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From YouTube: JUNE 24 2020 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
C
Thanks
mr.
speaker,
for
the
last
several
days,
we
have
been
asking
the
premier
to
explain
why
his
government
is
refusing
to
grant
a
straightforward
extension
to
the
mandatory
layoff
rules
in
the
way
that
other
provinces
and
the
federal
government
have
done
to
protect
hundreds
of
thousands
of
workers
protect
their
job
and
to
prevent
their
employers
from
being
driven
into
bankruptcy.
C
The
restaurants
Association
of
Canada
tells
us
they
have
no
meeting
with
the
premier
tomorrow.
The
Canadian
Federation
of
Independent
businesses,
a
signatory
to
the
letters,
says
they
have
no
meeting
with
the
premier
tomorrow.
The
British
Columbia
Hotel
Association
tells
us
again
a
signatory
to
learn.
They
have
no
meeting
with
the
premier,
the
able
no
meeting
with
the
premier,
the
I
CBA
again
a
signatory
to
the
letter
says
they
have
no
meeting
with
the
premier
together.
All
of
these
groups
represent
thousands
of
small
and
medium-sized
businesses
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
employers
employees.
C
D
Thank
You
honorable
speaker
and
I
thank
Inspector
Clouseau
for
his
question.
I
I
have
to
say,
honourable
speaker,
this
is
the
third
day
I
received
a
letter
on
the
22nd
which
was
Monday
I,
attended.
The
house
I
had
questions
from
the
leader
of
the
opposition
and
other
members
of
the
opposition
about
this
issue
and
I
said
that
I
would
take
their
advice
and
counsel
and
I
would
discuss
it
with
the
men.
D
Many
of
the
members
who
signed
know
if
we're
gonna
split
a
hair
I
will
tell
you
that
I'm
gonna
be
meeting
with
the
BC
Business
Council,
the
Surrey
Board
of
Trade,
who
was
referred
to
by
one
of
the
members
over
there
and
the
questions.
The
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade,
as
well
as
the
BC
Chamber
of
Commerce,
which
overwhelmingly
represents
the
vast
majority
of
businesses
in
British,
Columbia
and
I,
will
of
course
reach
out
to
those
other
organizations
after
the
discussion
is
taking
place
and
the
determination
has
been
made
which
will
happen
tomorrow.
D
But
I
just
had
a
discussion
with
the
with
the
Attorney
General
who
advises
me.
He
meets
with
Abel
regularly
and
not
once
if
they
raised
this
question
with
him.
I
talked
to
the
restaurants,
Association
and
not
one
said
they
raised
this
issue
with
me.
Those
that
have
I
will
be
talking
to
tomorrow.
The
other
signatories
I
will
be
corresponding
with,
but
the
vast
majority
of
business
is
represented
by
those
extraordinary
agencies.
Two
boards
of
trade,
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
ICI
Business
Council,
will
be
on
a
call
with
me
tomorrow.
C
How
can
the
premier
stand
in
this
place
and
say
these
organizations
have
never
raised
it
with
him?
They
wrote
to
him
on
June
the
5th
and
they
wrote
to
him
on
June
the
22nd.
How
else
are
you
supposed
to
raise
an
issue
with
the
premier
of
the
province
of
British
Columbia?
Yesterday
he
dismissed
their
correspondence
as
being
salacious,
whatever
the
heck.
That
means
in
the
context
of
organisations
trying
to
protect
their
employees
and
businesses
that
are
in
jeopardy
of
going
bankrupt.
Mr.
C
speaker,
forgive
me
for
splitting
hairs
when
the
premier
stands
in
the
house
and
says,
as
he
did,
I
will
be
meeting
with
them.
Referring
to
the
letter
on
Thursday
I
will
revisit
the
issue
and
meet
with
all
of
them.
Those
were
his
words,
not
mine.
Imagine
how
surprised
the
vast
majority
of
the
organizations
were
to
discover
that
the
premier
was
having
a
meeting
that
they
were
invited
to
that's
an
interesting
approach
to
social
distancing.
E
C
The
premier
can
try
to
dismiss
this
and
make
jokes
about
it.
What's
at
stake
here
is
the
continued
existence
of
thousands
of
businesses,
mostly
small
and
medium
sized
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
jobs
for
the
employees
that
they
employ.
Mr.
speaker
and
what's
interesting,
is
the
risks
associated
with
to
those
businesses
and
those
employees
can
be
averted,
can
be
averted
by
a
the
signing
of
a
two-line.
Oh
I,
see
that
alters
two
numbers
in
an
existing
regulation.
C
Well,
a
premier
stop
stonewalling.
Will
he
stop
making
jokes
about
it?
Will
he
stop
making
accusations
about
the
people
who
have
brought
the
issue
to
his
attention
and
stand
up
and
do
what
other
governments
in
this
country
have
done?
Do
what
make
sense
and
grant
the
extension
necessary
to
ensure
that
these
workers
have
jobs,
and
these
businesses
continue
to
exist?
Premiere.
D
A
cure
honorable
speaker
well
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
we
did
extend
the
period
by
ordering
counsel
and
we
also
offered
a
burial
opportunity,
which
is
part
of
an
act
that
was
passed
in
1995
and
in
the
16
years
that
the
people
on
that
side,
the
house
had
an
opportunity
to
amend
it.
They
chose
not
to
so
that
variants
opportunity
so
that
variants,
opportunity
may
well
have
been
appropriate,
then,
but
not
appropriate.
D
Now,
I
do
take
this
serious
issue
very
seriously
on
and
remember
and
I'm
going
to
be
meeting
with
the
vast
majority
of
the
signatories
representing
businesses
in
every
corner
of
the
province
tomorrow
morning
and
the
first
order
of
business
is
to
address
this
issue.
I
set
that
on
Monday
I
said
it
yesterday,
I
say
it
again
today,
I'm
sure
there
are
other
issues
that
the
opposition
would
like
to
raise
with
us.
I
guess
this
cooperation
and
collegiality
that
was
working
so
well
for
British
Columbians
is
now
out
the
door.
C
The
premier,
mr.
speaker,
seems
bothered,
and
even
a
bit
confused
by
the
fact
that
the
Official
Opposition
would
stand
up
and
bring
to
the
floor
of
this
legislature,
an
issue
that
impacts
hundreds
of
thousands
of
workers
and
thousands
of
businesses.
Well,
he's
apparently
going
to
have
to
continue
to
go
on
being
bothered
because,
as
an
opposition,
we're
going
to
continue
to
bring
issues
like
that
to
the
floor
of
this
Legislative
Assembly.
C
You
know
that
there
is,
there
is
magic
in
words
and
the
accuracy
of
words.
The
premiere
just
repeated,
a
statement
that
is
clearly
not
in
line
with
the
fact
he
says.
I'm
meeting
with
the
majority
of
the
signatories
he's
not
eight
of
twelve
signatories
are
not
invited
to
participate
in
the
meetings
that
the
premier
is
having
tomorrow
and
they
represent
hundreds
of
thousands
of
employees,
workers
and
tens
of
thousands
of
businesses.
So
for
mr.
mr.
speaker
for
the
premier
to
continue
to
repeat
something
that
simply
isn't
true
is
I.
C
Think
reprehensible,
look,
there's
an
easy
solution,
there's
a
solution
that
the
federal
government
has
adopted,
that
other
provinces
have
adopted.
I
can't
I
can't
explain
why
the
Premier's
Minister
of
Labour
speaking
for
the
government,
said
no.
You
know
earlier
today
the
premier
renewed,
the
state
of
emergency
circumstances
have
changed.
The
state
of
the
emergency
continues
to
be
in
place.
These
advocates
are
saying
to
the
premier.
As
long
as
that
state
of
emergency
is
in
place,
our
opportunity
to
operate
is
compromised
and
that
puts
our
employees
and
businesses
at
risk.
C
D
D
D
The
people
of
British
Columbia
are
watching
today
they're,
seeing
that
her
Majesty's
loyal
opposition
asking
the
same
questions.
They
asked
on
Monday
and
on
Tuesday
and
they're
getting
the
same
answer
we're
just
a
day
closer
to
when
I
sit
down
with
the
vast
majority
of
employers
of
British
Columbia,
represented
by
the
BC
chamber
of
commerce,
the
surrey
border
trade,
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
and
the
BC
Business
Council.
They
raised
the
issue
with
me
and
the
economic
very
task
force.
They
wrote
to
me
on
Monday
and
I'm
responding
face
to
face
on
Thursday.
D
If
that's
all
the
opposition
has
got.
Perhaps
I'll
read
instead
from
the
BC
business
business
in
Vancouver,
who
had
interviews
with
four
prominent
economists
about
how
they
see
the
economic
recovery
going
here
in
British,
Columbia
yep,
the
members
on
that
side.
Don't
want
to
raise
these
issues
I'll
raise
them
myself.
The
question
from
BC
business
in
Vancouver.
D
How
is
BC
managing
the
reopening
of
the
economy
compared
to
other
provinces
and
Pierre
chloro
from
the
chief
economist
with
BC
or
Business
Development
Bank,
said
our
forecast
is
that
the
impact
on
BC
will
be
much
less
than
others
in
Canada
in
general,
the
BC
economy
is
going
to
come
back
faster
than
the
rest
of
Canada
I've
got
pages
to
read.
Honourable
speaker,
I
can't
wait
to
do
it.
F
Well,
Thank
You
mr.
speaker
and
I
find
it
absolutely
astounding
that
the
premier
of
British
Columbia
thinks
it's
an
insignificant
issue
when
the
opposition
brings
the
issue
of
keeping
thousands
of
employees
working
in
the
province
and
here's
what
we
know
he
can
bluster
and
be
as
loud
as
he
wants.
But
here's
what
we
know
since
this
issue
was
raised
in
the
house
and
the
premier
received
a
letter
that
can
only
be
described
as
scathing
from
the
representatives
of
thousands
of
employees
and
employers
in
our
province.
F
He
has
been
nothing
less
than
defensive
and
dismissive
of
those
concerns
and
What
did
he
say,
don't
worry,
I'm
meeting
with
this
group
on
Thursday.
Well
now
what
we
find
out
is
that
that
wasn't
accurate
at
all.
In
fact,
key
sectors
and
representatives
are
excluded
from
this
solvent
all
meeting
on
Thursday
here's.
What
one
of
the
sector's
representatives
said,
the
CEO
of
the
BC
Hotel
Association
Ingrid
Jarrett,
is
one
of
the
signatories
who
is
excluded
from
the
Premier's
meeting.
Here's
what
she
said
and
I
quote.
Nobody
wanted
to
lay
anybody
off.
F
The
last
thing
they
want
to
do
is
sever
their
employer,
employee
relationship,
and
they
have
no
intention
of
severing
that
relationship
as
long
as
they
can.
But
if
the
law
isn't
changed,
the
majority
of
the
hotels
will
go
insolvent
overnight.
End
quote
well
for
the
Premier's
attention.
I.
Think
insolvency
of
hotels
in
British
Columbia
is
absolutely
worthy
of
debate
and
discussion
in
this
legislature.
So
to
be
clear,
the
premier
could
have
fixed
the
problem
on
Monday.
He
could
have
fixed
the
problem
on
Tuesday
and
he
can
fix
the
problem
today.
F
B
D
Yeah,
my
goodness,
my
goodness,
champions
of
British
Columbia,
no
speaker
on
the
other
side,
but
let's
go
back.
Let's
go
back
to
the
economists
who
were
commenting
on
how
we're
doing
in
British
Columbia
how
British
Columbians
are
doing
responding
to
cope
at
19,
responding
to
cope
at
19,
the
the
chief
economist
for
the
BC
Business
Council,
one
of
the
individuals
I'll
be
meeting
with
tomorrow
in
responding
to
the
questions.
How
would
we
manage
reopening
the
economy?
D
Ken
peacock
said
reading
that
plan
BC
is
in
line
with
what's
going
on
in
other
provinces,
the
reopen
the
reopening
is
good,
I,
think
BC
managed
the
crisis
much
better.
We've
had
better
outcomes,
and
some
of
that
can
be
attributed
to
how
we've
managed
it
compared
to
other
provinces.
So
again,
Honourable
member
from
from
Prince
George
I
absolutely
agree
with
you.
F
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
speaker
and
the
premiere
can
filibuster
Olly
Watts
by
reading
out
articles.
What
the
sectors
that
are
excluded
from
the
meeting
tomorrow
are
asking
for
is
for
the
premier
to
say
yes
today
this
is
a
critical
issue.
60%
of
hotels
remain
closed,
and
yet
this
entire
sector,
which
is
in
every
community
in
British
Columbia
critical
to
the
restart
of
the
economy,
is
simply
being
dismissed
by
the
premier
as
not
being
important
enough
to
attend
the
meeting.
F
Just
today,
Ingrid
said
and
I
quote
out
of
the
56
thousand
employees
laid
off,
there
will
probably
be
about
35,000
of
them
that
will
not
have
a
job
to
go
back
to,
because
those
businesses
will
not
survive
for
our
industry.
It's
crippling
and
an
undue
stress
and
hardship
on
employees
or
frightened
that
they
will
not
have
a
job
to
come
back
to
next
week
or
the
week
after
end
quote
Hotel
ears
feel
desperate.
It
is
time
for
the
premier
to
do
the
right
thing.
It's
a
simple
step.
The
premier
can
take
right
now.
F
D
Well,
speaker
and
I
thank
the
member
for
a
question
and
I
do
agree
that
the
hospitality
sector
is
a
critical,
important
part
of
the
BC
economy
and
that's
why
I
was
so
excited
that
dr.
Henry
and
I
could
announce
today
that
phase
3
of
the
BC
restart
plan
is
effective.
Today.
That
means
the
hard
work
to
flatten
the
curve
and
to
keep
koban
19
under
control.
But,
let's
be
under
no
illusion.
D
Honorable
speaker,
copan
19,
will
be
with
us
through
the
summer
will
be
with
us
through
the
fall
and
likely
into
the
new
year
as
well,
and
we
need
to
be
vigilant,
but
I
am
committed
to
making
sure
that
British
Columbia
gets
back
to
where
we
were
as
fast
as
we
possibly
can,
and
I
am
going
to
do
the
courteous
thing
and
sit
down
with
the
people.
The
majority
of
the
people
are
a
portion
of
the
people,
whatever
hair
the
member
of
them
from
over.
D
There
wants
to
raise
I'm
sitting
down
with
the
vast
majority
of
the
leaders
in
the
industry
and
I'm
gonna
have
a
direct
conversation
with
them.
I
think
that's
the
appropriate
way
to
go.
I
appreciate.
I
appreciate
that
the
official
opposition
is
not
satisfied
with
me
engaging
directly
with
British
Columbians
when
I
said
in
the
Minister
of
Finance
said.
We
wanted
to
ask
British
Columbians
what
they
thought.
D
What
did
we
get
scorn
and
contempt
from
the
official
opposition
that
was
the
end
of
the
collegiality
I
guess
when
we
said
what
are
we
all
together,
all
87
of
us
asked
British
Columbians
what
they
think.
What
was
the
response
from
the
BC
Liberal
Party
health
doesn't
matter
to
the
economy.
That's
from
the
leader
of
the
Opposition
health
is
fundamental.
Honorable
speaker,
public
health
is
absolutely
fundamental.
So
much
so
honorable
speaker
that
the
Beast
of
the
Canadian
Canadian
Business,
Council
golde
higher,
said
the
following
quote:
public
confidence.
D
Public
compos
is
essential
to
a
successful
economic
restart
by
following
the
advice
of
health
officials
and
actively
committing
ourselves
to
fight
cope
at
19.
We
can
assure
Canadians
that
business
owners
and
managers
are
working
to
mitigate
risk
and
get
me
economy
moving.
Health
is
fundamental
on
respeaker
the
competence
in
the
economy.
It's
a
shame.
The
leader
of
the
Opposition
doesn't
understand
that.
G
You
honourable
speaker
I'd
like
to
begin
by
thanking
the
Minister
of
Health
for
his
work
in
answers
over
the
last
couple
of
days.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
the
changes
that
he's
promised.
Thanks
to
his
continued
work.
The
scenario
is
reported
by
the
military
in
the
truly
horrible
state
in
some
in
Ontario
and
Quebec
have,
thankfully
not
been
documented
to
the
same
extent
here
in
BC.
G
However,
honorable
speaker
here
in
BC,
we
have
heard
from
elders
and
family
members
about
serious
maltreatment
and
in
the
months
leading
up
to
the
pandemic,
the
provincial
government
did
have
to
take
control
of
for
care
homes
due
to
dangerously
low
standards
of
care.
The
latest
report
from
the
BC
seniors
advocate
highlights
the
many
areas
we
are
continuing
to
fail
to
regulate
and
where
care
homes,
despite
increased
funding,
fall
short.
My
questions,
for
you,
honourable
speaker,
is
for
the
Minister
of
Health.
E
Thank
you
to
the
member
for
her
question
in
British,
Columbia
health
inspections,
inspections
under
the
community
care
and
assisted
living
Act
are
done
by
under
the
auspices
of
medical
health
officers
in
the
health
authorities.
Last
year
there
was
677
such
inspections
in
British
Columbia
and
this
year,
we're
at
about
the
same
rate
through
five
months
in
2020,
we've
done
about
293
inspections
or
those
health
officers.
Have
the
member
refers
to
the
care
homes
that
have
been
taken
under
the
administration
of
health
authorities?
E
Those
are
I,
think
examples
of
how
vigorously
our
teams
in
public
health
and
how
seriously
they
take
these
issues
that,
in
all
of
those
cases,
standards,
weren't
met
and
action
was
taken
both
by
Health
Authority
boards
by
me
and
and
by
Licensing's
officers.
So
we're
continuing
to
ensure
and
work
to
ensure
the
quality
of
care.
I
want
to
add
to
this
the
most
of
some
of
the
most
important
ways
we've
done.
This
are
the
two
million
two
hundred
and
ninety
three
thousand
care
hours,
we've
added
under
the
under
the
3.36
initiative.
E
Two
million
of
those
care
hours
have
gone
to
public
beds
in
private
and
private,
not-for-profit
and
for-profit
facilities.
It's
an
indication
of
our
determination
to
improve
the
quality
of
care,
as
has
the
effort
of
everyone
together.
Vesey
of
care
operators,
public
and
private
over
the
last
number
of
months
would
have
allowed
us
in
BC.
While
facing
the
huge
challenges
for
long-term
care
of
this
pandemic,
they
have
a
record
that
I
think
deserves
respect,
and
so
we're
going
to
continue
that
work
continue.
E
The
significant
effort
by
Public,
Health
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
involved
in
public
health
who
works
with
the
care
home
sector.
Who've
fought
and
worked
to
ensure
that
seniors
are
kept
protected
in
the
pandemic.
I
want
to
thank
them,
and
you
know
that
will
continue
to
add
the
resources
they
need.
G
However,
I
do
think
there
is
a
role
that
government
does
need
to
play
in
oversight,
and
the
minister
mentions
the
number
of
care
hours
in
BC
and
in
fact
he
has
pointed
to
the
government's
increased
funding
of
direct
care
hours
in
the
last
few
days
to
the
provincial
standard,
to
three
point:
three:
six
hours
of
care
per
resident
per
day,
and
while
we
support
this
initiative
and
of
course
the
issue
of
care
hours
is
incredibly
important.
Important
the
question
of
sufficient
oversight
and
monitoring
remains.
G
We
currently
lack
a
system
robust
enough
to
accurately
monitor
the
actual
hours
of
care
delivered.
So
while
the
government
may
fund
3.3
six
hours
of
care
per
resident
per
day,
there
is
no
system
robust
enough
to
ensure
those
hours
are
actually
being
delivered.
In
fact,
according
to
the
BC
seniors
advocate,
the
current
system
used
to
try
and
calculate
delivered
care
hours
may
actually
overstate.
G
The
actual
number
of
care
hours
delivered
and
I'd
hope
and
expect
that
the
minister
is
as
concerned
as
we
are
about
the
207
thousand
hours
of
taxpayer-funded
care
that
were
not
delivered
in
the
for-profit
sector
in
2017
2018.
My
questions
whoyou
honourable
speaker
is
once
again
to
the
Minister
of
Health.
What
additional
steps
is
the
government
going
to
take
to
create
a
more
robust
monitoring
system
for
delivered
direct
care
hours
to
ensure
that
public
funds
are
being
used
for
the
sole
purpose
of
providing
direct
care
to
seniors
Minister.
E
Oh
thank
very
much
honorable
speaker
I
want
to
make
the
distinguish
the
distinction
between
the
licensing
inspections
that
take
place
to
ensure
the
quality
of
care.
Those
are
separate
from
the
financial
decisions
that
are
made
for
good
reasons,
so
that
there
is
no
conflict
of
interests
and
that
our
licensing
officers
can
focus
on
what
they
need
to
focus
on,
which
is
the
quality
of
care.
E
At
that
time,
we've
made
significant
improvements
and
when
we
decided
to
spend
on
an
annualized
basis,
a
hundred
and
ten
million
dollars
required
to
lift
the
average
care
standard
up
to
three
point:
three:
six
we
put
in
place
monitoring
measures
I
agree
that
there
are
things
to
learn
from
the
report
of
the
seniors
advocate,
which
is
the
mender
knows,
assessed
statistics
from
2016,
17
and
17
18
I.
Think
improvements
can
be
made,
as
I
suggested
in
my
answer.
Yesterday,
more
improvements
would
be
made,
but
I
think
we
can
say.
E
H
Remember:
okay,
Gordon,
head
Thank,
You
honorable
speaker,
honorable
speaker
of
March,
the
fifth
I
asked
the
Minister
of
Energy
Mines
and
petroleum
resources,
a
question
concerning
regulatory
inconsistencies
in
the
provinces:
provincial
governments,
handling
of
Pacific
Booker's
proposed
Morris
and
mine
like
to
explore
this
little
further.
Honourable
speaker
in
2015.
After
reviewing
the
project.
For
a
second
time,
the
Ministry
of
Environment
issued
a
section
17
order
that
the
project
undergo
further
assessment.
H
Despite
numerous
exchanges
with
the
environmental
assessment
office
and
the
completion
of
an
in-depth
study
of
Morrison
Lake
Pacific
Booker
has
been
unable
to
clarify
the
precise
nature
of
what
is
actually
required
in
the
section
817
order
for
Pacific
Booker.
This
order
has
been
tantamount
to
a
rejection
of
its
project
without
the
ministry
formally
saying.
No
government
recently
amended
the
environmental
assessment
process
to
provide
certainty
of
process
and
clarity
of
regulatory
considerations
when
presented
with
an
application
for
an
environmental
assessment
certificate.
The
minister
is
given
three
options
under
the
2018
environmental
assessment.
H
Act
number
one
grant
the
certificate
number
to
grant
the
certificate
with
conditions
attached
or
number
three
reject
the
project.
Pacific
booker's
treatment
doesn't
align
with
the
new
assessment
standards,
they've
been
given
the
opposite
of
regulatory,
certain
regulatory
certainty
and
their
project
has
been
shunted
off
for
a
further
assessment.
My
question
is
to
the
Minister
of
Environment.
Considering
the
recent
changes
to
the
environmental
assessment
process,
will
he
amend
the
2015
order
to
clarify
the
nature
of
the
work
required
by
Pacific,
Book
and
minerals
Minister.
I
Thank
you
very
much
honorable
speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question.
I
recall
the
question
to
my
colleague,
the
Minister
of
Energy
moments
and
petroleum
resources
in
March
quite
well,
and
as
the
minister
of
energy
and
mind
said
at
the
time
he
and
I
can't
speak
to
the
specifics
of
why
the
old
government
made
the
decision
that
it
made
with
respect
to
the
proposed
morrison
mine,
the
members
also
correct.
We
made
significant
changes
to
the
environmental
assessment
through
revitalization
and
we're
proud
of
that.
I
As
our
government
we
brought
new
transparency
to
the
act.
We've
included
engagement
of
indigenous
peoples
and
local
communities
at
the
front
end,
and
we
have
taken
steps
to
ensure
that
good
projects
that
respect
the
environment,
that
respect
indigenous
peoples
and
respect
the
public
can
be
approved
more
quickly
with
greater
certainty.
However,
with
regard
to
Pacific
butcher,
the
member
is
correct,
the
under
the
old
act.
The
decision
was
made
to
require
additional
information
from
the
proponent
before
a
final
decision
on
the
proposal
was
made
under
the
new
legislation
or
the
transition
regulation.
I
There
is
no
ability
to
take
a
project
like
Morrison
that
has
proceeded
this
far
down
the
process
and
transfer
it
to
the
provisions
of
the
new
Act.
But
it's
my
understanding
that
the
company
is
currently
working
through
the
required
regulatory
process
for
further
assessment
in
tandem
with
the
environmental
assessment
office.
I
H
You
Minister
for
your
answer,
I
think
the
minister
may
have
missed
the
point.
Pacific
Booker
doesn't
know
what
the
section
17
order
does,
because
the
what
they're
supposed
to
do
has
not
been
conveyed
to
them
with
any
certainty,
so
they
are
left
with
a
with
an
uncertain
order
of
which
they
don't
know
how
to
respond.
So
it's
not
possible
for
them
to
move
through
the
regulatory
process
when
that
process
has
not
been
defined
in
which
they
could
go.
H
They've
conducted
detailed
assessments
of
morrison
lake
and
its
internal
wildlife,
including
measuring
water
quality
and
lake
mixing
mixing
patterns,
as
well
as
investigations
into
fish,
habitat
and
spawning
patterns.
They've
pledged
to
use
cutting-edge
technology
to
reduce
groundwater,
seepage
from
the
tailings
storage
facility
and
they've
even
completed
a
request.
Then
they
were
the
only
one
asked
to
do
so
to
comment
on
their
implications
of
mob
poly
for
their
tailings
management.
Throughout
the
protracted
environmental
assessment
process,
Pacific
Booker
has
stated
its
preference
to
use
local
suppliers
and
to
hire
local
workers.
H
H
My
question
again
honorable
speaker
through
you
to
the
Minister
of
Environment,
is
this:
given
the
extensive
work
undertaken
by
Pacific
bookr
minerals
to
examine
and
reduce
the
environmental
impact
of
the
potential
morrison
mine
project
and
the
potential
economic
benefit
to
the
province,
will
this
government
commit
to
ensuring
that
the
company
receives
a
timely,
unbiased
review
of
the
latest
proposal
and,
in
particular,
is
given
clear
instructions
from
your
office
so
that
it
knows
what
boxes
need
to
be
ticked
so
that
they
can
follow
due
process?
Rather
than
second-guessing
certain
people
who
haven't
made
that
very
clear.
I
I
I
I'm
advised
that
the
company
plans
to
provide
an
update
to
the
environmental
assessment
office
regarding
their
next
steps
and
the
environmental
assessment
office
will
be
very
happy
to
assist
them
in
in
a
timely
and
string
of
the
questions
required
by
the
order
and
as
Minister
I
assure
that
when
the
application
is
complete
and
ready
for
reconsideration,
it
will
be
considered
in
a
timely
manner.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
You
honorable
speaker
a
pleasant
surprise
on
my
dad
I
appreciate
it.
The
premium
made
a
promise
to
parents
in
2017.
Just
before
the
election
and
I'm
gonna
read
a
little
piece
of
that
promise.
We
do
not
have
any
plans
to
change
the
existing
funding
for
independent
schools,
nor
the
legislation
that
governs
them,
but
Mr
Speaker.
That's
exactly
what
happened
by
slashing
21%
from
their
budget
and
Elsa
grade.
5
student
also
wants
to
know
why
the
premier
broke
his
promise.
A
Mr
Speaker
I
have
received
hundreds
of
letters,
emails
and
phone
calls
from
parents
who
want
to
know
why
the
premier
broke
his
word.
Many
students
that
attend
IDL
schools
come
from
diverse
learning
backgrounds,
students
that
are
struggling
in
traditional
learning
environments,
as
well
as
students
that
learn
in
remote
areas.
Like
my
area
in
the
piece
country
parents
feel
like
they
have
been
singled
out
for
choosing
how
they
want
to
educate
their
children
and
that
the
premier
is
picking
sides
with
how
he
wants
to
teach
kids.
A
Furthermore,
schools
were
told
directly
by
the
ministry
that
this
was
a
political
decision
so
to
the
premier
and
to
his
promise.
I
can
read
else's
question.
I
want
you
to
talk
to
me
and
I
quote:
I.
Want
you
to
talk
to
me
as
an
11
year
old
and
tell
me
why
it's
ok
to
wreck
my
schooling.
Please
tell
me
why
I
can't
learn
the
best
way
that
works
for
me.
Minister.
J
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question
and
the
opportunity
as
well
to
join
in
with
all
members
of
the
House
who
have
congratulated
the
64,000
members
of
the
graduating
class
of
2020
and
I
want
to
also
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
all
of
the
parents,
teachers
support
staff
principals
and
vice
principals,
school
leaders
around
British
Columbia,
under
the
direction
and
capable
leadership
of
dr.
Bonnie
Henry
for
managing
over
the
last
100
days,
our
school
system.
J
During
a
pandemic,
we
have
fared
very
well
in
British
Columbia
and
we're
very
pleased
that
being
able
to
reach
restart
schools
in
a
safe
way.
For
the
month
of
June,
we
have
had
200,000
students
that
returned
back
to
the
classroom,
which
sets
us
up
for
a
very
strong
restart
in
September
to
the
members
question
the
changes
that
we
have
made
bring
independent,
distributed,
learning
funding
in
line
with
every
other
independent
school
in
in
category
1
in
in
the
group
1
rates.
J
So
this
is
consistency
with
funding
rules
that
govern
Catholic,
Anglican,
Jewish,
Montessori
schools
in
the
brick-and-mortar,
independent
school
sector
and
I
would
add
that
even
the
opposition,
when
they
were
in
government,
had
concerns
around
funding
rules
with
IDL
schools.
They
brought
in
a
cap
on
supplies.
They
brought
in
a
moratorium
on
in
2012
on
certifying
additional
IDL
providers.
J
A
You,
mr.
speaker
and
it's
you
know
quite
shameful
actually
how
the
minister
is
completely
dismissed.
A
twelve
million
dollar
cut
to
IDL
students,
that's
$800
per
student
that
has
been
cut,
so
he
can
twist
it
around.
However,
he
wants,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
the
premier
has
said
he
would
not
make
any
cuts
or
any
changes
to
the
legislation
regarding
independent
schools.
So
again,
I
asked
the
premier:
why
did
he
break
his
word
in.
J
Mr.
speaker,
it's
unfortunate.
The
member
has
all
of
his
numbers
wrong
and
he's
just
wrong
to
the
facts.
As
I
have
said,
independent
distributed
learning
funding
will
increase
by
four
percent
next
year.
Students
with
special
education
needs
in
IDL.
Schools
have
benefited
through
thirty
five
percent
increase
to
the
rates
to
which
we
fund
students
who
fall
into
those
SS
categories.
J
So
look,
students
and
families
in
British
Columbia
are
benefitting
from
a
government
that
has
wasted
no
time
over
the
last
three
years
to
bring
labor
peace
to
the
school
system,
to
bring
record
levels
of
investment
to
increase
overall
student
funding
in
in
in
British
Columbia
from
being
the
second
worst
in
Canada
and
increased
by
$1,400,
we
have
increased
investment
in
British
Columbia
at
four
times
the
rate
of
any
other
provincial
jurisdiction
in
Canada.
That's
a
record
we're
proud
of.
That's
a
promise
we
made
to
British
Columbians
and
that's
a
promise
we
delivered
on.