Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2023
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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Fairlie, Jordan

Role as hockey goalie and community fundraising work (Bond) 293B:1355-1400
Families

B.C. family benefit (Brar) 286B:1750 (Chant) 279B:1625 (Conroy) 278B:1350, 341B:1120, 351B:1420, 356B:1425, 373B:1420 (Malcolmson) 259B:1800 (Simons) 286B:1815-1820 (Sims) 279B:1740
Family justice system See Justice system
Foster families See Foster care
Government support (Dean) 319B:1045 (Eby) 298B:1050-1045 (Furstenau) 319B:1045 (Routley) 275B:1115 (Simons) 258B:1140
Government support and initiatives See also B.C. family benefit above
(Conroy) 333B:1420-1430, 333B:1440, 338B:1030, 351B:1415
Grandchildren (Kyllo) 374B:1020
Low-income families See Income
Parental leave See Employment and unemployment
Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17)

(Attorney General) 1R, 290B:1345; 2R, 293B:1445-1510; C, 295B:1645-1705, 297B:1425-1825; 3R, 297B:1825; RA, 330B:1730
Debate, speakers (de Jong) 293B:1450-1510, 295B:1645-1655, 297B:1430-1820 (Sharma) 290B:1345, 293B:1445-1450, 293B:1510, 295B:1645-1655, 297B:1430-1825
Family physicians See Physicians
Family violence See Domestic violence under Violence
Famous Five

Role as activists for women's rights (Kirkpatrick) 340B:1405-1410
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farmlands Trust Society

Sustainable farming model and volunteers (Olsen) 280B:1015-1020
Farr, Ted

Life and contributions to broadcasting (Merrifield) 341B:1105
FASD See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fauteux-Goulet, Loïc

Great Canadian Baking Show winner (Anderson) 374B:1025
FCRSAs See Agreements with government, forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements under First Nations and Indigenous persons; Agreements with government, forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements under Forests and forest industry
Fearnley, Robert and Gayle

Contributions and death (Ma) 276B:1340
Federal government See Government
Fernie, B.C.

Tourism sector and global tourist destination (Shypitka) 262B:1550
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Capital projects and planning (Olsen) 288A:1620 (Popham) 288A:1625 (Sturdy) 303B:1005
Fares
fares (Simons) 286B:1820
Ferry terminals (Olsen) 288A:1620 (Popham) 288A:1625
Funding
COVID-19 restart funding (Rice) 303B:1010-1015 (Sturdy) 303B:1005
federal funding (Sturdy) 303B:1015 (Fleming) 345B:1045
Passengers See Ridership below
Reservations and fees, waiving for medical travel (Rice) 314B:1350
Ridership (Rice) 303B:1010-1015
Routes and services See particular locations
(Rice) 303B:1010-1015
Service levels and reliability (Eby) 340B:1415 (Falcon) 340B:1415 (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055 (Halford) 345B:1055 (Milobar) 345B:1050 (Sturdy) 310B:1135, 345B:1045-1050 (Walker) 354B:1430
Staffing (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055
System
government initiatives (Fleming) 345B:1045-1055
management (Eby) 340B:1415 (Falcon) 340B:1410-1415 (Halford) 345B:1055 (Milobar) 345B:1050 (Sturdy) 345B:1045-1050
Vessels
procurement (Sturdy) 303B:1005
Festivals See Arts and culture; particular festivals
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Services and funding See also Children with support needs, service model change under Children and youth
(Dean) 292C:1410
FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup hosting proposal (Popham) 287A:1130, 288A:1550-1555 (Sturdy) 288A:1545-1555
Filipino Canadians

Filipino cultural centre project (Popham) 288A:1515-1540 (Wat) 288A:1515-1535
Film industry

Challenges and role in economy (Kirkpatrick) 355B:1020-1030
Industry (D'Eith) 307B:1345 (Dykeman) 283B:1345-1350
Industry and government initiatives (D'Eith) 355B:1025-1030
Tax credits (de Jong) 286B:1505
Tax incentives (Kirkpatrick) 355B:1020-1025
Finance and Government Services Committee

Members and staff thanked (Shypitka) 331B:1135-1140 (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1140
Membership change (Kahlon) 283B:1435
Powers and role (Kahlon) 270B:1055-1100
Prebudget consultation process
presentations to committee about watersheds (Routledge) 324B:1145-1150
Prebudget consultation process and recommendations (Starchuk) 331B:1135-1140
Prebudget consultation process and work of committee (Shypitka) 331B:1135-1140
Recommendations on watershed security (Routledge) 324B:1145-1150
Reports
third report for third session of 42nd parliament, annual review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Routledge) 260B:1445-1450; debate (Shypitka) 260B:1450; adopted 260B:1450
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, interim review of Officers of the Legislature
presented (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135; debate (Shypitka) 331B:1135; adopted 331B:1135
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, 2024 budget consultations
presented (Starchuk) 331B:1135-1140; debate (Shypitka) 331B:1140; adopted 331B:1140
Statutory officer review and work of committee (Routledge) 260B:1445-1450 (Shypitka) 260B:1450
Statutory officer review, interim review (Shypitka) 331B:1135 (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135
Work of committee
members and staff thanked (Routledge) 260B:1450 (Shypitka) 260B:1450
Finance Ministry

Estimates
debate 318B:1435-1820, 319B:1105-1155, 320B:1335-1825, 321B:1435-1855, 322B:1100-1150
speakers (Clovechok) 319B:1105-1155 (Conroy) 318B:1435-1820, 319B:1110-1155, 320B:1335-1820, 321B:1450-1850, 322B:1100-1150 (Furstenau) 320B:1445-1520 (Kyllo) 321B:1535-1655 (Merrifield) 318B:1720-1820 (Milobar) 318B:1435-1710, 320B:1335-1445, 320B:1520-1755, 321B:1435-1535, 321B:1715-1840, 322B:1100-1150 (Stewart) 320B:1755-1810, 321B:1435-1440 (Sturdy) 320B:1430-1440
Comptroller general See Comptroller general
Reports tabled
government borrowings and loans for 2022-23 (Conroy) 356B:1430
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (Conroy) 337B:1455
revised service plan 2023-24–2025-26 (Conroy) 293B:1440
Staff (Conroy) 265B:1130, 314B:1520, 314B:1600
Staff thanked (Kahlon) 279B:1810 (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1740
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 260B:1345; 2R, 264B:1625-1630; C, 265B:1130-1150; 3R, 265B:1150; RA, 288B:1705
Debate, speakers (Conroy) 260B:1345, 264B:1625, 265B:1130-1150 (Milobar) 264B:1630, 265B:1130-1145
Consultation with Indigenous peoples (Conroy) 264B:1625
Implementation timeline (Conroy) 265B:1145 (Milobar) 265B:1145
Purpose of bill (Conroy) 260B:1345, 264B:1625
Financial Services Authority See British Columbia Financial Services Authority
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada See FINTRAC
Fines

Traffic fines See Traffic safety
FINTRAC

Role in federal regulation of money services businesses (Conroy) 293B:1345, 309B:1540
Firearm Violence Prevention Act

Amendments (Farnworth) 331B:1145
Firearms

Forensic testing facilities (Farnworth) 267B:1800
Fires and firefighters See also British Columbia Wildfire Service

Firefighters
athletic achievements (Babchuk) 315B:1020
cancer incidence (Greene) 362B:1055 (Starchuk) 266B:1805
mental health-related calls, impact (Merrifield) 286B:1600
remembrance (Paton) 298B:1010-1015
role and appreciation (Bond) 322B:1010-1015, 354B:1345
role and sacrifice (Glumac) 300B:1355 (Ross) 283B:1355
support and resources (Bond) 322B:1015
volunteers See Volunteer firefighter departments below
wildfire firefighters See Wildfire firefighters below
Firefighting resources (Banman) 324B:1045, 324B:1055
Rural and volunteer fire departments (Doerkson) 264B:1815
Volunteer firefighter departments (Routley) 277B:1015
Wildfire firefighters
deaths (Clovechok) 337B:1355 (Doerkson) 333B:1350-1355 (Ralston) 331B:1115
supply and wages (Furstenau) 331B:1110-1115
training and working conditions (Ralston) 331B:1115
work commended (Ralston) 366B:1420 (Rustad) 366B:1420 (Starchuk) 266B:1800
Wildfires
2023 fire season (Russell) 362B:1015
2023 fire season and task force (Ralston) 331B:1110, 366B:1420
2023 fire season, impact on tourism (Stewart) 334B:1135
air pollution from wildfire smoke See Air
First Nations cultural burning practices (Rankin) 279A:1650
government and local response (Ralston) 366B:1420 (Rustad) 366B:1420
government preparedness and response (Banman) 324B:1040-1055
government response and recovery (Ma) 338B:1045 (Stone) 338B:1045
impact and response (Bond) 328B:1405-1410 (Doerkson) 264B:1800-1805 (Tegart) 276B:1400
management and First Nations consultation (Banman) 290C:1800
management and funding priorities (Furstenau) 331B:1110
management practices (Rustad) 366B:1420
management, task force See 2023 fire season and task force above
prevention and response (Furstenau) 331B:1110-1115 (Ralston) 331B:1110-1115
recovery funding (Banman) 292C:1735 (Doerkson) 292C:1725-1730 (Stewart) 277B:1050
reports and recommendations (Furstenau) 331B:1110 (Ralston) 331B:1110
First Nations and Indigenous persons See also particular First Nations and bands; Métis

Aboriginal rights See also United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
Aboriginal rights and title
harvesting rights (Olsen) 302C:1420-1435
legislation, action plan for implementation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
rights and title (Lee) 300A:1600, 300A:1615-1705, 300B:1720-1730, 300B:1750, 302B:1635-1710 (Olsen) 260B:1645, 279A:1615, 300A:1450-1540 (Rankin) 279A:1705-1730, 279A:1755, 300A:1445, 300A:1505, 300A:1525, 300A:1535, 300A:1615-1710, 300B:1725-1750, 300B:1815-1830, 302A:1325, 302A:1445-1525, 302B:1630-1710 (Ross) 259B:1555-1615
Addiction services See Substance use and addiction
Agreements with government
agreements (Lee) 302A:1315-1535 (Rankin) 302A:1335-1535
co-management agreements (Lee) 302A:1420-1535 (Rankin) 302A:1325, 302A:1420-1535 (Conroy) 278B:1405
forest consultation and revenue-sharing agreements (Lee) 300A:1620-1625 (Rankin) 300A:1445 (Lee) 279A:1450-1555, 279A:1630-1835 (Olsen) 279A:1600-1630 (Rankin) 279A:1445-1840
resource co-management agreements (Lee) 302A:1420-1535 (Rankin) 302A:1420-1535
revenue-sharing agreements (Lee) 302A:1500-1515 (Olsen) 300A:1530-1540 (Rankin) 302A:1510-1525 (Routley) 259B:1400
Capacity building, funding (Dean) 292C:1535 (Olsen) 292C:1535
Child protection system
breastfeeding accommodations for mothers (Dean) 360B:1045-1050 (Olsen) 360B:1045-1050
government oversight and action on issues (Milobar) 374B:1105
number of children in government care (Dean) 291C:1115
reforms (Dean) 292C:1340-1355, 314B:1420, 319B:1045, 340B:1440, 341B:1130, 360B:1045-1050, 366B:1415
reforms and legislation (Simons) 258B:1145-1150
Children
children in government care See Child protection system above
deaths and burials at residential schools See Residential schools below
jurisdiction over child and family services (Dean) 292C:1520-1535 (Lee) 279A:1805, 292C:1520-1530 (Olsen) 292C:1535-1550 (Rankin) 279A:1805
maternity and support services for children and families (Dean) 292C:1550 (Olsen) 292C:1545-1550
services and supports for children with support needs (Eby) 322B:1025
Community-led resource development (Lee) 333B:1410
Consultation by government
consultation (Banman) 260B:1740 (Lee) 302A:1320-1410 (Rankin) 302A:1320-1410 (Stone) 286B:1715
consultation on legislation (Kyllo) 261B:1125 (Lee) 279A:1635 (Olsen) 279A:1600-1630 (Rankin) 279A:1605-1610 (Sims) 314B:1435
consultation on LNG projects See Projects under Liquefied natural gas development
workload and resources (Olsen) 315B:1025-1030
Cultural preservation and revitalization (Kyllo) 328B:1410
Delgamuukw case and rulings (Lee) 302B:1645 (Rankin) 302B:1635-1640, 302B:1700
Economic development (Eby) 270B:1055 (Heyman) 270B:1045 (Kahlon) 279B:1815 (Kyllo) 261B:1130 (Lee) 270B:1045-1050, 279A:1530, 279A:1745, 300B:1730-1805, 300B:1840-1845 (Olsen) 279A:1615 (Rankin) 279A:1445, 279A:1705-1715, 279A:1735, 279A:1745, 300B:1735-1745, 300B:1800-1810, 301A:1140-1145 (Ross) 270B:1040-1045, 279B:1645-1650 (Sims) 264B:1530
Emergency management, funding (Lee) 279A:1645-1700 (Rankin) 279A:1445, 279A:1645-1700, 279A:1810
Environmental protection See Environment
Gaming revenue-sharing agreement with government (Rankin) 300A:1445
Governance and leadership (Lee) 302A:1425-1435, 302B:1625-1700 (Rankin) 302A:1430-1435, 302B:1630-1700
Government initiatives (Lee) 300A:1640 (Rankin) 300A:1635 (Throne speech) 257B:1435-1440
History See also Legacy of colonialism below
History, education for non-Indigenous persons (Sims) 264B:1510, 264B:1520-1525 (Whiteside) 264B:1605
Housing (Kahlon) 301B:1050 (Simons) 258B:1135
Indigenous justice centres See Justice system
Indigenous midwifery See Midwives
Indigenous persons with disabilities, contributions (Phillip) 364B:1025
Involvement in forestry See Forests and forest industry
Involvement in government capital projects See Capital projects under Government; Community benefits agreement under Labour
Involvement in LNG industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Liquefied natural gas development
Involvement in mining industry See Agreements with government, mineral tenure revenue-sharing agreements above; Mines and mining industry
Involvement in resource industries See particular industries
Involvement in tourism industry See Indigenous tourism under Tourism
Justice system overrepresentation (Furstenau) 344B:1745
Land acknowledgments (Routledge) 266B:1730 (Walker) 266B:1630 (Yao) 259B:1745-1750, 264B:1550-1555
Land claims
overlapping claims (Lee) 302A:1440-1515, 302B:1555, 302B:1615 (Rankin) 302A:1445-1520
Language preservation and revitalization
federal funding to cultural council See First Peoples Cultural Council
inclusive digital font in government communications and records (Beare) 290C:1610-1620 (Olsen) 290C:1615-1625
personal names in government documents (Beare) 290C:1610-1625 (Olsen) 290C:1555-1625
preservation and revitalization (Lee) 373B:1350 (Olsen) 300A:1450 (Rankin) 300A:1440, 300A:1455-1500
Language preservation and revitalization, personal names, legislation See Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M213)
Leadership
deaths of leaders (Throne speech) 257B:1410-1415
leadership and diversity (Olsen) 272B:1445
leadership and relationship with government (Olsen) 277B:1035 (Rankin) 277B:1035
Legacy of colonialism (Whiteside) 264B:1605 (Yao) 264B:1550
Legacy of colonialism and European settlement (Beare) 290C:1610-1625 (Rankin) 300A:1440
Legislation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act; Haida Nation Recognition Act (Bill 18); Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M213); Interpretation Act; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
Legislation, alignment of B.C. legislation with Indigenous rights declaration, consultation process See Consultation by government on legislation above
Overdoses See Substance use and addiction
Political participation See Politics and politicians
Protection of cultural and sacred sites and objects (Lee) 348B:1045 (Ma) 338B:1045 (Ralston) 348B:1045-1050
Reconciliation
economic reconciliation See Economic development above
funding for community initiatives (Olsen) 261B:1140
government action (Bains) 258B:1015 (D'Eith) 262B:1505 (Lee) 300A:1550, 373B:1345 (Olsen) 300A:1450, 373B:1345 (Rankin) 300A:1440-1450, 300A:1550, 302A:1505 (Russell) 266B:1340 (Sharma) 267B:1710
government action and accountability (Olsen) 331B:1045-1050
legislation See also Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
(Rankin) 261B:1150
recognition on statutory holiday See National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
reconciliation (Chant) 260B:1835-1840, 279B:1635 (Greene) 264B:1540-1545 (Lee) 264B:1505, 279A:1705-1730, 311B:1415, 331B:1045 (Malcolmson) 259B:1815 (Olsen) 260B:1645-1650 (Paddon) 268B:1020 (Phillip) 333B:1355 (Rankin) 279A:1705-1735, 331B:1035, 333B:1400-1405 (Ross) 259B:1555-1610 (Routley) 259B:1345, 259B:1400 (Rustad) 331B:1055 (Sims) 264B:1525-1530 (Walker) 266B:1630 (Whiteside) 264B:1605 (Yao) 259B:1745-1750
reconciliation and government management of Crown land (Lee) 302B:1615-1620 (Rankin) 302B:1615-1620
reconciliation and role of public (Bains) 261B:1115
truth and reconciliation (Kyllo) 261B:1120-1125 (Olsen) 261B:1135-1140 (Rankin) 261B:1150-1155 (Yao) 264B:1555-1600
Relationship with government
changes and all-party approach to issues (Olsen) 300A:1545 (Rankin) 300A:1550
collaboration on watershed protection See Watersheds
court cases (Olsen) 331B:1045-1050
fiscal relationship framework (Lee) 279A:1555, 279A:1635, 279A:1750, 300B:1735-1745 (Olsen) 279A:1610, 300A:1520, 300A:1540 (Rankin) 279A:1600, 279A:1750, 300A:1445-1450, 300A:1535, 300A:1545, 300B:1745
relationship (Chant) 260B:1835 (Kyllo) 261B:1125-1130 (Malcolmson) 259B:1815-1820 (Rankin) 300A:1555, 300B:1735
response to historic wrongs and legacies (Olsen) 311B:1415-1420
Reserve land, additions to reserve land (Lee) 279A:1705-1720 (Rankin) 279A:1705-1720
Residential schools See also particular school sites
deaths and unmarked graves (Lee) 272B:1440, 311B:1405 (Olsen) 272B:1445-1450, 311B:1415 (Rankin) 272B:1435, 311B:1405-1410, 331B:1035
denialism (Olsen) 272B:1450
history and legacy (Bains) 261B:1110, 268B:1130-1135 (Furstenau) 309B:1345-1350 (Greene) 264B:1535-1545 (Kyllo) 261B:1120-1125 (Lee) 311B:1410-1415 (Olsen) 261B:1130-1140 (Rankin) 261B:1150, 272B:1435-1440, 311B:1405-1410 (Rustad) 331B:1055 (Sims) 264B:1515-1525
history and legacy of intergenerational trauma (Lee) 264B:1450-1455, 331B:1040 (Olsen) 311B:1415-1420
national day for remembrance and reconciliation See National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
support for survivors and families (Lee) 272B:1440-1445, 311B:1410, 331B:1040 (Olsen) 272B:1445-1450 (Rankin) 331B:1030-1035
Skills training See Skills training
Tax exemptions (Rankin) 300A:1445
Traditional territories
overlapping territories See Land claims above
Treaties
Douglas treaties (Olsen) 300A:1520, 300A:1530
treaties (Lee) 300A:1555
Treaty 8 and First Nations See Treaty 8 First Nations
War veterans See Indigenous veterans under War
Watershed protection initiatives See Watersheds
Women, girls and two-spirit persons
Matriarchs and Indigenous women and youth (Lee) 333B:1410
missing and murdered See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
First Nations Forestry Council

Engagement with government (Lee) 300B:1725-1730
First Nations Health Authority

Addiction services and treatment facilities (Bailey) 276B:1720 (Whiteside) 276B:1640
Addiction services and treatment facilities, funding (Lee) 279A:1635-1640, 280A:1105-1115 (Rankin) 279A:1640, 280A:1110
Establishment (Paddon) 296B:1035
First Nations Leadership Council

Concerns re service models for children with support needs (Falcon) 322B:1025
First Peoples Cultural Council

Funding and role (Rankin) 300A:1440
First speeches by members

Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South) 259B:1410-1425
Fish

Habitat protection (Donnelly) 262B:1420 (Olsen) 302C:1420-1425
Salmon
farming See Aquaculture
fishery See Fishing industry
impact of forest practices (Olsen) 286B:1610-1615
restoration and innovation fund (Olsen) 286B:1620
restoration and wild salmon strategy (Rankin) 300A:1610
Steelhead populations
status and protection (Doerkson) 324B:1140
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition

Work of organization (Clovechok) 357B:1010
Fisher, Larry

Life and contributions (Falcon) 258B:1020
Fishing industry

Aquaculture See Aquaculture
Commercial fishing industry
conditions and role in rural coastal communities (Rice) 276B:1345-1350
small-craft industry (Greene) 307B:1350
Conditions (Olsen) 273B:1025
Salmon fishery, fishery-sensitive watersheds (Morris) 336B:1100
Floods and floodplains

Flooding from severe weather events in November 2021 See Weather; particular locations
Flooding, impact on watersheds (Morris) 336B:1100
Flooding impacts (Merrifield) 324B:1130
Flooding impacts and recovery funding (Alexis) 277B:1025, 302C:1550-1555 (Banman) 277B:1030 (Ma) 292C:1655-1700 (Paton) 277B:1025 (Tegart) 292C:1645
Flooding preparedness and infrastructure (Sturdy) 371B:1015
Flooding preparedness and response (Banman) 290C:1745-1755, 293C:1545, 293C:1615, 324B:1040-1045 (Ma) 293C:1550-1555, 293C:1620 (Russell) 324B:1045-1050
River forecast centre See Rivers and streams
Flowerstone Family Health Clinic, Qualicum Beach, B.C.

Services and access to care (Walker) 266B:1655
Food and food industry See also Restaurant and food services industry

Beef sector and products (Paton) 328B:1400-1405
Blueberry farming (Alexis) 302C:1530 (Paton) 302C:1525
Food prices (Alexis) 286A:1500-1515 (Paton) 350B:1055 (R. Singh) 267B:1625 (Rustad) 304C:1520 (Sturko) 373B:1435
Food production and innovation (Throne speech) 257B:1440
Food programs in schools See Education
Food security See Food security
Fruit and vegetables
diversion of surplus from waste stream See Use of surplus produce under Food security
Indigenous food systems, impact of agricultural drainage (Olsen) 302C:1430-1435
Insects, production and use as protein source (Alexis) 304C:1540 (Rustad) 304C:1535-1540
Locally grown and produced food
costs and affordability (Banman) 347B:1420 (Rustad) 304C:1520
exports and role in economy (Alexis) 264B:1640-1645, 286A:1500-1505, 304C:1525 (Rustad) 304C:1520
government support and initiatives (Alexis) 285B:1635, 286A:1500-1515
investment and production (Alexis) 304C:1520-1545 (Rustad) 304C:1510-1520
locally grown food (Leonard) 283B:1350-1355
Regional food hubs, network See British Columbia Food Hub Network
Seafood, processing (Rice) 276B:1350
Slaughter facilities (Alexis) 302C:1420 (Olsen) 302C:1415
Tree fruit industry
replant program (Alexis) 302C:1525-1535 (Paton) 302C:1520-1530
report on industry and recommendations (Alexis) 302C:1535 (Paton) 302C:1530
Food banks

Government initiatives and funding (Malcolmson) 333B:1440 (Paton) 285B:1720
Use (Halford) 333B:1440, 363B:1420 (Oakes) 336B:1130
Use, increase (Halford) 356B:1420 (Paton) 350B:1055 (Sturko) 373B:1435
Use of food banks by children (Furstenau) 334B:1020
Food security

Definition (Alexis) 285B:1600 (Paton) 285B:1600
Food programs in K-to-12 education system See School food programs under Education
Food security (Furstenau) 287B:1030 (Paton) 350B:1055 (Rustad) 266B:1620-1625 (Simons) 258B:1140 (Yao) 259B:1750
Food security and farmers (Paton) 343B:1050-1100
Food security and food redistribution (Begg) 260B:1405-1410
Food security and locally grown food (Olsen) 280B:1015-1020 (Starchuk) 275B:1025
Food security and supply chains (Alexis) 285B:1635 (Malcolmson) 333B:1440 (Paton) 302C:1550 (Rustad) 304C:1505-1520
Government investment and initiatives (Alexis) 285B:1720, 302C:1555, 304C:1510-1545 (Malcolmson) 356B:1420 (Paton) 285B:1600, 285B:1815 (Simons) 286B:1825
Government support (Throne speech) 257B:1440
Government support and initiatives (Alexis) 264B:1640-1650
Regional supply chains (Alexis) 285B:1600
Relationship to farming costs (Paton) 336B:1140
Task force report and recommendations (Alexis) 302C:1650 (Paton) 302C:1455-1500
Universal school food program See also School food programs under Education
(Furstenau) 341B:1110
Use of surplus produce (Banman) 286B:1405
Food services industry See Restaurant and food services industry
Forbes, David

Comments as Saskatchewan MLA on private members' bills (Simons) 274B:1325-1330
Forest Appeals Commission

Annual report, 2022, tabled (Sharma) 334B:1115
Forestry Worker Supports and Community Resiliency council

Funding and projects (Routley) 259B:1340, 296B:1100
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Bailey) 287B:1040-1045
Access to fibre and permit delays (Bernier) 287B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 287B:1040-1045
Communities and workers See Forestry-dependent communities and workers below
Deforestation and tree farming (Olsen) 286B:1610-1615
Employment and jobs (Bailey) 287B:1045 (Bernier) 296B:1045-1100 (Conroy) 278B:1405 (Doerkson) 264B:1755-1800 (Kyllo) 324B:1115 (Routley) 296B:1055-1100
Export of products (Bernier) 263B:1100
First Nations involvement in industry
engagement on forest policy changes and impacts (Olsen) 277B:1035 (Rankin) 277B:1035 (Routley) 296B:1055
involvement (Lee) 279A:1735-1755 (Rankin) 279A:1735-1750 (Routley) 286B:1530
Forest hydrology, studies (Morris) 366B:1355
Forest landscape plans (Lee) 300A:1625 (Ralston) 304B:1410 (Rankin) 300A:1630
Forest management and practices
equivalent clearcut area calculations See hydrological considerations below
hydrological considerations and impact on watersheds (Morris) 336B:1100
impact of clearcutting on habitat and watersheds (Furstenau) 260B:1800 (Morris) 366B:1355
impact of clearcutting on wildlife (Morris) 315B:1020-1025
impact on biodiversity (Olsen) 286B:1610-1615
petition tabled (Ashton) 294B:1110
Forestry-dependent communities and workers
communities (Bernier) 293B:1400-1405, 296B:1045-1100 (Milobar) 279B:1440
impact of forest policy changes (Bernier) 263B:1045-1100 (Doerkson) 264B:1755-1800 (Oakes) 260B:1505 (Ross) 259B:1620-1625 (Rustad) 266B:1615
support and funding (Oakes) 328A:1555-1600 (Robinson) 328A:1555-1600
support and government initiatives (Bailey) 287B:1035-1045
Government forest policies
changes and consultation with First Nations See First Nations involvement in industry above
changes and impact on workers and communities See Forestry-dependent communities and workers above
policies (Bernier) 287B:1035-1040
policies and changes (Milobar) 259B:1715 (Ralston) 304B:1405-1410
reform (Furstenau) 267B:1410 (Olsen) 260B:1705-1710
Industry
conditions (Bailey) 287B:1035-1045 (Bernier) 263B:1045-1100, 287B:1035-1040 (Milobar) 287B:1040-1045 (Russell) 263B:1050-1055
conditions and sustainability (Russell) 266B:1345
diversification (Russell) 263B:1050-1055
investment (Doerkson) 264B:1755-1800
role and global impact (Rustad) 266B:1615
Legislation See Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)
Mass timber products See Wood products and uses below
Mills, operations and closings (Bailey) 287B:1035 (Bernier) 263B:1050-1100, 287B:1035, 293B:1400, 296B:1050-1100 (Furstenau) 260B:1800 (Milobar) 259B:1715, 279B:1440 (Oakes) 260B:1505 (Ross) 259B:1620-1625 (Routley) 259B:1345-1350 (Rustad) 266B:1615
Old-growth forests
conservation funding (Furstenau) 351B:1405 (Ralston) 351B:1405
logging deferrals and First Nations consultation (Lee) 300B:1740-1750 (Olsen) 277B:1030-1035, 304B:1405-1410 (Ralston) 277B:1030-1035, 304B:1405-1410 (Rankin) 300B:1745 (Routley) 296B:1055
protection (Furstenau) 276B:1410-1415 (Heyman) 276B:1415-1420 (Olsen) 304B:1405 (Ralston) 276B:1415-1420, 351B:1405 (Walker) 303B:1045
protection and ecosystem-based targets (Furstenau) 351B:1405
protection and logging deferrals (Walker) 266B:1655
protection of species-at-risk habitat (Cullen) 352B:1040
protection of specklebelly lichen, petition tabled (Olsen) 366B:1435
protection, petitions tabled (Ashton) 294B:1110 (Furstenau) 322B:1055
strategic review (Lee) 300A:1600, 300A:1620-1635 (Rankin) 300A:1615, 300A:1630
Permitting process (Milobar) 278B:1425-1430, 279B:1505 (Routley) 286B:1530
Revenues to government (Milobar) 278B:1425, 279B:1440, 279B:1505
Spruce beetle infestation (Morris) 336B:1100
Value-added sector (Bailey) 287B:1040 (Bernier) 296B:1050-1055 (Chow) 267B:1820 (Routley) 296B:1055-1100 (Rustad) 266B:1615
Wood products
mass timber products (Chow) 267B:1820
Wood products and uses
mass timber products (D'Eith) 343B:1125
mass timber supply (Rustad) 266B:1615
Woodlots (Doerkson) 264B:1800
Forests Ministry

Estimates
debate 293A:1745-1845, 294A:1115-1145, 295A:1300-1700, 297A:1430-1550
speakers (Ashton) 295A:1350-1400 (Bernier) 293A:1755-1840, 294A:1115-1140, 295A:1305-1430, 295A:1535-1615, 297A:1440-1545 (Doerkson) 297A:1520-1525 (Lee) 295A:1625-1645, 297A:1430-1445 (Olsen) 295A:1440-1520 (Ralston) 293A:1745-1845, 294A:1120-1140, 295A:1305-1640, 297A:1440-1550 (Shypitka) 295A:1520
Mandate letter, heritage legislation transformation project (Milobar) 348B:1045
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 41)

(Minister of Forests) 1R, 351B:1340; 2R, 353B:1400-1545; C, 359A:1450-1845, 360A:1110-1150, 361A:1310-1705; 3R, 361B:1720; RA, 375B:1635
Debate, speakers (Babchuk) 353B:1520-1530 (Bernier) 353B:1405-1415, 359A:1450-1505, 359A:1715-1725, 361A:1410-1555, 361A:1640-1705 (Lee) 353B:1455-1520 (Morris) 353B:1415-1440, 359A:1510-1520, 359A:1550-1710, 359A:1725-1830, 360A:1110-1145, 361A:1310-1430, 361A:1525-1530, 361A:1600-1620 (Olsen) 359A:1525-1545, 359A:1835-1840 (Ralston) 351B:1340, 353B:1400-1405, 353B:1545, 359A:1455-1845, 360A:1110-1145, 361A:1310-1705 (Ross) 361A:1655-1700 (Routley) 353B:1440-1455 (Russell) 353B:1530-1540
Forman, Patricia

Community contributions and murder (Rice) 363B:1345
Fort St. John, B.C.

Affordable housing (Kahlon) 337B:1445
Charlie Lake area pond hockey tournament See Crystal Cup Pond Hockey Tournament
Child care staffing and spaces (Davies) 263B:1010
Community support for Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons (Davies) 314B:1400
Wildfire impact and firefighters (Doerkson) 333B:1355
Fort St. James, B.C.

Hospital See Stuart Lake Hospital, Fort St. James, B.C.
Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd.

Projects (de Jong) 367B:1030-1035 (Eby) 367B:1035 (Shypitka) 367B:1040
Fossil fuels See Fuel; Oil and gas
Fossils

Fossil hunting and educational value (Greene) 334B:1150 (Leonard) 335B:1310, 356B:1350 (Popham) 334B:1135
Fossil sites in B.C. (Leonard) 334B:1155 (Popham) 333B:1340, 334B:1135 (Shypitka) 334B:1150 (Stewart) 334B:1140
Protection and management framework (Leonard) 335B:1315 (Popham) 334B:1135, 347C:1500-1510
Foster care

Foster families and caregivers (Chant) 279B:1635 (Conroy) 278B:1355 (Greene) 348B:1010-1015 (Kirkpatrick) 279B:1745
Foster families and caregivers, remuneration (Dean) 291C:1110
Homelessness among former youth in care (Malcolmson) 259B:1805
Policies re illness in foster families (de Jong) 357B:1050-1055 (Dean) 357B:1055
Foster Family Month

Purpose (Greene) 348B:1010-1015
Foundry

Facilities and services (D'Eith) 262B:1515-1520 (Leonard) 317B:1140-1145 (Malcolmson) 276B:1805 (Starchuk) 317B:1020 (Whiteside) 276B:1625 (Yao) 317B:1055
Facilities and services, new facilities (Mercier) 262B:1615
Foxall, Lisa

Comments on impacts of apartment building evacuation (Stone) 321B:1420
Francophones

Francophone communities in B.C. (Paddon) 287B:1020-1035
Fraser Canyon Hospital, Hope, B.C.

Emergency nurse education program (Tegart) 356B:1350
Staffing and retention of nurses (Tegart) 356B:1350
Fraser River

Dredging of secondary channels in Ladner area, funding (Paton) 324B:1150-1155
Watershed and fish populations (Doerkson) 324B:1140
Fraser, Scott

Service as Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister (Lee) 300B:1730 (Rankin) 300A:1705-1710, 300B:1725
Fraser Valley

Flooding and landslides See also particular communities
government support for farmers (Alexis) 286A:1500-1520 (Paton) 286A:1520
impact and response (Paddon) 259B:1540
Flooding event in November 2021 and community response (Alexis) 264B:1645
Government investment (Alexis) 264B:1650
South Fraser communities in Metro Vancouver area See Lower Mainland
Supportive housing and addiction treatment services (Alexis) 264B:1650
Transportation and transit services
government action (Coulter) 267B:1725
government investment (Eby) 277B:1055
role of private operators (Furstenau) 328B:1435
transit system labour dispute (Bains) 287B:1050-1055 (de Jong) 287B:1050 (Eby) 277B:1055 (Fleming) 328B:1435 (Furstenau) 328B:1435 (Halford) 277B:1055
Fraser Valley Gleaners Society

Work of organization (Banman) 286B:1405
Fraser Valley Transit Services Act, 2023 (Bill M225)

(Halford) 1R, 329B:1025-1030
Debate, speakers (Halford) 329B:1025-1030
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area

Agriculture (Tegart) 348B:1005
Community conversations on mental health and addiction issues (Tegart) 312B:1010-1015
Disaster recovery (Tegart) 276B:1400
Electoral district boundaries (Tegart) 309B:1410-1415
Flooding impacts and recovery funding (Ma) 292C:1655-1700 (Tegart) 292C:1645
Fraserview constituency and area See Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area
Freedom of information

Access to information (Banman) 260B:1745
Legislation, role of Legislative Assembly Management Committee (Banman) 290C:1550 (Beare) 290C:1550
Requests for information
fees and process (Banman) 290C:1525-1550 (Beare) 290C:1525-1545
government handling and response times (Banman) 290C:1525-1550 (Beare) 290C:1525-1545
privacy impact assessments (Beare) 290C:1555
requests by First Nations (Banman) 290C:1545
requests by media (Banman) 290C:1535-1550 (Beare) 290C:1540
staff (Banman) 290C:1530 (Beare) 290C:1530
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Administration report, 2022-23, tabled (Beare) 334B:1115
Amendments See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M204)

(Olsen) 1R, 260B:1350-1355
Debate, speakers (Olsen) 260B:1350
Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech and criticism of bigoted speech (Singh, A.) 282B:1155
Right to protest See Protests
Froslev, Thor

Contributions and legacy (Sturdy) 290B:1355
FSA See British Columbia Financial Services Authority
Fuel

Carbon tax See Carbon tax
Fossil fuels See also Oil and gas
Fossil fuels, use and development (Olsen) 260B:1700-1705, 290B:1415, 362B:1155-1200
Gasoline See also Motor fuel
price increase (Davies) 362B:1110 (Shypitka) 362B:1125
price increase and taxation (Kyllo) 362B:1100 (Ross) 259B:1620
Gasoline, pricing and investigation (Sturdy) 331B:1025-1030
Hydrogen
hydrogen stations (Chant) 279B:1640
Motor fuel tax
elimination of tax (Bernier) 362B:1150-1155 (Davies) 362B:1110-1115 (Dykeman) 362B:1115-1120 (Halford) 362B:1140-1145 (Olsen) 362B:1155-1200 (Paton) 362B:1130-1135 (Shypitka) 362B:1120-1125 (Sims) 362B:1125-1130 (Singh, A.) 362B:1145-1150 (Yao) 362B:1135-1140
Use in home heating See Home heating under Energy
Fuel Price Transparency Act

Purpose (Sturdy) 266B:1720