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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Radek, Gladys
- Work on issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (Rattée) 11B:1015
Railways and rail services
- Export of products by rail (Anderson, G.) 76B:1345
- Rail corridors See particular railways and locations
Raine, Al
- Life and work as mayor of Sun Peaks (Milobar) 22B:1015
Ramadan
Rana, Manjit Singh
- Service to Quesnel community and legacy (Clare) 91B:1005
RCMP See Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Real estate industry
Reconciliation See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Recycling
Red Dress Day See National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People
Red Fish Healing Centre, Coquitlam, B.C.
Regional districts
- Work of rural area directors and appreciation (Morissette) 65B:1355
Registrar of Lobbyists See Information and Privacy Commissioner
Regulations Act (Bill 23)
Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14)
- (Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions) 1R, 51B:1350; 2R, 58B:1910-1945, 59B:1105-1150, 60B:1300-1715, 62B:1445-2025, 63B:1110-1150, 64B:2025-2045, 65B:1440-2045, 67B:1300-1450; C, 69C:1445-2040, 70C:1120-1140, 71C:1405-2030; 72C:1455-1900;
- 3R, 72B:1925; RA, 74B:1715
- Divisions: 2R approved 67B:1450; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 69C:1655; amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 69C:1920; amdt. to cl. 5 negatived 69C:2030; amdt. to cl. 8 negatived 71C:1420; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 71C:1935; cl. 14 approved 71C:2030;
- Divisions: amdt. to cl. 15 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1515; cl. 15 approved, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1725;
- Divisions: amdt. to add cl. 19.1 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1835; amdt. to add cl. 20.1 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1900; 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 72B:1925
- Debate, speakers (Banman) 65B:1905-1940 (Bhangu) 62B:1730-1750 (Bird) 65B:1845-1905 (Block) 62B:1555-1625 (Boultbee) 65B:2045, 67B:1300-1325 (Chan) 60B:1400-1430 (Chapman) 65B:1705-1720 (Clare) 60B:1545-1615, 69C:1525 (Davis) 60B:1635-1655 (Day) 62B:1530-1555 (Dew) 62B:1855-1925 (Dhaliwal) 65B:1940-1950 (Dix) 51B:1350, 58B:1910-1945, 67B:1410-1440, 69C:1450-2040, 70C:1120-1140, 71C:1410-2020, 72C:1500-1845 (Doerkson) 65B:1645-1705 (Gasper) 62B:1925-1955 (Giddens) 65B:1750-1815 (Halford) 58B:1945-2045, 59B:1105-1140, 69C:1455-1510, 69C:2005-2020, 70C:1140, 71C:1410, 71C:1500-1515, 71C:1540-1550, 71C:1715-1800, 71C:1905-2020, 72C:1810-1850 (Hartwell) 60B:1525-1545 (Hepner) 62B:1500-1530 (Kahlon) 65B:1600-1615 (Kealy) 71C:1830-1840, 71C:1920-1925, 72C:1455-1505 (Kindy) 62B:1805-1830 (Kooner) 65B:1950-2020 (Loewen) 62B:1645-1715 (Luck) 65B:1615-1645 (Maahs) 62B:1955-2025, 72C:1650-1705 (Malcolmson) 62B:1455-1500 (McCall) 65B:1440-1505 (McInnis) 62B:1625-1645, 69C:1600-1610, 71C:1550-1655, 71C:1755, 71C:1840, 72C:1635-1700 (Milobar) 63B:1110-1140 (Mok) 65B:1725-1750 (Neill) 59B:1140-1150, 60B:1300-1305 (Neufeld, K.) 60B:1655-1715, 62B:1445-1455 (Neufeld, L.) 60B:1305-1335, 69C:1445-1455, 69C:1640-2040, 70C:1125-1140, 71C:1410-1435, 71C:1520-1625, 71C:1905, 72C:1735-1810 (Parmar) 60B:1335-1400 (Paton) 65B:2020-2045, 71C:1900-1905, 71C:1925, 72C:1520-1630, 72C:1645-1710 (Rattée) 62B:1830-1855 (Rustad) 67B:1325-1335 (Sharma) 60B:1430-1440 (Stamer) 60B:1455-1525 (Sturko) 65B:1815-1845 (Tepper) 62B:1750-1805 (Toor) 65B:1505-1535 (Valeriote) 60B:1440-1455, 69C:1530-1540, 69C:1610-1620, 69C:1835-1855, 69C:1955, 69C:2025, 71C:1530, 71C:1620, 71C:1655-1700, 71C:1750-1800, 71C:1920, 72C:1810-1845 (Van Popta) 67B:1350-1410 (Warbus) 67B:1335-1350, 69C:1515-1525, 69C:1545-1600 (Wat) 63B:1140-1145, 64B:2025-2045 (Williams) 60B:1615-1635 (Wilson) 65B:1535-1600, 71C:1440-1520, 71C:1705-1710, 72C:1630-1635, 72C:1650, 72C:1725-1730, 72C:1800
Rental housing
- Affordability See also Affordable housing under Housing
- Corporate investment (Botterell) 72B:1410
- Evictions for landlord use (Kahlon) 62B:1420
- Protections and support for tenants (Kahlon) 62B:1420
- Rent
- Rent increases between tenancies (Botterell) 62B:1420 (Kahlon) 62B:1420
- Rental assistance programs See Social and subsidized housing under Housing
- Secondary suite incentive program (Botterell) 32B:1030-1035 (Kahlon) 32B:1035
Representative for Children and Youth
- Recommendations See also Reports below
- Recommendations, implementation by government (Botterell) 28B:1410 (Wickens) 28B:1410
- Reports
- Reports tabled
- 2023-24 annual report and 2024-25 to 2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
- 2024-25 annual report and 2025-26 to 2027-28 service plan (Speaker) 76B:1430
- Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
- Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 (summary report) (Speaker) 3B:1435
- No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part One, July 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
- No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part Two, February 2025 (Speaker) 3B:1435
- Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring Children and Youth with Disabilities Thrive, January 2025 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Reproduction See also Maternity and pregnancy
- Access to reproductive health care services, government initiatives (Osborne) 83B:1445-1450
Residential schools See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M218)
Resilience Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries
Richholt, Lyndsay
Richmond, B.C.
- Affordable seniors' housing (Kahlon) 58B:1420-1425 (Wat) 58B:1420
- City government
- letter to residents on land title issue See Residents' concerns below
- work with provincial government on land title issue (Sharma) 83B:1420
- Programs and services for seniors (Chan) 21B:1345
- Residents' concerns and city government letter re Indigenous land title in area (Wat) 83B:1420
- Supportive housing (Kahlon) 15B:1055 (Kooner) 15B:1055
Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition
Richmond school district See School district 38 (Richmond)
Richmond-Queensborough constituency and area
- Community initiative on track and turf field (Kooner) 21B:1350
Rick Hansen Foundation
- Accessibility Professional Network conference (Lajeunesse) 31B:1355
- Work of organization (Lajeunesse) 31B:1355
Road pricing See Mobility pricing under Transportation
Robinson, Selina
- Experience with antisemitism as Jewish MLA (Rattée) 39B:1030
Ross, Ellis
- Role in LNG development project in Kitimat (Rattée) 35B:1345
Royal assent to bills 28B:0145, 28B:1730, 74B:1715
Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C.
- New facilities and modernization (Krieger) 63B:1025
Royal Canadian Legion
- Peachland branch, role in community and vandalism incident (McCall) 31B:1400
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
- Services and work of volunteers (Routledge) 14B:1350
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Community-industry response group See Critical response unit below
- Critical response unit (Begg) 18B:1040-1045
- Critical response unit, group actions and funding (Botterell) 18B:1040
- Death of officer See Johnston, Leo
- Resources and government support (Banman) 42B:1405 (Begg) 42B:1405
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Agriculture
- workers, rights and organizing 1B:1050
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
- debate on bill, second reading debate 44B:1825
- Democracy
- George, Elmer Seniemten
- Introductions by members 14B:1330, 24B:1335, 26B:1305, 31B:1335, 38B:1340, 62B:1455, 70B:1020, 91B:1010
- Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver and violent incident 48B:1000
- Legislature
- bills process, second reading
- culture, civility and respect 1B:1055
- debate
- order of business 92B:1330
- rule of anticipation re no bill debate during question period 56B:1025
- sub judice convention re matters before court or active police investigation 56B:1025, 59B:1030-1035
- introductions
- introduction is not two-minute statement 87B:1005
- introductions and members' statements, guidelines 28B:1335
- introductions, guidelines 18B:1015
- introductions, guidelines and time 28B:1345, 59B:1005
- language used in House
- members' conduct and debate
- accessibility and MLA use of cell phone in House 69B:1430
- respectful debate 56B:1025
- members' statements
- petitions
- points of order
- private members' bills process, second reading 36B:1025-1030
- question period
- question ruled out of order 91B:1040
- conduct not acceptable 28B:1425
- executive council may choose which minister answers question 7B:1420
- guidance for questions taken on notice 56B:1100
- let member ask question 55B:1455
- let member ask question and Premier finish answer 52B:1100
- let minister answer question 56B:1100
- let minister finish answer 8B:1030, 8B:1045, 69B:1420
- listen to answer without interruption 51B:1435
- member has the floor 22B:1055
- member to be quiet 11B:1055
- member to be quiet and wait for turn to speak 22B:1040
- member to listen to answer 35B:1355
- member to withdraw comment 22B:1055
- members don't have to chime in when somebody stands up 29B:1040
- members not to interrupt when one person is speaking 36B:1045
- members not to use electronic devices 3B:1425
- members not to use MLA names in questions 39B:1040
- members to address questions and answers through Chair 4B:1030
- members to ask questions through the Chair 3B:1430
- members to be quiet and let minister answer 69B:1420
- members to be temperate and respectful and hear answer 56B:1120
- members to come to order 32B:1030, 32B:1045, 39B:1100, 55B:1435, 56B:1120, 76B:1425
- members to come to order and let minister finish 38B:1405
- members to keep questions and answers short 3B:1400
- members to let minister answer 21B:1415, 24B:1410-1420, 29B:1030, 32B:1030, 35B:1415, 35B:1425, 55B:1430
- members to let minister conclude 39B:1100, 58B:1430
- members to let minister continue 36B:1035
- members to let minister finish 36B:1100, 38B:1405
- members to listen to answer 24B:1425
- members to stop talking and come to order 24B:1435
- members to wait their turn 36B:1035
- members to wait their turn to ask questions 4B:1050
- members will come to order 21B:1400, 24B:1405-1410, 35B:1410, 35B:1420
- members will wait for turn to speak 24B:1405-1410
- minister has the floor 56B:1110
- minister not required to answer question on bill 55B:1450
- no argument with the Chair 29B:1055
- no discussion of bills currently before House 28B:1420, 55B:1445-1450
- no use of electronic devices during question period 31B:1400, 56B:1055
- questions and answers 10B:1420
- reminders to be quiet 52B:1100
- show some discipline 11B:1055
- use of electronic devices 73B:1130
- Speaker and Chair
- guidance to members on Chair's rulings and respectful behaviour 72B:2045
- Speaker and Chair, role 1B:1050-1055
- staff thanked 29B:1010
- Standing Order 17B on items not permitted during House proceedings 56B:1025
- MLAs
- Milobar, Peter, comments during question period 52B:1115
- Motions
- Bill 8 to proceed through two or more stages in one day (Standing Order 81) 27B:1150
- National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 48B:1000
- Occupational health and safety
- workers killed or injured on the job 48B:1000
- Osborne, Josie, comments during question period 52B:1115
- Parliament Buildings
- Points of order
- apology requested for comments by Niki Sharma 79B:1450
- background for remote member during division vote 72B:1925, 72B:2015, 73B:1035
- comments by Á’a:líya Warbus during question period 52B:1115
- comments by Josie Osborne during question period 52B:1115
- comments by Peter Milobar during question period 52B:1115
- language used by Dallas Brodie in oral question 32B:1055
- language used by David Eby in House 76B:1430
- language used by Tara Armstrong 79B:1405, 79B:1845
- Legislature cat removal and return 65B:1430-1435
- order of business for October 28 afternoon sitting 92B:1355
- private members' bills admissibility for debate and voting 41B:1100-1105
- relevance of comments by Amelia Boultbee in estimates debate 64A:1500, 64A:1510
- request for withdrawal of comments by David Eby during question period 4B:1025, 59B:1105
- request for withdrawal of comments by Lynne Block during question period 72B:1440
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Kahlon during question period 70B:1110
- request for withdrawal of comments by Ravi Parmar during question period 72B:1435-1440
- request for withdrawal of comments by Rick Glumac 36B:1105, 38B:1355-1400
- request for withdrawal of comments by Rohini Arora 73B:1125
- request for withdrawal of unparliamentary language by John Rustad during question period 84B:1105
- sticker displayed on member's laptop 73B:1050
- use of electronic devices during question period 73B:1130
- Privilege
- Bailey, Brenda, reserving right to raise matter of privilege re estimates debate comments by Brennan Day 35B:1825
- budget projections by Finance Minister after carbon tax changes 39B:1100-1105
- comments by Harman Bhangu in estimates debate 66B:1100-1105
- Question period See Legislature above
- Reports tabled
- Auditor General
- 2023-24 annual report 3B:1435
- 2024-25 annual report 76B:1425
- 2024-25 annual report, revised September 2025 76B:1425
- annual follow-up report, 2019-2022, May 2024 3B:1435
- annual follow-up report, 2019-2023, October 2025 77B:1100
- B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment Process, February 2025 8B:1055
- Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s 2024-25 Audited Financial Statements, October 2025 91B:1110
- Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s Audited Financial Statements, August 2025 76B:1425
- Child Care Licensing Capacity, February 2025 11B:1055
- Ensuring the Quality of Legal Aid Representation Services, April 2025 49B:1120
- Final Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, August 2024 3B:1435
- Interim Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, June 2024 3B:1435
- Ministry of Forests: Calculating Carbon Projects, March 2025 28B:1430
- Chief Electoral Officer
- 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024
- report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2022 general local elections, October 15, 2022 3B:1435
- report of the Chief Electoral Officer: statement of votes, 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024 46B:1100
- Conflict of Interest Commissioner
- Conflict of Interest Commissioner, 2023 annual report 3B:1435
- Elections B.C.
- 2024-25 annual report and 2025-26–2027-28 service plan 76B:1425
- Elections B.C.
- 2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan 3B:1435
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act
- Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 76B:1425
- Human Rights Commissioner
- 2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan 3B:1435
- 2024-25 annual report and 2025-26–2027-28 service plan 76B:1425
- We're Still Here: Report of the Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, April 2025 36B:1105
- Where We Stand: Recommendations Monitoring Report, 2019-2024 70B:1110
- Information and Privacy Commissioner, 2024-25 annual report 76B:1425
- Legislative Assembly Management Committee
- Merit Commissioner
- Ombudsperson
- 2023-24 annual report 3B:1435
- Hire Power: the Appointment of Ineligible Candidates to the Temporary Assignments in the Public Service, June 2024 3B:1435
- Under Inspection: The Hiatus in B.C. Correctional Centre Inspections, July 2024 3B:1435
- No Benefit, Period: How a Flawed Audit and Unjust Legislation Left People Scrambling to Repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers, May 2025 56B:1125
- Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Awareness and Trust: Insights from Chief Executives and Employees of Public Bodies Covered under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 76B:1430
- Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Operational Review: Five Years of Operating under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 76B:1430
- Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Proposed Amendments: Lessons from the First Five Years of the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 76B:1430
- Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Supporting Implementation and Providing Guidance: How the Ombudsperson Assisted Public Bodies to Meet Their Responsibilities under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 76B:1430
- Short Changed: Ensuring Federal Benefits Paid to the Province Reach Caregivers of Children with Disabilities, January 2025 3B:1435
- Police Complaint Commissioner, 2023-24 annual report 3B:1435
- Registrar of Lobbyists
- 2024-25 annual report 76B:1430
- Determination Decision 24-02, AbCellera Biologics Inc., Carl Hansen 3B:1435
- Determination Decision 24-03, Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association, Paul Rasmussen 51B:1435
- Determination Decision 24-04, B.C. Chamber of Commerce, Fiona Famulak 3B:1435
- Determination Decision 25-01, Atira Women's Resource Society, Donna-Lynn Donnie Rosa-Brailsford 31B:1430
- Determination Decision 25-02, Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society, Peter Cathie White 31B:1430
- Determination Decision 25-03, Vancouver Humane Society, Amy Morris 31B:1430
- Determination Decision 25-04, Truck Loggers Association, William Brash 76B:1430
- Determination Decision 25-05, Intuitive Surgical Canada, Inc., Eric Dastmalchian 73B:1125
- Determination Decision 25-06, British Columbia Nurses' Union, Adriane Gear 76B:1430
- Reconsideration Decision 24-03, Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association, Paul Rasmussen 51B:1435
- Reconsideration Report 25-04, William Brash 76B:1430
- Representative for Children and Youth
- 2023-24 annual report and 2024-25 to 2026-27 service plan 3B:1435
- 2024-25 annual report and 2025-26 to 2027-28 service plan 76B:1430
- Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 3B:1435
- Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 (summary report) 3B:1435
- No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part One, July 2024 3B:1435
- No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part Two, February 2025 3B:1435
- Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring Children and Youth with Disabilities Thrive, January 2025 3B:1435
- Seo, Seunghee Susie, recognition of service to Legislature 52B:1125
- Sogomonian, Artour, recognition of service to Legislature 52B:1125
- Speaker's statements
- Accessibility and MLA use of cell phone in House 69B:1430
- Accessibility and MLA use of cell phone in the House 73B:1125
- Day of Mourning for workers 48B:1000
- Guidance for question period and conduct of members 86B:1430
- Guidance to members on Chair's rulings and respectful behaviour 72B:2045
- Guidelines for members on private members' time 36B:1025-1030
- Guidelines for members on rules of debate and decorum 56B:1025
- Guidelines for members' statements 66B:1030, 73B:1050
- Guidelines for virtual participation by members 87B:1020
- Legislature staff thanked 78B:1620
- Recognition of service to Legislature by Seunghee Suzie Seo and Artour Sogomonian 52B:1125
- Relevance of debate on second reading of Bill 5 44B:1825, 45B:1455
- Removal of Legislature cat from Speaker's office 52B:1025, 62B:1345
- Rules and guidelines for introductions by members and members' statements 28B:1335
- Unparliamentary language 45B:1555
- Unparliamentary language and guidance on language used in debate 91B:1030-1035
- Use of electronic devices during question period 31B:1400, 91B:1110
- Violent incident at Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver 48B:1000
- Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
- Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — protection of property rights impacted by land title court case 93B:1600
- Tributes
- Warbus, Á’a:líya, comments during question period 52B:1115
Rural B.C. See British Columbia by region; particular topics
Russia
Ruth and Naomi's Mission, Chilliwack, B.C.
- Shelter and services (Maahs) 7B:1345
Rutledge, Kassidy
- Achievements at Special Olympics events (Loewen) 69B:1350
Ryan-Lloyd, Kate
- Achievements in marathon races (Chandra Herbert) 55B:1340
Ryan's Rainbow Emergency Food Outreach Society
- Work of organization and volunteers (Arora) 10B:1345