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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Hazelton, B.C.

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

Facilities See Health care facilities and hospitals
Health care professionals and workers See Health care professionals and workers
Health care system See Health care system
Maternal health See Maternity and pregnancy
Men's health See Men
Pregnancy See Maternity and pregnancy
Health authorities See also particular authorities

Review (Osborne) 28B:1415, 32B:1045
Health Canada

2022 report on diversion of safe supply (Rustad) 4B:1035
Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 9)

(Minister of Health) 1R, 36B:1010
Debate, speakers (Osborne) 36B:1010
Health care facilities and hospitals See also particular facilities and hospitals

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 (McInnis) 11B:1040 (Neufeld, L.) 11B:1045 (Osborne) 11B:1025-1035, 11B:1045 (Rattée) 11B:1045 (Rustad) 11B:1025 (Toor) 11B:1035 (Wilson) 11B:1030
services (Paton) 7B:1425
temporary closings due to staffing issues (Gasper) 11B:1040 (Osborne) 11B:1025, 11B:1035-1040, 11B:1050, 18B:1045 (Paton) 11B:1050
waiting times (Tepper) 10B:1430
Government investment and initiatives (Osborne) 11B:1045
Illicit drug use, adjacent supervised use and overdose prevention sites (Bhangu) 8B:1045-1050 (Osborne) 8B:1045-1050
New facilities (Ma) 22B:1030 (Osborne) 10B:1430
Safety and security (Halford) 11B:1055 (Osborne) 11B:1055 (Sturko) 31B:1415-1420
Safety and security, resources (Osborne) 31B:1415
Health care professionals and workers

Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals (Banman) 18B:1045-1050, 28B:1345 (Eby) 18B:1050
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
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 (Osborne) 15B:1035
Supply and recruitment (Osborne) 10B:1425, 11B:1025-1040
Workplace violence (Osborne) 31B:1415 (Sturko) 31B:1415-1420
Health care system

Access to services (Halford) 11B:1055 (Osborne) 11B:1055
Emergency services
ambulance See Ambulance service
closings of hospital ERs due to staffing issues See Emergency services under Health care facilities and hospitals
(Hartwell) 7B:1425 (Osborne) 7B:1425
Emergency services, closures and government action on issues (Osborne) 15B:1035, 15B:1055
Government action on issues (Day) 32B:1045 (Osborne) 7B:1420-1425, 10B:1425-1430, 18B:1045, 32B:1045-1050 (Tepper) 10B:1425-1430
Government initiatives and investment (Bailey) 17B:1425-1430 (Throne speech) 2B:1415-1420
Health professionals and workers See Health care professionals and workers
Primary health care
accessibility and government initiatives (Osborne) 11B:1045
System (Gasper) 18B:1050
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public system (Osborne) 10B:1430
Travel for treatment (McInnis) 29B:1030-1035 (Osborne) 29B:1030-1035
Travel for treatment, travel assistance program (Day) 25B:1100 (Osborne) 25B:1100
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
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
Highways and roads See also particular highways or locations

Accident response services (McCall) 29B:1045
Improvement and repair projects (Farnworth) 28B:1425
Infrastructure See Improvement and repair projects above; Infrastructure under Transportation
Hilborn, Eva

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

Celebration of Holi See Holi
Holi

Celebration (Dhir) 22B:1015
Homelessness

Government action (Kahlon) 21B:1410 (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
safety of youth in encampments (Banman) 31B:1425 (Kahlon) 31B:1425
Hope, B.C.

Access to local treatment and recovery services (Maahs) 24B:1410
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing See also Rental housing

Affordable housing
affordability and supply (Hepner) 22B:1025
government action (Kahlon) 22B:1025
government action and initiatives (Kahlon) 32B:1035 (Throne speech) 2B:1415
government plan and targets (Hepner) 22B:1025
supply and new units for Indigenous persons See Housing under First Nations and Indigenous persons
supply and options (Botterell) 32B:1030-1035
Government housing plan (Bailey) 25B:1045
Government housing plan and targets (Kahlon) 15B:1055
Housing construction See Construction industry
Housing for First Nations people See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Rental housing See Rental housing
Social and subsidized housing See also Supportive housing below
housing needs (Botterell) 8B:1035
new units (Krieger) 28B:1355
Supply and new units (Kahlon) 15B:1055
Supportive housing
drug use at sites (Kooner) 15B:1055
government investment (Kahlon) 8B:1035
low-barrier housing and drug use (Kahlon) 8B:1045 (Loewen) 8B:1045
management and community safety issues (Kahlon) 8B:1045 (Loewen) 8B:1045
supply and new units (Kahlon) 15B:1055, 24B:1410-1415
supportive housing and services (Kahlon) 25B:1050, 31B:1425
Temporary housing and shelters, user needs and consultation (Botterell) 8B:1035 (Kahlon) 8B:1035-1040
Housing Ministry

Minister
housing project advisor and potential conflict of interest (Hepner) 15B:1050 (Kahlon) 15B:1050
Human Rights Commissioner

Reports tabled
2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
We're Still Here: Report of the Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, April 2025 (Speaker) 36B:1105
Hunting

Hunting of moose See Moose under Wildlife