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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Dairy industry
Danks, Sadie
- Role as captain of girls basketball team (Chant) 137B:1020
Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217)
- (Stamer) reporting of bill, 164B:1440, 170B:1035-1050, 171B:1810; recommittal of bill, 174B:1445-1450; reporting of bill, 177B:1105, 182B:1035; 3R, 182B:1035-1040; RA, 188B:1740
- Divisions: reporting of bill as amended approved 171B:1810
- Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 170B:1040-1045 (Bhangu) 170B:1045, 182B:1040 (Higginson) 170B:1035-1040 (McCall) 170B:1040 (Stamer) 170B:1035, 170B:1050, 182B:1035 (Tepper) 170B:1045-1050
Davies, Glen
- Comments on funding for children with support needs (Wickens) 139B:1430
Day of Mourning for workers See National Day of Mourning
Deaf and deafblind community
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- Call for referendum on repeal (Brodie) 161B:1040 (Chandra Herbert) 161B:1045
- Call for repeal (Brodie) 119B:1105 (Milobar) 177B:1100 (Rattée) 174B:1410
- Call for repeal, private members' bill See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act
- Implementation
- Interpretation and court rulings See also Implementation, role of courts above
- Proposed changes
- advisory work by former deputy minister (Chandra Herbert) 158B:1045 (Doerkson) 158B:1045
- delay and impact on government plans and legislation (Milobar) 160B:1450-1455
- proposed changes (Eby) 130B:1040-1045, 143B:1405-1410, 150B:1410-1415 (Halford) 130B:1040, 143B:1405-1410, 146B:1420, 150B:1410, 157B:1400-1410, 160B:1425 (Kooner) 157B:1420 (McInnis) 143B:1410, 144B:1035, 150B:1415, 157B:1415, 160B:1430 (Sharma) 146B:1420, 179B:1405 (Warbus) 158B:1030
- proposed changes and First Nations consultation (Botterell) 118B:1410-1415, 144B:1040 (Chandra Herbert) 144B:1040-1045 (Doerkson) 165B:1045 (Eby) 157B:1405-1410, 158B:1030 (McInnis) 158B:1035 (Neufeld, K.) 165B:1050 (Rattée) 165B:1055-1100 (Sharma) 157B:1420-1425, 160B:1425-1430, 165B:1045-1100 (Wilson) 165B:1045
- proposed changes and timeline for legislation (Halford) 171B:1400-1405, 179B:1405, 180B:1100
- role of Premier and Attorney General (Halford) 165B:1030-1035
- Purpose and intention See also Interpretation above
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act
Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act
Delta, B.C.
Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation
Democracy
Democratic and Electoral Reform Special Committee
DeRose, Cecilia Dick
- Contributions and legacy as Elder (Doerkson) 162B:1300
Disabled persons
Discrimination and racism
Disease
- Neurodegenerative diseases See particular diseases
- Rare diseases and disorders, government policies on treatment coverage (Kooner) 183B:1415-1420 (Milobar) 184B:1110 (Osborne) 183B:1420
District of North Vancouver See North Vancouver, B.C.
Divisions recorded
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2): 2R approved 136B:1745; 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 146B:1705
- Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3): 2R approved 127B:1725; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 133A:1140; 3R approved 134B:1325
- Budget: motion approved, with casting vote by Speaker 126B:1155
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8): amdt. to cl. 11 negatived 146C:1730
- Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217): reporting of bill as amended approved 171B:1810
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act: 1R negatived 160B:1410
- Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act: 1R negatived 140B:1035
- Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act: 1R approved 133B:1025
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14): 3R approved 159B:1700
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9):
- amdt. to 2R negatived 174B:0310; 2R approved 174B:0325; motion that bill be committed to Committee of the Whole approved 174B:0340; cl. 1 approved, with casting vote by Chair 178A:1725; cl. 5 approved, with casting vote by Chair 179A:1830;
- amdt. to cl. 2 approved 180B:1020; cl. 2 as amended approved, with casting vote by Chair 181A:1405; cl. 7 approved, with casting vote by Chair 181A:1525; amdt. to cl. 13 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 183A:1720
- amdt. to cl. 13 approved 185B:1345; amdt. to cl. 13 as amended negatived, with casting vote by Chair 185A:1500; cl. 13 as amended approved, with casting vote by Chair 185A:1505; cl. 21 be stood down approved, with casting vote by Chair 185A:1645
- 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 188B:1345
- Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act: 1R negatived 119B:1030
- Human Rights Code Repeal Act: 1R negatived 126B:1035
- Interpretation Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M241): 1R approved 150B:1350
- K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20): amdt. to 2R negatived 179B:1710; 2R approved 179B:1810; 3R approved 188B:1330
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 16): cl. 2 approved 166A:1530; cl. 3 approved, with casting vote by Chair 166A:1550
- Motions
- Adjournment motion: motion approved 174B:0350
- Adoption of government business schedule (Standing Order 81.1(2)): motion approved 174B:0255
- Committal of Bill M237 to Insurance (Vehicle) Act Provisions Review Committee (Motion 15): motion approved 160B:1545-1550
- Deferral of division on amendment to Bill 9 (Motion without notice): motion approved 177B:1120
- Deferral of divisions (Motion without notice): motion approved 143B:1450-1455
- Mandatory orientation course for MLAs (Motion M205): motion as amended approved 183B:1805-1820
- Mandatory orientation course for MLAs (Motion M205): subamendment to motion negatived, with casting vote by Speaker 164B:1815; amdt. to motion approved 171B:1820; motion as amended approved 183B:1820
- Merit oversight in public service (Motion M203): motion negatived 144B:1115
- Support for human rights code and enforcement (Motion 13): amdt. negatived 141B:1440-1445; motion approved 141B:1610
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6): 3R approved 146B:1715
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill M226): 2R approved 122B:1810
- Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233): 2R negatived 157B:1815
- Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 11): amdt. to cl. 7 negatived 150A:1715
- Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12): 3R approved 146B:1840-1845
- Supply Act, 2026-2027 (Bill 22): 3R approved 188B:1735
- Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5): amdt. to cl. 7 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 134A:1540; amdt. to cl. 10 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 134A:1650
Doctors See Physicians
Doctors of B.C.
Documents tabled
- Auditor General
- Governance of Cybersecurity Risk Management at the B.C. Institute of Technology, March 2026 (Speaker) 130B:1105
- Provincial Support for the Village of Lytton's Wildfire Recovery, March 2026 (Speaker) 143B:1440
- British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Budgets
- Budget and Fiscal Plan 2026-27–2028-29 (Bailey) 117B:1455
- Children and Youth Committee
- Crown Proceeding Act
- report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (Sharma) 157B:1430
- Democratic and Electoral Reform Special Committee
- report for second session of 43rd parliament, Review of the 2024 Provincial General Election (Blatherwick) 179B:1435-1440
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- third report for first session of 43rd parliament, review of budgets for statutory offices (Choi) 118B:1435-1440
- first report for second session of 43rd parliament, interim report on statutory offices (Choi) 186B:1440
- Forest Appeals Commission
- Gaming policy and enforcement branch
- Government, service plans and 2026-27–2028-29 strategic plan (Bailey) 117B:1455
- Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee
- report for second session of 43rd parliament, review of Human Rights Code sections 47.01 to 47.24 (Elmore) 168B:1055
- Human Rights Commissioner
- Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, Progress Update on Recommendations, April 2026 (Speaker) 154B:1110
- InBC Investment Corp.
- Kitselas First Nation
- Kitselas Treaty, with Appendices and Atlas (Farnworth) 150B:1440
- Legislature
- Opposition
- letter re member composition of parliamentary committees (Warbus) 168B:1050
- Lobbyists Transparency Act Review Special Committee
- report for second session of 43rd parliament, statutory review (Morissette) 160B:1455
- Merit Commissioner
- Private Bills and Private Members' Bills Committee
- report on Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217) (Shah) 164B:1440, 177B:1105
- report on Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214) (Shah) 143B:1445
- report on Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216) (Shah) 154B:1110
- report on Veterans and First Responders Month Act (Bill M231) (Shah) 164B:1445
- Property Assessment Appeal Board
- Provincial health officer
- annual report, Living Well, Drinking Less: Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms in B.C., May, 2026 (Osborne) 186B:1450
- Public Accounts Committee
- Public Interest Disclosure Act Review Special Committee
- report for first session of 43rd parliament (Rotchford) 118B:1440
- Registrar of Lobbyists
- Determination Decision 26-01, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, Beth Clarke (Speaker) 175B:1110
- Reconsideration Decision 26-01, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, Beth Clarke (Speaker) 175B:1110
- Selection Special Committee
- first report for second session of 43rd parliament (Farnworth) 119B:1120
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- 2024 annual report on poverty reduction strategy (Malcolmson) 154B:1110
- Stanton, Kim
- Independent Systemic Review: The British Columbia Legal System's Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence, June 2025 (Sharma) 184B:1115
- WorkSafeBC
- annual report, 2025, and 2026-2028 service plan (Whiteside) 187B:1120
Dogs See Animals
Downtown Eastside See Vancouver, B.C.
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
DRIPA See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Driver's licences See Automobiles
Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act (Bill M235)
Drugs
Drumeo
- Online music education (Neufeld, K.) 140B:1040
Drummon, Michael
- Comments on housing costs (Giddens) 137B:1055
Dumping
Dürfeld Log and Timber
- Wood manufacturing and projects (Clare) 143B:1400
Dye, Willie
- Death and contributions to community in Williams Lake (Doerkson) 137B:1025