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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Badwal, Jeevan

Soccer achievements and Vancouver Whitecaps debut (Sunner) 18B:1020
Ballem, Penny

Role as interim CEO at Provincial Health Services Authority (Clare) 28B:1415 (Day) 32B:1045 (Gasper) 32B:1045 (Osborne) 28B:1415
Work in health care system (Osborne) 32B:1045
Barkerville Heritage Trust

First CEO appointment See Sharpe, Robin
Bhagavad Gita

Verse and meaning (Dhir) 11B:1020-1025
Bills by name

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1) See An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2) See Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2)
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 10) See Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 10)
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5) See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4) See Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)
Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8) See Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)
Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7) See Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202) See Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202)
Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M208) See Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M208)
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 11) See Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 11)
Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act (Bill M203) See Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act (Bill M203)
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Repeal Act (Bill M207) See Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Repeal Act (Bill M207)
Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 9) See Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 9)
Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M212) See Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M212)
Interpretation (Pacific Daylight Time) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M206) See Interpretation (Pacific Daylight Time) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M206)
Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210) See Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210)
Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201) See Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201)
Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205) See Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 12) See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 12)
Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204) See Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204)
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 3) See Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 3)
Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14) See Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
Supply Act (No.1), 2025 (Bill 6) See Supply Act (No.1), 2025 (Bill 6)
Tax Relief and Tariff Defence Act (Bill M209) See Tax Relief and Tariff Defence Act (Bill M209)
Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act (Bill M211) See Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act (Bill M211)
Bills by number

1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
2.* Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act
3.* Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025
4.* Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025
5. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025
6.* Supply Act (No.1), 2025
7. Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act
8. Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025
9. Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025
10. Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025
11. Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025
12. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025
13. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025
14. Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act
M201. Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025
M202. Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act
M203. Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act
M204. Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act
M205. Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025
M206. Interpretation (Pacific Daylight Time) Amendment Act, 2025
M207. Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Repeal Act
M208. Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025
M209. Tax Relief and Tariff Defence Act
M210. Korean Heritage Month Act
M211. Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act
M212. Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025
Black Canadians

Cultures and community support (Krieger) 7B:1335-1340
History and contributions in B.C. (Botterell) 11B:1020
Black History Month

Observance and celebration (Botterell) 11B:1020
Blessings and acknowledgments See also Prayers and reflections

George, Frank 2B:1330
Thomas, Mary Ann 2B:1335-1340
Boulet, Logan

Organ donor, donation after death (Sunner) 35B:1345
Brassington, Bill Sr.

Death and role as labour activist (Routledge) 3B:1345-1350
Bridges

Tolling See Tolls
British Columbia

Assets and character (Throne speech) 2B:1400
Deaths of prominent citizens and public servants (Throne speech) 2B:1355-1400
Economy See Economy
Population
migration out of B.C. (Milobar) 28B:1405
Role as gateway to Asia-Pacific See Asia-Pacific gateway
British Columbia Arts Council

Annual report, 2023-24, tabled (Chandra Herbert) 14B:1435
British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police

Comments on harm reduction measures for substance use (Eby) 3B:1420
B.C. Council of Forest Industries

Comments on competitive sustainability (Stamer) 35B:1405
British Columbia by region

Northern B.C.
addiction services (Osborne) 8B:1040 (Rattée) 8B:1040
health care equipment and program funding (Giddens) 28B:1355
health care services (Giddens) 11B:1035 (Kealy) 11B:1045 (Neufeld, L.) 11B:1045
road safety services (McCall) 29B:1045
Rural B.C.
access to health care services (Clare) 28B:1415 (Osborne) 8B:1055, 29B:1030
economic development (Morissette) 21B:1350-1355
fire safety requirements in residential buildings (Kahlon) 14B:1420
health care and emergency services (Hartwell) 7B:1425 (Osborne) 7B:1425-1430
health care professionals (Davis) 25B:1055 (McInnis) 7B:1430 (Osborne) 7B:1430, 11B:1030, 11B:1050, 25B:1055
infrastructure (Dix) 29B:1045-1050 (Luck) 29B:1045
rental housing (Botterell) 32B:1035
rural hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals; particular hospitals
B.C. Cattlemen's Association

Comments on environmental assessments for wind power projects (Paton) 24B:1420
British Columbia Centre for Women in the Trades

Role and services (Rotchford) 14B:1355
B.C. Conservative party See Conservative Party of British Columbia
British Columbia Energy Regulator

Role and enforcement of regulations (Dix) 29B:1035 (Valeriote) 29B:1035
Role in environmental compliance (Dix) 21B:1405
Role in permitting process for energy projects (Throne speech) 2B:1405
B.C. Energy Regulator

Role in environmental compliance (Valeriote) 21B:1405
B.C. Epilepsy Society

Programs and services (Arora) 25B:1030
British Columbia Ferry Commissioner

Annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, tabled (Sharma) 3B:1440
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Budget and operations (Bhangu) 18B:1055 (Farnworth) 18B:1055
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Wind power projects and funding (Botterell) 24B:1415
British Columbia Liberal Party

Performance as government
child care (Beare) 22B:1045
crime and public safety (Begg) 25B:1105
education system (Beare) 29B:1050
forest sector (Parmar) 35B:1400
funding for programs and services (Bailey) 29B:1055
infrastructure and social deficits (Bailey) 32B:1025
infrastructure and trade (Farnworth) 35B:1420
infrastructure investment in Surrey (Eby) 18B:1035
long-term and residential care (Osborne) 18B:1100
poverty reduction (Malcolmson) 4B:1045
response to money laundering (Eby) 3B:1420
schools (Beare) 18B:1055 (Eby) 18B:1035
B.C. NDP government

Accountability and transparency (Neufeld, K.) 24B:1425-1430
Action on campaign statements and stated goals (Botterell) 17B:1435
Performance
crime and community safety (Eby) 3B:1420
economy (Eby) 4B:1100
financial management (Dew) 32B:1025-1030 (Milobar) 32B:1025
health care (Halford) 22B:1035-1040
infrastructure investment in Surrey (Eby) 18B:1035
Policies and positions
U.S. tariffs (Dew) 4B:1055
Position on issues See Policies and positions above
Priorities (Bailey) 32B:1030 (Beare) 28B:1420 (Dew) 4B:1055 (Farnworth) 28B:1430 (Gasper) 28B:1420 (Halford) 28B:1430
British Columbia Nurses Union

Comments and statistics on workplace assaults (Doerkson) 38B:1425 (Giddens) 38B:1405 (Rattée) 38B:1415
British Columbia Snowmobile Federation

History and operations (Wilson) 22B:1010
British Columbia Transit

Services See Transit services, particular regions
British Columbia Treaty Commission

Annual report. 2024, tabled (Boyle) 7B:1435
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Findings on fuel costs in Sea to Sky area (Valeriote) 36B:1040
British Columbia Wildfire Service

Operations (Parmar) 29B:1040-1045
Budget

Budget address (Bailey) 16B:1335-1400
Divisions: budget motion approved 25B:1155
Debate 16B:1335-1425, 17B:1455-1850, 18B:1105-1150, 19B:1310-1720, 21B:1425-1755, 22B:1100-1150, 23B:1330-1820, 24B:1450-1840, 25B:1105-1155
Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 25B:1130-1140 (Arora) 19B:1520-1540 (Bailey) 16B:1335-1400 (Banman) 25B:1115-1130 (Begg) 19B:1320-1350 (Bhangu) 21B:1535-1605 (Bird) 24B:1710-1735 (Block) 24B:1520-1540 (Botterell) 17B:1635-1650 (Boyle) 21B:1605-1635 (Brar) 19B:1705-1720, 21B:1430-1445 (Chandra Herbert) 19B:1425-1450 (Chant) 24B:1450-1515 (Choi) 22B:1100-1125 (Chow) 23B:1525-1545 (Davidson) 19B:1605-1635 (Davis) 19B:1540-1605 (Dew) 21B:1445-1510 (Dhir) 21B:1700-1730 (Gasper) 24B:1755-1820 (Gibson) 24B:1735-1755 (Giddens) 19B:1455-1520 (Halford) 23B:1545-1615 (Hepner) 19B:1635-1705 (Higginson) 21B:1510-1535 (Kang) 24B:1825-1840, 25B:1110-1115 (Krieger) 23B:1815-1820 (Luck) 23B:1645-1715 (Ma) 17B:1750-1820 (Maahs) 23B:1745-1815 (Malcolmson) 24B:1540-1610 (McCall) 24B:1610-1640 (McInnis) 21B:1635-1700 (Milobar) 16B:1400-1425, 17B:1455-1630 (Mok) 23B:1500-1525 (Neill) 17B:1850, 18B:1105-1135 (Neufeld, K.) 23B:1400-1430 (Neufeld, L.) 18B:1135-1145, 19B:1310-1320 (Parmar) 17B:1650-1720 (Rattée) 21B:1730-1755 (Routledge) 23B:1715-1745 (Sandhu) 23B:1330-1400 (Stamer) 17B:1820-1845 (Sturko) 19B:1350-1420 (Toporowski) 23B:1430-1500 (Wat) 17B:1720-1750 (Whiteside) 24B:1640-1710 (Williams) 22B:1130-1150 (Yung) 23B:1615-1645
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 16B:1425; 2R, 42B:1705-2025, 43B:1105-1150, 44B:1330-1825, 45B:1455-2055, 46B:1105-1150, 47B:1300-1715
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 16B:1425, 42B:1705-1710, 45B:1955-2000 (Banman) 44B:1515-1545, 45B:2000-2025 (Bhangu) 45B:1700-1715 (Bird) 44B:1355-1415 (Block) 44B:1700-1730, 47B:1350-1405 (Chan) 42B:1740-1805, 47B:1415-1430 (Chandra Herbert) 43B:1150 (Chapman) 42B:1830-1850 (Clare) 44B:1615-1635, 45B:2045-2055, 46B:1105-1125 (Davis) 42B:1950-2015, 47B:1430-1445 (Day) 44B:1330-1355, 45B:2035-2045 (Dew) 45B:1455-1525 (Dhaliwal) 45B:1715-1725, 47B:1615-1625 (Dix) 45B:2025-2035 (Gasper) 45B:1725-1755, 47B:1405-1415 (Halford) 45B:1840-1900 (Hartwell) 42B:2015-2025, 43B:1105-1120 (Kindy) 43B:1120-1145 (Loewen) 42B:1920-1950 (Luck) 44B:1545-1615, 47B:1645-1710 (McCall) 45B:1555-1615, 46B:1140-1150, 47B:1300-1310 (McInnis) 44B:1415-1450, 46B:1125-1140 (Milobar) 42B:1710-1740 (Mok) 45B:1640-1700, 47B:1340-1350 (Neufeld, K.) 44B:1450-1515, 47B:1445-1505 (Neufeld, L.) 44B:1635-1700, 47B:1505-1535 (Rattée) 45B:1755-1815, 47B:1710-1715 (Rustad) 45B:1925-1955 (Stamer) 44B:1755-1825, 45B:1455 (Sturko) 45B:1900-1925 (Tepper) 44B:1730-1755, 47B:1310-1330 (Toor) 45B:1525-1555, 47B:1625-1640 (Van Popta) 45B:1815-1840, 47B:1335-1340 (Warbus) 42B:1850-1920 (Williams) 45B:1620-1640, 47B:1555-1615 (Wilson) 42B:1805-1830, 47B:1535-1555
Debate on bill, second reading debate (Speaker) 44B:1825
Budgets

2025-26 budget
assistance for industries (Milobar) 28B:1405
capital spending (Milobar) 22B:1055
content and priorities (Bailey) 17B:1425-1450, 29B:1025, 29B:1055-1100, 32B:1030, 36B:1030-1035, 36B:1100-1105 (Banman) 17B:1430 (Beare) 18B:1055, 29B:1030 (Block) 18B:1050 (Botterell) 17B:1435, 18B:1045 (Eby) 18B:1035 (Halford) 18B:1035, 29B:1025-1030 (Milobar) 17B:1450-1455, 29B:1055, 36B:1100 (Rattée) 17B:1440 (Rustad) 36B:1030 (Sturko) 17B:1440-1445
content and projections (Dew) 32B:1030
deficit (Bailey) 32B:1025, 36B:1035-1040 (Dew) 32B:1025-1030 (Milobar) 32B:1025 (Neufeld, L.) 29B:1045 (Rustad) 36B:1030 (Warbus) 36B:1035
projections (Milobar) 36B:1100
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2025-26–2027-28, tabled (Bailey) 16B:1430
Deficit budgets (Milobar) 32B:1025
Bulterys House

Housing supports and services (Neufeld, L.) 14B:1355
Burnaby, B.C.

Food security (Arora) 10B:1345
Burns Lake, B.C.

Hospital See Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre, Burns Lake, B.C.
Buses and bus service See Transit services
Business

Competitiveness (Milobar) 28B:1405
Government support (Gibson) 28B:1405
Legislation See Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)
Taxation (Rustad) 21B:1355
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4)

(Attorney General) 1R, 8B:1010; 2R, 11B:1100-1150, 12B:1300-1715, 14B:1435-1605; C, 26B:1305-1620; reporting of bill 26B:1620; 3R, 26B:1625; RA, 28B:1730
Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 12B:1540; 2R approved 14B:1605; amdt. to cl. 5 negatived 26B:1505; amdt. to cl. 39 negatived 26B:1605
Debate, speakers (Anderson, B.) 12B:1355-1405 (Anderson, G.) 12B:1605-1635 (Bailey) 11B:1135-1150 (Begg) 12B:1320-1325 (Blatherwick) 14B:1515-1535 (Botterell) 12B:1300-1305 (Boyle) 12B:1340-1355 (Brodie) 12B:1405-1415 (Chandra Herbert) 12B:1305-1320 (Chant) 12B:1655-1715, 14B:1435-1440 (Dew) 12B:1430-1435 (Dix) 14B:1440-1505 (Farnworth) 14B:1540-1555 (Glumac) 12B:1635-1655 (Higginson) 14B:1505-1515 (Kooner) 11B:1115-1135, 26B:1310-1615 (Malcolmson) 12B:1520-1525, 12B:1540-1605 (Milobar) 12B:1500-1510, 12B:1525 (Morissette) 12B:1415-1430 (Parmar) 12B:1440-1500 (Shah) 12B:1325-1340 (Sharma) 8B:1010, 11B:1100-1115, 14B:1555, 26B:1310-1620