First Session, 43rd Parliament — 2025
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
INDEX TO SITTING
parliamentary business; speeches by Members
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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Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East)
Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville)
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Oral questions
- Licensing of specialist physicians 56B:1115
Begg, Hon. Gary (Surrey-Guildford)
- Oral questions (response)
- Mental health wellness checks by police officers 56B:1100
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Bills by name
Bills by number
- M213. Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act
Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Oral questions
- Mental health crisis response services 56B:1100
- Mental health wellness checks by police officers 56B:1100
Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland)
Cariboo area
- Highways and roads
- Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades and recommission, petition tabled (Clare) 56B:1125
Chow, George (Vancouver-Fraserview)
Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
- Cariboo area
- highways and roads, Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades and recommission, petition tabled 56B:1125
- Petitions
- Highways and roads, Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades in Cariboo region 56B:1125
- Statements
- Firefighters and emergency responders in Quesnel 56B:1010
Davis, Pete (Kootenay-Rockies)
- Oral questions
- Access to health care services in East Kootenay area 56B:1115
Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox)
- Introductions by members 56B:1010
- Oral questions
- Mental health and addiction treatment beds and facilities 56B:1110
Dhir, Sunita (Vancouver-Langara)
Divisions recorded
- Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213): 1R approved 56B:1030
Documents tabled
- Ombudsperson
- No Benefit, Period: How a Flawed Audit and Unjust Legislation Left People Scrambling to Repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers, May 2025 (Speaker) 56B:1125
Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Introductions by members 56B:1020
- Members' statements
- Statements
- Firefighting response in Cariboo-Chilcotin 56B:1010
Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213)
Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission)
- Oral questions
- Licensing of specialist physicians 56B:1110
Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie)
Glumac, Hon. Rick (Port Moody–Burquitlam)
Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Oral questions
- Government reimbursement payments for rural health care specialists 56B:1055
Introductions by members
- Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville) 56B:1020
- Arora, Rohini (Burnaby East) 56B:1020
- Bailey, Hon. Brenda (Vancouver–South Granville) 56B:1015
- Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland) 56B:1010
- Chow, George (Vancouver-Fraserview) 56B:1015
- Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox) 56B:1010
- Dhir, Sunita (Vancouver-Langara) 56B:1020-1025
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin) 56B:1020
- Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam) 56B:1010
- Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie) 56B:1005
- Glumac, Hon. Rick (Port Moody–Burquitlam) 56B:1005
- Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock) 56B:1010
- Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North) 56B:1010
- Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North) 56B:1015-1020
- Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North) 56B:1010
- Parmar, Hon. Ravi (Langford-Highlands) 56B:1010
- Popham, Hon. Lana (Saanich South) 56B:1005
- Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes) 56B:1015
- Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby) 56B:1015
- Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre) 56B:1015
- Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook) 56B:1145
- Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky) 56B:1015
- Whiteside, Hon. Jennifer (New Westminster–Coquitlam) 56B:1005
Kahlon, Hon. Ravi (Delta North)
Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North)
Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- Oral questions
- Forensic psychiatric services for persons with severe mental illness 56B:1105
Kooner, Steve (Richmond-Queensborough)
- Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213)
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
Legislature
- Question period
- no use of electronic devices during question period (Speaker) 56B:1055
Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre)
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Luck, Tony (Fraser-Nicola)
- Oral questions
- Involuntary care for mental health and addiction issues 56B:1105
Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North)
McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- Oral questions
- Access to health care services in East Kootenay area 56B:1120
Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila (Nanaimo–Gabriola Island)
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Members' statements
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Morissette, Steve (Kootenay-Monashee)
- Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society 56B:1050
- Paton, Ian (Delta South)
- Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
- Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook)
- Toporowski, Debra/Qwulti'stunaat (Cowichan Valley)
- Legislative Assembly Reconciliation Action Plan 56B:1040
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
- Oral questions
- Health care services and government priorities 56B:1120
Morissette, Steve (Kootenay-Monashee)
- Members' statements
- Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society 56B:1050
Ombudsperson
- Reports tabled
- No Benefit, Period: How a Flawed Audit and Unjust Legislation Left People Scrambling to Repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers, May 2025 (Speaker) 56B:1125
Oral questions by member
- Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Licensing of specialist physicians 56B:1115
- Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Mental health crisis response services 56B:1100
- Mental health wellness checks by police officers 56B:1100
- Davis, Pete (Kootenay-Rockies)
- Access to health care services in East Kootenay area 56B:1115
- Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox)
- Mental health and addiction treatment beds and facilities 56B:1110
- Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission)
- Licensing of specialist physicians 56B:1110
- Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Government reimbursement payments for rural health care specialists 56B:1055
- Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- Forensic psychiatric services for persons with severe mental illness 56B:1105
- Luck, Tony (Fraser-Nicola)
- Involuntary care for mental health and addiction issues 56B:1105
- McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- Access to health care services in East Kootenay area 56B:1120
- Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
- Health care services and government priorities 56B:1120
- Rattée, Claire (Skeena)
- Mental health and addiction treatment beds and facilities 56B:1050-1055
Oral questions by subject
- Health care services
- Mental health
Osborne, Hon. Josie (Mid Island–Pacific Rim)
- Oral questions (response)
- Access to health care services in East Kootenay area 56B:1115-1120
- Forensic psychiatric services for persons with severe mental illness 56B:1105
- Government reimbursement payments for rural health care specialists 56B:1055-1100
- Health care services and government priorities 56B:1120-1125
- Involuntary care for mental health and addiction issues 56B:1105-1110
- Licensing of specialist physicians 56B:1110-1115
- Mental health and addiction treatment beds and facilities 56B:1050-1055, 56B:1110
- Mental health crisis response services 56B:1100-1105
Parmar, Hon. Ravi (Langford-Highlands)
Paton, Ian (Delta South)
Petitions
- Highways and roads
- Quesnel-Hixon Road upgrades in Cariboo region (Clare) 56B:1125
Popham, Hon. Lana (Saanich South)
- Introductions by members 56B:1005
- Tributes
Prayers and reflections
- Blatherwick, Jennifer (Coquitlam-Maillardville) 56B:1000
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Rattée, Claire (Skeena)
- Oral questions
- Mental health and addiction treatment beds and facilities 56B:1050-1055
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Legislature
- question period
- no use of electronic devices during question period 56B:1055
- Reports tabled
- Ombudsperson
- 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
- Speaker's statements
- Guidelines for Members on rules of debate and decorum 56B:1025
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
- Introductions by members 56B:1015
- Members' statements
Shah, Amna (Surrey City Centre)
Sharma, Hon. Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)
- Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7)
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Statements
- Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
- Firefighters and emergency responders in Quesnel 56B:1010
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Firefighting response in Cariboo-Chilcotin 56B:1010
Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook)
- Introductions by members 56B:1145
- Members' statements
Toporowski, Debra/Qwulti'stunaat (Cowichan Valley)
- Members' statements
- Legislative Assembly Reconciliation Action Plan 56B:1040
Tributes
Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Whiteside, Hon. Jennifer (New Westminster–Coquitlam)