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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Falk, Jared

Work as music educator (Neufeld, K.) 140B:1040
Families

Affordability and cost of living issues See Cost of living
Government support and initiatives (Maahs) 137B:1025-1030
Low-income families See Income
Mothers, role (Toor) 175B:1025
Family violence See Domestic violence under Violence
Federal government See Government
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Ferries as part of transportation infrastructure (Farnworth) 154B:1100
Funding
federal funding (Farnworth) 151B:1045
Service levels and reliability (Farnworth) 151B:1045, 154B:1100 (Warbus) 154B:1055-1100
FIFA World Cup

2026 games in B.C.
attendance by Premier (Farnworth) 179B:1425 (Wat) 179B:1425
community events and government funding (Kahlon) 167B:1425-1430
costs and impact (Botterell) 154B:1030 (Wat) 179B:1425
costs and security (Doerkson) 167B:1415 (Farnworth) 167B:1420 (Halford) 167B:1430 (Krieger) 167B:1415 (McCall) 167B:1410-1415 (Wat) 167B:1415-1420
impact on housing (Rattée) 179B:1430
impact on police staffing in communities (Loewen) 167B:1425 (McInnis) 167B:1425 (Tepper) 167B:1420
role in local economy (Anderson, G.) 130B:1015 (Kahlon) 167B:1430
security and police staffing (Krieger) 167B:1415-1425
security and safety measures (Farnworth) 167B:1430 (McCall) 167B:1410
ticket affordability (Rattée) 179B:1430
ticket policy for government and elected officials (Farnworth) 167B:1430 (Halford) 167B:1430 (Kang) 158B:1055 (Loewen) 158B:1050
ticket policy for government ministers and staff (Farnworth) 179B:1420-1430 (Neufeld, K.) 179B:1420 (Wat) 179B:1425
tickets and MLAs (Farnworth) 179B:1420
2026 games in North America
B.C. games See 2026 games in B.C. above
ticket and box suite prices (Neufeld, K.) 179B:1420
Filipino Canadians

Condolences and support to community after vehicular attack in Vancouver (Elmore) 147B:1020
Culture and community values (Elmore) 147B:1020
Support for community and survivors of 2025 vehicular attack in Vancouver (Eby) 164B:1400 (Halford) 164B:1400-1405 (Valeriote) 164B:1405
Filipino Legacy Society, Vancouver, B.C.

Founding director See Remedios, Anthony Michael Maria
Finance and Government Services Committee

Members and staff thanked (Choi) 118B:1435-1440
Membership change (Farnworth) 145B:1330
Powers and role (Farnworth) 119B:1125
Reports
third report for first session of 43rd parliament, review of budgets for statutory offices
presented (Choi) 118B:1435-1440; debate (Wilson) 118B:1440; adopted 118B:1440
first report for second session of 43rd parliament, interim report on statutory offices presented (Choi) 186B:1440; debate (Wilson) 186B:1445; adopted 186B:1445
Statutory officer review and work of committee (Choi) 118B:1435-1440 (Wilson) 118B:1440
Finance Ministry

Estimates
debate 180B:1125-1155, 181B:1310-1710, 183B:1445-1800, 184B:1120-1150, 185B:1350-1820
speakers (Bailey) 180B:1125-1155, 181B:1310-1710, 183B:1450-1800, 184B:1140-1150, 185B:1400-1820 (Bhangu) 185B:1700-1710 (Giddens) 185B:1350-1355 (Hartwell) 181B:1550-1650 (Milobar) 180B:1125-1155, 181B:1310-1550, 181B:1650-1705, 183B:1555-1735, 185B:1405-1515, 185B:1545-1810 (Stamer) 183B:1740-1745, 184B:1120-1140 (Valeriote) 183B:1445-1550 (Van Popta) 185B:1520-1545
Minister, role (Brodie) 175B:1055
Staff (Banman) 140B:1125 (Halford) 122B:1420-1425
Financial literacy See Literacy
Finch, Paul

Comments on role of Merit Commissioner and elimination of statutory office (Bhangu) 123B:1035 (Giddens) 123B:1035
Firearms

Firearms regulation
federal compensation program (Armstrong) 168B:1040-1045 (Krieger) 168B:1040-1045
Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214)

(2025)(Van Popta) reporting of bill 149B:1040-1050; 3R, 149B:1050; RA, 155B:1715
Debate, speakers (Arora) 149B:1040-1045 (Giddens) 149B:1045-1050 (Van Popta) 149B:1040-1050
Fires and firefighters

Firefighters
firefighters and support crews commended (Sandhu) 143B:1355
role and appreciation (Giddens) 130B:1010-1015 (Van Popta) 130B:1015-1020
Wildfire firefighters
role and appreciation (Parmar) 146B:1355
Wildfires See also particular locations
community response and recovery and symbolism of fireweed (Morissette) 184B:1035-1040
government response and recovery (McInnis) 140B:1055
impact on forest industry See Forests and forest industry
preparedness (Sandhu) 143B:1350-1355
prevention and impact on communities (Sandhu) 143B:1350-1355
prevention and mitigation (Sandhu) 143B:1350-1355
First Nations and Indigenous persons

Aboriginal rights and title See also Land claims below
agreements See Agreements with government; Treaties below
government handling of issues (Bird) 165B:1050 (Brodie) 161B:1040 (Chandra Herbert) 133B:1050-1055, 157B:1410-1415, 161B:1040, 165B:1045-1050 (Dew) 133B:1050 (Eby) 132B:1420, 133B:1045-1050, 157B:1405-1410, 158B:1030-1035, 164B:1410-1415 (Halford) 129B:1355-1400, 132B:1405-1415, 157B:1400-1410, 160B:1425, 179B:1405 (McInnis) 137B:1030-1035, 157B:1415, 158B:1035, 160B:1425-1430 (Milobar) 133B:1045, 160B:1450-1455, 177B:1100 (Sharma) 157B:1410, 157B:1420-1425, 158B:1035, 160B:1425-1430, 160B:1450-1455, 165B:1035-1055, 179B:1405 (Warbus) 158B:1030
information and education (Botterell) 161B:1035-1040 (Sharma) 161B:1035
land title and claims See Land claims and land title below
legislation and implementation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
recognition and support (Chandra Herbert) 157B:1410-1415, 160B:1450 (Eby) 132B:1415 (Toporowski) 180B:1020
rights and title (Botterell) 161B:1035 (Sharma) 161B:1035
role of courts (Botterell) 118B:1410-1415, 161B:1035-1040 (Chandra Herbert) 118B:1415
Agreements with government See also particular First Nations; Treaties below
agreements (Chandra Herbert) 118B:1410-1415, 140B:1110
benefits (Chandra Herbert) 133B:1050
federal government agreements (Chandra Herbert) 129B:1350-1400
federal government agreements and role of provincial government (Halford) 129B:1355-1400
legislation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
potential co-governance agreement re land title issues (Halford) 164B:1405-1410
role in reconciliation (Chandra Herbert) 157B:1415 (Eby) 157B:1405 (Sharma) 157B:1410
signing ceremonies (Milobar) 133B:1045
title agreements (Chandra Herbert) 180B:1035 (McInnis) 180B:1035
trans-boundary Indigenous rights (Chandra Herbert) 164B:1415 (McInnis) 164B:1415
transparency (Eby) 143B:1405-1410 (Halford) 143B:1405-1410 (McInnis) 129B:1350-1355, 143B:1410, 157B:1410
Consultation by government
consultation on legislation (Botterell) 118B:1410 (Eby) 143B:1405-1410
Culture and heritage (Toporowski) 164B:1350
Economic development and partnerships (Eby) 119B:1105-1110, 137B:1030-1035
Involvement in industries See particular sectors
Land claims and land title
claims by U.S. Indigenous groups and involvement in B.C. court cases (Chandra Herbert) 177B:1050 (Halford) 171B:1400-1405 (McInnis) 171B:1410, 174B:1405, 177B:1050-1055 (Rattée) 171B:1415 (Sharma) 171B:1405-1415, 174B:1405, 177B:1055
potential impact on private property rights (Chandra Herbert) 140B:1105 (Eby) 132B:1420, 140B:1125-1130 (Halford) 140B:1125
potential impact on private property rights and government response (Bhangu) 137B:1100 (Botterell) 144B:1040, 147B:1040 (Doerkson) 137B:1035-1040 (Eby) 143B:1410-1415, 150B:1410-1415 (Halford) 143B:1405-1410, 146B:1420, 150B:1410, 165B:1030-1035 (Kooner) 146B:1415, 175B:1040-1045 (McInnis) 137B:1035, 143B:1410 (Paton) 175B:1040 (Sharma) 146B:1415-1420, 165B:1030-1035
potential impact on public property (Brodie) 140B:1105-1110
transparency (Eby) 132B:1410 (Halford) 132B:1405-1415 (McInnis) 132B:1420
Land-based cultural activities in parks and temporary closings to public See Parks and protected areas; particular parks
Legislation See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Legislation, consultation by government on legislation See Consultation by government above
Literature and authors See Arts and culture
Missing and murdered women, girls and two-spirit persons See Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
Reconciliation
government communications on issues (Botterell) 161B:1035-1040 (Sharma) 161B:1040
issues re rights and title See Aboriginal rights and title; Land claims and land title above
reconciliation (Botterell) 161B:1035 (Chandra Herbert) 118B:1410-1415 (Toporowski) 180B:1020
support (Chandra Herbert) 133B:1050-1055 (Eby) 133B:1045-1050
work and role of government (Chandra Herbert) 177B:1050 (Sharma) 161B:1035-1040
Relationship with government
history and reconciliation (Chandra Herbert) 144B:1040-1045
Residential schools
denialism (Toporowski) 122B:1340-1345
government response to issues (Armstrong) 154B:1045-1050
legacy and truth (Toporowski) 122B:1340-1345
support for survivors and families (Chandra Herbert) 154B:1045-1050
Treaties
negotiations and information (Krieger) 180B:1040 (Valeriote) 180B:1040
First Nations Leadership Council

Agreement with government on process for proposed DRIPA changes (Eby) 157B:1405
First responders See Emergencies; Paramedics
First speeches by members

Brodie, Dallas (Vancouver-Quilchena) 124B:1705-1715
Kealy, Jordan (Peace River North) 125B:1515-1540
Lajeunesse, Dana (Juan de Fuca–Malahat) 124B:1800-1815
Toor, Jody (Langley-Willowbrook) 125B:1735-1805
Wilson, Donegal (Boundary-Similkameen) 122B:1615-1635
Fish

Herring, spawning protection (Higginson) 140B:1045
Fishing industry

Conditions and sustainability (Higginson) 140B:1045
Flag of Canada See National flag under Canada
Flowerdew, Jesse

Death and mental health advocacy (Rattée) 172B:1045
Food and food industry

Berry farming, blueberries (Banman) 183B:1355
Food prices and food insecurity See Food security
Grocery stores, costs (Loewen) 139B:1425
Locally grown and produced food (Sandhu) 167B:1345
Food banks

Security costs (Loewen) 139B:1420-1425
Use (Routledge) 146B:1405
Use, increase (Doerkson) 164B:1430 (Loewen) 139B:1420-1425
Food security

Community initiatives (Rotchford) 126B:1035-1040 (Routledge) 146B:1405
Food banks See Food banks
Food security and community initiatives (Malcolmson) 139B:1425, 164B:1430 (Mok) 158B:1015-1020
Funding and government support (Botterell) 123B:1030-1035 (Malcolmson) 164B:1430
Seniors (Warbus) 139B:1405
Forest Appeals Commission

Annual report, 2025, tabled (Sharma) 188B:1315
Forests and forest industry

Employment and jobs (Maahs) 133B:1110 (Parmar) 133B:1110
Export of products to U.S.
duties and tariffs (Parmar) 118B:1430
Export of raw logs (Giddens) 133B:1110 (Parmar) 133B:1110
Export of raw logs, fee-in-lieu policy (Botterell) 179B:1415 (Parmar) 179B:1415
First Nations involvement in industry
consultation (Parmar) 147B:1045
Forestry-dependent communities and workers
government support (Doerkson) 133B:1105 (Giddens) 133B:1110 (Parmar) 133B:1105-1115 (Stamer) 133B:1110
Government forest policies and review (Parmar) 125B:1410
Government forest policies, reform (Botterell) 179B:1415 (Parmar) 179B:1420
Industry
conditions and government response (Doerkson) 118B:1430 (Giddens) 133B:1110 (Parmar) 118B:1430, 133B:1105-1115 (Stamer) 133B:1110
government initiatives (Parmar) 179B:1415-1420
Mills
closings (Stamer) 133B:1110
Old-growth forests
call for independent assessment on old-growth forests protection (Botterell) 147B:1045
conservation funding (Botterell) 125B:1405, 147B:1045 (Neill) 147B:1045
protection (Parmar) 147B:1045
protection and logging deferrals (Parmar) 125B:1410
protection and work of panel (Botterell) 125B:1405-1410, 147B:1040-1045
strategic review implementation (Botterell) 179B:1415
Pest control and management, use of glyphosate (Valeriote) 146B:1425
Silviculture
use of glyphosate See Pest control and management above
Stumpage system, stumpage payment deferral program (Parmar) 118B:1430
Timber harvesting levels (Giddens) 133B:1110
Value-added sector (Botterell) 179B:1415 (Mok) 179B:1355
Value-added sector, role in communities and economy (Clare) 143B:1400
Wildfire impacts (Parmar) 118B:1430
Wood products and uses See also Value-added sector above
wood pole production and DCOI preservative use, petition tabled (Stamer) 187B:1120
Workers See Employment and jobs; Forestry-dependent communities and workers above
Forests Ministry

Estimates
debate 138A:1615-1815, 141C:1305-1705, 143A:1500-1650
speakers (Botterell) 143A:1555-1645 (Parmar) 138A:1615-1810, 141C:1305-1705, 143A:1505-1650 (Stamer) 138A:1620-1810, 141C:1310-1520, 141C:1545-1705, 143A:1500-1530, 143A:1550 (Wilson) 141C:1525-1545
Mandate (Giddens) 133B:1110
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)

(Minister of Forests) 1R, 143B:1345-1350; 2R, 148B:1700-1715, 151B:1105-1150, 153B:1530-1850, 154B:1110-1145, 155B:1310-1425; C, 157A:1440-1755, 158A:1105-1145, 159A:1330-1645; 3R, 159B:1700; RA, 181B:1720
Divisions: 3R approved 159B:1700
Debate, speakers (Block) 154B:1125-1145, 155B:1310-1315 (Botterell) 157A:1535-1540, 157A:1725-1730 (Doerkson) 155B:1400-1415 (Giddens) 153B:1720-1745 (Hartwell) 153B:1800-1820 (Higginson) 153B:1655-1720 (Kealy) 155B:1315-1325 (Lajeunesse) 153B:1745-1800 (Parmar) 143B:1345-1350, 148B:1700-1715, 151B:1105-1145, 155B:1415-1425, 157A:1440-1755, 158A:1110-1145, 159A:1335-1645 (Rotchford) 155B:1325-1340 (Rustad) 155B:1340-1400 (Stamer) 151B:1145-1150, 153B:1530-1655, 157A:1445-1750, 158A:1105-1145, 159A:1335-1640 (Toporowski) 153B:1820-1835 (Wilson) 153B:1835-1850, 154B:1110-1125
Forrest, Ina

Achievements as wheelchair curler at Paralympic Games (Sandhu) 143B:1335
FortisBC

Construction of supply pipeline for Woodfibre LNG, wastewater regulation and permit (Valeriote) 153B:1405
Francophones

Francophone heritage in B.C. (Blatherwick) 140B:1040-1045 (Valeriote) 140B:1050
Fraser Health Authority

Capital projects and contracts (Ma) 167B:1400-1405, 171B:1425 (Van Popta) 167B:1400-1405
Handling of patient injury court case (Neufeld, K.) 161B:1055
Fraser Valley

Festivals (Luck) 154B:1020-1025
South Fraser communities in Metro Vancouver area See Lower Mainland
Freedom of information

Legislation See also Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
Legislation, petition tabled (Toor) 160B:1500
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)

(Minister of Citizens' Services) 1R, 126B:1015-1020; 2R, 132B:1640-1850, 138B:1730-1825, 139B:1435-1850, 140B:1135-1150, 141B:1610-1710, 157B:1745-1800, 158B:1100-1150, 159B:1330-1815, 171B:1435-1800, 172B:1110-1145, 173B:1330-1815, 174B:1450-0350;
C, 178A:1415-1815, 179A:1450-1845, 180B:1105-1120, 181A:1310-1710, 183A:1450-1800, 184A:1125-1145, 185B:1330-1345, 185A:1350-1745; reporting of bill 185B:1820; 3R, 188B:1330-1345; RA, 188B:1740
Divisions: 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
Debate, speakers (Arora) 132B:1815-1825 (Banman) 139B:1645-1715, 173B:1400-1605, 178A:1645-1710 (Bhangu) 171B:1610-1635 (Bird) 132B:1755-1815 (Block) 141B:1625-1645, 174B:1650-1720 (Botterell) 139B:1450-1630, 153A:1545, 153A:1700-1715, 153A:1725-1755, 173B:1800-1815, 174B:1450-1520, 178A:1420, 178A:1520-1700, 178A:1800-1810, 179A:1455-1520, 179A:1625-1835, 180A:1130-1135, 181A:1310-1520, 183A:1520, 184A:1125-1145, 185A:1350-1450, 185A:1745 (Boultbee) 173B:1535, 174B:0105-0115, 183A:1740 (Brodie) 159B:1430-1440 (Chan) 159B:1350-1400, 174B:1800-1815 (Chandra Herbert) 173B:1550 (Chant) 138B:1740-1800 (Chapman) 171B:1755-1800, 172B:1110-1125, 174B:2325-2350 (Chow) 139B:1635-1645 (Clare) 171B:1540-1610, 173B:1730-1800, 179A:1540-1600, 181A:1650-1710, 183A:1615-1700, 183A:1730-1735, 185A:1705-1715 (Davis) 174B:2200-2220 (Day) 159B:1640-1720, 173B:1630-1700 (Dew) 139B:1715-1750, 174B:2120-2200 (Dhaliwal) 173B:1335-1340 (Doerkson) 172B:1125-1145, 174B:0140-0155 (Gasper) 171B:1700-1730, 174B:0035-0105 (Gibson) 126B:1015-1020, 132B:1640-1645, 178A:1415-1810, 179A:1450-1840, 180A:1130-1140, 181A:1315-1710, 183A:1455-1755, 184A:1130-1145, 185A:1355-1740 (Giddens) 139B:1820-1845, 174B:2225-2255 (Halford) 173B:1340-1400 (Hartwell) 171B:1730-1755 (Hepner) 159B:1415-1430, 174B:1740-1800 (Higginson) 132B:1735-1755, 173B:1705, 174B:1645 (Kealy) 132B:1725-1735, 174B:1720-1740 (Kindy) 138B:1805-1820, 139B:1440-1450 (Kooner) 158B:1110-1135, 174B:1930-2000 (Lajeunesse) 159B:1510-1525 (Loewen) 158B:1140-1150, 159B:1330-1350, 174B:0210-0240 (Luck) 141B:1645-1705, 174B:0010-0035 (Maahs) 159B:1440-1510, 174B:1530-1555 (McCall) 139B:1750-1820 (McInnis) 159B:1545-1610, 174B:1900-1930 (Milobar) 171B:1635-1700, 174B:1620-1650, 174B:2150, 178A:1425-1500 (Mok) 171B:1455-1510, 174B:2350-0010 (Morissette) 159B:1400-1415 (Neufeld, K.) 139B:1845-1850, 140B:1135-1150, 141B:1610-1620, 173B:1700-1730 (Neufeld, L.) 159B:1720-1735, 174B:2050-2120 (Paton) 174B:0115-0140 (Rattée) 159B:1525-1545, 174B:1520-1530 (Rotchford) 132B:1715-1725 (Stamer) 159B:1805-1815, 171B:1435-1455, 174B:1815-1845 (Sturko) 174B:0155-0210, 185A:1615-1625 (Tepper) 141B:1710, 157B:1745-1800, 158B:1100-1110 (Toor) 132B:1645-1715, 173B:1605-1630, 178A:1415, 178A:1555-1625, 178A:1740-1755, 179A:1525-1620, 179A:1830-1835, 181A:1345-1650, 183A:1450-1615, 184A:1130-1140, 185A:1435-1710 (Valeriote) 174B:2030-2050 (Van Popta) 159B:1745-1805, 174B:2000-2030 (Warbus) 171B:1510-1540 (Wat) 159B:1735-1745, 174B:1555-1620 (Williams) 132B:1825-1850, 138B:1730-1735, 174B:2255-2325 (Wilson) 159B:1610-1640
French Canadians See Francophones
Friedman, Milton

Comments on role of private property (Brodie) 132B:1405
Friends in Need Food Bank Society

Food recovery operations and food security initiatives (Mok) 158B:1015-1020
Fronk, Rudi

Comments on regional safety in mining industry (Hartwell) 150B:1400
Fuel See also Oil and gas

Gasoline
price and supply (Dix) 153B:1400 (Neufeld, L.) 153B:1400
Home heating fuel systems and alternatives See Home heating under Energy
Hydrogen energy and fuel (Anderson, G.) 179B:1355-1400
Fulmer, Yuri

Conservative leadership candidacy and comments on property rights and First Nations land title (Sharma) 165B:1030