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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Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Earthquakes
- Hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity See Oil and gas
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
- New oncology treatment building services (Davis) 8B:1050 (Osborne) 8B:1050
Eating disorders
- Programs for adults with eating disorders (Valeriote) 52B:1045
Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
- (Attorney General) 1R, 25B:1015-1020; 2R, 31B:1435-2050, 32B:1055-1155; C, 42A:1705-2015, 43A:1110-1145, 44A:1330-1820, 45A:1455-2040, 46A:1110-1145, 47A:1300-1705, 51C:1445-2030, 52C:1130-1140, 53C:1300-1715, 55C:1505-2020, 56C:1130-1140, 57C:1330-2040; 58C:1440-1940;
- reporting of bill, 58B:1945
- Divisions: 2R approved 32B:1155; amdt. to cl. 3 as amended negatived 44A:1820; cl. 3 as amended approved 45A:1555; cl. 4 approved 45A:1725; amdt. to cl. 6 as amended negatived 45A:2000; cl. 7 as amended approved 47A:1705; amdt. to cl. 8 negatived 51C:1735;
- Divisions: amdt. to cl.9 negatived; amdt. to cl. 10 approved 55C:1730; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 55C:2020; cl. 14 approved 57C:1445; cl. 16 approved 57C:1750; amdt. to cl. 18 negatived 58C:1710; amdt. to cl. 29 as amended negatived 58C:1925
- Debate, speakers (Bhangu) 31B:2045, 32B:1100-1115, 55C:1805-1815, 55C:1915-1925 (Botterell) 31B:1930-1955, 42A:1820, 43A:1135, 44A:1435, 44A:1800, 45A:1515, 45A:1625, 45A:1835, 45A:1950-1955, 47A:1410, 47A:1510, 47A:1650, 51C:1540-1545, 55C:1645-1655, 55C:2005-2010, 57C:2030-2040 (Boultbee) 47A:1650-1655 (Clare) 32B:1120-1140, 42A:1935-1955 (Day) 44A:1810 (Dew) 42A:1730-1755, 42A:1905-1915, 42A:2010, 43A:1110-1140, 44A:1800-1805, 45A:1650-1655, 45A:1830-1840, 45A:1910-1915, 45A:1950, 45A:2020-2040, 46A:1110-1145, 47A:1655, 51C:1510-1615, 51C:1945-1950, 51C:2020, 53C:1350-1440, 55C:1540-1705, 55C:1840-1900, 55C:1935-1945, 57C:2035 (Dix) 31B:1800-1830, 47A:1640 (Eby) 31B:1435-1440 (Giddens) 31B:1830-1900, 42A:1715-1725, 42A:1755-1810, 42A:1925-1930, 44A:1330-1435, 44A:1805, 45A:1555-1650, 45A:1735-1755, 47A:1305-1450, 47A:1645-1650, 51C:1445-1510, 51C:1725-1730, 51C:1820-1855, 53C:1320-1350, 53C:1440-1555, 55C:1705-1755, 55C:2010, 57C:1330-1345, 57C:1455-1530, 57C:1555-1730, 57C:1845-1850 (Halford) 31B:1955-2015, 47A:1640-1645 (Higginson) 32B:1115-1120 (Kahlon) 31B:1900-1925 (Kooner) 31B:1730-1800, 42A:1705-1715, 42A:1900-2005, 44A:1440-1530, 45A:1505-1535, 45A:1700-1715, 45A:1755-1830, 45A:1845-1945, 47A:1450-1640, 51C:1600-1820, 51C:1855-2015, 52C:1130-1140, 53C:1300-1315, 53C:1555-1710, 55C:1505-1540, 55C:1715-1840, 55C:1925-2000, 56C:1130-1140, 57C:1355-1435, 57C:1530-1555, 57C:1620-1635, 57C:1710-1740, 57C:1855-2025, 57C:2040 (Luck) 57C:1350-1405, 57C:1800-1845 (Milobar) 31B:1440-1730, 44A:1755-1800, 45A:1455-1500, 45A:1535, 45A:1945-1950, 45A:2005-2020 (Neufeld, K.) 44A:1805-1810 (Parmar) 31B:2015-2045 (Sharma) 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, 57C:1335-2040 (Stamer) 47A:1655
Economy
Education See also Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Skills training
- Education of Indigenous persons, funding (Beare) 24B:1430
- Government investment (Beare) 18B:1055, 29B:1050
- Mental health services and counsellors in schools (Beare) 31B:1410
- School food programs
- school meal programs (Malcolmson) 39B:1045
- School libraries
- SOGI policies See Sexual orientation and gender identity policies under School districts
Education and Child Care Ministry
Education funding
Eid ul-Fitr
- Celebration and observance (Shah) 29B:1015
Elections
- Electoral reform (Botterell) 49B:1105 (Sharma) 49B:1105
- Electoral systems
- first-past-the-post system (Botterell) 49B:1105
- Entering of certificate of results of October 24, 2020, general election into Journals of the House (Sharma) 2B:1435
- Federal elections, general election, April 2025 (Botterell) 49B:1105
- General election, October 19, 2024, results (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 2B:1425-1435
Elections B.C.
Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202)
- (Rotchford) 1R, 10B:1345; 2R, 13B:1035-1150, 14B:1755-1810; referral to committee 14B:1810; reporting of bill 61B:1035-1050, 62B:2025-2040; recommittal of bill 66B:1105-1130
- Divisions: 2R approved 14B:1810; reporting approved 62B:2035-2040; recommittal approved 66B:1130
- Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 13B:1125-1135 (Banman) 13B:1100-1105 (Blatherwick) 13B:1105-1115 (Farnworth) 66B:1105 (Halford) 61B:1050, 66B:1110 (Higginson) 13B:1050-1055, 61B:1040 (Lajeunesse) 13B:1135-1145 (Milobar) 61B:1045, 66B:1110-1120 (Morissette) 61B:1045-1050 (Paton) 13B:1045-1050 (Rotchford) 10B:1345, 13B:1035-1045, 13B:1145-1150, 61B:1035-1040, 61B:1050 (Stamer) 13B:1115-1120 (Toporowski) 13B:1120-1125 (Valeriote) 13B:1125, 66B:1110
Elkford Health Centre, Elkford, B.C.
Emergencies
- 911 call service and emergency dispatch system See also Emergency mental health services under Mental health
- Community response, support from cultural groups (Arora) 51B:1350
- Disaster financial assistance (Greene) 10B:1405
- Disaster financial assistance, criteria (Valeriote) 10B:1405
- Emergency mental health services See Mental health
- Emergency preparedness and response
- First responders See also Firefighters under Fires and firefighters
- Search and rescue services
Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M208)
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Ministry
Employment and unemployment
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 11)
- (Minister of Labour) 1R, 43B:1015; 2R, 57B:2000-2050, 58B:1435-1605; C, 62C:1450-1710; 3R, 62B:1725
- Divisions: 3R approved 62B:1725
- Debate, speakers (Arora) 58B:1500-1510 (Banman) 58B:1525-1555 (Day) 58B:1440-1455 (Giddens) 57B:2015-2040, 62C:1450-1710 (Kindy) 58B:1510-1525, 62C:1515 (Neufeld, K.) 58B:1555-1605 (Rotchford) 57B:2040-2050 (Valeriote) 57B:2040 (Whiteside) 43B:1015, 57B:2000-2015, 62C:1455-1710
End-of-life planning See Death
Energy
Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
- Estimates
- debate 40B:1305-1720, 49A:1125-1145, 50A:1330-1955
- speakers (Botterell) 50A:1755, 50A:1810 (Brodie) 50A:1920-1935 (Chan) 50A:1420-1550 (Davis) 40B:1305-1350 (Dew) 50A:1635-1650 (Dix) 40B:1305-1715, 49A:1130-1140, 50A:1330-1955 (Halford) 40B:1535-1550, 40B:1645-1650 (Kealy) 50A:1815-1900, 50A:1915-1920, 50A:1935-1955 (Neufeld, L.) 40B:1335-1340, 40B:1630-1715, 49A:1130-1140, 50A:1330-1420 (Rattée) 40B:1550-1600 (Stamer) 40B:1600-1610, 50A:1650 (Valeriote) 50A:1655-1815, 50A:1900-1905 (Williams) 40B:1305, 40B:1350-1530, 40B:1615-1620, 50A:1600-1635, 50A:1650
- Reports
- 2024 report on climate change accountability (Valeriote) 51B:1415
- 2024 report on climate change accountability, tabled (Dix) 49B:1120
- 2024 zero-emission vehicle update, tabled (Dix) 49B:1120
Energy Regulator See British Columbia Energy Regulator
Enns, Barbara and David
- Deaths in landslide (Valeriote) 51B:1345
Environment
- Biodiversity
- government investment (Botterell) 17B:1435
- Conservation officers
- Environmental assessment process (Botterell) 17B:1435 (Dix) 29B:1035 (Valeriote) 3B:1415
- Environmental assessment process and cumulative effects assessment (Valeriote) 29B:1035
Environment and Parks Ministry
Epilepsy
Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre
- Work of organization (Rotchford) 8B:1015
Esquimalt-Colwood constituency and area
Estimates of expenditures
Estuaries
Europe
- Response to invasion of Ukraine by Russia (Eby) 7B:1355