Second Session, 43rd Parliament – 2026
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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Bains Travel, Vancouver, B.C.

Anniversary and contributions to community (Elmore) 151B:1025
Ballem, Penny

Contract with government and advisory work on health care system (Halford) 153B:1420-1425 (Osborne) 153B:1425
Experience in health care system and hiring as consultant (Eby) 122B:1425
Barrett, Dave

Newspaper articles and obituary by Joel Connelly (Dix) 155B:1305
Barrière, B.C.

Easter events See Barrière Lions Club
Barrière Lions Club

Annual Easter egg hunt and volunteers thanked (Stamer) 144B:1015
Bateman, Firth

Life and contributions to Delta community (Kahlon) 127B:1300
Beatty, Allan

Comments on First Nations land claims and property valuation (Halford) 140B:1125
Becher Bay First Nation

Elder Lee Charles See Charles, Lavina "Lee"
Bella Coola, B.C.

Girls basketball team champions See Acwsalcta Thunder
Belleau, Charlene

Comments re Frances Widdowson and residential schools (Armstrong) 154B:1045-1050
Bennett, Bill and Susan (Beth)

Death of Beth Bennett (McInnis) 155B:1300
Bennett-Nabess, Cyril

Address by Indigenous leaders 153B:1455-1505
Betker, Abigail

Volleyball achievements (McInnis) 139B:1340
Bills by name See also Bills by number

Government bills
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1) See An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2) See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3) See Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3)
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8) See Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8)
Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15) See Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15)
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14) See Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9) See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Codes of Conduct) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 17) See Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Codes of Conduct) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 17)
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 18) See Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 18)
Kitselas Treaty Act (Bill 21) See Kitselas Treaty Act (Bill 21)
K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20) See K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 10) See Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 10)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 16) See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 16)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6) See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6)
Post-Secondary International Education (Designated Institutions) Act (Bill 7) See Post-Secondary International Education (Designated Institutions) Act (Bill 7)
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 11) See Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 11)
Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13) See Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13)
Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12) See Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)
Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 (Bill 4) See Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 (Bill 4)
Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5) See Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5)
Private members' bills
Aboriginal Title Transparency Act (Bill M239) See Aboriginal Title Transparency Act (Bill M239)
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act
Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act See Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act
Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act (Bill M235) See Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act (Bill M235)
Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act See Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (Bill M236) See Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (Bill M236)
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2) (Bill M238) See Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2) (Bill M238)
Human Rights Code Repeal Act See Human Rights Code Repeal Act
Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M237) See Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M237)
Interpretation Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M241) See Interpretation Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M241)
Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act (Bill M232) See Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act (Bill M232)
Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M242) See Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M242)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill M226) See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill M226)
Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233) See Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233)
School Amendment Act (Bill M234) See School Amendment Act (Bill M234)
Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act (Bill M243) See Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act (Bill M243)
Transparency of Advocacy Organizations Act (Bill M240) See Transparency of Advocacy Organizations Act (Bill M240)
Veterans and First Responders Month Act (Bill M231) See Veterans and First Responders Month Act (Bill M231)
Private members' bills introduced in previous sessions
Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214) – 2025 See Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214)
Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216) – 2025 See Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216)
Bills by number

(* denotes bill having received royal assent)
1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
2.* Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026
3.* Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026
4.* Supply Act (No. 1), 2026
5.* Trade Recognition Act
6.* Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026
7.* Post-Secondary International Education (Designated Institutions) Act
8.* Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026
9. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026
10.* Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026
11.* Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026
12.* Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026
13.* Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act
14. Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026
15.* Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026
16.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026
17. Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Codes of Conduct) Amendment Act, 2026
18. Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2026
20. K'ómoks Treaty Act
21. Kitselas Treaty Act
M226. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025
M231. Veterans and First Responders Month Act
M232. Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act
M233. Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act
M234. School Amendment Act
M235. Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act
M236. Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act
M237. Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2026
M238. Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2)
M239. Aboriginal Title Transparency Act
M240. Transparency of Advocacy Organizations Act
M241. Interpretation Amendment Act, 2026
M242. Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026
M243. Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act
Bills by number introduced in previous sessions

M214.* Firefighters' Health Act – 2025
M216. Professional Reliance Act – 2025
Biodiversity See Environment
Biodiversity and ecosystem health framework See Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
Bishop, Emily

Service as Green Party caucus staff member (Valeriote) 119B:1005-1010
Black Canadians

History and contributions in B.C. (Gasper) 118B:1355 (Lajeunesse) 118B:1350-1355
Black History Month

Celebration and purpose (Gasper) 118B:1355 (Lajeunesse) 118B:1350-1355
Blessings and acknowledgments See also Prayers and reflections

George, Jeannie 116B:1400
Sam, Diane 153B:1445-1450
Tax'ayee / Anne McDames 153B:1450
Thomas, Jerome (Seesanuk) 152B:1335
Thomas, Mary Ann 116B:1405
Blusson, Stewart

Allegations re fraudulent donations (Valeriote) 140B:1100
Boats and boating

Marine safety (Block) 119B:1040
Books and book publishing See Publishing industry; Literature under Arts and culture
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area

Access to emergency health services (Wilson) 126B:1115
Access to long-term-care and constituent senior care case (Wilson) 129B:1410
Brain health

Head and brain injuries
awareness and support (Loewen) 140B:1045 (Rotchford) 151B:1015
concurrent brain injury with addiction See Mental illness and addiction, complex care under Mental health
BrainTrust Canada

Advocacy and support for brain injury (Loewen) 140B:1045
Brar, Ron

Role as owner of junior hockey club (Chapman) 137B:1020
British Columbia See also British Columbia by region

Affordability and cost of living issues See Cost of living
Economy See Economy
Role as gateway to Asia-Pacific See Asia-Pacific gateway
B.C. Book Day

Recognition and celebration (Higginson) 158B:1020
British Columbia by region

North coast
tanker ban See Tanker safety, government policies under Shipping industry
Northern and rural B.C.
northern and rural homeowner benefit (Bailey) 118B:1420 (Giddens) 118B:1415
Northern B.C.
mental health services for children and youth (Rattée) 118B:1410
Rural B.C.
health care and emergency services (Luck) 126B:1040
temporary foreign workers and role in communities (Valeriote) 157B:1420
travel for health care services and accommodation assistance programs (Day) 144B:1055 (Osborne) 144B:1055-1100
British Columbia Court of Appeal

Rulings on issues
Gitxaała Nation mineral rights case (Eby) 150B:1415 (McInnis) 150B:1415
Gitxaala Nation mineral rights case and DRIPA interpretation (Sharma) 158B:1100
ruling in 2000 on Kwikwetlem First Nation land title (Eby) 140B:1125-1130
British Columbia Energy Regulator

Independence (Dix) 153B:1410
Role in project permitting process (Dix) 153B:1405-1410 (Valeriote) 153B:1405
British Columbia Ferry Authority

Board membership and appointment process (Farnworth) 151B:1045
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

CEO See Jimenez, Nicolas
Governance See also British Columbia Ferry Authority
(Bhangu) 151B:1040-1045 (Farnworth) 154B:1100 (Warbus) 154B:1100
British Columbia Housing Management Commission See also Housing

Property management
renovation and repair of units (Boyle) 136B:1415 (Rattée) 136B:1415
Review of single-room-occupancy operations and maintenance (Rattée) 130B:1100, 136B:1420
Social and subsidized housing See Housing
Supportive housing See Housing
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers (Dix) 153B:1410
Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers, rates (Banman) 153B:1410
Transmission system See Energy
British Columbia Liberal Party

Performance as government
child care (Eby) 122B:1430
forest industry (Parmar) 133B:1110-1115
funding for services to children and families (Wickens) 147B:1105
housing (Boyle) 122B:1400-1405
Indigenous relations (Eby) 137B:1035-1040
labour relations and standards (Farnworth) 150B:1435-1440
long-term and residential care (Eby) 122B:1430
reconciliation and agreements with First Nations (Eby) 130B:1045-1050
student housing (Eby) 122B:1430
taxation (Bailey) 137B:1050
B.C. Natural Resources Forum

Event and participants (Anderson, G.) 123B:1015
B.C. NDP See also B.C. NDP government

Agreement with Green Party (Botterell) 130B:1050 (Boyle) 130B:1050 (Kahlon) 146B:1425
B.C. NDP government

Accountability (Armstrong) 126B:1100-1105
Accountability and transparency (Dew) 123B:1050 (McInnis) 143B:1410 (Warbus) 123B:1025-1030
Action on campaign statements and stated goals (Valeriote) 122B:1405
Action on issues and work with stakeholders (Eby) 158B:1030
Performance
child care (Eby) 122B:1430
economy (Eby) 143B:1435 (Kahlon) 143B:1425-1430
financial management (Bailey) 143B:1420 (Bhangu) 143B:1420 (Giddens) 143B:1420-1425
health care (Day) 146B:1435
performance on affordability (Bailey) 136B:1435
performance on issues (Banman) 129B:1415-1420
reconciliation (Eby) 130B:1050 (McInnis) 130B:1045
Policies and positions
Ksi Lisims LNG project and comments by federal NDP leader (Dix) 144B:1030-1035 (McInnis) 144B:1035 (Warbus) 144B:1030
Priorities (Bhangu) 125B:1425
British Columbia Pavilion Corporation

Board membership, appointment of former MLAs (Loewen) 158B:1050
B.C. Transplant

Communications with transplant recipients (Loewen) 119B:1100 (Osborne) 119B:1100
British Columbia Trappers Association

History and work of organization (Clare) 157B:1355
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Annual report, 2024-25, tabled (Sharma) 132B:1440
British Columbia Wildfire Service See also Fires and firefighters

Operations (Parmar) 146B:1355
British Columbia Winter Games

2026 games in Trail and Rossland (Morissette) 125B:1350-1355
Bryant, Michael

Government contract for consulting work and previous employment with Legal Aid B.C. (McInnis) 123B:1045
Budget See also 2026-27 budget under Budgets

Budget address (Bailey) 117B:1350-1425; motion approved 126B:1155
Divisions: budget motion approved, with casting vote by Speaker 126B:1155
Debate 117B:1350-1450, 118B:1445-1845, 119B:1130-1155, 120B:1300-1720, 122B:1430-1755, 123B:1055-1150, 124B:1330-1825, 125B:1430-1850, 126B:1125-1150
Debate, speakers (Anderson, B.) 120B:1510-1540 (Arora) 124B:1555-1615 (Bailey) 117B:1350-1425, 126B:1130-1145 (Banman) 122B:1530-1600 (Begg) 122B:1510-1530 (Bhangu) 124B:1815-1820, 125B:1430-1440 (Block) 122B:1450-1510 (Botterell) 118B:1610-1710 (Boultbee) 125B:1635-1640 (Boyle) 119B:1140-1150, 120B:1300-1320 (Brar) 122B:1735-1755, 123B:1055-1100 (Brodie) 124B:1705-1715 (Chan) 124B:1735-1800 (Chandra Herbert) 122B:1635-1700 (Chant) 120B:1350-1415 (Choi) 122B:1430-1450 (Chow) 122B:1600-1615 (Clare) 120B:1650-1720 (Day) 120B:1320-1350 (Dew) 122B:1705-1730 (Dhir) 125B:1805-1830 (Dix) 125B:1605-1635 (Glumac) 124B:1410-1430 (Halford) 126B:1125-1130 (Hartwell) 125B:1540-1605 (Higginson) 123B:1130-1145, 124B:1330-1335 (Kang) 124B:1455-1520 (Kealy) 125B:1515-1540 (Lajeunesse) 124B:1800-1815 (Loewen) 124B:1620-1635 (Luck) 120B:1605-1635 (McCall) 125B:1830-1850 (McInnis) 120B:1440-1510 (Milobar) 117B:1425-1450, 118B:1445-1605 (Morissette) 120B:1635-1650 (Neufeld, K.) 118B:1830-1845, 119B:1130-1140 (Parmar) 118B:1710-1810 (Paton) 120B:1415-1440 (Rattée) 123B:1100-1130 (Rotchford) 124B:1715-1730 (Sharma) 125B:1710-1735 (Stamer) 124B:1335-1405 (Sturko) 124B:1520-1550 (Sunner) 125B:1445-1515 (Tepper) 124B:1435-1455 (Toor) 125B:1735-1805 (Valeriote) 120B:1540-1605 (Whiteside) 124B:1635-1705 (Wickens) 118B:1810-1830 (Williams) 125B:1640-1710 (Wilson) 122B:1615-1635
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 117B:1450; 2R, 133B:1125-1145, 134B:1325-1720, 136B:1445-1745; C, 144A:1125-1145, 145A:1330-1810, 146A:1455-1645; 3R, 146B:1655-1705; RA, 155B:1715
Divisions: 2R approved 136B:1745; 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 146B:1705
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 117B:1450, 133B:1125-1135, 144A:1125, 145A:1340-1810, 146A:1455-1645 (Banman) 134B:1355-1425 (Bird) 136B:1520-1540 (Blatherwick) 134B:1335-1355 (Clare) 136B:1445-1505 (Day) 136B:1610-1635 (Dew) 133B:1135-1145, 134B:1325-1335, 145A:1545-1640 (Gibson) 134B:1520-1550, 144A:1125-1145, 145A:1330 (Giddens) 134B:1455-1520 (Kahlon) 136B:1635-1700 (Luck) 134B:1640-1705 (Malcolmson) 136B:1540-1610 (McInnis) 134B:1550-1620 (Milobar) 136B:1700-1730, 144A:1125-1140, 145A:1330-1540, 145A:1650-1810, 146A:1455-1640 (Neill) 136B:1505-1520 (Shah) 134B:1425-1455 (Toporowski) 134B:1620-1640 (Wickens) 134B:1705-1720
Votes on bill, casting vote (Speaker) 146B:1705
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 117B:1450-1455; 2R, 127B:1625; C, 132A:1450-1840, 133A:1125-1140; reporting of bill, 133B:1145; 3R, 134B:1305; RA, 141B:1715
Divisions: 2R approved 127B:1725; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 133A:1140; 3R approved 134B:1325
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 117B:1450-1455 (Glumac) 127B:1700-1710 (Kahlon) 127B:1625-1630, 132A:1450-1840, 133A:1130 (Milobar) 127B:1630-1655, 132A:1455-1535, 132A:1620-1840 (Rotchford) 127B:1655-1700 (Valeriote) 132A:1535-1620, 132A:1710-1720, 133A:1125-1130
Budgets

2026-27 budget
allocations and changes (Milobar) 136B:1440 (Rattée) 129B:1415
allocations for capital projects (Milobar) 129B:1420
casting vote by Speaker (Speaker) 126B:1155
content and priorities (Bailey) 122B:1355-1400, 123B:1025, 123B:1050, 143B:1420 (Banman) 144B:1045 (Beare) 122B:1405 (Bhangu) 143B:1420 (Botterell) 123B:1030 (Day) 122B:1355 (Giddens) 119B:1120 (Neufeld, K.) 119B:1115 (Osborne) 144B:1045 (Rattée) 122B:1400 (Valeriote) 122B:1405 (Van Popta) 122B:1405-1410
deficit (Bailey) 143B:1420 (Bhangu) 143B:1420 (Brodie) 119B:1110 (Eby) 119B:1110 (Giddens) 143B:1420-1425
impact on seniors (Giddens) 129B:1405
priorities (Bailey) 118B:1410, 118B:1420, 118B:1435, 119B:1115-1120, 136B:1440, 139B:1420, 158B:1050 (Banman) 158B:1045 (Eby) 119B:1120 (Giddens) 118B:1415-1420 (Milobar) 118B:1430-1435 (Rattée) 118B:1405-1410 (Stamer) 139B:1420
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2026-27–2028-29 (Bailey) 117B:1455
Budget process
public input and consultation (Morissette) 143B:1355
Deficit budgets (Giddens) 119B:1120
Buemann, Christine

Death and work as mortgage broker (Giddens) 143B:1345
Build communities strong fund See Federal government under Government
Building code See Construction industry
Bulkley Valley District Hospital Auxiliary

History and contributions (Hartwell) 129B:1350
Bullying and harassment

Awareness and prevention (Phillip) 125B:1345-1350
Bullying and violence at school
prevention (Loewen) 125B:1350
Burnaby, B.C.

Food security programs and community organizations (Routledge) 146B:1405
Burnaby General Hospital

Replacement project (Ma) 122B:1410 (Van Popta) 122B:1405-1410
Buses and bus service See Transit services; School buses under Schools
Bush, Chris

Contributions to local journalism and retirement (Anderson, G.) 146B:1340-1345
Business

Chambers of commerce, role (Dew) 119B:1035
Government support for local businesses (Rotchford) 158B:1025
Investment fund See InBC Investment Corp.
Small business See Small business