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.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z

Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act

(Attorney General) 1R, 136B:1350
Debate, speakers (Sharma) 136B:1350
Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)

(Attorney General) 1R, 136B:1350
Debate, speakers (Sharma) 136B:1350
Safety

Public safety
government action and investment (Krieger) 125B:1425
safety and welcoming environment (Beare) 126B:1100-1105
Sage Mesa community

Water system conditions and funding (Boultbee) 118B:1415 (Neill) 118B:1415
Sales tax

Application to professional services (Dew) 118B:1420
Impact on small business (Dew) 123B:1050
Salmon Arm–Shuswap constituency and area

Food production and supply chains (Williams) 122B:1345
School Amendment Act (Bill M234)

(Kealy) 1R, 133B:1010
Debate, speakers (Kealy) 133B:1010
SC’IȺNEW̱ Nation

Elder Lee Charles See Charles, Lavina "Lee"
Search and rescue services See Emergencies
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

Deferral of property taxes See Deferment program under Property tax
Health care See Services for seniors under Health care system; Long-term and residential care
Home and community care See Home care
Sharpe, Cassie

Olympic achievements (Day) 122B:1335
Sikh community

Violence and threats against community members (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415
Similkameen constituency and area See Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
Small business

Challenges and government support (Bailey) 118B:1420 (Dew) 118B:1420
Taxation (Dew) 123B:1050
Society

Role of kindness (McCall) 125B:1345 (Morissette) 119B:1040-1045
Values of kindness and inclusion (Loewen) 125B:1350
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
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
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

Participation by disabled persons (Valeriote) 126B:1045
Role in communities (Morissette) 125B:1355
Squamish, B.C.

Woodfibre LNG project See Woodfibre LNG
stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge

Opening (Shah) 123B:1020
Statements See also Members' statements; Private members' statements

Anderson, George (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
Grayson Ritzand athletic achievements 122B: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
Day, Brennan (Courtenay-Comox) 137B:1005
Cassie Sharpe Olympic achievements 122B:1335
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)
Kalle Eriksson achievements at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games 136B:1335
Kalle Eriksson participation at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games 134B:1305
Rotchford, Darlene (Esquimalt-Colwood)
International Women's Day 133B:1005
Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Lumby)
Vernon Secondary School Panthers senior girls basketball team 130B:1010
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
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; particular officers
Stocker, Victor Joseph

Death and remembrance (Dew) 118B:1345
Substance use and addiction

Harm reduction services
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 (Valeriote) 126B:1055-1100
Safe supply
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
Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 (Bill 4)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 117B:1455; 2R, 127B:1305-1315; C, 131C:1740-1745; 3R, 131B:1815
Debate, speakers (Bailey) 117B:1455, 127B:1305-1315, 131C:1740-1745 (Milobar) 127B:1305-1315, 131C:1745
Surrey, B.C.

Cloverdale district, police services (Krieger) 125B:1425 (Tepper) 125B:1420
Crime and community safety issues
extortion and related crimes (Toor) 125B:1425
violent incidents and threats (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415
Police services
redeployment to extortion crime response (Tepper) 125B:1420
transition process and service levels (Krieger) 125B:1420-1425 (Tepper) 125B:1420