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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Haisla Nation

Involvement in LNG industry (Dix) 66B:1045
Halford, Patti

Restaurant See Candlelight Cuisine, White Rock, B.C.
HAP Enterprises Ltd.

Trucking and role in economy (Tepper) 43B:1015
Harrison, Tatyanna

Death and case through justice system (McInnis) 62B:1435
Hazelton, B.C.

Cultural and historical attractions (Hartwell) 17B:1355
Health

Cancer care See Cancer
Disease See particular conditions, diseases, areas
Facilities See Health care facilities and hospitals; Long-term and residential care
Funding for health care See Health care funding
Gynecological care See Services for women under Health care system
Health care professionals and workers See Health care professionals and workers
Health care system See Health care system
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals; particular hospitals
Legislative committee See Health Committee
Maternal health See Maternity and pregnancy
Men's health See Men
Mental health See Mental health
Occupational health See Occupational health and safety
Pediatric care See Services for children and youth under Health care system
Pregnancy See Maternity and pregnancy
Primary care See Health care system
Reproductive health See Reproduction
Health authorities See also particular authorities

Executive positions and salaries (Banman) 43B:1030
Review (Osborne) 28B:1415, 32B:1045
Health Canada

2022 report on diversion of safe supply (Rustad) 4B:1035
Health Care Costs Recovery Act

Purpose (Sharma) 45B:1420
Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 9)

(Minister of Health) 1R, 36B:1010; 2R, 76B:1435-1640, 77A:1105-1145; C, 78A:1335-1515; 3R, 78B:1525
Debate, speakers (Banman) 76B:1545-1605 (Chant) 76B:1505-1520 (Day) 76B:1520-1540, 77A:1110-1135, 78A:1340-1350, 78A:1415-1420, 78A:1450-1510 (Dix) 76B:1610-1620 (Higginson) 76B:1540-1545 (Kindy) 76B:1450-1505, 77A:1110-1140, 78A:1345-1510 (McInnis) 76B:1620-1640, 77A:1115, 78A:1355-1415 (Osborne) 36B:1010, 76B:1435-1445, 76B:1640, 77A:1105-1140, 78A:1340-1510 (Valeriote) 76B:1505 (Wilson) 78A:1430
Health care facilities and hospitals See also particular facilities and hospitals

Cancer care centres See Cancer
Emergency services See also Ambulance service; Health care system
access to services (Halford) 11B:1055 (Osborne) 11B:1025-1050
rural hospitals and temporary closings (Armstrong) 11B:1040 (Bird) 11B:1050 (Boultbee) 11B:1050 (Davis) 11B:1050 (Day) 11B:1030, 18B:1045 (Doerkson) 11B:1035 (Giddens) 11B:1035 (Hepner) 11B:1035 (Kealy) 11B:1045 (Kindy) 11B:1040 (Luck) 11B:1025, 72B:1430 (McInnis) 11B:1040 (Milobar) 66B:1100 (Neufeld, L.) 11B:1045 (Osborne) 11B:1025-1035, 11B:1045, 72B:1430-1435 (Rattée) 11B:1045 (Rustad) 11B:1025 (Toor) 11B:1035 (Wilson) 11B:1030
services (Paton) 7B:1425
temporary closings due to staffing issues (Day) 72B:1425-1430 (Gasper) 11B:1040 (Osborne) 11B:1025, 11B:1035-1040, 11B:1050, 18B:1045, 72B:1425-1430, 76B:1400-1405 (Paton) 11B:1050, 76B:1400-1405
waiting times (Day) 45B:1445 (Kindy) 45B:1440 (Tepper) 10B:1430
Forensic psychiatric services See Mental Health
Government investment and initiatives (Osborne) 11B:1045
Illicit drug use, adjacent supervised use and overdose prevention sites (Bhangu) 8B:1045-1050, 51B:1430 (Osborne) 8B:1045-1050, 51B:1430, 63B:1045
Illicit drug use in hospitals (Rattée) 63B:1045
New facilities (Ma) 22B:1030 (Osborne) 10B:1430, 72B:1435
New facilities, dedicated hospital for seniors, petition tabled (Toor) 84B:1105
Safety and security (Halford) 11B:1055, 38B:1425-1430 (Neufeld, K.) 38B:1420 (Osborne) 11B:1055, 38B:1405, 38B:1415-1425 (Sturko) 31B:1415-1420
Safety and security, resources (Osborne) 31B:1415
Health care funding

Mental health and addiction services (Osborne) 36B:1100 (Rattée) 36B:1055-1100
Health care professionals and workers

Contributions and service (Dhir) 52B:1040
Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals (Banman) 18B:1045-1050, 28B:1345 (Eby) 18B:1050
Dental professionals See Dentistry
Government support and initiatives (Osborne) 56B:1055-1100
Recruitment See also Supply and recruitment below
Recruitment and retention (Osborne) 3B:1425
Recruitment and retention, rural retention incentive (Davis) 25B:1055 (McInnis) 7B:1430 (Osborne) 7B:1430, 25B:1055, 46B:1050
Recruitment and retention, rural retention incentive, petition tabled (McInnis) 7B:1435
Role and contributions (Anderson, G.) 24B:1355
Safety and government support (Osborne) 31B:1415-1420 (Sturko) 31B:1415-1420
Staffing and recruitment (Throne speech) 2B:1415-1420
Staffing shortages (Day) 3B:1425, 72B:1425-1430 (Osborne) 15B:1035, 72B:1430
Supply and recruitment (Osborne) 10B:1425, 11B:1025-1040
Whistleblower protection (Eby) 65B:1405
Workplace violence (Osborne) 31B:1415 (Sturko) 31B:1415-1420
Health care system

Access to services (Davis) 56B:1115 (Halford) 11B:1055 (Kindy) 46B:1055 (Osborne) 11B:1055, 46B:1055 (Stamer) 62B:1415
Costs and spending
cost recovery from industries for health impacts (Sharma) 45B:1420
costs related to LNG development (Botterell) 72B:1410-1415
Emergency services
ambulance See Ambulance service
closings and government action on issues (Osborne) 15B:1035, 15B:1055
closings of hospital ERs due to staffing issues See Emergency services under Health care facilities and hospitals
emergency mental health services See Mental health
services (Hartwell) 7B:1425 (Osborne) 7B:1425
Government action on issues (Davis) 56B:1115 (Day) 32B:1045 (Milobar) 56B:1120 (Osborne) 7B:1420-1425, 10B:1425-1430, 18B:1045, 32B:1045-1050, 45B:1445, 56B:1115, 72B:1435 (Rustad) 58B:1405 (Tepper) 10B:1425-1430 (Warbus) 72B:1435
Government initiatives and investment (Bailey) 17B:1425-1430 (Osborne) 83B:1445-1450 (Throne speech) 2B:1415-1420
Health professionals and workers See Health care professionals and workers
Issues and challenges See also Government action on issues above
Issues and challenges, MLA advocacy for constituent cases (Osborne) 83B:1445
Laboratory services (Osborne) 52B:1050 (Valeriote) 52B:1050
Primary health care
accessibility and government initiatives (Osborne) 11B:1045, 62B:1415
attachment to primary care provider (Osborne) 62B:1415 (Stamer) 62B:1415
team-based care model (Routledge) 72B:1350
Services for children and youth (Loewen) 72B:1415-1420 (McCall) 72B:1420-1425 (Osborne) 72B:1420-1425
Services for Indigenous persons and communities
cultural safety (Boyle) 55B:1410
Services for women
access to services and equipment (Kindy) 83B:1440 (Osborne) 83B:1445-1450 (Rattée) 83B:1445
gynecological services See also Reproduction
(Rattée) 83B:1445
gynecological services for cancer See Cancer
services for women (Warbus) 83B:1450
System
public system (Osborne) 10B:1430
public system and role of private providers (Osborne) 52B:1045-1050 (Valeriote) 52B:1050
system (Gasper) 18B:1050
Travel for treatment (McInnis) 29B:1030-1035 (Osborne) 29B:1030-1035
Travel for treatment, travel assistance program (Day) 25B:1100 (Osborne) 25B:1100, 59B:1100
Wait-lists and waiting times
transplant wait-lists and criteria (Loewen) 83B:1445
waiting times for specialists (Kindy) 72B:1415
wait-lists and waiting times (Osborne) 72B:1415
Health Committee

Membership changes (Farnworth) 86B:1445
Health Ministry

Estimates
debate 30B:1335-1805, 33B:1305-1720, 35B:1435-2050, 36B:1110-1150, 37B:1340-1820, 38B:1435-2050, 39B:1110-1155
speakers (Botterell) 38B:2040 (Clare) 38B:1440 (Day) 33B:1500-1520, 35B:1615-1825, 36B:1135-1145, 37B:1340-1550 (Dew) 35B:1855-1910 (Giddens) 37B:1550-1605 (Halford) 33B:1415-1450 (Kindy) 37B:1635-1815, 38B:1500-1920 (Kooner) 33B:1600-1605 (McInnis) 35B:1825-1850 (Milobar) 33B:1435-1440, 38B:1435-1500 (Osborne) 30B:1335-1800, 33B:1305-1715, 35B:1440-2045, 36B:1120-1150, 37B:1345-1820, 38B:1450-2050, 39B:1120-1150 (Rattée) 30B:1340-1800, 33B:1305-1405, 33B:1455-1500, 33B:1520-1715, 35B:1435-1605, 36B:1110-1125 (Sturko) 30B:1605 (Valeriote) 38B:1920-2045, 39B:1110-1150
Budget (Bailey) 17B:1425-1430
Minister's office, request to meet with minister (Hartwell) 59B:1105
Helten, Trey

Life and contributions (Rattée) 49B:1015-1020
Remembrance (Phillip) 52B:1035
Henke, Lynella

Life and impact on Vernon community (Sandhu) 14B:1355-1400
Henry, Bonnie

Role in COVID-19 response (Farnworth) 28B:1430
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

Fraser Valley section
upgrades and government investment (Banman) 17B:1430
Improvement projects
payment of subcontractors and workers (Bhangu) 28B:1420-1425 (Farnworth) 28B:1420-1425
Highway 3A

Rock slide incident in Yellow Lake area and government response (Farnworth) 43B:1050 (Wilson) 43B:1050
Highway 33

Multimodal corridor in Kelowna section (Dew) 43B:1050
Highway 37

Accidents and fatalities (Hartwell) 43B:1055 (Rattée) 43B:1055
Infrastructure and safety upgrades (Farnworth) 43B:1055 (Hartwell) 43B:1055 (Rattée) 43B:1055
Highway 97

Projects and section improvements (Farnworth) 43B:1050
Highway 99

George Massey Tunnel replacement project
costs (Paton) 45B:1425
project (Farnworth) 35B:1420
project and funding (Farnworth) 45B:1425
project and timeline (Paton) 35B:1415-1420
Highways and roads See also particular highways or locations

Accident response services (McCall) 29B:1045
Accidents See also Traffic safety
response and prevention (Farnworth) 43B:1055
Improvement and repair projects (Farnworth) 28B:1425, 43B:1050-1055 (Wilson) 43B:1050
Infrastructure See Improvement and repair projects above; Infrastructure under Transportation
Maintenance and safety (Farnworth) 43B:1055
Safety improvements (Farnworth) 45B:1425
Hilborn, Eva

Contributions to Qualicum Beach community (Higginson) 31B:1350
Hinduism

Celebration of Holi See Holi
Holi

Celebration (Dhir) 22B:1015
Holmes, Greg

Police work and B.C. meritorious service award (Begg) 55B:1335
Holowaychuk, Brian

Life and contributions to Vancouver Island and Ukrainian community (Parmar) 73B:1025
Home ownership

Affordability and government action (Hepner) 52B:1100
Homelessness

Government action (Kahlon) 21B:1410, 38B:1410-1415, 73B:1105, 73B:1125 (Rattée) 25B:1050
Government action and funding (Botterell) 8B:1035 (Kahlon) 8B:1035-1040 (Sturko) 21B:1405-1410
Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Supportive housing See Housing
Tent cities and encampments
displacement of homeless persons (Botterell) 38B:1410
safety of youth in encampments (Banman) 31B:1425 (Bird) 63B:1055 (Kahlon) 31B:1425, 62B:1425 (Rattée) 62B:1425
Hope, B.C.

Access to local treatment and recovery services (Maahs) 24B:1410
Horton, Pam

Life and contributions (Ma) 74B:1300
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing See also Rental housing

Affordable housing
affordability and supply (Botterell) 62B:1415-1420 (Hepner) 22B:1025
government action (Doerkson) 52B:1105-1110 (Kahlon) 22B:1025, 52B:1100-1110, 59B:1035-1040
government action and impact of policies (Hepner) 52B:1100 (Neufeld, L.) 52B:1105
government action and initiatives (Kahlon) 32B:1035 (Throne speech) 2B:1415
government plan and targets (Hepner) 22B:1025
role of non-profit sector (Block) 69B:1355 (Morissette) 56B:1050
supply and new units (Kahlon) 73B:1125
supply and new units for Indigenous persons See Housing under First Nations and Indigenous persons
supply and options (Botterell) 32B:1030-1035, 62B:1415-1420 (Kahlon) 62B:1420
Building code See Construction industry
Development See also Residential construction industry under Construction industry
costs (McCall) 52B:1105
role of government policies (Neufeld, L.) 52B:1105
Energy efficiency, building code standards See Construction industry
Government housing plan See also Affordable housing, government action above
(Bailey) 25B:1045
Government housing plan and targets (Kahlon) 15B:1055
Home ownership See Home ownership
Housing construction See Construction industry
Housing for First Nations people See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Legislation See Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 25)
Rental housing See Rental housing
Social and subsidized housing See also Supportive housing below
housing needs (Botterell) 8B:1035 (Paton) 59B:1055
new units (Kahlon) 52B:1100, 59B:1055 (Krieger) 28B:1355
rental assistance programs (Malcolmson) 39B:1045
Supply and new units (Kahlon) 15B:1055
Supportive housing
complex-care housing (Osborne) 49B:1110
drug use at sites (Kahlon) 72B:1410 (Kooner) 15B:1055 (Rattée) 58B:1405, 72B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 58B:1400-1405, 69B:1400-1405
government investment (Hepner) 52B:1100 (Kahlon) 8B:1035, 52B:1100, 63B:1055-1105
low-barrier housing and drug use (Kahlon) 8B:1045 (Loewen) 8B:1045
management (McCall) 63B:1100
management and community safety issues (Kahlon) 8B:1045 (Loewen) 8B:1045
resident deaths and oversight services (Kahlon) 72B:1405-1410 (Rattée) 72B:1405-1410
supply and new units (Kahlon) 15B:1055, 24B:1410-1415, 63B:1055-1105
supportive housing and services (Kahlon) 25B:1050, 31B:1425, 58B:1400-1410, 62B:1420-1425, 69B:1400-1405, 70B:1105
Taxation See Property tax; Property transfer tax; Speculation and vacancy tax
Temporary housing and shelters, accessibility (Kahlon) 62B:1425
Temporary housing and shelters, user needs and consultation (Botterell) 8B:1035 (Kahlon) 8B:1035-1040
Housing and Municipal Affairs Ministry

Estimates
debate 49B:1125-1150, 50B:1335-2055, 51B:1440-2045, 52B:1130-1150, 53B:1305-1435
speakers (Bhangu) 51B:2005-2010 (Bird) 50B:1755-1925, 51B:1840-1950 (Botterell) 52B:1130-1140, 53B:1305-1430 (Clare) 51B:2000-2005 (Day) 51B:1700-1710 (Dew) 50B:2005-2050 (Doerkson) 51B:1745-1820 (Halford) 50B:1615-1630 (Hepner) 49B:1130-1145, 50B:1420-1500, 50B:1925-2005, 51B:1600-1700, 51B:1710-1745, 51B:1820, 51B:1835, 51B:1950-2000, 51B:2010, 51B:2040 (Kahlon) 49B:1125-1150, 50B:1335-2055, 51B:1440-2040, 52B:1130-1150, 53B:1305-1430 (Loewen) 50B:1525-1530, 51B:1515-1540 (Luck) 50B:1335-1420, 51B:1440-1515, 51B:1545-1600 (McCall) 50B:1635-1655 (McInnis) 50B:1500-1525 (Milobar) 49B:1145-1150 (Rattée) 50B:1700-1745, 50B:1840-1845, 51B:2025-2040 (Tepper) 50B:1535-1600 (Van Popta) 50B:1630-1635, 50B:1745-1755
Minister
housing project advisor and potential conflict of interest (Hepner) 15B:1050 (Kahlon) 15B:1050
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 25)

(Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs) 1R, 80B:1010-1015
Debate, speakers (Boyle) 80B:1010-1015
Human rights

LGBTQ2S rights See LGBTQ2S community
Reports
federal report and calls to action (Botterell) 38B:1410
Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee

Appointment (Farnworth) 69B:1435
Membership changes (Farnworth) 86B:1445
Human Rights Commissioner

Reports tabled
2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report and 2025-26–2027-28 service plan (Speaker) 76B:1425
We're Still Here: Report of the Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, April 2025 (Speaker) 36B:1105
Where We Stand: Recommendations Monitoring Report, 2019-2024, May 2025 (Speaker) 70B:1110
Humphrey, George

Life and service to building industry (Kahlon) 67B:1300
Hunting

Hunting of moose See Moose under Wildlife
Hydrogen Technologies and Energy Corporation (HTEC)

Work on hydrogen liquefaction facility and clean energy production (Anderson, G.) 58B:1355