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.

0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W

Labour

Community benefits agreement
contracts with U.S.-based unions (Rustad) 17B:1420
Labour disputes
impact and government action (Bhangu) 3B:1430 (Whiteside) 3B:1430
Ladysmith-Oceanside constituency and area

Supportive housing project (Higginson) 8B:1020-1025
Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre, Burns Lake, B.C.

Emergency services (Rustad) 11B:1025
Langley, B.C.

Long-term-care beds (Van Popta) 18B:1100
Transit services, rapid transit to Maple Ridge See Fraser Valley
Lees, Peter

Work at addiction recovery centre and award (Loewen) 7B:1350
Legislature See also Government; Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; Rulings and Statements by Chair or Speaker

Committee of Supply and Committee of the Whole
committee to sit in two sections (Farnworth) 24B:1435
Committee system
appointment of select standing committees (Eby) 2B:1440
Culture
civility and respect (Speaker) 1B:1055
Introductions, guidelines (Speaker) 18B:1015
Language used in House
unparliamentary language (Speaker) 4B:1055
withdrawal of comments (Eby) 4B:1100
withdrawal of comments requested (Speaker) 4B:1025
Legislative calendar and sitting schedule
extension of sitting hours (Farnworth) 24B:1440
Members' conduct and debate
conduct during question period See Question period below
Officers of the Legislature
appointment committee See Statutory Officers Appointment Special Committee
Opposition
role (Rustad) 1B:1045
Points of order
process (Speaker) 4B:1025
Question period
executive council may choose which minister answers question (Speaker) 7B:1420
let minister finish answer (Speaker) 8B:1030, 8B:1045
member to be quiet (Speaker) 11B:1055
members not to use electronic devices (Speaker) 3B:1425
members to address questions and answers through Chair (Speaker) 4B:1030
members to ask questions through the Chair (Speaker) 3B:1430
members to keep questions and answers short (Speaker) 3B:1400
members to wait their turn to ask questions (Speaker) 4B:1050
questions and answers (Speaker) 10B:1420
show some discipline (Speaker) 11B:1055
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker (Warbus) 2B:1435
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Farnworth) 2B:1435
appointment of Deputy Speaker (Farnworth) 2B:1435
election of Speaker (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 1B:1035 (Eby) 1B:1045 (Rustad) 1B:1045 (Valeriote) 1B:1045
role (Eby) 1B:1045 (Rustad) 1B:1045 (Speaker) 1B:1050-1055 (Valeriote) 1B:1045
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Wendy Cocchia

Throne speech address 2B:1355-1520
MLAs, appreciation 2B:1420
Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre, Lillooet, B.C.

Emergency services (Day) 11B:1030 (Osborne) 11B:1030
Lions Bay, B.C.

Landslide in December 2024, impact and disaster assistance (Greene) 10B:1405 (Valeriote) 10B:1405
Liquefied natural gas development

Expansion and government support for industry (Botterell) 18B:1045 (Dix) 18B:1045
Role in economy (Botterell) 18B:1045
Long-term and residential care

Beds (Van Popta) 18B:1100
Government investment (Osborne) 18B:1100
Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M201)

(Giddens) 1R, 10B:1340
Debate, speakers (Giddens) 10B:1340
Lowther, Theresa Janice (Hu’hüüłk)

Life and role as Indigenous educator (Farnworth) 19B:1305
Lunar new year

Celebration and importance of diversity and inclusion (Wat) 8B:1020