Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2023
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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Sandhu, Harwinder (Vernon-Monashee)
Sharma, Hon. Niki (Vancouver-Hastings)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- response to question period questions (Milobar) 265B:1050
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Attorney General Ministry
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- By-election results
- Civil resolution tribunal
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities
- hate crimes
- incidence of anti-Asian hate crimes and response 265B:1030
- illegal drug trade
- repeat offenders
- Crown Proceeding Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, tabled 328B:1445
- Discrimination and racism
- Documents tabled
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
- B.C. Utilities Commission 2021-22 annual report 291B:1055
- Civil resolution tribunal, 2022-23 annual report 334B:1115
- Crown Proceeding Act report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 328B:1445
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2022-23 annual report 334B:1115
- Forest Appeals Commission, 2022 annual report 334B:1115
- Judicial Compensation Commission
- Property Assessment Appeal Board 2022 annual report 291B:1055
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., 2022-23 annual report 341B:1145
- Education
- Election Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 11)
- Elections
- entering of certificate of results for June 24, 2023 by-elections for Langford-Juan de Fuca and Vancouver–Mount Pleasant into Journals of the House 331B:1005
- Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2022-23 annual report tabled 334B:1115
- Family Law Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 17)
- Forest Appeals Commission
- Human Rights Commissioner
- Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
- Introductions by members 283B:1340, 307B:1335, 319B:1000, 325B:1335, 326B:1010, 334B:1005, 341B:1100
- Judicial Compensation Commission
- Justice system
- bail policies and reform 312B:1025-1030, 312B:1040-1050
- bail system and reform 265B:1030
- bail system reform and impacts, data collection and disclosure 291B:1040
- Crown counsel
- family justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- handling of criminal cases 337B:1435
- Labour Relations Board
- Legal aid
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2023 (Bill 24)
- Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
- Motions
- Oral questions (response)
- Attacks by repeat offenders and handling of cases by justice system 297B:1400, 312B:1025-1035, 312B:1040-1050
- Community safety in Vancouver's Chinatown 265B:1030
- Court case on access to legal aid by victims of gender-based violence 286B:1435-1440
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 291B:1050
- Crime in communities and handling by justice system 305B:1030-1035
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 294B:1045-1050
- Government action on repeat offenders and directive to Crown counsel 312B:1055
- Government hotline for racist incident reporting 286B:1440
- Release of data on crime in communities and handling by justice system 291B:1035-1040
- Property Assessment Appeal Board
- Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. annual report, 2022-23, tabled 341B:1145
- Romilly, Selwyn, life and contributions to legal system 335B:1300
- Safety
- Throne speech debate 267B:1650-1710
- Tributes
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 257B:1455
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East)
- As subject
- Automobiles
- Bybee, Dayleen
- family's access to affordable housing 298B:1045
- Cranbrook
- Education
- Elkford, B.C.
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ministry
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
- Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 29)
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- members and staff thanked 260B:1450, 331B:1135-1140
- prebudget consultation process and work of committee 331B:1135-1140
- reports
- first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 331B:1135
- second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, debate 331B:1140
- statutory officer review and work of committee 260B:1450
- statutory officer review, interim review 331B:1135
- Forests Ministry
- Health care system
- Health Ministry
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Immigration
- refugees and displaced persons
- Introductions by members 264B:1345, 272B:1345, 325B:1345
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Kershaw, Paul, life and contributions to arts education and theatre 319B:1020
- Key City Theatre 319B:1020
- Kootenay East constituency and area
- Legislature
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Motions
- Mount Baker Secondary School 300B:1350
- Oral questions
- Emergency services at hospitals 334B:1100
- Government action on affordable housing 298B:1045
- Government action on homelessness 337B:1440
- Government support for rural economy and natural resource sector 268B:1050
- Provision of Ukrainian-language written driver's test 280B:1045-1050
- Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
- role and comments on resource industries 268B:1050
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Resources and resource industries
- role in economy and government support 268B:1050
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- Schools
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 262B:1525-1555
- Wildlife
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- Budget debate 286B:1800-1830
- Dementia
- Introductions by members 276B:1345, 311B:1345-1350, 340B:1355, 344B:1340
- Legislature
- Motions
- Personal statements
- Withdrawal of comments made in the House 293B:1445
- Poppe, Mark
- service to Legislative Assembly and retirement 264B:1345
- Private members' statements (response)
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Sather, Michael
- life experiences of former MLA and dementia diagnosis 329B:1035
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 258B:1110-1150
- Tributes
Sims, Jinny (Surrey-Panorama)
- African Canadians
- Budget debate 279B:1710-1740
- Children and youth
- support, ministries and community organizations thanked 326B:1110
- Children and Youth Committee
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
- Documents tabled
- Children and Youth Committee, first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament 314B:1435-1440
- Children and Youth Committee, second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament 326B:1110
- First Nations and Indigenous persons
- Immigration
- Introductions by members 290B:1345, 299B:1335-1340, 305B:1010, 314B:1340
- Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
- LGBTQ2S community
- Marchbank, Jen
- advocacy work on LGBTQ and gender issues 279B:1350
- Money Judgment Enforcement Act (Bill 27)
- Motions
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2)
- Prayers and reflections 273B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Representative for Children and Youth
- Statements by members
- Jen Marchbank and work on LGBTQ and gender issues 279B:1350
- Surrey Crime Prevention Society youth volunteers 329B:1030-1035
- Surrey Libraries Youth Writing Contest 344B:1345
- Zimbabwe Cultural Society 284B:1020
- Surrey
- Surrey Crime Prevention Society
- Throne speech debate 260B:1610-1640
- Volunteers and volunteer sector
- Zimbabwe Cultural Society
Singh, Aman (Richmond-Queensborough)
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill 10)
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Cancer
- Democracy
- Discrimination and racism
- Earthquakes
- February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria and response 260B:1400-1405
- Holi festival
- Intimate Images Protection Act (Bill 12)
- Introductions by members 301B:1010, 308B:1005, 311B:1350, 312B:1005, 323B:1400, 325B:1345, 329B:1025, 333B:1335
- Land Owner Transparency Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
- Media
- Motions
- Obesity
- Prayers and reflections 300B:1330, 341B:1000
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Real Estate Services Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 259B:1625-1655
- The Whale
- portrayal of film character's obesity 301B:1025
- World Press Freedom Day
Singh, Hon. Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)
- As subject
- experience as parent of child in public school system 333B:1435
- Education
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Education funding
- Introductions by members 267B:1335, 293B:1335, 297B:1335, 321B:1340, 328B:1340, 331B:1010, 340B:1345, 341B:1000-1005, 347B:1335
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth
- Oral questions (response)
- Rustad, John
- School Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 40)
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- School districts
- sexual orientation and gender identity policies 331B:1120
- Schools
- Throne speech debate 267B:1620-1650
Starchuk, Mike (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Baird, Maureen
- City Dream Centre Society
- Cloverdale Community Kitchen
- Coldest Night of the Year
- Dental health
- dental care for low-income families 276B:1350
- Documents tabled
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee report 284B:1105-1110
- Emergencies
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Income
- Introductions by members 286B:1410, 294B:1015
- McCoy, David
- Merit Commissioner
- Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
- Motions
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Seniors
- Statements by members
- Surrey
- Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
- participation in annual fundraising walk for vulnerable persons 264B:1350-1355
- Throne speech debate 266B:1750-1810
- Zappone Manor
- seniors housing project in Cloverdale area 298B:1010
Stewart, Ben (Kelowna West)
- Borrett, Liz
- Canada Winter Games
- Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
- Communities
- community space for local activities and engagement 311B:1400
- Crime and criminals
- crime in communities, incidence and impact on businesses 301B:1055
- Disabled persons
- Emergencies
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Finance Ministry
- Fires and firefighters
- Housing Ministry
- Introductions by members 277B:1005, 328B:1350
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Kelowna
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Motions
- Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary School Bears robotics team and achievements 291B:1020
- Oral questions
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 301B:1050-1055
- Disaster financial assistance and wildfire recovery funding 277B:1050
- Peters, Sam, athletic achievements 277B:1015
- Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Ministry
- Private members' statements
- Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 32)
- Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
- Safety
- Science and technology
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Small business
- challenges and government support, proposal for crime and vandalism cost recovery fund 301B:1055
- Sports and recreation
- Statements by members
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Westbank Town Centre Park
Stone, Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)
- Atira Women's Resource Society
- B.C.
- B.C. Housing
- forensic audit report, release and debate 264B:1435-1440
- management and operations
- B.C. NDP
- MLAs
- comments on natural resource industries 270B:1050
- B.C. NDP government
- Budget debate 286B:1705-1735
- Burns Block Hotel
- purchase of building for social housing 325B:1420
- Business Council of B.C.
- Cancer
- Charles III, King of Great Britain
- Coleman, Jon
- Control of Foreign Funding and Electoral Influence Act (Bill M223)
- COVID-19 impact and government response
- Cowichan Hospital
- Crime and criminals
- Day One Society
- Daylight saving time
- permanent daylight saving time, implementation in B.C. 287B:1055
- Druskee, Howard, ownership of family house and application of taxes 298B:1045-1050
- Duclos, Jenna Nickle, comments on access to prenatal health care in Kamloops 329B:1105
- Eby, David
- Economy
- Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25)
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Emergency Program Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M211)
- Energy
- international energy supply, B.C. role 270B:1050
- Fires and firefighters
- Foxall, Lisa, comments on impacts of apartment building evacuation 321B:1420
- Government
- Green Party of B.C.
- position on community benefits agreement 260B:1435
- Harper's Trail Winery
- Health authorities
- Health care system
- health professionals and workers
- Horgan, John
- Housing
- affordable housing
- supportive housing
- Immigration
- refugees and displaced persons
- Interior Health Authority
- communications with local governments on public drug use bylaws 311B:1425
- Introductions by members 264B:1335, 280B:1005, 291B:1005, 304B:1340, 337B:1340, 338B:1010, 347B:1335-1340
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ministry
- Justice system
- handling of cases involving repeat offenders
- Kamloops
- Kamloops Blazers hockey team
- Khowutzun Development Corp.
- Labour
- community benefits agreement
- Legislature
- opposition, role 267B:1400
- private members' time
- Speaker and Chair
- appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 257B:1455
- Liquefied natural gas development
- Local government
- Lytton, B.C.
- Mark, Melanie
- Maternity and pregnancy
- MLAs
- role as representatives and service to constituents 262B:1340
- Memorial Cup hockey tournament
- hosting of 2023 tournament by Kamloops 329B:1035
- Ministerial statements (response)
- Motions
- Amendment to standing orders for private members' time 261B:1100-1105
- Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 257B:1455
- Appointment of Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business 274B:1345-1400
- Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee 264B:1435-1440
- Nanaimo
- use of illicit drugs in school area 311B:1430
- Nataros, Alex
- work as physician and concerns with health authority 261B:1050
- Oral questions
- Access to cancer care services and medications 279B:1425-1430
- Access to obstetrics and prenatal care in Kamloops 329B:1105
- Action on community safety and police officer vacancies 304B:1420
- Call for Auditor General review of Lytton fire response and recovery process 338B:1045
- Comments by MLA for Burnaby North 267B:1400
- Community benefits agreements and infrastructure projects 264B:1400-1405
- Conditions for health workers and accountability of health care administrators 261B:1050
- Cost of living and affordability issues and government priorities 333B:1425-1430
- Crime in communities and action on community safety 291B:1025-1030, 297B:1350-1355, 315B:1100
- Crime in communities and impact on businesses 293B:1425-1435, 300B:1425
- Drug decriminalization program and federal requirements 260B:1435
- Drug decriminalization program and regulation of illicit drug use in public spaces 307B:1400-1410, 311B:1425-1430
- Drug decriminalization program and role of businesses in drug supply 283B:1430
- Drug toxicity crisis and management of safe supply 344B:1400-1405
- Government action on affordable housing 298B:1045-1050
- Government action on housing affordability and housing targets 337B:1425
- Government decisions on policing issues and role of Police Complaint Commissioner 340B:1415-1420
- Government funding for Atira property services 325B:1415-1420
- Government policies on LNG development and status of project proposals 270B:1050-1055
- Health care services in Kamloops and status of obstetrics clinic 272B:1515
- Implementation of permanent daylight saving time 287B:1055
- Lytton fire recovery process and archaeological assessments 347B:1425
- Management of B.C. Housing and government funding for Atira property services 326B:1105
- Police officer staffing and funding for police services 318B:1415-1420
- Status of Royal B.C. Museum and collections facility project 276B:1420
- Support for displaced RidgeView Place tenants in Langford 321B:1415-1420
- Pattullo Bridge
- Personal statements (response)
- Police and policing
- Port Hardy Hospital
- Property transfer tax
- Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act
- Protecting Small Business from Crime and Vandalism Review Act (Bill M222)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Real estate industry
- Resources and resource industries
- role in economy and government support 270B:1050
- RidgeView Place
- evacuation of building and support for displaced tenants 321B:1415-1420
- Routledge, Janet
- comments referencing Holocaust during debate 267B:1400
- Royal B.C. Museum
- collections and research facility project in Colwood 276B:1420
- modernization and upgrading 276B:1420
- RCMP
- Safety
- Schmidt, Paul
- fatal stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop 291B:1025
- Scotties Tournament of Hearts
- Sisters Sleep Gallery and Stereo Warehouse, impact of community safety issues 300B:1425
- Small business
- challenges and government support 321B:1415
- challenges and government support, proposal for crime and vandalism cost recovery fund 293B:1430, 300B:1425
- challenges and support 337B:1350
- role in communities and economy 337B:1350
- Small Business Week 337B:1350
- Sports and recreation
- Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
- Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — status of health care system 272B:1525
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- Surrey
- Taxation
- Taylor, Linda and Robert
- impact of apartment building evacuation 321B:1415
- Tegart, Jackie
- appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 257B:1455
- Thompson Region Family Obstetrics Clinic
- Transit services
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Ukraine
- van Hoof, Linda
- Vancouver
- community safety issues and violent attacks 291B:1025
- Victoria
- Wages and salaries
- Western Hockey League
- Wine and wine industry
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
- Agriculture and Food Ministry
- Bowen Island
- Brackendale Art Gallery, establishment 290B:1355
- Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park and annual eagle count and festival 290B:1355
- British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2023
- Consumers
- Crown Land Residential Lease Act, 2023 (Bill M208)
- Cycling
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31)
- Finance Ministry
- Froslev, Thor, contributions and legacy 290B:1355
- Fuel
- Health care facilities and hospitals
- Health Ministry
- Housing Ministry
- Introductions by members 283B:1340, 345B:1005
- MacArthur, Jay, life and contributions to parks and outdoor recreation 305B:1015
- Motions
- Motor Vehicle Act
- proposed amendment, minimum safe passing distance 268B:1010
- Oral questions
- Parks
- establishment and role of community members 305B:1015
- Private members' statements
- Sports and recreation
- Statements by members
- Throne speech debate 266B:1700-1725
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Ministry
- Traffic safety
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
- Watson, Garry, legacy and role in development of Whistler 325B:1400-1405
- West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
- Whistler
- integrated health centre and primary care clinic 312B:1015
- Wildlife
Sturko, Elenore (Surrey South)
- Abbotsford
- homelessness, Lonzo Park encampment 290B:1435
- Adastra Holdings Ltd.
- Alberta
- addiction recovery conference, attendance by B.C. government staff 276B:1405
- Armed forces
- B.C. Centre on Substance Use
- 2018 report on addiction recovery strategies 276B:1400
- B.C. Liberal Party
- performance as government
- school capital funding and projects 319B:1030
- B.C. United
- Budgets
- Connect 2 Protect
- Crime and criminals
- Earthquakes
- February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria and response 261B:1015
- Eby, David
- comments on supportive housing sites 301B:1040
- Education and Child Care Ministry
- Education funding
- students with support needs, learning disabilities 319B:1030
- First speeches by members 259B:1410-1425
- Health care funding
- Homelessness
- Housing
- affordable housing
- supportive housing
- Interior Health Authority
- communications with local governments on public drug use bylaws 311B:1425
- Introductions by members 286B:1340, 290B:1335, 293B:1335, 314B:1335, 322B:1005
- Jones, Dave, comments on crime victims and justice system 305B:1045
- Justice system
- Kenzie, Crystal
- advocacy for mental health crisis support 334B:1010
- Krog, Leonard, comments on community safety issues in Nanaimo 291B:1050
- Larsen, Dana, role in opening of retail stores for illegal drugs 280B:1030
- Legal aid
- Legion Veterans Village project and Centre of Excellence 268B:1010-1015
- Local government
- Manak, Del, comments on criminal activities at supportive housing sites 301B:1040
- Mental health
- advocacy and supports 337B:1345
- awareness and elimination of stigma 318B:1355, 337B:1345
- mental health and addiction
- programs and services
- Mental Health Act
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill M214)
- Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
- Motions
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26)
- Nanaimo
- Oral questions
- Penticton
- homelessness, government response to issues 315B:1055
- Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36)
- Police and policing
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Private members' statements
- Private members' statements (response)
- Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
- Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
- Reforming the Police Act Special Committee
- Rental housing
- protections and support for tenants 273B:1045
- Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34)
- RCMP
- Safety
- Sanio, Aaron
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- Schools
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35)
- Statements by members
- Substance use and addiction
- cocaine 280B:1025-1030
- decriminalization program
- drug use in public spaces, impacts and regulation 307B:1425, 311B:1420-1425
- facilities 287B:1105
- opioid use
- overdoses
- overdoses by children and youth
- safe supply
- supply of drugs
- treatment and recovery services
- youth substance use and addiction
- Suicide
- Surrey
- Surrey Memorial Hospital
- supports for mental health crisis services 338B:1050
- Throne speech debate 259B:1410-1425
- Transit services
- Vaisakhi
- Vancouver
- addiction treatment and recovery services, housing and treatment facility project 287B:1105
- retail stores for illegal drugs 280B:1030
- Victoria
- World Mental Health Day
- Zimmer, Cindy
- advocacy for mental health crisis support 334B:1010
- Zimmer, James
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