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
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Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
Abbotsford South constituency and area
Abbotsford Traditional School, Abbotsford, B.C.
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area
Abby Bike Shop, Abbotsford, B.C.
Aboriginal Affairs Committee
Aboriginal peoples
Aboriginal Title Transparency Act (Bill M239)
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
Acwsalcta Thunder
Address by Indigenous leaders
Affirmative action and equity practices
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural land reserve
Agriculture
Agriculture and Food Ministry
AI
Air India
Airport Workers Day
Airports
Alberta
Algorithmic pricing
Ambedkar, Bhimrao
Ambulance service
Animals
Appraisal Institute of Canada, Okanagan chapter
Argyle Pipers, Vancouver, B.C.
Arkell, Edward (Ted)
Armed forces
Artemis II
Artificial intelligence
Arts and culture
Asian Canadians
Asian Heritage Month
Asia-Pacific gateway
Assistance dogs
See Guide and service dogs under Animals
Association for Mineral Exploration
Association for Mineral Exploration (AME)
Attorney General Ministry
Auditor General
Autism
Automobiles
Auxiliaries
Bailey, Terry
Bains Travel, Vancouver, B.C.
Ballem, Penny
Barrett, Dave
Barrière, B.C.
Barrière Lions Club
Bateman, Firth
BCAA
BCUC
Beatty, Allan
Becher Bay First Nation
Bella Coola, B.C.
Belleau, Charlene
Bennett, Bill and Susan (Beth)
Bennett-Nabess, Cyril
Betker, Abigail
Bills by name
Bills by number
Billy Barker Days Festival
Biodiversity
Biodiversity and ecosystem health framework
Bishop, Emily
Black Canadians
Black, Guy
Black History Month
Blessings and acknowledgments
Blind community
Blusson, Stewart
Boats and boating
Books and book publishing
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
Brain health
Brain Injury Awareness Month
BrainTrust Canada
Brar, Ron
Brewster, Morgan
British Columbia
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
British Columbia Automobile Association
B.C. Beef Day
B.C. Book Day
British Columbia by region
B.C. Cattlemen's Association
British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
British Columbia Court of Appeal
British Columbia Dairy Day
British Columbia Energy Regulator
British Columbia Ferry Authority
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
British Columbia Liberal Party
B.C. Natural Resources Forum
B.C. NDP
B.C. NDP government
British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
B.C. Transplant
British Columbia Trappers Association
British Columbia Utilities Commission
British Columbia Wildfire Service
British Columbia Winter Games
Bruinsma, John
Bryant, Michael
Buddhism
Buddhist Culture Day
Budget
See also 2026-27 budget under Budgets
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3)
Budgets
Buemann, Christine
Build communities strong fund
Building code
Bulkley Valley District Hospital Auxiliary
Bullying and harassment
Burnaby, B.C.
Burnaby General Hospital
Burnaby South Secondary School, Burnaby, B.C.
Buses and bus service
Bush, Chris
Business
Business Council of British Columbia
Butterfly Support Network
Cameryn's Cause for Kids Society, Campbell River, B.C.
Campbell, Larry
Campbell River, B.C.
Campbell River Hospital
Campbell River school district
Canada
Canada Book Week
Canada Cord Citizenship Certificate
Canada Day Drumming
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Merritt, B.C.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
Canadian Mal Wrestling Club, Surrey, B.C.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Cancer
Carbon
Carbon tax
Cardiovascular health
Cardona, Diego
CARGA
See Agreement with Green Party under B.C. NDP
Cariboo area
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
Carihi Secondary School, Campbell River, B.C.
Casting votes by Speaker or Chair
Caul, Doug
CERAWeek
Champlain Heights Community Association
Charles, Lavina "Lee"
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Chester, Ashley
Child care
Child Care Month
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
Child protection system
Children
Children and Family Development Ministry
Children and youth
Children and Youth Committee
Chilliwack, B.C.
Chilliwack Hospice Society
Chinese Canadians
Chinese Heritage Month Act (Bill M248)
Chinese New Year
Christianity
Citizens' Services Ministry
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 8)
Civil service
Civil society
Clark, Christy
Clarke, Christina
Clean energy
CleanBC plan
Clements Centre Society
Climate change
Clinton Annual Ball
Cloverdale, B.C.
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd
Coldest Night of the Year
Colonial Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.
Colwood constituency and area
Committees
See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees
Communities
Community Angels
Community Living British Columbia
Comox Valley Glacier Kings
Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation
Connelly, Joel
Conservative Party of British Columbia
Construction industry
Consumers
Cool, Ezra
Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord (CARGA)
See Agreement with Green Party under B.C. NDP
Coquitlam Hockey Club
Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area
Cost of living
Courtenay, B.C.
Courtenay Lawn Bowling Club
Cowichan Capitals
Cowichan Hospital, Duncan, B.C.
Cowichan Tribes
Cowichan Valley
Creative Industries Week
Creba, Doug
Crebo, David
Credit rating
Cretain, Tom
Crime and criminals
Cronk, Laird
Crown Land and Financial Transparency Act (Bill M247)
Crown Proceeding Act
Cueva Homes, Lantzville, B.C.
Culture
Cycling
Cycling Without Age
Earnest Ice Cream, Vancouver, B.C.
Earth Day
EAs
See Inclusive education and students with support needs, education assistants under Education
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.
Easter
Economy
Edison Motors Ltd
Education
Education and Child Care Ministry
Education funding
Education Week
Elections
Electric power
Elliott, Caroline
Emergencies
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Ministry
Emergency Preparedness Week
Employment and unemployment
Employment standards branch
End-of-life care
Energy
Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
Environment
Environment and Parks Ministry
Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15)
Epilepsy
Equine industry
Eriksson, Kalle
Ernst, Ben
Esquimalt-Colwood constituency and area
Estimates of expenditures
Everett Crowley Park
Ewart, Geoffrey
Eye health and visual impairment
Falk, Jared
Families
Family violence
Federal government
Ferries and ferry services
FIFA World Cup
Filipino Canadians
Filipino Legacy Society, Vancouver, B.C.
Finance and Government Services Committee
Finance Ministry
Financial literacy
Finch, Paul
Firearms
Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214)
Fires and firefighters
First Nations and Indigenous persons
First Nations Leadership Council
First responders
First speeches by members
Fish
Fishing industry
Flag of Canada
See National flag under Canada
Flowerdew, Jesse
Food and food industry
Food banks
Food security
Forest Appeals Commission
Forests and forest industry
Forests Ministry
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)
Forrest, Ina
FortisBC
Francophones
Fraser Health Authority
Fraser Valley
Freedom of information
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 9)
French Canadians
Friedman, Milton
Friends in Need Food Bank Society
Fronk, Rudi
Fuel
Fulmer, Yuri
Gaming policy and enforcement branch
Garrett, John
Garth Homer Society, Victoria, B.C.
Gas industry
Gasoline
Gender identity
Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act
George, Jeannie
Girmitya Remembrance Day
Gitxaała Nation
Gitxsan Nation
Glyphosate
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd
Government
Government communications and public engagement
Grant, Howard E
Greater Victoria school district
Green Party of British Columbia
Greendale Acres, Chilliwack, B.C.
Greene, Trevor
Greenhouse gas emissions
Grocery costs, rebate, etc
Grocery stores
Gud Takin Jaad (Rose Williams)
Guide and service dogs
Gulf Islands
Guns
Haisla Nation
Hansen, Jeremy
Harris, Cameryn
Harrison Tulip Festival, Agassiz, B.C.
Harvie, George
Hayes, Violet
Head and brain injuries
Health
Health authorities
See also particular authorities
Health care facilities and hospitals
Health care funding
Health care professionals and workers
See also particular professions and sectors
Health care system
Health Ministry
Health Professions and Occupations Act
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (Bill M236)
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2) (Bill M238)
Health regulatory colleges
Heart and Stroke Foundation
HEART program
HEARTH program
Helping Hearts Youth Foundation
Henry, Bonnie
Here Comes the Sun
Heritage
Heritage Conservation Act
Heritage Week
Heyman, George
High-technology industry
Highway 16
Highway of Tears
Highway of Tears Symposium, Prince George, B.C.
Highways and roads
Hilltop House, Squamish, B.C.
Hockey
Hogg, George and Isabel
Home care
Home ownership
Home Rental Fairness Act (Bill M244)
Homeless encampment action response team (HEART) and temporary housing (HEARTH) programs
Homelessness
Homeowner grant
Honour House Society
Hornosty, Avery
Hospice and palliative care
Housing
Housing and Municipal Affairs Ministry
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Codes of Conduct) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 17)
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 18)
Housing Squamish
Howe Sound
Human rights
Human rights code
Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee
Human Rights Code Repeal Act
Human Rights Commissioner
Human trafficking
Hunting
Hurley, Mike
Labour Ministry
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 10)
Ladysmith and District Historical Society
Ladysmith-Oceanside constituency and area
Laidman, Jason
Lake Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, B.C.
Langley, B.C.
Langley Meals on Wheels
Lapu-Lapu Day
Leap Manifesto
Leclair, Penny
Lee, Christopher
Legislation
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly Protective Services
Legislature
Levitt, Dan
Lewis, Avi
Lewis, Stephen
LGBTQ2S community
Libraries
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Wendy Cocchia
Life sciences sector
Lillooet, B.C.
Líl̓wat Nation
Lindsay, Dave and Rhonda
Liquefied natural gas development
Literacy
Literacy Central Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, B.C.
Livestock industry
LNG
LNG Canada
Lobbyists
Lobbyists Transparency Act
Lobbyists Transparency Act Review Special Committee
Local government
Local Governments and Rural Communities Minister of State
London Drugs
Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act (Bill M232)
Long-term and residential care
Louie, Clarence
Lower Mainland
Lunar new year
Luugat, Vancouver, B.C.
Luvisotto, Fred
Maas, Paulus
McCourt, Bailey
McDames, Anne
MacDonald, Jock
McDougall Creek, B.C.
Mackenzie, B.C.
McKibben, Bill
McSherry, Caren
Maffin, Tod and Jocelyn
Maillardville constituency and area
Maingot, Joseph
Mains, Valerie
Manufactured homes
Manufacturing industry
Maple Ridge, B.C.
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services
Marine safety
Marpole Oakridge Family Place, Vancouver, B.C.
Maternity and pregnancy
Meadow Ridge Rotary Club
Media
Medical laboratories
Medical Laboratory Week
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Members' statements
Mental health
Mental Health Act
Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill M242)
Mental Health Week
Merit Commissioner
Merritt, B.C.
Metro Theatre
Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver Transit Riders (Movement YVR)
Middle East
Midnight Oil
Milk
Mines and mining industry
Mining and Critical Minerals Ministry
Mining Month
Ministerial statements
Ministries
The Miracle
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 16)
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons
Mission Memorial Hospital
Mission Sunrise Rotary Club
MLAs
Moody's Investors Service Inc
Morris, Jonathan (Jonny)
MOSAIC (Multilingual Orientation Services Association for Immigrant Communities)
Mother's Day
Motions
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6)
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 (Bill M226)
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region
Movement YVR
Moyse, Geoffrey
Multiculturalism
Museums
See also particular museums
Music
Music Monday
Muslim community
Musqueam Indian Band
Nanaimo Clippers
Nanaimo Infusion, Nanaimo, B.C.
National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People
National Day of Mourning
National Nursing Week
National Police Federation
National Volunteer Week
Natural gas
Naturopaths
Naturopaths Day
Naval forces
Netherlands
Networks Ministries, Dawson Creek, B.C.
New Westminster, B.C.
Newbold, Mary Lou
Newspapers
See Media; particular newspapers
A Night to Shine
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
Nikkei Place Foundation
Nisga'a Nation
Non-profit sector
North Cariboo constituency and area
North Central Local Government Association
North Coast transmission line
North Shore
North Shore wastewater treatment plant project
North Vancouver, B.C.
Northcott, Pierce
Northern B.C. Therapeutic Community, Prince George, B.C.
Northern Health Authority
N'Quatqua First Nation
Nurses
Pacific gateway
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Pakistan
Paramedics
Parks and protected areas
Parksville, B.C.
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
Parliamentary democracy
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia
Partap Forest Products Ltd
Passover
Pattullo Bridge
Paul, Lauraleigh
Paul, Talon
PavCo
PCOS
Peace Arch Hospital, White Rock, B.C.
Peace River area
Peace River Bridge
Peace River South constituency and area
Peachland, B.C.
Peachland constituency and area
Peachland Wellness Centre
Pembina Pipeline Corp
Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association
Penticton, B.C.
Permitting processes
Personal statements
Pest control and pesticides
Petitions
Pets
PFAC
Pharmaceutical Risk Management and Accountability Act (Bill M249)
Pharmacies
Pharmacists
Physicians
Pink Shirt Day
Pirzada, Mohammad Naseer
Places of worship
Plants
Plumbing and plumbers
See Water systems and infrastructure under Water
PMOS (Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome)
Points of order
Police and policing
Police Complaints Special Committee
Politics and politicians
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
Ports
Post-secondary education
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
Post-secondary institutions
Post-Secondary International Education (Designated Institutions) Act (Bill 7)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Poverty
Pratt, John
Prayers and reflections
Premier's Office
Presentation of estimates
Price, Carey
Prince, Don
Prince George, B.C.
Prince George–North Cariboo constituency and area
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area
Prince, Jackie
Princeton General Hospital
Princeton Posse hockey team
Private Bills and Private Members' Bills Committee
Private members' bills
Private members' motions
Private members' statements
Privilege
Professional Reliance Act (Bill M216)
Professional Women's Hockey League
Property
Property Assessment Appeal Board
Property tax
Protests
Provincial Forest Advisory Council
Provincial health officer
Provincial Health Services Authority
Provincial sales tax
PST
Psychotherapists and counsellors
PTSD
Public Accounts Committee
Public debt
Public health
Public Interest Disclosure Act
Public Interest Disclosure Act Review Special Committee
Public safety
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Public sector
Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233)
Public service
Public Service Agency
Public transit
Publishing industry
Purple Angel
Raglin, Rod
Rainbow Kitchen, Esquimalt, B.C.
Ramadan
Ramsay, Cori
RCMP
R.E. Mountain Secondary School, Langley, B.C.
Reading
Real Acts of Caring Week
Real estate industry
Red Dress Day
Religion
See also particular religions and religious communities
Remedios, Anthony Michael Maria
Rempel, Nicole (Malidi)
Reproduction
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 11)
Resources and resource industries
Restaurant and food services industry
Retail industry
Revelstoke, B.C.
The REVUE
Richholt, Lyndsay
Richmond, B.C.
Ridge Meadows Hospital, Maple Ridge, B.C.
Rio Tinto
Ritzand, Grayson
Robitaille, Ray
Rockford Energy Corp
Rokeby-Thomas, Megan
The Rolling Barrage: Coast to Coast Ride to Combat PTSD
Ronald McDonald House
Rossignol, René
Rotary International
Royal assent to bills
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Rutland
Saanich Peninsula
Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Health Care Foundation
Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Saanichton, B.C.
Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act (Bill 13)
Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)
Safety
Sage Mesa
Sage Transition House, Vancouver, B.C.
Sales tax
Salgado, Raymond
Salmon Arm–Shuswap constituency and area
Salmon Stone Childcare Centre
Sam, Diane
Sanio, Aaron
Sarpal, Ram Labhai
Sather, Michael
Savage, Taig
Schonwetter, Ilana
School Amendment Act (Bill M234)
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
School district 62 (Sooke)
School district 72 (Campbell River)
School districts
See also particular districts
Schools
SC’IȺNEW̱ Nation
Science and technology
Sea to Sky constituency and area
Seabridge Gold Inc
Search and rescue services
Security services
Seehra, Sukhvir
Seizure disorders
Select standing committees
Selection Special Committee
Seniors
Sergeant-at-Arms
Sex education
Sexual health
Sharpe, Cassie
Shelter Movers Vancouver
Shi Xing Wu
Shipping industry
Shoreline Medical Society
Shuswap constituency and area
Sicamous, B.C.
Sicamous Ferry Society
Sikh community
Sikh Heritage Month
Silversmith Power and Light Generating Station, Sandon, B.C.
Sim, Ken
Similkameen constituency and area
Similkameen Sparks school basketball team, Keremeos, B.C.
Single-room occupancies
Sinixt Confederacy
Skeena constituency and area
Skills training
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
Small business
Small Farms Act (Bill M246)
Smart, Kai
Sn̓ʕaýckstx Confederacy
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Social welfare
Social Work Week
Social workers
Society
Sodhi, Jasmine Kaur
Somers, Julian
Sookarama
Sooke, B.C.
Sooke Food Bank
Sooke Lions Club
Sooke school district
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities
Southin, Mary
Spastic paraplegia
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Special committees
Special Olympics B.C.
Species at risk
Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act (Bill M243)
Speech from the Throne
Sports and recreation
Squamish, B.C.
Squamish Community Housing Society
Squamish Nation
SROs
See Single-room occupancies under Housing
stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Stanton, Kim
Statements
Statements by members (Standing Order 25B)
Statements by Speaker
Statistics Canada
Statutory officers
See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; particular officers
Stella-Jones Inc
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Stewart, Kennedy
Stocker, Victor Joseph
Stone, Todd
Strait of Georgia
Strata property
Substance use and addiction
Sun Peaks Resort
Supply Act, 2026-2027 (Bill 22)
Supply Act (No. 1), 2026 (Bill 4)
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Supreme Court of Canada
Surrey, B.C.
Surrey Eagles
Surrey Hospitals Foundation
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Surrey school district
Surrey Sports Hall of Fame
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
Szpak, Lillian
Tāłtān Nation
Taxation
Tax'ayee (McDames, Anne)
Taylor Bridge
Teegee, Terry
Temporary foreign workers
Terrace, B.C.
Terrorism
Thandi, Kuldip Singh
Thomas, Jerome (Seesanuk)
Thomas, Mary Ann
Thompson, Adam
Throne speech
TMX pipeline
Tobacco
Toilet facilities
Tourism
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
Tourism Week
Trade
Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5)
Traffic safety
Tran, Dao
Trans Mountain oil pipeline and expansion
Transgender Day of Visibility
Transit services
See also particular systems or services
TransLink
Transparency of Advocacy Organizations Act (Bill M240)
Transplantation of organs and tissues
Transportation
Transportation and Transit Ministry
Trapping
Tributes
Tsilhqot'in First Nation
Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Tumbler Ridge Outdoor Recreation Association
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
War
Waste management
Water
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry
Water Sustainability Act
Watersheds
Web Summit Vancouver
West Fraser Mills Ltd
West High Yield (WHY) Resources
West Kelowna–Peachland constituency and area
West Shore Chamber of Commerce
West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
Western Hockey League
Westham Island
Westham Island Bridge
Westside Health Network
Whalley Little League, Surrey, B.C.
Whistler
Whistler, B.C.
Whitecroft, B.C.
Widdowson, Frances
Wightman, Tannis
Wildfires
Wildlife
Williams Lake Mustangs hockey team
Williams, Rose
Windsor, George
Women
Woodfibre LNG
Woods, Nigel
Workers
Workplace safety
WorkSafeBC
World Autism Awareness Day
World Biodiversity Day
World Cup
World Plumbing Day
Wright, Steve
W̱SÁNEĆ Nations
Wu, Sylvia