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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Saanich Peninsula

Health care services
access for patients of outreach team clinic (Botterell) 139B:1415, 158B:1040 (Osborne) 139B:1415, 158B:1040
service provider collaboration (Osborne) 158B:1040
Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Health Care Foundation

Funding decisions (Botterell) 158B:1040 (Osborne) 158B:1040
Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Saanichton, B.C.

Funding and staffing (Botterell) 158B:1040 (Osborne) 158B:1040
Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13)

(Attorney General) 1R, 136B:1350; 2R, 144B:1125-1150, 145B:1335-1810; C, 148A:1425-1705; 3R, 148B:1715; RA, 155B:1715
Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 145B:1635-1705 (Clare) 145B:1705-1730, 148A:1520-1610, 148A:1635-1650 (Dhir) 145B:1340-1345 (Gasper) 145B:1745-1810 (Kooner) 144B:1130-1150, 145B:1335-1340, 148A:1425-1515, 148A:1615-1635 (Lore) 145B:1515-1530 (Maahs) 145B:1615-1625 (McCall) 145B:1530-1550 (Morissette) 145B:1435-1450 (Neufeld, K.) 145B:1450-1515 (Rattée) 145B:1625-1635 (Rotchford) 145B:1410-1420 (Shah) 145B:1550-1615 (Sharma) 136B:1350, 144B:1125-1130, 148A:1425-1705 (Tepper) 145B:1345-1410 (Valeriote) 145B:1450-1455, 148A:1515-1520, 148A:1610-1615, 148A:1700 (Wat) 145B:1420-1435 (Whiteside) 145B:1735-1745
Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)

(Attorney General) 1R, 136B:1350; 2R, 143B:1455-1820, 144B:1120; C, 146A:1720-1820; 3R, 146B:1830-1845; RA, 155B:1715
Divisions: 3R approved 146B:1840-1845
Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 143B:1630-1700 (Bailey) 143B:1530-1535 (Begg) 143B:1600-1610 (Block) 143B:1700-1720 (Davidson) 143B:1750-1805 (Kooner) 143B:1500-1530, 146A:1720-1820 (McCall) 143B:1730-1750 (Neufeld, K.) 143B:1610-1630 (Neufeld, L.) 143B:1805-1820, 144B:1120 (Rotchford) 143B:1720-1730 (Sharma) 136B:1350, 143B:1455-1500, 146A:1720-1820 (Tepper) 143B:1535-1600 (Valeriote) 143B:1535
Safety

Public safety
community safety and order (Dew) 153B:1345
government action and investment (Kahlon) 139B:1410-1415 (Krieger) 125B:1425, 136B:1425-1430
safety and welcoming environment (Beare) 126B:1100-1105
use of security services (Rattée) 139B:1410
Sage Mesa See Penticton, B.C.
Sage Transition House, Vancouver, B.C.

Services and support for women and children fleeing violence (Block) 150B:1355
Sales tax

Application and expansion
policies (Bailey) 139B:1405
professional services (Dew) 118B:1420
residential construction industry (Bailey) 137B:1100
security services (Halford) 139B:1405-1410 (Loewen) 139B:1420-1425 (Rattée) 139B:1410
Impact on consumers and affordability (Loewen) 136B:1430
Impact on seniors (Stamer) 139B:1420
Impact on small business (Bailey) 136B:1430 (Banman) 136B:1435 (Chan) 136B:1435 (Dew) 123B:1050, 136B:1425, 143B:1435 (Gasper) 136B:1430 (Halford) 139B:1405-1410 (Milobar) 136B:1440
Increase See also Application and expansion above
impact on residential construction industry (Dew) 137B:1100
impact on strata property fees (Bhangu) 137B:1100 (Giddens) 137B:1050 (Neufeld, K.) 137B:1045-1050
Revenues (Bailey) 139B:1405
Salgado, Raymond

Accomplishments as musician (Anderson, G.) 160B:1350
Salmon Arm–Shuswap constituency and area

Food production and supply chains (Williams) 122B:1345
Sam, Diane

Blessings and acknowledgments 153B:1445-1450
Sarpal, Ram Labhai

Death and contributions (Dhir) 148B:1410
Sather, Michael

Advocacy and work for environmental protection (Beare) 148B:1405-1410
Death and service as MLA (Beare) 148B:1405-1410
Savage, Taig

Mother's concerns re delay of murder trial (Boultbee) 154B:1050
Schonwetter, Ilana

Comments on impact of Indigenous reconciliation on real estate investment (McInnis) 137B:1035
School Amendment Act (Bill M234)

(Kealy) 1R, 133B:1010
Debate, speakers (Kealy) 133B:1010
Schools

Cellular phone usage by students policy, petition tabled (Morissette) 161B:1100
Legislation See Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)
School buses and bus service (Beare) 140B:1115-1120 (Kooner) 140B:1115
SC’IȺNEW̱ Nation

Elder Lee Charles See Charles, Lavina "Lee"
Science and technology

Artificial intelligence
conflict-of-interest issues for MLAs and personal investments (Glumac) 143B:1415 (Sharma) 143B:1415 (Valeriote) 143B:1415
government strategy (Valeriote) 132B:1425
government strategy and role of public (Valeriote) 160B:1435
impacts See also particular sectors
impacts and regulation (Valeriote) 132B:1425, 143B:1415, 160B:1430-1435
regulation and role of federal government (Glumac) 132B:1425, 160B:1435
use as mental health support See Access to services under Mental health
Life sciences sector
local research groups and impact (Anderson, G.) 144B:1025
role in economy (Anderson, G.) 144B:1025
Sea to Sky constituency and area See West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
Seabridge Gold Inc.

Chair and CEO See Fronk, Rudi
Mining investments in northwest (Hartwell) 150B:1400
Search and rescue services See Emergencies
Security services

Taxation See Sales tax
Seehra, Sukhvir

Work as pharmacist and role in community (Tepper) 144B:1020-1025
Seizure disorders See Epilepsy
Select standing committees See also Committee system under Legislature; Special committees

Children and Youth See Children and Youth Committee
Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services Committee
Public Accounts See Public Accounts Committee
Selection Special Committee

Reports
first report for second session of 43rd parliament
presented (Farnworth) 119B:1120; adopted 119B:1120
Seniors

Care and support (McCall) 157B:1345-1350
Cost of living See Cost of living
Deferral of property taxes See Deferment program under Property tax
Government support (Bailey) 139B:1420 (Stamer) 139B:1420
Health care See Services for seniors under Health care system; Long-term and residential care
Home and community care See Home care
Poverty See Poverty among seniors under Poverty
Residential care See Long-term and residential care
Support and well-being (Warbus) 139B:1400-1405
Sex education See Curriculum under Education
Sexual health See Public health
Sharpe, Cassie

Olympic achievements (Day) 122B:1335
Shipping industry

Tanker safety
government policies and ban on oil tankers along north coast (Dix) 153B:1355
Shoreline Medical Society

Role in staffing of Saanich Peninsula Hospital (Osborne) 158B:1040
Shuswap constituency and area See Salmon Arm–Shuswap constituency and area
Sicamous, B.C.

Transportation options and Sicamous Narrows crossing (Williams) 158B:1010-1015
Sicamous Ferry Society

Operations and passenger ferry service (Williams) 158B:1010-1015
Sikh community

History (Dhaliwal) 146B:1405
Violence and threats against community members (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415
Sikh Heritage Month

Celebration (Dhaliwal) 146B:1405
Silversmith Power and Light Generating Station, Sandon, B.C.

Operations and support (Banman) 153B:1410
Similkameen constituency and area See Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
Similkameen Sparks school basketball team, Keremeos, B.C.

Provincial championship title (Wilson) 136B:1335
Single-room occupancies See Housing
Skeena constituency and area

Economy and industry (Rattée) 160B:1420-1425
Skills training

Government investment and initiatives (Kahlon) 136B:1435, 143B:1430
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw See also Squamish Nation

Consultation on Woodfibre LNG expansion (Dix) 154B:1045
Small business

Challenges and government support (Bailey) 118B:1420, 139B:1405 (Choi) 132B:1400 (Clare) 140B:1120 (Dew) 118B:1420, 143B:1435 (Halford) 139B:1405-1410 (Kahlon) 139B:1410-1415, 140B:1120 (Wat) 140B:1120
Government support (Bailey) 136B:1430 (Kahlon) 136B:1435
Permitting and backlogs (Kahlon) 136B:1435
Role in communities and economy (Choi) 132B:1355-1400
Security costs (Halford) 139B:1405-1410
Taxation
tax credits for small businesses (Bailey) 136B:1430
taxation (Dew) 123B:1050, 143B:1435 (Giddens) 143B:1425 (Tepper) 154B:1105
Taxation and costs, petition tabled (Dew) 143B:1440
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry

Estimates
debate 143A:1700-1810, 144C:1125-1145, 145C:1330-1705
speakers (Day) 145C:1455-1510 (Loewen) 143A:1710-1805, 144C:1125-1135, 145C:1335-1450, 145C:1530-1555, 145C:1615-1700 (Malcolmson) 143A:1700-1810, 144C:1130-1145, 145C:1335-1705 (Warbus) 145C:1555-1610
Reports
2024 annual report on poverty reduction strategy, tabled (Malcolmson) 154B:1110
Social welfare

Support system for vulnerable persons (Clare) 132B:1355
Social Work Week

Observance and purpose (Begg) 139B:1400
Social workers

Role and contributions (Begg) 139B:1400
Society

Civil society, role of service clubs (Mok) 129B:1345
Role of kindness (McCall) 125B:1345 (Morissette) 119B:1040-1045
Social stress from global and local issues (Begg) 133B:1035
Values of kindness and inclusion (Loewen) 125B:1350
Somers, Julian

Government contract for addictions research and data collection and retention (Osborne) 146B:1445, 147B:1035 (Rattée) 146B:1445, 147B:1035
Sookarama See Sooke Lions Club
Sooke, B.C.

District finance department staff, award for financial reporting (Lajeunesse) 132B:1335-1340
Volunteers (Lajeunesse) 153B:1350
Sooke Food Bank

Work of organization and volunteers (Lajeunesse) 129B:1345
Sooke Lions Club

Annual Sookarama showcase and networking event (Lajeunesse) 153B:1350
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
Southin, Mary

Comments on Aboriginal land title (Eby) 140B:1125-1130
Speaker and Deputy Speaker See Speaker and Chair under Legislature; Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker; Casting votes by Speaker or Chair
Special committees See also Select standing committees

Committee of selection See Selection Special Committee
Democratic and electoral reform See Democratic and Electoral Reform Special Committee
Human Rights Code provisions review See Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee
Insurance (Vehicle) Act provisions review See Insurance (Vehicle) Act Provisions Review Special Committee
Lobbyists Transparency Act review See Lobbyists Transparency Act Review Special Committee
Police complaints See Police Complaints Special Committee
Special Olympics B.C.

Local athletes and programs (Giddens) 122B:1355
Species at risk See Wildlife
Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act (Bill M243)

(Armstrong) 1R, 154B:1020
Debate, speakers (Armstrong) 154B:1020
Speech from the Throne

Throne speech address 116B:1410-1415
Moved (Neufeld, L.) 117B:1335-1340; seconded (Valeriote) 117B:1340
Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
debate 117B:1335-1350
speakers (Eby) 117B:1345-1350 (Halford) 117B:1340-1345 (Neufeld, L.) 117B:1335-1340 (Valeriote) 117B:1340
Sports and recreation

Baseball (Begg) 150B:1400-1405
Hockey See also particular teams and events
women's professional hockey (Chant) 157B:1355
Participation by disabled persons (Valeriote) 126B:1045
Role in communities (Morissette) 125B:1355
Value of youth participation (Hepner) 158B:1020-1025
Wrestling (Dhaliwal) 154B:1025
Squamish, B.C.

Demographic growth and government support (Valeriote) 150B:1420
Government action on homeless encampments (Boyle) 150B:1420
Tourism operator's concerns re permit waiting times (Neill) 136B:1420 (Valeriote) 136B:1420
Woodfibre LNG project See Woodfibre LNG
Squamish Community Housing Society

Funding for community housing project (Valeriote) 150B:1420
Squamish Nation See also Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
SROs See Single-room occupancies under Housing
stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge

Opening (Shah) 123B:1020
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia See particular standing orders under Legislature
Statements See also Members' statements; Ministerial statements; Private members' statements

Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
Accomplishments of musician Raymond Salgado 160B:1350
Grayson Ritzand athletic achievements 122B:1335
Tod and Jocelyn Maffin and Nanaimo Infusion 2026 164B:1335
Banman, Bruce (Abbotsford South)
Abbotsford Traditional School boys basketball championship 128B:1000
Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
Diego Cardona 122B:1335
Davidson, Hon. Laanas/Tamara (North Coast–Haida Gwaii)
Acwsalcta Thunder girls basketball championship 129B:1330
Earth Day 160B:1350
Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox) 137B:1005
Cassie Sharpe Olympic achievements 122B:1335
Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Appreciation for service of David Crebo 140B:1010
Krieger, Hon. Nina (Victoria–Swan Lake)
Passover 146B:1355
Lajeunesse, Dana (Juan de Fuca–Malahat)
Financial reporting award for district of Sooke staff 132B:1335-1340
Lore, Hon. Grace (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 137B:1010
McInnis, Scott (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
Abigail Betker athletic achievements 139B:1340
Kalle Eriksson achievements at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games 136B:1335
Kalle Eriksson participation at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games 134B:1305
Parmar, Hon. Ravi (Langford-Highlands)
Wildfire season and B.C. Wildfire Service 146B:1355
Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
International Women's Day 133B:1005
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
Ina Forrest achievements in 2026 Winter Paralympic Games 143B:1335
Vernon Secondary School Panthers senior girls basketball team 130B:1010
Stamer, Ward (Kamloops–North Thompson)
Williams Lake Mustangs 148B:1405
Valeriote, Jeremy (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Green Party caucus staff Emily Bishop 119B:1005-1010
Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
Similkameen Sparks basketball team provincial championship 136B:1335
Statistics Canada

Information on business growth (Kahlon) 140B:1120
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; particular officers
Stephen Lewis Foundation

Advocacy and work on HIV/AIDS in Africa (Morissette) 147B:1030
Stocker, Victor Joseph

Death and remembrance (Dew) 118B:1345
Stone, Todd

Comments on 2025 AME awards (Hartwell) 150B:1400
Comments on DRIPA impact on mining industry (Neufeld, K.) 160B:1445
Strait of Georgia

Pacific herring migration and protection of spawning stock (Higginson) 140B:1045
Strata property

Strata fees
impact of PST increase See Sales tax
Substance use and addiction

Decriminalization program
data collection and retention (Osborne) 144B:1100, 146B:1445, 147B:1035 (Rattée) 143B:1430, 144B:1100, 146B:1440-1445, 147B:1035
drug use in public spaces See Drug use in public spaces below
purpose (Osborne) 143B:1430
Drug use in public spaces
impacts (Dew) 136B:1425
Harm reduction services
impact (Rattée) 158B:1055
safe supply and prescribed alternatives See Safe supply below
services (Osborne) 126B:1100
Illegal and toxic drugs
alternative supply See Safe supply below
poisonings See Overdoses below
presence of medetomidine in illicit supply (Valeriote) 126B:1055
toxic drug supply (Osborne) 126B:1100
Overdoses
deaths and government response (Osborne) 126B:1100, 151B:1025-1040 (Rattée) 151B:1025-1030 (Valeriote) 126B:1055-1100
Safe supply
government policies (Rattée) 151B:1025-1030
oversight and diversion of supply (Kindy) 151B:1035
prescribed alternatives (Osborne) 151B:1030-1040
regulated alternative supply (Valeriote) 126B:1055-1100
Supply of drugs
illegal trade See Crime and criminals
illicit supply See Illegal and toxic drugs above
safe supply See Safe supply above
Toxic drug crisis See Overdoses above
Treatment and recovery services
continuum of services and supports (Osborne) 126B:1100, 143B:1430, 144B:1045-1050
Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 (Bill 4)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 117B:1455; 2R, 127B:1305-1315; C, 131C:1740-1745; 3R, 131B:1815; RA, 141B:1715
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 117B:1455, 127B:1305-1315, 131C:1740-1745 (Milobar) 127B:1305-1315, 131C:1745
Supreme Court of British Columbia

Rulings on issues
Cowichan land title (Eby) 130B:1045 (Kooner) 146B:1415 (Sharma) 146B:1415-1420
Supreme Court of Canada

Rulings on issues
Tsilhqot'in Nation decision (Doerkson) 137B:1040 (Eby) 137B:1035-1040
Surrey, B.C.

Cloverdale district, police services (Krieger) 125B:1425 (Tepper) 125B:1420
Crime and community safety issues
extortion and related crimes (Dhaliwal) 154B:1035 (Krieger) 154B:1035 (Toor) 125B:1425, 154B:1040
impact on businesses (Tepper) 154B:1105
violent incidents and threats (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415
Government investment and support for businesses (Kahlon) 154B:1105-1110
Health care facilities and services See also Surrey Memorial Hospital
access to health care and emergency services (Osborne) 147B:1050-1055 (Sturko) 147B:1050-1055
new hospital and cancer centre (Ma) 133B:1100
Junior hockey events and local club (Chapman) 137B:1020
Pharmaceutical services (Tepper) 144B:1020-1025
Police services
redeployment to extortion crime response (Tepper) 125B:1420
transition process and service levels (Krieger) 125B:1420-1425 (Tepper) 125B:1420
Surrey Eagles, Surrey, B.C.

Role in community and local hockey events (Chapman) 137B:1020
Surrey Hospitals Foundation

Fundraising and support for neonatal unit (Shah) 129B:1335-1340
Surrey Memorial Hospital

Capacity and conditions, maternity unit (Sturko) 133B:1100
Cardiac care services (Osborne) 147B:1050-1055 (Sturko) 147B:1050-1055
Expansion and capital projects (Ma) 133B:1100
Neonatal intensive care unit (Shah) 129B:1335-1340
New acute care tower project (Sturko) 133B:1100
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area

Constituent case re home support services (Sturko) 133B:1100