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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Obstetric services See Maternity and pregnancy
Obstetrician-gynecologists See Physicians
Occupational health and safety
- Workers killed or injured on the job (Whiteside) 123B:1040
Oceans and marine environment
Oil and gas See also Energy
- Exports and benefits (Van Popta) 153B:1420
- Fracking See Hydraulic fracturing below
- Hydraulic fracturing
- health impacts (Valeriote) 119B:1105
- scientific review and implementation of recommendations (Dix) 119B:1105
- Industry
- Natural gas
- Pipelines See also particular pipeline projects, operators and areas
- Royalties
- Tanker safety See Shipping industry
OK Ranch See Joiner, Lawrence
Okanagan area
- Backcountry, illegal dumping issue and remediation work (Loewen) 153B:1350
- South Okanagan
- drinking water infrastructure, petition tabled (Wilson) 122B:1430
Okanagan Forest Task Force
- Work of organization on illegal dumping issue (Loewen) 153B:1350
Oliver, Cindy
- Appointment as chair of Fraser Health (Day) 146B:1435
Olympic Games
- 2026 Winter Games and Paralympic Games in Italy
Ontario
OpenAI
- Artificial intelligence service use by Tumbler Ridge shooter See Shooting incident and deaths under Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
- Technology company and artificial intelligence service, account management (Glumac) 132B:1425
Options for Sexual Health
Optometrists and opticians
- Optometrists, role and services (Routledge) 119B:1040
Oral questions by member
- Armstrong, Tara (Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream)
- Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
- Budget priorities and layoffs in government and public sector 140B:1120-1125
- Budget provisions for long-term-care projects 129B:1415-1420
- Cowichan Hospital replacement project workers and Cowichan Tribes contractors 150B:1425
- Energy supply and Silversmith power generating station 153B:1410
- Forensic psychiatric services and budget priorities 144B:1045
- Government action on homelessness and safety issues in Abbotsford encampments 146B:1435-1440, 164B:1425
- Government spending priorities and car allowances for deputy ministers 158B:1045
- Bhangu, Harman (Langley-Abbotsford)
- Budget priorities and credit rating 143B:1420
- Ferry system management and executive compensation 151B:1040-1045
- Government priorities and action on extortion crimes 125B:1425
- Government priorities and funding for autism services 137B:1100
- Role of Merit Commissioner 123B:1035
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 147B:1100
- Bird, Rosalyn (Prince George–Valemount)
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 154B:1105
- Forensic psychiatric services and budget priorities 144B:1050
- Funding for autism services 122B:1420
- Funding for security at Terrace emergency shelter 130B:1100
- Rural retention incentive program and budget priorities 144B:1050
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 147B:1035-1040
- Block, Lynne (West Vancouver–Capilano)
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 147B:1100
- Botterell, Rob (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Access to primary care services for Saanich Peninsula clinic patients 158B:1040
- Activation of Aboriginal Affairs Committee 161B:1035
- Affordable housing and community housing fund 130B:1050-1055
- Budget priorities and fossil fuel industry subsidies 123B:1030-1035
- Electoral reform 151B:1040
- Funding for Saanich Peninsula Hospital 158B:1035-1040
- Government action on anti-Indigenous racism 137B:1040-1045
- Government communications on Indigenous rights and reconciliation 161B:1035-1040
- Government target for protection of lands and waters 133B:1055
- Old-growth conservation funding 147B:1045
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and government priorities 144B:1040
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and role of courts and First Nations 118B:1410-1415
- Protection of old-growth forests 125B:1405-1410
- Protection of old-growth forests and independent assessment 147B:1040-1045
- Saanich Peninsula outreach team health clinic and access to primary care services 139B:1415
- Boultbee, Amelia (Penticton-Summerland)
- Penticton murder trial and handling of cases by justice system 154B:1050
- Sage Mesa community water system 118B:1415
- Brodie, Dallas (Vancouver-Quilchena)
- Agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation and government handling of land title issues 140B:1105-1110
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and call for referendum 161B:1040
- Government position on DRIPA 119B:1105
- Government spending and public sector jobs 119B:1110
- Chan, Hon (Richmond Centre)
- Provincial sales tax and support for small business 136B:1435
- Clare, Sheldon (Prince George–North Cariboo)
- Business costs and government support for small business 140B:1120
- Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox)
- Access to obstetrics and trauma care at Vancouver General Hospital 132B:1425-1430
- Availability of long-term-care beds 129B:1405
- Budget provisions for long-term-care projects 118B:1420-1425, 119B:1115, 122B:1355
- Family residence program and budget priorities 144B:1055
- Housing affordability and expansion of provincial sales tax 137B:1055
- Implementation of health professions legislation 146B:1430-1435
- Medical assessment fees for seniors 140B:1115
- Primary health care providers and attachment numbers 157B:1430
- Property tax deferment and homeowner grant programs and support for low-income seniors 164B:1435-1440
- Property tax deferment program 139B:1430
- Staffing costs at long-term-care facilities 119B:1110
- Dew, Gavin (Kelowna-Mission)
- Access to obstetrics care in hospitals 132B:1435
- Conditions at hospitals 157B:1425
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 136B:1425
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 154B:1100
- Emergency services expansion project at Kelowna General Hospital 151B:1055
- Expansion of provincial sales tax 118B:1420
- Government energy policies and attendance at oil and gas industry conference in Houston 153B:1415
- Government handling of reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues 133B:1050
- Government hiring and accountability 123B:1050
- Housing affordability and expansion of provincial sales tax 137B:1100
- Mineral claims processing and consultation framework 160B:1440-1445
- Provincial sales tax and support for small business 123B:1050, 136B:1425, 143B:1435
- Temporary housing for families of children in B.C. Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House project 161B:1025-1030
- Dhaliwal, Mandeep (Surrey North)
- Extortion crime and community safety in Surrey 154B:1035
- Government action on extortion crime in Surrey 161B:1050
- Government response to violent threats and extortion cases 125B:1415
- Doerkson, Lorne (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Emergency services in 100 Mile House 151B:1050
- Food bank use and government action on issues 164B:1430
- Forest industry conditions and government action on issues 118B:1430
- Forest industry conditions and support for forest workers 133B:1105
- Government management of capital projects for highways and infrastructure 150B:1435
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and contract for advisory work by former deputy minister 158B:1045
- Reconciliation and government handling of land title issues and property rights 137B:1035-1040
- Gasper, Reann (Abbotsford-Mission)
- Child care plan and access to services 122B:1415
- Family residence program and budget priorities 144B:1055
- Government spending priorities and car allowances for deputy ministers 158B:1050
- Provincial sales tax and support for small business 136B:1430
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 139B:1425-1430, 147B:1105
- Giddens, Kiel (Prince George–Mackenzie)
- Appointment to government agencies and role of Merit Commissioner 123B:1035-1040
- Budget priorities 119B:1120
- Budget priorities and credit rating 143B:1420
- Budget priorities and impact on workers 118B:1415-1420
- Building code energy regulations for new housing units 137B:1050-1055
- Credit rating and economic impacts of budget 143B:1425
- Forest industry conditions and support for forest workers 133B:1110
- Government financial and project management and federal infrastructure funding 150B:1435-1440
- Government position on oil pipeline proposal and North Coast tanker ban 153B:1355
- Government position on pipeline proposal and engagement process 160B:1440
- Long-term-care projects and costs 129B:1405-1410
- Halford, Trevor (Surrey–White Rock)
- Hartwell, Sharon (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Health care travel assistance and family residence programs 161B:1030
- Hepner, Linda (Surrey–Serpentine River)
- Affordable housing and community housing fund 122B:1410
- Call for public inquiry into Metro Vancouver governance and wastewater treatment project 154B:1055
- Surrey school district spending priorities 161B:1055
- Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North)
- Kindy, Anna (North Island)
- Access to obstetrics care in hospitals 132B:1435-1440, 140B:1115
- Campbell River Hospital capacity and provision of long-term-care beds 126B:1110
- Comments by provincial health officer and government position on drug decriminalization 151B:1030-1035
- Implementation of health professions legislation 146B:1425-1430
- Kooner, Steve (Richmond-Queensborough)
- Action on proposed changes to DRIPA 157B:1420
- Justice system handling of victim impact statement in case of police officer death 160B:1435-1440
- Land title court case and property ownership concerns of Richmond residents 146B:1415
- Queensborough bus service funding 140B:1115
- Loewen, Kristina (Kelowna Centre)
- FIFA World Cup tickets for elected officials and PavCo directors 158B:1050
- Food costs and government priorities 139B:1420-1425
- Provincial sales tax and support for small business 136B:1430
- Transplant waiting list case 119B:1055-1100
- Maahs, Heather (Chilliwack North)
- Forest industry conditions and support for forest workers 133B:1110
- McCall, Macklin (West Kelowna–Peachland)
- Long-term-care projects and costs 129B:1415
- RCMP staffing levels and funding for police services 125B:1415-1420
- Water services in Interior Region and role of emergency management services 140B:1055
- McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- Agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation and government handling of land title issues 157B:1410
- East Kootenay Regional Hospital expansion costs 140B:1110
- Federal government recognition agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation 129B:1350-1355, 132B:1420
- Gitxaała mineral rights court case and proposed changes to DRIPA 150B:1415
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues 157B:1415, 158B:1035, 160B:1430
- Government hiring of consultants 123B:1045
- Government land title negotiations with Cowichan Tribes and agreements with First Nations 130B:1045
- Government position on Ksi Lisims LNG project and comments by federal NDP leader 144B:1035
- Mining project in Okanagan and U.S. Indigenous tribe involvement in court case 164B:1415
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and government priorities 144B:1035
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and role of non-disclosure agreements 143B:1410
- Reconciliation and government handling of land title issues and property rights 137B:1030-1035
- Rural retention incentive for health care professionals 126B:1115-1120
- Milobar, Peter (Kamloops Centre)
- Budget priorities and expansion of provincial sales tax 136B:1440
- Budget provisions for infrastructure projects 129B:1420
- Government gift card programs and spending priorities 125B:1355-1400
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues 160B:1450-1455
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues and role of Interpretation Act 158B:1055-1100
- Government handling of reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues 133B:1045
- Health care benefits for nurses 164B:1435
- Property tax deferment program 118B:1430-1435
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 147B:1055
- Mok, Lawrence (Maple Ridge East)
- Access to obstetrics care in hospitals 132B:1430
- Neufeld, Korky (Abbotsford West)
- Budget priorities 119B:1115
- Fraser Health Authority injury case 161B:1055
- Mineral claims processing decisions and role of First Nations 160B:1445-1450
- Provincial sales tax costs for strata property owners 137B:1045-1050
- Student housing project at University of Victoria 122B:1410
- Supportive housing facility proposal and concerns of Abbotsford residents 130B:1055
- Neufeld, Larry (Peace River South)
- Paton, Ian (Delta South)
- Agricultural insurance program and support for farmers 151B:1050
- Agricultural Land Commission funding and staffing 151B:1045
- Long-term-care facility project in Delta 126B:1115
- Rattée, Claire (Skeena)
- Access to acute psychiatric care at hospitals 157B:1425
- Budget provisions for child and youth mental health services 118B:1405-1410
- Budget provisions for long-term-care projects 122B:1400, 129B:1415
- Comments by chief scientific adviser and government action on drug toxicity crisis and safe supply 151B:1025-10130
- Drug decriminalization program 143B:1430
- Drug decriminalization program and data collection 144B:1100, 146B:1440-1445, 147B:1035
- Government gift card programs and spending priorities 125B:1400-1405
- Long-term-care projects and costs 129B:1415
- Management of B.C. Housing units 136B:1415-1420
- Management of supportive housing sites 130B:1100
- Mental health services and psychiatric facilities 126B:1050
- Provincial sales tax and security costs for places of worship 139B:1410
- Work of chief scientific adviser and government action on mental health and substance use issues 158B:1055
- Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Budget priorities and support for seniors 139B:1420
- Forest industry conditions and support for forest workers 133B:1110
- Government hiring of consultants 123B:1045
- Sturko, Elenore (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Access to critical cardiac care services in Surrey 147B:1050-1055
- Home support services
- Surrey Memorial Hospital capacity and new tower project 133B:1100
- Tepper, Bryan (Surrey-Panorama)
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 154B:1105
- Police services in Surrey 125B:1420
- Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook)
- Budget allocation for action on extortion crimes 125B:1425
- Extortion crime and community safety in Surrey 154B:1040
- Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
- Access to obstetrics care in hospitals 129B:1400
- Ban on glyphosate spraying and action on biodiversity and ecosystem health framework 146B:1425
- Budget provisions for school counsellors 122B:1405
- Funding for long-term-care facility and affordable housing in Squamish 150B:1420
- Funding for mental health services 122B:1405
- Government action on drug toxicity crisis and safe supply 126B:1055-1100
- Government management of climate change policies 146B:1425
- Government policy on industrial site hazardous waste clean-up and costs 164B:1420
- Health impacts of LNG projects and methane gas flaring 119B:1100-1105
- Industrial water rates and watershed protection 164B:1420
- Investigation of financial transactions related to Quest University Squamish campus 140B:1100
- Mental health services and use of artificial intelligence for mental health support 132B:1425
- Permitting process for local projects 136B:1420-1425
- Regulation of artificial intelligence and conflict-of-interest concerns 143B:1415
- Regulation of artificial intelligence technology 132B:1425, 160B:1430-1435
- Status of Quest University and use of tuition fee revenues 140B:1100-1105
- Temporary foreign worker program 157B:1415-1420
- Woodfibre LNG project expansion proposal and local taxation 154B:1040-1045
- Woodfibre LNG project expansion proposal and wastewater regulation 153B:1405
- Van Popta, Misty (Langley–Walnut Grove)
- Burnaby Hospital expansion project and cancer care centre 122B:1405-1410
- Government position on pipeline projects 153B:1420
- Health care facilities and government management of capital projects 150B:1425-1430
- Long-term-care projects and costs 129B:1410
- Warbus, Á’a:líya (Chilliwack–Cultus Lake)
- Ferry system management 154B:1055-1100
- Government action on affordability issues 118B:1425
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues 158B:1030
- Government hiring of staff and role of Merit Commissioner 123B:1025-1030
- Government position on Ksi Lisims LNG project and comments by federal NDP leader 144B:1030
- Management of supportive housing sites 130B:1105
- Wat, Teresa (Richmond-Bridgeport)
- Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
- Access to emergency health services in Boundary-Similkameen area 126B:1115
- Long-term-care projects and costs 129B:1410
- Sage Mesa community water system 140B:1100
- Service model change for children with support needs and funding for autism services 147B:1100
Oral questions by subject
- Agriculture and farmland
- Budget and economy
- Business
- Children and youth
- Cost of living and affordability
- Crime and community safety
- Discrimination and racism
- Education and schools
- Elections
- Employment and jobs
- Energy
- Environment and climate change
- Ban on glyphosate spraying and action on biodiversity and ecosystem health framework (Parmar) 146B:1425 (Valeriote) 146B:1425
- Government management of climate change policies (Dix) 146B:1425 (Valeriote) 146B:1425
- Government policy on industrial site hazardous waste clean-up and costs (Davidson) 164B:1420 (Valeriote) 164B:1420
- Government target for protection of lands and waters (Botterell) 133B:1055 (Neill) 133B:1055
- Ferry services
- FIFA World Cup
- FIFA World Cup tickets for elected officials and PavCo directors (Kang) 158B:1055 (Loewen) 158B:1050
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues and role of Interpretation Act (Milobar) 158B:1055-1100 (Sharma) 158B:1100
- First Nations and Indigenous issues
- Action on proposed changes to DRIPA (Kooner) 157B:1420 (Sharma) 157B:1420-1425
- Activation of Aboriginal Affairs Committee (Botterell) 161B:1035 (Sharma) 161B:1035
- Agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation and government handling of land title issues (Brodie) 140B:1105-1110 (Chandra Herbert) 140B:1105-1110, 157B:1410-1415 (McInnis) 157B:1410
- Comments by Regional Chief and government relationship with First Nations (Eby) 164B:1410-1415 (Halford) 164B:1405-1410
- Federal government recognition agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation (Chandra Herbert) 129B:1350-1400 (Eby) 130B:1040, 132B:1410-1420 (Halford) 129B:1355-1400, 130B:1035, 132B:1405-1415 (McInnis) 129B:1350-1355, 132B:1420
- Gitxaała mineral rights court case and proposed changes to DRIPA (Eby) 150B:1415-1420 (McInnis) 150B:1415
- Government communications on Indigenous rights and reconciliation (Botterell) 161B:1035-1040 (Sharma) 161B:1040
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and call for referendum (Brodie) 161B:1040 (Chandra Herbert) 161B:1040-1045
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and legal issues (Eby) 157B:1405-1410, 157B:1415, 158B:1030-1035 (Halford) 157B:1400-1410, 160B:1425 (McInnis) 157B:1415, 158B:1035, 160B:1430 (Milobar) 160B:1450-1455 (Sharma) 157B:1410, 158B:1035, 160B:1425-1430, 160B:1450-1455 (Warbus) 158B:1030
- Government handling of land title cases and property rights (Eby) 140B:1125-1130 (Halford) 140B:1125
- Government handling of reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues (Chandra Herbert) 133B:1050-1055 (Dew) 133B:1050 (Eby) 133B:1045-1050 (Milobar) 133B:1045
- Government land title negotiations with Cowichan Tribes and agreements with First Nations (Eby) 130B:1045-1050 (McInnis) 130B:1045
- Government position on comments by First Nations Chief (Armstrong) 154B:1045-1050 (Chandra Herbert) 154B:1045-1050 (Sharma) 154B:1050
- Government position on DRIPA (Brodie) 119B:1105 (Eby) 119B:1105-1110
- Land title court case and property ownership concerns of Richmond residents (Kooner) 146B:1415 (Sharma) 146B:1415
- Mining project in Okanagan and U.S. Indigenous tribe involvement in court case (Chandra Herbert) 164B:1415 (Davidson) 164B:1420 (McInnis) 164B:1415
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and contract for advisory work by former deputy minister (Chandra Herbert) 158B:1045 (Doerkson) 158B:1045
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and government priorities (Botterell) 144B:1040 (Chandra Herbert) 144B:1040-1045 (Dix) 144B:1035-1040 (Eby) 130B:1040-1045, 143B:1405-1410 (Halford) 130B:1040, 143B:1405-1410, 146B:1415-1420 (McInnis) 144B:1035 (Sharma) 146B:1420
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and government priorities and confidence of House (Eby) 150B:1410-1415 (Halford) 150B:1410
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and role of courts and First Nations (Botterell) 118B:1410-1415 (Chandra Herbert) 118B:1410-1415
- Proposed changes to DRIPA and role of non-disclosure agreements (Eby) 143B:1410-1415 (McInnis) 143B:1410
- Reconciliation and government handling of land title issues and property rights (Doerkson) 137B:1035-1040 (Eby) 137B:1030-1040 (McInnis) 137B:1030-1035
- Food and food security
- Forest industry
- Government and Legislature
- Health care facilities
- Health care services
- Housing, homelessness and real estate
- Human rights
- Infrastructure
- Justice system
- Mental health
- Mining industry
- Oil and gas
- Police services
- Post-secondary education
- Investigation of financial transactions related to Quest University Squamish campus (Sharma) 140B:1100 (Valeriote) 140B:1100
- Status of Quest University and use of tuition fee revenues (Sunner) 140B:1105 (Valeriote) 140B:1100-1105
- Student housing project at University of Victoria (Ma) 122B:1410-1415 (Neufeld, K.) 122B:1410
- Science and technology
- Substance use and addiction issues
- Taxation
- Transportation and transit services
- Water
- Workers
Organs and tissues
- Donation and donor registration (Toporowski) 133B:1030-1035
- Transplantation services
OT Timber Frames
- Wood manufacturing and role in community (Clare) 143B:1400