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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Family Network for Deaf Children

Role and services (Arora) 15B:1030
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Inland ferries
government action on labour dispute (Bhangu) 3B:1430, 24B:1430-1435 (Eby) 24B:1435 (Giddens) 14B:1420 (Whiteside) 3B:1430, 14B:1420-1425, 24B:1430-1435
Festival du Bois

Celebration of French-Canadian culture (Blatherwick) 10B:1355
FIFA World Cup

2026 games in B.C.
costs (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1410 (Sturko) 21B:1410
security and budget (Banman) 21B:1410
Film industry

Government support (Throne speech) 2B:1405
Interactive digital media tax credit See Tax credits below
Role in economy and tourism industry (Krieger) 15B:1030
Tax credits, interactive digital media tax credit (Milobar) 17B:1450-1455
Finance and Government Services Committee

Powers and role (Farnworth) 7B:1435
Finance Ministry

Reports tabled
government borrowings and loans for 2023-24 (Bailey) 14B:1435
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (Bailey) 14B:1435
Fires and firefighters

Fire safety regulation See also Building code, fire safety standards under Construction industry
Firefighters
cancer incidence (Giddens) 14B:1350 (Osborne) 14B:1415 (Valeriote) 14B:1410-1415
fire suppression foam and health risks (Valeriote) 14B:1410
firefighter's prayer (Giddens) 14B:1350
government support (Begg) 14B:1410
role and sacrifice (Begg) 14B:1410 (Giddens) 14B:1350 (Osborne) 14B:1415 (Valeriote) 14B:1410
Volunteer firefighter departments
role and funding (Williams) 15B:1015-1020
Wildfires
impact on communities (Greene) 25B:1055
First Nations and Indigenous persons

Burial sites
residential school sites See Residential schools below
Child protection system
deaths of children in government care and response (Boultbee) 14B:1430
number of children in government care (Wickens) 14B:1430
Children
jurisdiction over child and family services (Wickens) 14B:1430
Education See Education of Indigenous persons under Education; Post-secondary education
Leadership
deaths of leaders (Throne speech) 2B:1355
Reconciliation
economic reconciliation (Boultbee) 24B:1400-1405
Residential schools
deaths and unmarked graves (Phillip) 21B:1345-1350
Substance use and issues See Substance use and addiction
Women, girls and two-spirit persons
missing and murdered See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
First speeches by members

Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East) 9B:1500-1525
Bhangu, Harman (Langley-Abbotsford) 21B:1535-1605
Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville) 3B:1755-1825
Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands) 10B:1525-1600
Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland) 3B:1735-1755
Boyle, Hon. Christine (Vancouver–Little Mountain) 10B:1655-1725
Choi, Paul (Burnaby South–Metrotown) 22B:1100-1125
Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo) 9B:1330-1355
Davidson, Hon. Laanas/Tamara (North Coast–Haida Gwaii) 19B:1605-1635
Davis, Pete (Kootenay-Rockies) 19B:1540-1605
Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox) 3B:1825-1845, 4B:1100-1105
Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission) 21B:1445-1510
Dhir, Sunita (Vancouver-Langara) 9B:1735-1805
Gibson, Hon. Diana (Oak Bay–Gordon Head) 9B:1355-1425
Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie) 19B:1455-1520
Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine) 9B:1720-1735
Hepner, Linda (Surrey–Serpentine River) 5B:1530-1550
Higginson, Stephanie (Ladysmith-Oceanside) 21B:1510-1535
Kindy, Anna (North Island) 5B:1620-1645
Kooner, Steve (Richmond-Queensborough) 3B:1545-1605
Krieger, Nina (Victoria–Swan Lake) 10B:1600-1630
Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre) 10B:1630-1655
Luck, Tony (Fraser-Nicola) 23B:1645-1715
Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North) 4B:1135-1150
McCall, Macklin (West Kelowna–Peachland) 5B:1350-1415
McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke) 21B:1635-1700
Mok, Lawrence (Maple Ridge East) 23B:1500-1525
Morissette, Steve (Kootenay-Monashee) 5B:1550-1620
Neill, Hon. Randene (Powell River–Sunshine Coast) 17B:1850, 18B:1105-1135
Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West) 9B:1525-1555
Neufeld, Larry (Peace River South) 18B:1135-1145, 19B:1310-1320
Rattée, Claire (Skeena) 21B:1730-1755
Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood) 5B:1300-1330
Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre) 3B:1515-1545
Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson) 17B:1830-1845
Toporowski, Debra/Qwulti'stunaat (Cowichan Valley) 9B:1655-1715
Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky) 5B:1330-1350
Van Popta, Misty (Langley–Walnut Grove) 5B:1445-1500
Williams, David (Salmon Arm–Shuswap) 22B:1130-1150
Yung, Hon. Terry (Vancouver-Yaletown) 23B:1615-1645
Floods and floodplains

Flood protection and dike planning (Paton) 15B:1030 (Popham) 15B:1030-1035
Flor, Wietske

Challenges with epilepsy (Warbus) 25B:1020-1025
Food and food industry

Food banks See Food banks
Food security See Food security
Locally grown and produced food (Anderson, G.) 15B:1025 (Banman) 17B:1430 (Kealy) 10B:1345-1350
Food and food security

Supply from U.S. (Rustad) 17B:1415
Food banks

Use, increase (Chapman) 15B:1050 (Malcolmson) 15B:1050
Food security

Community work for food security (Arora) 10B:1345
Food banks See Food banks
Food security and access to local food (Botterell) 22B:1030 (Malcolmson) 22B:1035
Food security and impact of global events (Malcolmson) 15B:1050, 22B:1030
Government initiatives and funding (Malcolmson) 15B:1050
Forests and forest industry

Industry
conditions and impact of U.S. tariffs (Eby) 7B:1405-1410 (Parmar) 7B:1410-1415 (Rustad) 7B:1405-1410 (Stamer) 7B:1410-1415
Logging sports See Sports and recreation
Softwood lumber exports to U.S., action on issues (Parmar) 7B:1410-1415 (Rustad) 7B:1405-1410 (Stamer) 7B:1415
Trade issues See Industry, conditions and impact of U.S. tariffs above; Softwood lumber exports to U.S. above
Fort St. James, B.C.

Hospital See Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre, Fort St. James, B.C.
Francophones

Francophone communities
bilingual diversity and inclusion (Shah) 25B:1025
Fraser Canyon Hospice Society

Role and services (Luck) 14B:1400
Fraser Health Authority

Addiction services for youth (Kooner) 10B:1415-1420
Government appointment of board chair (Halford) 22B:1035-1040
Staffing and new positions (Osborne) 22B:1035
Fraser Valley

Transportation and transit services
bus rapid transit between Maple Ridge and Langley (Mok) 8B:1010
Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act (Bill M203)

(Rustad) 1R, 15B:1010-1015
Debate, speakers (Rustad) 15B:1010-1015
Freedom's Door, Kelowna, B.C.

Addiction recovery centre (Loewen) 7B:1350
Friends of Memorial South Park

Contributions to community (Elmore) 4B:1025
Fuel

Fossil fuels
coal See Coal
Low carbon fuels, legislation See Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201)