addiction
- mental illness, treatment and services for persons with severe mental illness 49B:1055-1100, 51B:1405-1410
- programs and services
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205)
- Motions
- Views and policies of Association for Reformed Political Action 75B:1120
- Nurses
- Oral questions
- Call for public inquiry into mental health care system 51B:1405-1410
- Crime and community safety in Williams Lake 66B:1055
- Diversion of safe supply to illicit market and role of pharmacies 3B:1405-1410, 4B:1045-1050
- Government action on homelessness and community safety in Downtown Eastside 21B:1405-1410
- Government action on police health and safety and funding to drug user organizations 46B:1030
- Government action on repeat offenders and crime in communities 17B:1440
- Government policies on substance use and funding of advocacy organizations 8B:1030
- Government response to community health and safety issues 62B:1435
- Hospital project in Surrey 22B:1025-1030
- Illicit drug trade activities and enforcement response 8B:1030
- Illicit drug trade activities and funding for enforcement response 17B:1445
- Involuntary care for mental health and addiction issues 25B:1105
- Mental health services for persons with severe mental illness 49B:1055-1100
- Police staffing issues and police services at FIFA World Cup 87B:1110
- Safety of health care workers 31B:1415-1420
- Safety of nurses in health care system 38B:1400
- Support for police officers and government action on community safety 42B:1425
- Oral questions (response)
- Enforcement of laws on illicit drug use in public spaces 87B:1115
- Government action on drug trafficking and border security 69B:1405-1410
- Pharmacies
- drug dispensing and investigation of illegal activities 3B:1405
- Points of order
- request for withdrawal of comments by David Eby during question period 3B:1430, 51B:1435
- Police and policing
- police officers
- violent attacks on police officers and support from government 42B:1425, 46B:1030
- Private members' statements
- Privilege
- 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
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- Safety
- Sexual Violence Policy Act (Bill 18)
- Substance use and addiction
- government policies on issues 8B:1030
- harm reduction services
- safe supply
- Surrey
- health care facilities and services
- Surrey Historical Society
- hosting of Heritage Week events 3B:1355
- Vancouver
- Wallace, Roseanne
- experience of workplace violence and death by suicide 38B:1400
- World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day 31B:1350
Sunner, Hon. Jessie (Surrey-Newton)
- As subject
- experience attending show at Naad Arts Centre 46B:1030
- 5X Fest
- Arts and culture
- music festivals and concerts
- Badwal, Jeevan
- soccer achievements and Vancouver Whitecaps debut 18B:1020
- Boulet, Logan
- organ donor, donation after death 35B:1345
- Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk 7B:1345-1350
- Communities
- community organizations, social service work and fundraising 7B:1350
- Discrimination and racism
- Green Shirt Day
- organ donor awareness and registration initiative 35B:1345
- Immigration
- Introductions by members 18B:1005, 32B:1010, 35B:1340, 45B:1340, 49B:1010, 51B:1340, 62B:1340-1345, 65B:1500, 70B:1010, 72B:1445, 79B:1340, 79B:1400, 84B:1005, 87B:1015, 90B:1335
- Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210)
- Members' statements
- 5X Festival and Punjabi arts and culture 69B:1355-1400
- Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk 7B:1345-1350
- Green Shirt Day and importance of organ donation 35B:1345
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 24B:1350
- Komagata Maru and action on racism 63B:1020
- Naad Arts Centre 46B:1025-1030
- Soccer achievements of Jeevan Badwal 18B:1020
- Motions
- Naad Arts Centre
- Organs and tissues
- donation and donor registration 35B:1345
- Prayers and reflections 4B:1000, 41B:1000, 84B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 3)
- Punjabi Canadians
- Sexual Violence Policy Act (Bill 18)
- Sikh community
- Sports and recreation
- Surrey-Newton constituency and area
- fundraising for community services for vulnerable persons 7B:1345-1350
- Throne speech debate 14B:1715-1745