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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Vaccination See Immunization under Public health; particular viruses and conditions
Vaisakhi

Celebration (Dhir) 42B:1350-1355
Celebration and parades (Dhaliwal) 29B:1025
Valemount, B.C.

Impact of 2024 Jasper wildfire on local businesses and community (Bird) 25B:1055 (Greene) 25B:1055
Vancouver, B.C. See also Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area; Vancouver-Langara constituency and area

Community organizations and role in food security (Phillip) 91B:1015-1020
Community safety and violent attacks (Clare) 49B:1115 (Eby) 49B:1110 (Neufeld, K.) 49B:1110
Crime rate (Begg) 66B:1100
Downtown Eastside
community experience of mental health and addiction issues (Eby) 66B:1035 (Rattée) 49B:1015
community safety and violent attacks (Rustad) 42B:1355
community support and services See also Lookout Housing and Health Society
(Phillip) 28B:1350
government action on homelessness (Kahlon) 21B:1410 (Malcolmson) 73B:1115-1120
government action on issues (Banman) 66B:1035-1040 (Boyle) 77B:1050 (Eby) 66B:1035-1040 (Halford) 63B:1035-1040 (Kooner) 63B:1030 (Malcolmson) 73B:1115-1120
government action on substance use and illegal drug trade (Begg) 21B:1405
government investment and action on issues (Malcolmson) 63B:1035-1040, 65B:1415-1425
homelessness and community safety (Sturko) 21B:1405-1410
safety of police officers (Sturko) 46B:1030
Fraser Street, history and role (Elmore) 17B:1400
Government action on issues (Eby) 66B:1040
Impact of theft and street violence on businesses (Brodie) 4B:1050 (Yung) 4B:1050
Lapu-Lapu festival attack See Lapu-Lapu Day
Vaisakhi parade (Dhir) 42B:1350-1355
Vancouver Canucks

Hockey season opening game (Yung) 81B:1410
Vancouver Charter

Amendments See Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 26)
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 26)

(Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs) 1R, 80B:1015
Debate, speakers (Boyle) 80B:1015
Vancouver General Hospital

Violent attacks on hospital staff (Giddens) 38B:1405 (Rattée) 38B:1415
Vancouver Island

Health care services See Vancouver Island Health Authority
North Island
economic development and wind energy (Anderson, G.) 86B:1345-1350
South Island
emergency dispatch service costs and funding (Begg) 11B:1025-1030 (Botterell) 11B:1025-1030
film industry (Krieger) 15B:1030
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Management and employee issues (Kindy) 15B:1055
Services for adults with eating disorders (Valeriote) 52B:1045
Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area

Business community (Elmore) 17B:1400
Festivals (Elmore) 38B:1355
Vancouver-Langara constituency and area

Cultural festivals in fall and winter (Dhir) 91B:1020
Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 24)

(Attorney General) 1R, 79B:1340-1345; 2R, 86B:1640-1850; C, 104B:1650-1755, 105C:1135-1145, 106A:1335-1810, 111B:1800-1820, 112B:1125-1145, 113B:1405-1430, 113B:1445-1540; 3R, 113B:1540-1550; RA, 114B:1655
Divisions: amdts. to cl. 1 negatived 106A:1520, 106A:1655, 106A:1805; 3R approved 113B:1550
Debate, speakers (Block) 86B:1805-1815 (Clare) 106A:1745-1750 (Day) 86B:1655-1715, 104B:1705-1645, 105C:1135-1140, 106A:1335-1540, 106A:1605, 106A:1650-1740, 106A:1805-1810, 111B:1800-1805, 112B:1130, 112B:1145, 113B:1410-1420, 113B:1450-1530 (Dew) 86B:1750-1755 (Gibson) 86B:1755-1805 (Higginson) 86B:1745-1750 (Kahlon) 86B:1840-1850 (Kindy) 86B:1645-1655, 104B:1710-1755, 106A:1335-1400, 106A:1605-1645, 106A:1725-1730, 106A:1750-1810, 111B:1815-1820, 112B:1130-1145, 113B:1425, 113B:1455-1510 (Kooner) 106A:1510 (Milobar) 113B:1420-1425 (Sharma) 79B:1345, 86B:1640-1645, 104B:1705-1755, 105C:1135-1140, 106A:1335-1810, 111B:1800-1820, 112B:1130-1145, 113B:1410-1425, 113B:1450-1535 (Sturko) 106A:1545-1600 (Toporowski) 86B:1715-1725 (Whiteside) 86B:1815-1825 (Wickens) 86B:1825-1840 (Williams) 86B:1725-1745
Vedder Transport Ltd.

Expansion and services See also Wiebe, Larry
Vehicles See Automobiles
Verma, Shipra

Appointment as Chief Electoral Officer (Routledge) 86B:1440 (Speaker) 86B:1440
Selection as new Chief Electoral Officer and qualifications (Hepner) 86B:1435-1440 (Routledge) 86B:1435
Vernon, B.C. See also Vernon-Lumby constituency and area

Mental health services and supports (Sandhu) 56B:1045
Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Resignation of psychiatrists (Loewen) 90B:1400 (Osborne) 90B:1405
Vernon Teach and Learn

Co-founder and owner See Henke, Lynella
Vernon Winter Carnival

Events and volunteers (Sandhu) 4B:1015
Vernon-Lumby constituency and area

Community services and fundraising (Sandhu) 39B:1025
Secondary school graduates (Sandhu) 73B:1040
Veterans See Armed forces
Victoria, B.C. See also Victoria–Swan Lake constituency and area

Affordable housing projects (Krieger) 28B:1355
Attack on paramedic on Pandora Avenue (Banman) 73B:1100 (Day) 38B:1415 (Kahlon) 73B:1100
Crime and community safety issues
stabbing attack (Clare) 42B:1420
Emergency services and appreciation for first responders (McCall) 35B:1350
Encampment on Pandora Avenue (Kahlon) 73B:1100
Substance use on Pandora Avenue (Kahlon) 69B:1400 (Rustad) 69B:1400
Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Perinatal services and staff (Rotchford) 29B:1025
Victoria Grizzlies hockey team

Playoff advancement (Rotchford) 41B:1005
Victoria Royals

Recognition of accomplishment in hockey playoffs (Rotchford) 39B:1010
Victoria–Swan Lake constituency and area

Crosstown housing project (Krieger) 28B:1355
Vietnamese Canadians

Experience under Communist government in Vietnam and as refugees (Chapman) 52B:1030-1035
Vigo, Daniel

Role as clinical advisor on involuntary care (Osborne) 25B:1105
Role in development of mental health and addiction care (Eby) 49B:1105 (Osborne) 10B:1415
Vimy Ridge

Battle commemoration (Luck) 38B:1355
Violence

Bullying See Bullying and harassment
Domestic violence
women and children fleeing violence (Gasper) 25B:1025-1030
Elimination of violent conflict and persecution (Arora) 87B:1055
Gang violence See Gangs
Gender-based violence See also Violence against women below
incidence and response (Arora) 87B:1055 (Botterell) 18B:1025-1030
support and services for survivors (Botterell) 18B:1025-1030
Missing and murdered Indigenous women See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
Vehicular homicide, incident in Vancouver in April 2025 See Festival in Vancouver and vehicular attack under Lapu-Lapu Day
Violence against Indigenous women, children and two-spirit persons See also Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people
action on systemic causes (Sandhu) 49B:1020
awareness (Boyle) 55B:1400-1410 (Warbus) 55B:1415-1420
government action on issues (Boyle) 55B:1405-1410
Moose Hide anti-violence campaign (Rotchford) 66B:1020
Violent attacks in communities See Crime in communities under Crime and criminals
Volunteers and volunteer sector

Contributions (Phillip) 52B:1035
Volunteerism (Stamer) 43B:1025 (Wilson) 49B:1020
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Printing (Sharma) 2B:1435