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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Cameryn's Cause for Kids Society, Campbell River, B.C.

Support for families experiencing illness and loss (Kindy) 136B:1405
Campbell, Larry

Role as adviser for Downtown Eastside issues (McInnis) 123B:1045
Campbell River, B.C.

Long-term-care beds (Kindy) 126B:1110
Campbell River Hospital

Capacity and conditions (Kindy) 126B:1110
Campbell River school district See School district 72 (Campbell River)
Canada

Canada–U.S. relations
collaboration and role of B.C. (Anderson, G.) 164B:1335
National flag, lowering to half-mast (Chant) 118B:1350
Canada Book Week

Celebration (Phillip) 153B:1345
Canada Cord Citizenship Certificate See Hornosty, Avery
Canada Day Drumming

Nationwide event and participating cities (Chow) 179B:1350
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Status as part of Constitution and notwithstanding clause (Speaker) 139B:1350
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Merritt, B.C.

History and operations (Luck) 139B:1400
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Comments on impact of PST on businesses and costs (Bailey) 136B:1435 (Banman) 136B:1435 (Chan) 136B:1435
Comments on small business costs (Wat) 140B:1120
Canadian Mal Wrestling Club, Surrey, B.C.

Achievements of athletes and contributions of coaches and local business (Dhaliwal) 154B:1025
Canadian Mental Health Association

B.C. division CEO See Morris, Jonathan (Jonny)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Article on car allowance policy for deputy ministers (Bailey) 158B:1045
Cancer

Awareness (Toor) 150B:1405
Colorectal cancer, awareness (Lore) 137B:1010
Carbon

Zero carbon step code See Building code requirements under Construction industry
Carbon tax

Elimination of consumer carbon tax (Bailey) 118B:1420, 184B:1110
Cardiovascular health

Stroke and heart diseases awareness (Davis) 174B:1400
Cardona, Diego

Work in government (Beare) 122B:1335
CARGA See Agreement with Green Party under B.C. NDP
Cariboo area See also Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area; Prince George–North Cariboo constituency and area

Forest industry (Parmar) 133B:1105
Highways and roads
Canim Lake South Road and Mahood Lake Road improvements, petition tabled (Doerkson) 151B:1055
Social issues and challenges (Clare) 132B:1355
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area

Highways and infrastructure projects and costs (Doerkson) 150B:1435
Carihi Secondary School, Campbell River, B.C.

Fire recovery and reconstruction work (Kindy) 180B:1100 (Ma) 180B:1100
Casting votes by Speaker or Chair 126B:1155, 134A:1540, 134A:1650, 146B:1705, 164B:1815, 166A:1550, 178A:1725, 179A:1830, 183A:1720, 185A:1500, 185A:1505, 185A:1645, 188B:1345
Caul, Doug

Contract with government for advisory work on DRIPA (Chandra Herbert) 158B:1045 (Doerkson) 158B:1045
CERAWeek

Annual oil and gas industry conference in Houston, attendance (Dew) 153B:1415 (Dix) 153B:1415
Champlain Heights Community Association

Work of Everett Crowley Park committee (Chow) 160B:1410
Charles, Lavina "Lee"

Contributions and death (Parmar) 119B:1010
Charter of Rights and Freedoms See Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Chester, Ashley

Life and service (Speaker) 148B:1405
Child care

Child care providers (Dhir) 175B:1030
Funding and spaces (Beare) 122B:1415-1420 (Chow) 174B:1350
Government plan (Beare) 122B:1415-1420 (Gasper) 122B:1415
Spaces (Gasper) 122B:1415
Workers See Early childhood educators under Children and youth
Child Care Month

Purpose and celebration (Chow) 174B:1350 (Dhir) 175B:1030
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day

Purpose and celebration (Dhir) 175B:1030
Child protection system

Child protection workers
qualifications (Boultbee) 175B:1050-1055
Children in government care
safety of children and youth in care (Boultbee) 175B:1050-1055 (Wickens) 175B:1050-1055
Residential services
contracted services and oversight (Boultbee) 175B:1050-1055 (Wickens) 175B:1050-1055
review of contracted services and implementation of recommendations (Boultbee) 175B:1055
System
conditions and government action on issues (Boultbee) 175B:1050-1055 (Wickens) 175B:1055
Children See Children and youth
Children and Family Development Ministry

Estimates
debate 139A:1445-1845, 141A:1300-1530
speakers (Gasper) 139A:1505-1840, 141A:1300-1520 (Wickens) 139A:1445-1845, 141A:1305-1530
Minister, role (Wickens) 175B:1050-1055
Children and youth

Child care See Child care
Children with support needs See also Children and youth under Disabled persons
funding for services (Gasper) 139B:1425-1430 (Rattée) 125B:1405 (Wickens) 139B:1430
service model See also Children with support needs, service model change below
service model and funding (Halford) 118B:1400-1405 (Wickens) 118B:1405, 125B:1405
service models in other jurisdictions (Wickens) 147B:1105
Children with support needs, service model change
impact on autism services and funding (Bhangu) 147B:1100 (Bird) 122B:1420, 147B:1035-1040 (Block) 147B:1100 (Gasper) 147B:1105 (Milobar) 147B:1055 (Rattée) 147B:1025 (Wilson) 147B:1100
impact on existing services and funding (Gasper) 139B:1425-1430
needs-based system and access to services (Wickens) 139B:1430
service model change (Wickens) 139B:1425-1430
services and funding (Wickens) 122B:1420, 147B:1040, 147B:1055-1105
Disabled children and youth See Children with support needs above; Disabled persons
Early childhood educators (Dhir) 175B:1030 (Gasper) 183B:1405
Mental health See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Programs and services for children and families
role of government (Maahs) 137B:1025-1030
Safety
online safety risks and awareness (Dew) 172B:1030
Children and Youth Committee

Members, staff and public servants thanked (Arora) 174B:1440 (Loewen) 174B:1445
Powers and role (Farnworth) 119B:1125
Reports
annual report 2025-26 presented (Arora) 174B:1440; debate (Loewen) 174B:1440-1445; adopted 174B:1445
Role and work of committee (Arora) 174B:1440 (Loewen) 174B:1445
Chilliwack, B.C.

Agriculture industry, use of technology and role of Dutch community (Maahs) 160B:1415-1420
Long-term-care beds (Day) 129B:1405
Outdoor recreation and local businesses (Maahs) 165B:1015-1020
Chilliwack Hospice Society

Services and philosophy (Warbus) 183B:1350-1355
Chinese Canadians

History and contributions (Wat) 144B:1025
Chinese Heritage Month Act (Bill M248)

(Wat) 1R, 186B:1350-1355
Debate, speakers (Wat) 186B:1350-1355
Chinese New Year See Lunar new year
Christianity

Concepts and spirituality (Neufeld, K.) 147B:1020
Citizens' Services Ministry

Estimates
debate 127A:1305-1615
speakers (Gibson) 127A:1305-1615 (Toor) 127A:1310-1615
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 122B:1340; 2R, 129B:1740-1820, 130B:1125-1150, 131B:1550-1730; C, 145C:1720-1815, 146C:1455-1735; 3R, 146B:1740; RA, 155B:1715
Divisions: amdt. to cl. 11 negatived 146C:1730
Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 131B:1650-1705 (Blatherwick) 131B:1715-1725 (Kooner) 131B:1620-1650 (Krieger) 122B:1340, 129B:1740-1750, 131B:1730, 145C:1720-1810, 146C:1500-1735 (Loewen) 130B:1125-1145 (Malcolmson) 131B:1605-1620 (McCall) 129B:1750-1810, 145C:1725-1810, 146C:1455-1735 (Rotchford) 131B:1710-1715 (Sunner) 130B:1145-1150 (Tepper) 131B:1550-1605 (Yung) 129B:1810-1820
Civil service See Public service
Civil society See Society
Clark, Christy

Comments on Enbridge pipeline proposal (Eby) 177B:1035-1040
Clarke, Christina

Comments on impact of taxation on small businesses (Gasper) 136B:1430
Clean energy See Energy
CleanBC plan

Plan (Dix) 146B:1425 (Valeriote) 146B:1425
Clements Centre Society

Programs and services for children and adults with developmental disabilities (Toporowski) 161B:1025
Climate change

Action on climate change See also Government action below
report by B.C. climate emergency campaign (Elmore) 160B:1420
Climate action secretariat (Dix) 146B:1425 (Valeriote) 146B:1425
Government action See also Climate action secretariat above; CleanBC plan
climate action strategy (Dix) 146B:1425
government action and policies (Valeriote) 146B:1425
Impact on land and wildlife (Valeriote) 161B:1020-1025
Clinton Annual Ball

Anniversary of annual event (Doerkson) 151B:1020
Cloverdale, B.C.

Proposed hydro substation on residential property, petition tabled (Sturko) 144B:1100
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.

Pipeline project opposition and protesters (Kahlon) 179B:1410-1415
Pipeline project worksite attack in 2022, investigation and prosecution (Giddens) 179B:1410
Coldest Night of the Year

Fundraising walk (Rattée) 130B:1020
Colonial Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Single-room-occupancy building tenants and lease arrangements (Boyle) 180B:1055 (Maahs) 180B:1055
Colwood constituency and area See Esquimalt-Colwood constituency and area
Committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees
Communities

Community gatherings and celebrations (Botterell) 119B:1045
Community organizations (Clare) 132B:1355
Role of community devotion and mutual support (Shah) 118B:1355-1400
Community Angels

Work of organization for seniors support (Warbus) 139B:1405
Community Living British Columbia

Budget allocation (Malcolmson) 139B:1425
Executive remuneration (Loewen) 139B:1420-1425
Comox Valley Glacier Kings

Achievements in junior hockey playoffs (Day) 137B:1005
Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation

Fundraising for hospital equipment (Day) 151B:1015
Connelly, Joel

Death and career in journalism in Seattle and B.C. (Dix) 155B:1300-1305
Conservative Party of British Columbia

Fundraising email content re federal agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Sharma) 160B:1430
Leadership election (Farnworth) 137B:1100 (Sharma) 165B:1030
Leadership election, candidates with B.C. Liberal background (Eby) 177B:1040
MLAs
comments on federal agreement with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Chandra Herbert) 137B:1045 (Eby) 137B:1035 (Sharma) 146B:1420
former B.C. Liberal Party MLAs (Farnworth) 123B:1055
former B.C. Liberal Party MLAs and cabinet ministers (Eby) 177B:1035
positions on social and supportive housing (Boyle) 179B:1435
Official opposition role See Opposition under Legislature
Policies and positions
economic development and position on First Nations role (Eby) 143B:1435
energy projects (Dix) 160B:1440, 177B:1040-1045 (Eby) 177B:1035
government financial management and spending on education and health care (Bailey) 184B:1100
health care issues (Osborne) 146B:1445
housing (Boyle) 137B:1055
human rights code repeal legislation (Eby) 126B:1120
Indigenous rights and reconciliation (Chandra Herbert) 133B:1050-1055, 160B:1450 (Eby) 132B:1415, 133B:1045-1050, 137B:1030, 137B:1040, 150B:1415-1420, 158B:1030 (Sharma) 161B:1035-1040, 179B:1405
North Coast transmission line (Dix) 153B:1400
party relationship with Dallas Brodie (Chandra Herbert) 161B:1040
positions on issues (Chandra Herbert) 165B:1100
projects (Eby) 177B:1100-1105
social and supportive housing (Farnworth) 164B:1425-1430
Construction industry

Building code requirements
energy efficiency standards (Giddens) 137B:1050
Residential construction industry
impact of PST increase See Sales tax
prefabricated modular homes (Anderson, G.) 154B:1030
Worker supply and training (Whiteside) 150B:1425
Consumers

Affordability issues See Cost of living
Cool, Ezra

Death after leaving hospital care (Loewen) 172B:1050 (Osborne) 126B:1050 (Rattée) 126B:1050
Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord (CARGA) See Agreement with Green Party under B.C. NDP
Coquitlam Hockey Club

Achievements of teams (Blatherwick) 184B:1020
Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area

Secondary school student achievements (Blatherwick) 130B:1020
Cost of living

Costs and taxes (Banman) 158B:1045
Government action (Bailey) 118B:1425, 136B:1435, 137B:1050 (Botterell) 123B:1030 (Malcolmson) 139B:1425 (Warbus) 118B:1425
Grocery costs See also Food security
(Warbus) 118B:1425
Impact on seniors (Day) 122B:1355 (Neufeld, K.) 184B:1100 (Stamer) 139B:1420
Courtenay, B.C.

Queneesh trailer park closing, petition tabled (Day) 183B:1435
Courtenay Lawn Bowling Club

100th anniversary celebration (Day) 165B:1020
Cowichan Capitals

Achievements in junior hockey events (Toporowski) 151B:1020
Cowichan Hospital, Duncan, B.C.

Replacement project (Banman) 150B:1425
Cowichan Tribes See also Quw'utsun People

Land title issues
court case re land title in Richmond area (Kooner) 175B:1040-1045 (Sharma) 175B:1045
court case re land title in Richmond area, ruling See Supreme Court of British Columbia
Cowichan Valley

Environment and community (Toporowski) 144B:1025-1030
Creative Industries Week

Celebration (Routledge) 157B:1345
Creba, Doug

Death and contributions (Malcolmson) 134B:1300-1305
Crebo, David

Appreciation of work in public service (Farnworth) 140B:1010
Credit rating

B.C. rating (Bailey) 143B:1420 (Bhangu) 143B:1420 (Brodie) 175B:1055 (Giddens) 143B:1420-1425, 184B:1055
Cretain, Tom

Access to home support services (Sturko) 133B:1100
Crime and criminals See also Justice system

Crime in communities
extortion See Extortion and related crimes below
government action on issues (Kahlon) 136B:1425, 139B:1410
impact on businesses and security needs (Halford) 139B:1410
incidence and impact on businesses (Bird) 154B:1105 (Dew) 136B:1425, 154B:1100 (Kahlon) 136B:1425 (Tepper) 154B:1105 (Yung) 154B:1100
repeat offender issues and response See Handling of cases involving repeat offenders under Justice system
violent attacks and role of mental illness (Sturko) 168B:1035
Extortion and related crimes
enforcement funding (Toor) 125B:1425
enforcement response and capacity (Tepper) 125B:1420
government response (Krieger) 125B:1415, 125B:1425, 154B:1035-1040, 161B:1050-1055
incidence and government response (Bhangu) 125B:1425 (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415, 154B:1035, 161B:1050, 175B:1100 (Krieger) 175B:1100-1105
role of federal government (Krieger) 125B:1415
Forfeiture of proceeds of crime, legislation See Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8)
Government action on issues (Kealy) 126B:1105-1110 (Sharma) 126B:1110
Illegal drug trade
activities and government response (Kealy) 126B:1105
enforcement and funding (Krieger) 126B:1105
Organized crime (Kealy) 126B:1105
Organized crime, government response (Krieger) 126B:1105-1110
Violent extremism and political violence (Dhaliwal) 125B:1415
Cronk, Laird

Hiring as chair of WorkSafeBC (Giddens) 123B:1035-1040 (Whiteside) 123B:1040
Crown Land and Financial Transparency Act (Bill M247)

(Doerkson) 1R, 184B:1025-1030
Debate, speakers (Doerkson) 184B:1030
Crown Proceeding Act

Report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, tabled (Sharma) 157B:1430
Cueva Homes, Lantzville, B.C.

Prefabricated modular home design (Anderson, G.) 154B:1030
Culture See Arts and culture; Multiculturalism
Cycling

Participation by seniors and support (Sandhu) 177B:1020
Cycling Without Age

Work of organization and Vernon-Coldstream chapter (Sandhu) 177B:1020