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
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California
- Wildfires in southern California (Parmar) 7B:1415
Camp Skylark See Fraser Canyon Hospice Society
Campbell River, B.C.
Canada
- Canada–U.S. relations
- 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
- Political leaders, deaths (Throne speech) 2B:1355
- Prime Minister See Carney, Mark
- Separatism, B.C. residents supportive of separation and government 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 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
- Cancer care centres
- Diagnostic and treatment services
- Specialist physicians See Oncologists under Physicians
- Treatment See also Diagnostic and treatment services above
Candlelight Cuisine, White Rock, B.C.
Carbon
Carbon tax
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
Cariboo 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.
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
- 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
Cars See Automobiles
Casting votes by Speaker or Chair 28A:0120, 71A:1820, 72B:1925, 72B:2010, 72C:1515, 72C:1725, 72C:1835, 72C:1900
Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce
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 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
Chamberlain, Don
Chandler, Diane
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 Elections B.C.
- 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
Chief records officer
- Annual report, 2023-24, tabled (Chow) 3B:1440
- Annual report, 2024-25, tabled (Gibson) 83B:1450
Child care
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)
Child protection system
- Children in government care
- 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 (Wickens) 31B:1410, 31B:1420-1425
- System conditions and government action on issues (Botterell) 28B:1410 (Wickens) 28B:1410
Children and Family Development Ministry
Children and youth
Children and Youth Committee
Chilliwack, B.C.
- 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
- Supportive housing (Kahlon) 70B:1105
- Youth mental health organizations (Rattée) 39B:1015
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
Chinese Canadians
Churchill, Mervin
- Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee (Doerkson) 56B:1040
Citizens' Services Ministry
Clean energy See Energy
CleanBC plan
Clearwater, B.C.
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
Climate Solutions Council
Cloverdale United Church
- History and hosting of Heritage Week events (Sturko) 3B:1355
Coal
Cocchia, Wendy See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Wendy Cocchia
Coldest Night of the Year
Colleen and Gordie Howe Middle School, Abbotsford, B.C.
Colonialism
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
Community Living British Columbia See also Community living services under Disabled persons
Comox Valley
- Crisis response services, poem (Day) 55B:1400
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Conservation officers See Environment
Conservative Party of British Columbia
- MLAs
- Policies and positions
- Position on issues See Policies and positions above
Construction industry
- Building code
- Residential construction industry
- building code See Building code above
- Safety, digging practices See Underground infrastructure under Infrastructure
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
- 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 (Hartwell) 85B:1525-1535 (Kooner) 83B:1805-1815, 84B:1110-1125, 90A:1720-1755, 93A:1655-1840 (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 (Sturko) 85B:1500-1505 (Van Popta) 85B:1345-1410, 90A:1755, 92A:1335-1420, 92A:1500-1600, 93A:1515-1640, 93A:1710-1835 (Wilson) 90A:1720
Consumers
Cooper, Jonathan D.
- Accomplishments as hockey coach (Bird) 7B:1340
Coquitlam, B.C.
Corrections system
- Mental health and addiction services
- Segregation, use for persons with mental illness (Day) 51B:1420
- Solitary confinement See Segregation above
Cost of living
COVID-19
Cowichan Estuary
Cowichan high school See Quw'utsun Secondary School, Duncan, B.C.
Cowichan Tribes
Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley Capitals hockey team
- Accomplishments and game against Nanaimo Clippers (Anderson, G.) 42B:1335
Cranbrook, B.C.
Creative Industries Week
Creative sector See Arts and culture
Credit rating
Creston Valley Hospital and Health Centre, Creston, B.C.
Crime and criminals
Crown Corporations Committee
Crown prosecutors See Justice system