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.

0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

California

Wildfires in southern California (Parmar) 7B:1415
Camp Skylark See Fraser Canyon Hospice Society
Campagnolo, Iona

Role as first chancellor of UNBC (Giddens) 107B:1420
Campbell, Larry

Role as adviser for Downtown Eastside issues (Boyle) 77B:1050 (Rattée) 77B:1045
Campbell River, B.C.

Access to long-term-care beds (Kindy) 98B:1040-1045
Robron alternative school trades program (Kindy) 51B:1400-1405
Canada

Canada–U.S. relations
collaboration and differences (Throne speech) 2B:1420
conditions (Begg) 69B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 17B:1415 (Sturko) 69B:1405-1410
history and significance (Eby) 17B:1405
relations (Throne speech) 2B:1400, 2B:1410
tariffs See U.S. tariffs under Trade
Economy (Rustad) 17B:1410
Future and economy (Dew) 70B:1040 (Eby) 52B:1050
House of Commons, election of members See Federal elections under Elections
National unity See also Separatism below
(Armstrong) 25B:1045 (Choi) 38B:1345-1350 (Eby) 17B:1410 (Farnworth) 17B:1455 (Kahlon) 25B:1045-1050
Political leaders, deaths (Throne speech) 2B:1355
Prime Minister See Carney, Mark
Separatism, B.C. residents supportive of separation and response to concerns (Brodie) 52B:1050-1055
Sovereignty and character (Throne speech) 2B:1420
Trade between provinces See Trade
Trade with United States See Trade
Canada Summer Games

2025 games
B.C. women's softball team participation and accomplishments (Luck) 83B:1400
Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation

Letter to Victoria police chief re antisemitic comments by Younus Kathrada (Rustad) 62B:1410
Canadian Filipino Net

Online publication and role in Filipino community (Elmore) 97B:1400
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Investigation and response re avian influenza virus (Popham) 76B:1410-1415
Canadian Men's Health Foundation

Supports and services for men's health issues (Chant) 25B:1035
Canadian Ski Patrol

Organization and services (Clare) 28B:1350
Cancer

Awareness (McInnis) 4B:1010-1015
Breast cancer
incidence (Blatherwick) 80B:1020
screening See also Mammography services under Breast health
screening and awareness (Blatherwick) 80B:1020-1025
Cancer care centres
petition tabled (Milobar) 72B:1440
Diagnostic and treatment services
gynecological cancers (Kindy) 83B:1440 (Osborne) 83B:1440-1445 (Toor) 83B:1440
system and access to care (Osborne) 8B:1050-1055 (Rustad) 17B:1425
Specialist physicians See Oncologists under Physicians
Treatment See also Diagnostic and treatment services above
radiation therapy and U.S. facilities (Gasper) 18B:1050 (Milobar) 18B:1100 (Osborne) 18B:1050 (Rustad) 17B:1425
radiation therapy services (Davis) 8B:1050-1055
Candlelight Cuisine, White Rock, B.C.

Restaurant closing and owner retirement (Halford) 72B:1355-1400
Carbon

Carbon pricing (Eby) 21B:1400
Legislation See Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201)
Carbon tax

Elimination (Bailey) 25B:1045, 36B:1035 (Davidson) 21B:1400 (Eby) 21B:1355-1400 (Rustad) 21B:1355, 36B:1030
Elimination of consumer carbon tax (Bailey) 29B:1045 (Eby) 28B:1400 (Rustad) 28B:1400
Elimination of consumer carbon tax and impact on government revenues (Botterell) 86B:1410, 112B:1100 (Milobar) 29B:1055 (Neufeld, L.) 29B:1045
Federal carbon tax See Carbon taxes
Impact on emissions reduction See Greenhouse gas emissions
Increase (Rustad) 17B:1425
Industrial carbon tax and call for elimination (Bailey) 29B:1045 (Eby) 28B:1400 (Neufeld, L.) 29B:1045 (Rustad) 28B:1400
Legislation See Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)
Proposed tax on U.S. coal exports See Coal
Revenues, allocation (Milobar) 21B:1400
Tax credits and rebates
climate action tax credit (Milobar) 29B:1055
credits and rebates (Valeriote) 25B:1045
elimination of climate action tax credit (Botterell) 86B:1410
Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 27B:1005; 2R, 28B:1555-2105; C, 28A:2115-0125; 3R, 28B:0130; RA, 28B:0145
Divisions: 1R approved 27B:1020; amdt. to 2R negatived 28B:1710; 2R approved 28B:2105; cl. 9 approved, with casting vote by Chair 28A:0120
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 27B:1005, 28A:2115-0125, 28B:1555-1600, 28B:2050 (Bhangu) 28B:2030 (Botterell) 28A:2205-2210, 28B:1630-1650 (Chan) 28B:2030-2035 (Clare) 28B:1820-1845 (Day) 28B:2045 (Dew) 28B:2035-2045 (Dix) 28B:1655-1755 (Giddens) 28B:2005-2010 (Halford) 28B:1905-1930 (Hartwell) 28B:1955-2005 (Kealy) 28B:2010-2020 (Milobar) 28A:2115-0125, 28B:1600-1630, 28B:1650 (Neufeld, K.) 28B:1930-1945 (Rattée) 28B:2020-2030 (Stamer) 28B:1955 (Sturko) 28B:1755-1820 (Valeriote) 28A:2200-2205, 28A:2245, 28B:1845-1905 (Williams) 28B:1945-1950
Carbon taxes

Carbon tax in B.C. See Carbon tax
Federal carbon tax
elimination (Bailey) 25B:1045 (Eby) 21B:1355-1400 (Rustad) 21B:1355
increase (Bailey) 17B:1425
Career Education Week

Purpose (Dhir) 107B:1420
Cariboo area See also Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area

Consultation with residents on proposed power projects, petition tabled (Doerkson) 77B:1100
Health care services (Clare) 66B:1050
Highways and roads
Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades and recommission, petition tabled (Clare) 56B:1125
Spout Lake Road upgrades, petition tabled (Doerkson) 84B:1105
upgrades and maintenance for roads in 103 Mile area, petition tabled (Doerkson) 84B:1105
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake, B.C.

Emergency services (Doerkson) 11B:1035
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area

Forest industry and workers (Doerkson) 112B:1115 (Parmar) 112B:1115
Hospitality and tourism (Doerkson) 111B:1350
Mental health and addiction services (Clare) 66B:1050
Outhouse races, competitors and community involvement (Doerkson) 36B:1015-1020
Rodeos and participants (Doerkson) 56B:1035-1040
Wildfire and appreciation for community firefighting efforts (Doerkson) 56B:1010
Carlé, Jackie

Community work at Esquimalt military base (Rotchford) 8B:1015
Carney, Mark

Comments re Alberta pipeline proposal (Rustad) 108B:1035
Election (Brodie) 52B:1050
Election and commitments (Eby) 52B:1050
Cars See Automobiles
Cassady, Maya

Death and access to personal health records (Osborne) 100B:1450 (Valeriote) 100B:1450
Casting votes by Speaker or Chair 28A:0120, 71A:1820, 72B:1925, 72B:2010, 72C:1515, 72C:1725, 72C:1835, 72C:1900, 100B:1815, 106B:1715
Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce

Multi-use facility See Castlegar Confluence
Work of organization and role in community (Morissette) 46B:1025
Castlegar and District Community Services Society

Services and volunteers (Morissette) 17B:1355
Castlegar, B.C.

Community services and programs (Morissette) 17B:1355
Castlegar Confluence

Facility and community uses (Morissette) 46B:1025
Cedar and Yellow Point Artisan Tour

Event and economic contributions (Higginson) 107B:1425
Cedar Elementary School, Campbell River, B.C.

Facility conditions and replacement (Van Popta) 87B:1055
Cedar Secondary School, Nanaimo, B.C.

Senior boys basketball team achievements (Higginson) 18B:1030
Centre for Future Work

Report on oil companies and revenues (Valeriote) 36B:1040
CFB Esquimalt

History and contributions (Rotchford) 94B:1045
Chalke, James Michael (Jay) See also Ombudsperson

Service as Ombudsperson (Routledge) 105B:1125
Chamberlain, Don

Lung transplant patient in Courtenay (Day) 3B:1425, 25B:1100 (Osborne) 25B:1100
Chandler, Diane

Death from overdose in supportive housing (Kahlon) 58B:1400-1410, 72B:1405 (Rattée) 58B:1405, 72B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 58B:1400-1405
Charbonneau, Art

Death and service as MLA (Farnworth) 62B:1340
Cheam Elementary School, Chilliwack, B.C.

History and contributions to community (Maahs) 76B:1355
Chen, Katrina

Comments on government child care plan (Doerkson) 46B:1100
Cherub's Inn, Mission, B.C.

Maternity support and services (Gasper) 65B:1355
Chief Electoral Officer See also Boegman, Anton; Elections B.C.; Verma, Shipra

Appointment (Routledge) 86B:1440
Appointment, committee process See Statutory Officers Appointment Special Committee
Letters of results of October 19, 2024, general election, tabled (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 2B:1425-1435
Report on 2024 general election (Sharma) 49B:1105
Reports tabled
report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2022 general local elections, October 15, 2022 (Speaker) 3B:1435
report of the Chief Electoral Officer: statement of votes, 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024 (Speaker) 46B:1100
report on 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024
Volume 1: Administration (Speaker) 70B:1110
Volume II: Financing and Expenses (Speaker) 76B:1425
Volume III: Recommendations for Legislative Change (Speaker) 94B:1140
Chief records officer

Annual report, 2023-24, tabled (Chow) 3B:1440
Annual report, 2024-25, tabled (Gibson) 83B:1450
Child and Youth Day

Observance and purpose (Blatherwick) 101B:1040
Child care

$10aDay child care plan See Government plan below
Affordability and availability (Beare) 22B:1045, 45B:1435, 46B:1100 (Throne speech) 2B:1415 (Toporowski) 108B:1010-1015
Fee reduction initiative (Beare) 45B:1435
Funding and spaces See also Spaces below
(Beare) 28B:1420
Government plan (Beare) 22B:1045, 25B:1050, 46B:1100 (Doerkson) 46B:1100 (Gasper) 22B:1045 (Mok) 25B:1050 (Toporowski) 108B:1010-1015
Ministry responsible See Education and Child Care Ministry
Spaces (Beare) 22B:1045, 45B:1435 (Gasper) 22B:1045, 45B:1435
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day

Observation and appreciation for early childhood educators (Arora) 58B:1350-1355
Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 29)

(Minister of Children and Family Development) 1R, 81B:1300-1305; 2R, 85B:1545-1645; C, 106B:1720-1820, 107B:1520-1850, 108B:1100-1155, 109B:1310-1655, 111B:1450-1745, 113B:1345-1405, 113C:1415-1435, 113A:1455-1530; 3R, 113B:1555; RA, 114B:1655
Divisions: amdts. to cl. 3 negatived 107B:1550, 109B:1340
Debate, speakers (Beare) 85B:1640-1645 (Bird) 85B:1555-1610, 106B:1725-1815, 107B:1525-1845, 108B:1105-1150, 109B:1315-1655, 111B:1450-1735, 113A:1455-1525, 113C:1415-1435 (Block) 85B:1610-1615 (Botterell) 85B:1625-1640 (Boultbee) 109B:1420-1425 (Maahs) 85B:1615-1625, 107B:1535-1540, 107B:1615-1620, 107B:1700, 108B:1145, 109B:1320, 111B:1530, 111B:1545, 111B:1610-1615, 111B:1715, 113A:1505 (Milobar) 109B:1410-1415 (Sturko) 85B:1650-1700 (Valeriote) 107B:1620-1625, 107B:1820 (Wickens) 81B:1300-1305, 85B:1545-1555, 85B:1700, 106B:1725-1815, 107B:1520-1845, 108B:1105-1145, 109B:1320-1655, 111B:1455-1745, 113A:1455-1525, 113C:1415-1430
Child protection system

Child protection workers
recruitment and retention (Wickens) 114B:1415
staffing levels (Valeriote) 114B:1415
Children in government care
deaths (Boultbee) 14B:1425 (Maahs) 45B:1430 (Milobar) 45B:1445 (Wickens) 14B:1425-1430, 45B:1430
deaths and critical injuries (Botterell) 28B:1410
deaths and response (Boultbee) 31B:1400-1405 (Eby) 31B:1430 (Halford) 31B:1420 (Warbus) 31B:1430 (Wickens) 28B:1410, 31B:1400-1410
Indigenous children See Child protection system under First Nations and Indigenous persons
privacy laws (Eby) 52B:1110
safety and children missing from care (Botterell) 28B:1410 (Boultbee) 45B:1430 (McInnis) 31B:1405-1410 (Wickens) 45B:1430
safety and deaths by suicide (Bird) 86B:1355-1400 (Wickens) 86B:1400
support for former youth in care (Malcolmson) 39B:1055 (Toor) 39B:1055
Deaths and critical injuries among children and youth in care See Children in government care above
Protection and safety of children (Wickens) 31B:1425-1430
System and reforms (Bird) 86B:1400 (Wickens) 31B:1410, 31B:1420-1425, 86B:1400, 114B:1415
System conditions and government action on issues (Botterell) 28B:1410 (Valeriote) 114B:1415 (Wickens) 28B:1410
Children and Family Development Ministry

Estimates
debate 62A:1450-2020, 63A:1110-1145, 64A:1415-1625
speakers (Boultbee) 62A:1645, 62A:1800-2015, 64A:1415, 64A:1440-1550 (Day) 64A:1415-1435 (Gasper) 64A:1600-1625 (Halford) 62A:1520-1530 (Maahs) 62A:1500-1515, 62A:1530-1800, 63A:1110-1140 (Wickens) 62A:1455-2020, 63A:1115-1145, 64A:1420-1625
Minister, meetings with MLAs (Wickens) 114B:1635
Pemberton office, staffing issues and access to services (Valeriote) 114B:1415
Children and youth

Bullying See Bullying and harassment
Child care See Child care
Child protection system See Child protection system
Children with support needs
inclusive services (Beare) 46B:1055-1100 (Rattée) 46B:1055
Counselling services See Psychotherapists and counsellors
Deaths and critical injuries See also Child protection system
deaths and critical injuries (Maahs) 31B:1420 (Wickens) 31B:1405
deaths by suicide See Suicide
role of substance use See also Overdoses by children and youth under Substance use and addiction
(Gasper) 31B:1425
Early childhood development
early learning and literacy (Higginson) 31B:1350
programs (Halford) 112B:1040-1045
Early childhood educators
supply and wages (Arora) 58B:1350
Employment and training
youth employment opportunities (Farnworth) 70B:1105-1110 (Gibson) 70B:1100 (Giddens) 70B:1100
Programs and services for children and families
services and funding (Halford) 112B:1040-1045
Safety See also Child protection system
(Eby) 86B:1430 (Halford) 86B:1425-1430
Sexual exploitation See Sexual exploitation
Suicide See Suicide
Youth
challenges (Higginson) 46B:1020
challenges and support (Blatherwick) 101B:1040
leadership (Tepper) 90B:1355
leadership and contributions (Morissette) 101B:1045
Children and Youth Committee

Membership changes (Farnworth) 38B:1430, 87B:1130, 114B:1645
Powers and role (Farnworth) 7B:1440
Chilliwack, B.C. See also Chilliwack–Cultus Lake constituency and area

Access to local treatment and recovery services (Kahlon) 24B:1410 (Maahs) 24B:1410
Community safety and illicit drug use (Maahs) 70B:1100
Community social services organizations (Maahs) 7B:1345
Crime and community safety (Warbus) 21B:1410
History (Maahs) 76B:1350-1355
Services and supports for women See Wilma's Transition Society, Chilliwack, B.C.
Supportive housing (Kahlon) 70B:1105
Youth mental health organizations (Rattée) 39B:1015
Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society

Community meal programs for school children (Warbus) 93B:1410
Chilliwack Chiefs hockey team

Playoff advancement (Rotchford) 62B:1340
Chilliwack Youth Health Centre

Mental health and social services for youth (Rattée) 39B:1015
Chilliwack–Cultus Lake constituency and area

Constituent challenges with disability assistance (Warbus) 39B:1055
China

Foreign interference activities and investigation by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Armstrong) 66B:1045
Region of Hong Kong See Hong Kong
Trade with B.C. See Trade
Chinese Canadians

Culture, calligraphy practice and meaning (Chan) 87B:1045-1050
Mid-Autumn celebrations See Mid-Autumn Festival
Churchill, Mervin

Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee (Doerkson) 56B:1040
Citizens' Services Ministry

Estimates
debate 31A:1915-2045, 32A:1105-1145, 33A:1305-1440
speakers (Bird) 31A:1920-2040, 32A:1105-1140, 33A:1310-1435 (Chow) 31A:1915-2045, 32A:1110-1140, 33A:1310-1440
Civil Resolution Tribunal

Annual report, 2024-25, tabled (Sharma) 114B:1440
Clean energy See Energy
CleanBC plan

Plan, joint review (Dix) 24B:1420, 59B:1055, 73B:1110, 98B:1050 (Wilson) 59B:1055
Plan, joint review, panel report See Clean BC independent review panel under Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
Clearwater, B.C.

Hospital See Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Clearwater, B.C.
Wildfire response services (Parmar) 29B:1040-1045
Wildfire response services and funding for rapattack crews (Stamer) 29B:1040
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

Chief Electoral Officer, letters of results of October 19, 2024, general election, tabled 2B:1425-1435
Chouhan, Raj, election as Speaker 1B:1035
General election, October 19, 2024, results 2B:1425-1435
Kelowna Centre constituency and area, election, judicial recount 2B:1425
Legislature, election of Speaker 1B:1035
Prince George–Mackenzie constituency and area, election, judicial recount 2B:1425
Surrey-Guildford constituency and area, election, judicial recount 2B:1425
Deputy Clerk, role and responsibilities (Farnworth) 52B:1120 (Warbus) 52B:1125
Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, role and responsibilities (Farnworth) 52B:1120 (Warbus) 52B:1120
Office and staff, appreciation (Botterell) 59B:1025
Climate change

Action on climate change
action and mitigation (Davidson) 21B:1400
awareness and education (Botterell) 73B:1045 (Valeriote) 101B:1045
carbon taxes See Carbon tax; Carbon taxes
Education on climate change (Valeriote) 43B:1040
Government action See also CleanBC plan
government action (Dix) 73B:1110 (Valeriote) 73B:1105-1110
government action and initiatives (Beare) 43B:1040-1045 (Dix) 45B:1420
government action and policies (Botterell) 18B:1040 (Dix) 51B:1415 (Valeriote) 51B:1415
ministries responsible See Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Ministry; Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Impact
water systems (Valeriote) 32B:1020
Legislation See Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201)
Youth response (Beare) 43B:1040
Climate Solutions Council

Role (Dix) 45B:1420
Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex, Surrey, B.C.

Facility and programs (Begg) 93B:1415
Cloverdale United Church

History and hosting of Heritage Week events (Sturko) 3B:1355
Coal

Thermal coal, carbon tax proposal for exports of U.S. thermal coal through B.C. (Eby) 7B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 7B:1405-1410, 14B:1400, 17B:1425, 35B:1355, 83B:1410 (Stamer) 7B:1410-1415
Cobble Hill, B.C.

Remembrance service for veterans (Lajeunesse) 94B:1050
Cocchia, Wendy See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Wendy Cocchia
Coldest Night of the Year

Fundraising walk (Higginson) 8B:1020-1025 (Sunner) 7B:1345-1350
Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School, Abbotsford, B.C.

Sports fields, renaming (Neufeld, K.) 83B:1350-1355
Colonialism

Legacy, First Nations See First Nations and Indigenous persons
School curriculum guidance See Reconciliation under School districts
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area

Ski tourism and role in economy (McInnis) 62B:1400
Columbia Valley

Back-country land use survey (McInnis) 59B:1050
Committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees
Communities

Capacity and resilience, development and resources (Elmore) 72B:1355
Community gaming grants program (Bird) 15B:1035 (Chandra Herbert) 15B:1035, 29B:1045
Community organizations, social service work and fundraising (Sunner) 7B:1350
Crime See Crime in communities under Crime and criminals
Neighbourhood houses, role (Phillip) 55B:1355-1400
Rural communities See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Community Living British Columbia See also Community living services under Disabled persons

Executive salary levels (Loewen) 25B:1035-1040 (Malcolmson) 25B:1040 (McInnis) 39B:1050
Performance and incident involving death of client (Gasper) 25B:1040 (Malcolmson) 25B:1040-1045
Community safety See Public safety under Safety
Comox Valley

Access to hospice care See Aitken Hospice at Ocean Front Village
Crisis response services, poem (Day) 55B:1400
Comox Valley Hospice Society

Work of organization and role in community (Day) 98B:1025
Conflict of Interest Commissioner See also Gray, Victoria; Schnoor, Jeffrey

Annual report, 2023, tabled (Speaker) 3B:1435
Annual report, 2024, tabled (Speaker) 76B:1425
Appointment (Eby) 94B:1145
Appointment process See Conflict of Interest Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
Legislation See Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 2)
Conservation of wildlife See Wildlife
Conservation officers See Environment
Conservative Party of British Columbia

Ideologies of members, impact on political debate in House (Eby) 84B:1050
MLAs
comments by MLA re Lapu-Lapu festival attack case and mental health care (Eby) 51B:1410, 51B:1435 (Sturko) 51B:1435
comments on U.S. presidential administration and trade issues (Eby) 84B:1035-1040
record of MLAs who served in B.C. Liberal government See Performance as government under British Columbia Liberal Party
support for party leader (Farnworth) 87B:1125-1130
Policies and positions
carbon tax (Eby) 21B:1400
climate change and actions (Dix) 59B:1055
COVID-19 response (Farnworth) 28B:1430
COVID-19 vaccinations (Eby) 24B:1405-1410
crime and community safety (Sharma) 21B:1420
economic development policies and position on First Nations role (Eby) 84B:1100
energy and climate change (Dix) 55B:1445-1455
federal gun law enforcement (Eby) 91B:1105
health care issues (Osborne) 56B:1125
housing issues (Kahlon) 52B:1105-1110
illegal drug trafficking (Begg) 69B:1410
immigration (Kahlon) 86B:1415
Indigenous relations and reconciliation (Sharma) 107B:1435
resource industries (Dix) 76B:1420 (Rustad) 7B:1405
speculation and vacancy tax (Eby) 52B:1055-1100
supportive housing (Dix) 70B:1105 (Farnworth) 100B:1505
trade between provinces (Eby) 105B:1050 (Rustad) 105B:1055
U.S. policy on Canada (Begg) 69B:1405 (Farnworth) 25B:1055, 32B:1055
U.S. tariffs (Eby) 4B:1055, 7B:1405-1410, 24B:1435, 35B:1355-1400, 84B:1035-1040 (Farnworth) 22B:1055, 28B:1430 (Parmar) 84B:1030
Position on issues See Policies and positions above
Constituency assistants, offices See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; particular constituencies
Construction industry

Building code
energy efficiency standards (Kahlon) 52B:1105 (McCall) 52B:1105
fire safety standards (Kahlon) 14B:1415-1420 (Van Popta) 14B:1415-1420
seismic standards (Kahlon) 52B:1105
Residential construction industry
building code See Building code above
Safety, digging practices See Underground infrastructure under Infrastructure
Workers
role and appreciation (Begg) 108B:1020-1025
Construction Prompt Payment Act (Bill 20)

(Attorney General) 1R, 77B:1010-1015; 2R, 83B:1800-1815; 84B:1110-1145, 85B:1330-1535; C, 90A:1720-1800, 91A:1135, 92A:1335-1600, 93A:1505-1845, 99B:1540-1825, 100B:1520-1800, 100B:1820-1845, 101B:1125-1150, 102B:1305-1445; 3R, 102B:1450; RA, 109B:1705
Divisions: cl. 42 approved 100B:1730
Debate, speakers (Bhangu) 85B:1410-1420 (Botterell) 85B:1340-1345 (Davis) 85B:1515-1525 (Dew) 85B:1420-1440, 90A:1750, 92A:1350-1405, 92A:1425-1455, 92A:1535-1545, 93A:1505-1520 (Giddens) 84B:1130-1145, 85B:1330-1335, 102B:1400-1445 (Hartwell) 85B:1525-1535 (Kooner) 83B:1805-1815, 84B:1110-1125, 90A:1720-1755, 93A:1655-1840, 99B:1540-1820, 100B:1525-1755, 100B:1820-1845, 101B:1130-1145, 102B:1305-1355 (Ma) 84B:1125-1130 (Milobar) 85B:1440-1455 (Mok) 85B:1505-1515 (Sharma) 77B:1010-1015, 83B:1800-1805, 90A:1720-1800, 92A:1335-1600, 93A:1505-1840, 99B:1540-1820, 100B:1525-1755, 100B:1825-1845, 101B:1135-1145, 102B:1310-1445 (Sturko) 85B:1500-1505 (Van Popta) 85B:1345-1410, 90A:1755, 92A:1335-1420, 92A:1500-1600, 93A:1515-1640, 93A:1710-1835, 100B:1520-1525, 102B:1400 (Wilson) 90A:1720
Consumers

Affordability issues See Cost of living
Class action lawsuits See Justice system
Consumer protection issues
government initiatives (Throne speech) 2B:1415
legislation See Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4); Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill 28)
Cooper, Jonathan D.

Accomplishments as hockey coach (Bird) 7B:1340
Coquitlam, B.C.

Cultural and heritage events (Blatherwick) 69B:1350-1355
Corrections system

Mental health and addiction services
access to services (Day) 51B:1420 (Osborne) 51B:1420
Segregation, use for persons with mental illness (Day) 51B:1420
Sex offenders
supervision of high-risk offenders (Krieger) 91B:1035 (Rustad) 91B:1035
Solitary confinement See Segregation above
Cost of living

Cost increases (Botterell) 4B:1040-1045 (Malcolmson) 4B:1040-1045
Cost increases and government initiatives (Malcolmson) 63B:1040-1045
Cost of living (Gasper) 28B:1420
Government action (Bailey) 32B:1050 (McInnis) 32B:1050 (Rustad) 112B:1050
Government action on affordability issues (Bailey) 112B:1055-1100 (Gibson) 15B:1040-1045 (Milobar) 87B:1125 (Warbus) 76B:1425
Government action on issues and causes (Throne speech) 2B:1415
Grocery costs
cost increase (Doerkson) 45B:1425
grocery rebate (Bailey) 3B:1415 (Rustad) 17B:1425
legislation See Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M212)
Impact on seniors (Wat) 15B:1025
Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia (COSCO)

Advocacy work and 2025 conference (Chant) 105B:1035-1040
COVID-19

Government response (Bailey) 70B:1040
Impact on education system and supports (Beare) 84B:1045
Impact on post-secondary education sector (Sunner) 107B:1455
Long-term illness cases, health services See Chronic disease management under Health care system
Protests re public health measures, "freedom convoy" (Armstrong) 112B:1105
Vaccination mandate for health workers (Armstrong) 84B:1045-1050
Cowichan Estuary

Restoration project (Toporowski) 32B:1020-1025
Cowichan high school See Quw'utsun Secondary School, Duncan, B.C.
Cowichan Hospital, Duncan, B.C.

Replacement project, construction waste (Clare) 114B:1425
Cowichan River

Toxic waste dumping site and cleanup (Clare) 97B:1405-1410, 98B:1055, 114B:1420 (Davidson) 97B:1410, 98B:1055, 114B:1420-1425
Toxic waste, environmental assessment report See Sperling Hansen Associates Inc.
Cowichan Tribes

Drinking water
safety issues (Clare) 104B:1425 (Toporowski) 104B:1425
Land title issues
court case re land title in Richmond area (Botterell) 93B:1430 (Brodie) 97B:1420, 104B:1420 (Eby) 101B:1050-1100 (Kooner) 105B:1115 (McInnis) 101B:1055 (Rustad) 79B:1420-1425, 83B:1420-1425, 97B:1405, 104B:1400-1405, 107B:1430-1435 (Sharma) 79B:1420-1425, 83B:1420-1430, 93B:1430, 97B:1405, 104B:1405, 104B:1420, 105B:1115, 107B:1435 (Wat) 83B:1420
court case re land title in Richmond area, ruling See Supreme Court of British Columbia
Lands, waste dumping sites See Cowichan River; Tzouhalem Creek
Cowichan Urgent and Primary Care Centre, Duncan, B.C.

Opening of facility (Toporowski) 84B:1015
Cowichan Valley

Agriculture and farmland, issues (Paton) 15B:1030 (Popham) 15B:1030-1035
Toxic drug crisis and impact of naloxone shortage (Osborne) 104B:1420 (Rattée) 104B:1420
Watersheds, management and protection (Toporowski) 111B:1350-1355
Cowichan Valley Capitals hockey team

Accomplishments and game against Nanaimo Clippers (Anderson, G.) 42B:1335
Cowichan Watershed Board

Membership and work of board (Toporowski) 111B:1350-1355
Cranbrook, B.C.

Hospital See East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
Creative Industries Week

Celebration (Chant) 45B:1405 (Krieger) 42B:1345-1350
Creative sector See Arts and culture
Credit rating

B.C. rating (Bailey) 36B:1035 (Dew) 32B:1025-1030 (McInnis) 32B:1050 (Milobar) 32B:1025 (Rustad) 36B:1030
Creston Valley Hospital and Health Centre, Creston, B.C.

Emergency services (Bird) 11B:1050
Crime and criminals

Crime in communities See also Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system; Public safety under Safety
extortion See Extortion and related crimes below
government action (Begg) 21B:1415 (Sharma) 21B:1420-1425
government action on issues (Begg) 25B:1100-1105 (Krieger) 84B:1055 (Milobar) 97B:1435
incidence and impact on businesses (Bird) 84B:1055 (Brodie) 4B:1050 (Giddens) 80B:1050 (Krieger) 80B:1050-1055 (Loewen) 111B:1420 (McCall) 15B:1045, 80B:1055 (Milobar) 97B:1435 (Yung) 4B:1050-1055
incidence and response (Dew) 21B:1415 (Doerkson) 105B:1115 (Gasper) 21B:1415 (Hepner) 21B:1420 (Kooner) 21B:1415 (Krieger) 86B:1420-1425 (Sharma) 105B:1120 (Sturko) 21B:1405-1410 (Warbus) 21B:1410
incidence and role of repeat offenders (Banman) 86B:1420-1425 (Neufeld, K.) 62B:1430
violent attacks (Bird) 49B:1115 (Clare) 49B:1115 (Neufeld, K.) 49B:1110
violent attacks and response (Banman) 73B:1055-1100 (Begg) 73B:1055 (Doerkson) 73B:1055 (Eby) 42B:1400 (Halford) 10B:1410-1415 (Kooner) 38B:1425 (Krieger) 91B:1035-1040 (McCall) 91B:1035-1040 (Neufeld, K.) 91B:1045-1050 (Rustad) 42B:1355-1400
violent attacks and role of mental illness See also Forensic psychiatric services under Mental health
(Halford) 51B:1430-1435 (Rattée) 91B:1105 (Sturko) 51B:1405
violent attacks on seniors (Neufeld, K.) 58B:1415
violent targeted attacks See also Extortion and related crimes below
(McCall) 86B:1415-1420
Crime incidence and government action on issues (Eby) 84B:1100, 111B:1425
Drug trafficking See Illegal drug trade below
Extortion and related crimes
government response (Banman) 97B:1425 (Dhaliwal) 97B:1425 (Kooner) 97B:1430 (Krieger) 97B:1425-1430, 105B:1100, 108B:1025-1030, 114B:1435 (Neufeld, K.) 97B:1420 (Sharma) 97B:1430 (Toor) 114B:1435
impact on communities (Banman) 104B:1400 (Krieger) 108B:1025-1030 (Neufeld, K.) 108B:1025-1030
incidence in other jurisdictions (Krieger) 97B:1425
role of federal government (Krieger) 97B:1430, 108B:1025 (Milobar) 97B:1435 (Sharma) 97B:1430
Extortion and related crimes, government response (Krieger) 86B:1425
Government action on issues (Sharma) 62B:1440
Handling of cases involving repeat offenders
government action on issues and role of federal government (Sharma) 97B:1435
Hate crimes
incidence and response (Eby) 62B:1410 (Rustad) 62B:1410 (Sharma) 62B:1410-1415
prosecution (Rustad) 10B:1400 (Sharma) 10B:1400
reporting and hotline (Eby) 62B:1410 (Sharma) 62B:1415
Illegal drug trade
activities (Sturko) 3B:1410
activities and use of online platforms (Sturko) 8B:1030
cross-border trafficking to U.S. (Begg) 69B:1405-1410 (Sturko) 69B:1405-1410
drug labs and production (Banman) 42B:1400-1405 (Sturko) 17B:1445, 69B:1405-1410
enforcement and funding (Bailey) 17B:1445 (Banman) 42B:1405 (Begg) 42B:1400-1405 (Sturko) 17B:1445
enforcement initiatives (Begg) 8B:1030-1035 (Throne speech) 2B:1410
police investigation of diversion of safe supply (Eby) 65B:1400-1410 (Osborne) 4B:1045-1050 (Rustad) 65B:1400-1405
prevention and enforcement (Loewen) 105B:1110 (Sturko) 4B:1045-1050
prosecution of drug trafficking (McCall) 101B:1115 (Sharma) 101B:1115, 105B:1110
prosecution of simple possession (Sturko) 87B:1115
Organized crime See also Gangs
government initiatives and task force (Krieger) 91B:1040, 91B:1050 (Sharma) 91B:1050
government response (Armstrong) 66B:1045 (Banman) 42B:1405 (Begg) 8B:1030-1035, 42B:1405, 66B:1045 (Kooner) 91B:1055 (McCall) 91B:1040 (Sharma) 91B:1055
Property crime, incidence and government response (Krieger) 114B:1430-1435 (Van Popta) 114B:1430
Repeat offenders
enforcement and funding (Begg) 66B:1050
issues See Crime in communities above; Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system
repeat violent offending intervention initiative (Begg) 21B:1410-1415, 42B:1415, 58B:1415, 62B:1430 (Krieger) 84B:1055 (Sharma) 97B:1435
Sexual assault and abuse See Sexual violence
Crofton Mill

Closing (Parmar) 114B:1405-1410 (Stamer) 114B:1405
CrossRoads Brewery and Distillery, Prince George, B.C.

Arson incident (Giddens) 80B:1050 (Krieger) 80B:1050
Crown Corporations Committee

Membership changes (Farnworth) 86B:1440
Crown prosecutors See Justice system
Csoka, Mike See Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society
Curriculum See Education
Cycling

Participation by seniors and support (Chant) 87B:1045
Cycling Without Age

Work of organization and North Shore chapter (Chant) 87B:1045