Second Session, 43rd Parliament – 2026
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
MEMBERS INDEX (DRAFT)
speeches by Members; topics debated
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
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Warbus, Á’a:líya (Chilliwack–Cultus Lake)
- As subject
- death of nephew and experience in psychiatric care system 172B:1100
- position on Coastal GasLink pipeline project and comments in Facebook post in 2020 (Kahlon) 179B:1415
- B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
- B.C. NDP government
- accountability and transparency 123B:1025-1030
- action on campaign statements and stated goals 183B:1410
- policies and positions
- Ksi Lisims LNG project and comments by federal NDP leader 144B:1030
- Chilliwack Hospice Society
- Community Angels
- work of organization for seniors support 139B:1405
- Cost of living
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- Documents tabled
- Legislature, opposition letter re member composition of parliamentary committees 168B:1050
- Doerkson, Lorne
- appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 116B:1420
- Eby, David
- Education
- inclusive education and students with support needs
- education assistants in K-to-3 classrooms 183B:1410
- Education funding 183B:1410
- Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15)
- Ferries and ferry services
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Aboriginal rights and title, government handling of issues 158B:1030
- Food security
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
- Grant, Howard E., death and send-off ceremony 146B:1350
- Hospice and palliative care
- Housing
- accessible housing for disabled persons, shelter allowance increase, petition tabled 126B:1125
- single-room occupancies 130B:1105
- supportive housing
- management and government response to issues 130B:1105
- Income
- low-income families and households, support 118B:1425
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
- Introductions by members 122B:1340, 125B:1340, 126B:1015, 136B:1340, 139B:1345, 164B:1340
- Ksi Lisims LNG
- Laidman, Jason
- Legislature
- confidence motions 158B:1030
- opposition letter re membership composition of parliamentary committees, tabled 168B:1050
- Speaker and Chair
- appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 116B:1420
- guidance to members on Chair's rulings 188B:1350
- Lewis, Avi
- Members' statements
- Mental health
- facilities
- patient discharge from hospitals and notification to families 172B:1100
- Merit Commissioner
- Ministerial statements (response)
- Motions
- Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 116B:1420
- Appointment of Sergeant-at-Arms and permanent officer status 183B:1440
- Committal of Bill M237 to Insurance (Vehicle) Act Provisions Review Committee 160B:1505-1510
- Support for human rights code and enforcement 141B:1310-1335
- Oral questions
- Education assistant funding in K-to-3 classrooms 183B:1410
- 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
- Role of family members in mental health crisis services and response to recommendations 172B:1100
- Paul, Lauraleigh
- Paul, Talon
- Petitions
- shelter allowance increase for persons living with disabilities 126B:1125
- Points of order
- location of member during division vote, debate 188B:1350
- Poverty
- Public service
- Robitaille, Ray
- retirement as Sergeant-at-Arms and appreciation 183B:1440
- School districts
- Seniors
- Sergeant-at-Arms
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Tributes
Wat, Teresa (Richmond-Bridgeport)
- As subject
- attendance at 2026 FIFA World Cup events (Farnworth) 179B:1425
- time as MLA during B.C. Liberal government 179B:1425
- Airport Workers Day 184B:1040
- Airports
- Asian Heritage Month
- Attorney General Ministry
- Buddhism
- Buddhist Culture Day
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
- Chinese Canadians
- Chinese Heritage Month Act (Bill M248)
- Economy
- Employment and unemployment
- FIFA World Cup
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
- Government
- Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee
- committee members, Chair and former Chair thanked 168B:1055
- Human Rights Commissioner thanked 168B:1055
- report for second session of 43rd parliament, debate 168B:1055
- staff thanked 168B:1055
- Income
- low-income seniors, government support 184B:1105
- Introductions by members 137B:1010, 154B:1010, 171B:1330-1335
- Jobs and Economic Growth Ministry
- Justice system
- courts and court services
- delays and impact on criminal cases 175B:1105
- transportation services for persons awaiting trial in rural and remote areas 175B:1105
- Lunar new year
- MLAs
- Members' statements
- Oral questions
- Business costs and government support for small business 140B:1120
- Court services staffing levels and transportation for persons awaiting trial 175B:1105
- FIFA World Cup attendance by Premier and cabinet ministers 179B:1425
- FIFA World Cup hosting costs and role of federal government 167B:1415-1420
- Jobs and unemployment 143B:1425-1430
- Property tax deferment program and support for low-income seniors 184B:1105
- Prayers and reflections 168B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Property tax
- deferment program, changes and interest rate 184B:1105
- Qingming festival
- Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 11)
- Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13)
- Small business
- Statements
- Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5)
- Vancouver International Airport
Whiteside, Hon. Jennifer (New Westminster–Coquitlam)
- Budget debate 124B:1635-1705
- Construction industry
- Cronk, Laird
- Documents tabled
- WorkSafeBC annual report, 2025, and 2026-2028 service plan 187B:1120
- Economy
- Immigration, temporary foreign workers
- Introductions by members 126B:1010, 129B:1335, 150B:1330-1335, 160B:1335, 164B:1340, 165B:1010, 175B:1015, 184B:1005, 186B:1340
- Labour Ministry
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 10)
- Occupational health and safety
- workers killed or injured on the job 123B:1040
- Oral questions (response)
- Appointment to government agencies and role of Merit Commissioner 123B:1040
- Cowichan Hospital replacement project workers and Cowichan Tribes contractors 150B:1425
- Temporary foreign worker program 157B:1415-1420
- Prayers and reflections 144B:1000-1005
- Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13)
- Tributes
- WorkSafeBC
Wickens, Hon. Jodie (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
- As subject
- Autism
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- funding for services to children and families 147B:1105
- Budget debate 118B:1810-1830
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)
- Child protection system
- children in government care
- residential services
- system
- conditions and government action on issues 175B:1055
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- Children and youth
- children with support needs
- children with support needs, service model change 139B:1425-1430
- Davies, Glen, comments on funding for children with support needs 139B:1430
- Introductions by members 154B:1010, 171B:1345, 172B:1005, 175B:1010, 179B:1345, 183B:1340
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth
- Oral questions (response)
Williams, David (Salmon Arm–Shuswap)
- Budget debate 125B:1640-1710
- Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
- Introductions by members 140B:1010, 161B:1010, 175B:1015, 180B:1010
- Members' statements
- Private members' statements
- Action on social issues 170B:1025
- FireSmart program and impact of wildfire events on carbon emissions 142B:1030-1035
- Public health
- Salmon Arm–Shuswap constituency and area
- Sicamous
- Sicamous Ferry Society operations and passenger ferry service 158B:1010-1015
- Small Farms Act (Bill M246)
- Water
- water systems and infrastructure, plumbing systems and plumbers 139B:1355
- World Plumbing Day
- Zest Commercial Food Hub
- low-barrier food production initiative 122B:1345
Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen)
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Autism
- experience of autism
- services and funding 147B:1100
- Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
- access to emergency health services 126B:1115
- access to long-term-care and constituent senior care case 129B:1410
- B.C. NDP government
- Budget debate 122B:1615-1635
- Children and youth
- children with support needs, service model change
- impact on autism services and funding 147B:1100
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- proposed changes and First Nations consultation 165B:1045
- Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15)
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- third report for first session of 43rd parliament, debate 118B:1440
- first report for second session of 43rd parliament, interim report on statutory offices, debate 186B:1445
- statutory officer review and work of committee 118B:1440
- First speeches by members 122B:1615-1635
- Forests Ministry
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- emergency services at rural hospitals and temporary closings 126B:1115
- Health care system
- emergency services, virtual services 126B:1115
- Home care
- home support services and independent living programs 168B:1050
- Housing and Municipal Affairs Ministry
- Interior Health Authority
- long-term-care beds and services for seniors 129B:1410
- Introductions by members 129B:1335, 153B:1340, 159B:1340
- Joffre Lakes Provincial Park
- Kettle Valley Rail Trail
- K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 10)
- Legislature
- Officers of the Legislature, work and new appointments 118B:1440
- Long-term and residential care
- Members' statements
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 16)
- Motions
- National Volunteer Week
- Okanagan area
- South Okanagan drinking water infrastructure, petition tabled 122B:1430
- Oral questions
- Access to emergency health services in Boundary-Similkameen area 126B:1115
- Government handling of DRIPA concerns and relationship with First Nations 165B:1045
- Home care services for seniors 168B:1050
- Impacts of provincial sales tax expansion 174B:1425
- 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
- Temporary closings of parks for Indigenous cultural use 177B:1050
- Parks and protected areas
- public access and temporary closings for Indigenous use 177B:1050
- Penticton, Sage Mesa community water system conditions and funding 140B:1100
- Petitions
- drinking water infrastructure improvements in South Okanagan 122B:1430
- Princeton General Hospital
- Princeton Posse hockey team
- championship achievements and role in community 171B:1355
- Private members' statements
- Sales tax
- application and expansion
- Similkameen Sparks school basketball team
- Statements
- Similkameen Sparks basketball team provincial championship 136B:1335
- Volunteers and volunteer sector
- Water
- drinking water infrastructure, petition tabled 122B:1430
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry