First Session, 43rd Parliament – 2025
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX (DRAFT)
topics, places, people
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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Abbotsford, B.C.

Agriculture industry and economy (Neufeld, K.) 8B:1015
Community and cultural diversity (Neufeld, K.) 8B:1015
Mill Lake Park, sexual assault incident (Gasper) 62B:1430 (Neufeld, K.) 42B:1415
Schools See particular schools; School district 34 (Abbotsford)
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Government support for filling neurology positions (Banman) 56B:1115
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Sexual assault rate and community safety (Gasper) 21B:1415
Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Membership changes (Farnworth) 86B:1440
Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Funding (Kahlon) 29B:1055 (Warbus) 29B:1050
Aboriginal peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons; Métis
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)

(Attorney General) 1R, 2B:1435
Debate, speakers (Sharma) 2B:1435
Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2)

(Attorney General) 1R, 3B:1345; 2R, 7B:1440-1525; C, 10B:1430-1440; 3R, 10B:1440-1445; RA, 28B:1730
Debate, speakers (Choi) 7B:1500-1515 (Higginson) 7B:1515-1525 (Kooner) 7B:1455-1500, 10B:1430-1440 (Sharma) 3B:1345, 7B:1440-1455, 10B:1435-1440
Acupuncturists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners

Awareness and contributions of traditional Chinese medicine (Choi) 51B:1355
Administrator, Hon. Leonard Marchand

Royal assent to bills See Royal assent to bills
Affordability See Cost of living; Affordable housing under Housing
African Arts and Cultural Society

Work of organization (Krieger) 7B:1335-1340
Agassiz, B.C.

District of Kent See Kent, B.C.
Agriculture

Challenges and government support (Bailey) 17B:1430-1435
Challenges and support (Kealy) 10B:1345-1350
Farmers
contributions and work (Anderson, G.) 15B:1025 (Maahs) 36B:1020-1025
government support (Popham) 59B:1045
issues and concerns (Kealy) 59B:1040
Farmland
protection (Paton) 15B:1030 (Popham) 15B:1030-1035
Food processing and products See Food and food industry
Harvest, autumn harvest season (Wilson) 83B:1355
Workers
rights and organizing (Speaker) 1B:1050
Agriculture and Food Ministry

Estimates
debate 26B:1630-1720, 28A:1520-2000
speakers (Clare) 26B:1715, 28A:1630 (Dew) 28A:1845-1855 (Giddens) 28A:1535 (Kindy) 28A:1930 (Luck) 28A:1855 (Neufeld, L.) 28A:1610-1615 (Paton) 26B:1630-1715, 28A:1525-2000 (Popham) 26B:1630-1720, 28A:1525-2000 (Stamer) 28A:1750-1820
Budget (Bailey) 17B:1430-1435 (Banman) 17B:1430 (Halford) 17B:1445
Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee

Membership changes (Farnworth) 86B:1440
Alberta

Government policies and legislation, impact on transgender persons (Higginson) 65B:1350
Government proposal for bitumen pipeline to B.C. north coast (Eby) 76B:1400
Alcohol

Removal of U.S. products from B.C. Liquor Stores (Eby) 17B:1405-1410
Allen, Gene

Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee (Doerkson) 56B:1040
All-Valley Taekwondo-Do Championships

Event (Giddens) 41B:1005
Ambrosio, Reid

Student in Kimberly diagnosed with cancer (McInnis) 4B:1010-1015
Ambulance service

Services in rural and remote communities (Day) 15B:1100 (Osborne) 15B:1100
Staffing and resources (Osborne) 7B:1425-1430
Angel Flight East Kootenay

Services and funding (McInnis) 29B:1030-1035 (Osborne) 29B:1030-1035
Animals

Dogs, legislation, petition tabled (Osborne) 36B:1105
Anti-Racism Awareness Week

Purpose (Wat) 69B:1400
Antisemitism See Discrimination and racism
Arjan Bhullar Foundation

Sports and services for at-risk youth (Kooner) 73B:1040
Armed forces

Deployments, support for military families (Rotchford) 8B:1015
Members, participation in 2025 Invictus Games See Invictus Games
Veterans, support (McCall) 31B:1400
Arrow Lakes Hospital, Nakusp, B.C.

Emergency services (Armstrong) 11B:1040
Artificial intelligence See Science and technology
Arts and culture

Creative sector
impact of artificial intelligence (Valeriote) 46B:1025
sector and role in economy (Krieger) 42B:1345-1350
Literature
value of books and reading (Morissette) 43B:1015
Music festivals and concerts
economic contributions (Chant) 45B:1405 (Sunner) 69B:1355
Music industry (Chant) 45B:1405 (Krieger) 42B:1345
Asian Canadians

Filipino community See Filipino Canadians
History and contributions in B.C. (Choi) 55B:1350-1355 (Wat) 51B:1355
South Asian community
government consultation and support (Dhaliwal) 59B:1050 (Kahlon) 59B:1050
museum project (Chandra Herbert) 59B:1045-1050 (Dew) 59B:1045
Sikh community See Sikh community
Asian Heritage Month

Celebration (Choi) 55B:1350-1355 (Wat) 51B:1355
Asia-Pacific gateway

Role (Choi) 38B:1350
Athletes See Sports and recreation
Attorney General Ministry

Estimates
debate 64A:1635-2040, 72B:1455-1530
speakers (Halford) 64A:1640-1655 (Kooner) 64A:1635-2040 (Milobar) 64A:2000-2005 (Sharma) 64A:1635-2040, 72B:1455-1530 (Wat) 64A:2005, 72B:1455-1530
Minister
role (Sharma) 62B:1410-1415
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 10)

(Sharma) 1R, 42B:1345; 2R, 76B:1640-1710; C, 78A:1530-1810; 3R, 78B:1815
Debate, speakers (Kooner) 76B:1645-1700, 78A:1530-1805 (Sharma) 42B:1345, 76B:1640-1645, 76B:1710, 78A:1530-1810 (Wilson) 76B:1700-1710
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2025 (Bill 21)

(Attorney General) 1R, 78B:1330; 2R, 83B:1650-1800; C, 88A:1555-1710
Debate, speakers (Bird) 83B:1750-1800 (Dew) 83B:1725-1735 (Kooner) 83B:1650-1720, 88A:1555-1705 (Neufeld, L.) 83B:1745-1750 (Parmar) 83B:1650 (Sharma) 78B:1330, 83B:1720-1725, 88A:1555-1710 (Stamer) 83B:1735-1745
Auditor General

Reports tabled
2023-24 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report (Speaker) 76B:1425
2024-25 annual report, revised September 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1425
annual follow-up report, 2019-2022, May 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
annual follow-up report, 2019-2023, October 2025 (Speaker) 77B:1100
B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment Process, February 2025 (Speaker) 8B:1055
Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s 2024-25 Audited Financial Statements, October 2025 (Speaker) 91B:1110
Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s Audited Financial Statements, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1425
Child Care Licensing Capacity, February 2025 (Speaker) 11B:1055
Ensuring the Quality of Legal Aid Representation Services, April 2025 (Speaker) 49B:1120
Final Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, August 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Interim Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, June 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Ministry of Forests: Calculating Carbon Projects, March 2025 (Speaker) 28B:1430
Auditors

Reinstatement of municipal auditor general, petition tabled (Rustad) 73B:1125
Autism

Advocacy and support services for autistic persons (Sturko) 31B:1350
Awareness and acceptance (Sturko) 31B:1350
Automobiles

Accidents and accident-related fatalities (Bhangu) 45B:1425
Legislation See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 12)
Vehicular homicide, incident in Vancouver in April 2025 See Festival in Vancouver and vehicular attack under Lapu-Lapu Day
Zero-emission and clean vehicles
electric vehicle decal program (Neufeld, L.) 45B:1440
elimination of sales targets (Chan) 55B:1445-1450 (Davis) 55B:1450 (Dix) 55B:1450-1455 (Halford) 55B:1455
role in economy (Dix) 45B:1440
Avian influenza

Disease outbreaks
incidence and response (Kealy) 59B:1040 (Popham) 59B:1040-1045, 76B:1410-1415