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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 18 2021 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
C
C
During
the
heat
dome
alone,
almost
600,
frail
elderly
british
columbians
died
and
what
did
the
premier
say-
and
I
quote
fatalities
happen
and
when
british
columbians
were
getting
swamped
over
the
weekend,
the
government
didn't
do
anything
again.
The
premier's
response
was
disappointing.
It's
and
I
quote,
it
gets
wet
in
november.
He
said,
as
is
as
if
his
government
had
absolutely
no
clue
what
was
happening
in
our
province.
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D
I
can
tell
the
the
member
that
there
was
significant
work
on
the
weekend
of
the
the
storm
that
came
through
an
unprecedented
storm,
the
likes
of
which
we
have
never
seen
in
this
province,
dropping
more
than
a
month's
worth
of
rain
in
the
space
of
of
24-48
hours.
D
I
can
tell
you
that
the
the
drive
bc,
for
example,
was
updated
on
a
regular
basis,
notifications
about
stream
flow
advisories
provided
to
local
communities.
Flood
warnings
issued
the
highway
signs
about
weather
conditions.
At
the
same
time,
crews
were
out
dealing
with
the
potential
trouble
areas,
both
in
terms
of
local
communities,
but
also
on
our
provincial
highways.
D
We
were
in
contact.
I
was
in
contact
with
bill
blair
when
the
scope
of
the
challenges
that
were
seen
in
terms
of
the
the
the
slides
that
occurred
in
many
cases
in
areas
that
had
never
experienced
them
before
the
the
joint
rescue
coordination
center
came
into
action
to
to
to
to
get
the
corporate
helicopters
search
and
rescue
crews
were
motivated.
There
was
a
lot
of
work
done,
honorable
speaker,
obviously
an
event.
D
After
this,
there
will
be
lessons
learned
and,
as
I've
told
the
house
on
a
number
of
occasions,
there's
work
in
terms
of
legislation
to
ensure
that,
as
we
experience
more
of
these
climate,
climate
change
related
events
that
we
have
an
even
better
ability
to
deal
with
them.
C
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
let's
be
perfectly
clear,
this
isn't
about
the
men
and
women
who
are
working
tirelessly
hour
after
hour
day
after
day
out
on
our
roads
across
british
columbia,
trying
to
keep
people
and
property
and
communities
safe.
It
is
not
about
them,
and
the
minister
knows
it.
This
is
about
leadership,
and
this
is
about
the
need
for
british
colombians
to
have
information,
and
the
minister
knows
where
that's
supposed
to
start.
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C
C
C
D
I
want
to
address
a
number
of
points
that
she
raised
in
her
question
because,
as
I
said,
there
is
significant
work
underway
that
was
undertaken
during
an
unprecedented
storm
that
was
far
more
severe
than
even
the
experts
expected,
and
I
can
tell
you
that,
as
I've
outlined
already,
whether
it
is
search
and
rescue,
whether
it
is
enbc
kicking
into
action,
all
those
levels
of
government
were
in
fact
on
the
job,
doing
what
they
were
supposed
to
do.
Members.
D
D
D
D
And
a
state
of
emergency,
as
I
said,
based
on
advice
that
I
receive
from
my
ministry
and
other
ministries
on
what
is
required
to
deal
with
the
situation,
because
I
know
that
member
knows-
and
I
know
other
members
on
that
side
of
the
house
know
that
a
state
of
emergency
does
not
prevent
or
or
or
give
you
any
additional
resources
at
that
time.
The
key
element
it
does
the
key
element
it
does.
D
It
allows
you
to
deal
with
situations
going
forward,
such
as
what
we
are
facing
with
the
rebuilding
of
a
lot
of
the
infrastructure
and,
as
we
announced
yesterday,
that
there
will
be
orders
coming
from
that
and
flowing
from
that
decision
to
put
in
place
that
state
of
emergency.
E
Yesterday
we
saw
the
premier
shrug
and
say-
and
I
quote
it
gets
wet
in
november-
end
quote
as
if
no
one
could
see
this
disaster
coming,
except
they
did
see
it
with
all
due
respect
to
the
minister.
They
did
see
it
in
alberta
and
they
saw
it
in
washington.
State
washington
state
declared
a
severe
weather
state
of
emergency.
E
E
British
british
columbians
are
scared,
they're
worried,
they're
nervous
and
it
all
dovetails
back
to
this
government's
failure
to
provide
adequate
advance
notice.
So
the
question
to
the
minister
is
this:
can
the
minister
explain
why
he
refuses
to
use
all
of
the
tools
that
he
has
in
his
toolbox
like
the
alert
ready
warning
system
so
that
british
colombians
are
given
the
advance
warning
that
they
need
that
they
deserve
to
best
prepare
themselves
and
their
families
and
their
livelihoods
for
impending
disaster?.
D
Safety.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
and
I
appreciate
the
question
from
the
member
and
I'll
tell
that
member
this,
that
every
tool
in
the
toolbox
is
being
used
to
deal
with
this
situation.
D
D
They
are
re-digging
their
their
their
transportation
routes
to
ensure
that
those
areas
that
are
impacted
are
able
to
get
the
supplies
they
need.
As
the
member
well
knows
many
parts
of
this
province,
the
transportation
routes
are
not
affected
from
kamloops,
for
example,
where
that
member
represents
the
rail
line,
operates
all
the
way
to
the
east.
D
The
city
of
prince
george,
were
the
lead
of
the
opposition,
represents
the
transportation
corridors
are
open.
All
the
way
to
to
to
to
points
east
and
trucking
and
transportation
are
getting
and
doing
everything
they
can
to
to
get
the
goods
there.
D
D
D
And
your
response
just
demonstrates
why
you
guys
are
still
sitting
over
there.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Well,
you
know
if,
if
this
minister
actually
left
this
building
and
actually
went
up
to
the
interior,
if
he
actually
did
an
aerial
tour,
if
he
actually,
if
the
minister
of
transportation
wasn't
sitting
and
doing
house
duty
through
this
week
here
and
in
the
little
in
the
little
house,
maybe
he
would
see
exactly
what's
happening
out
there.
They
would
see
the
long
lines
at
gas
stations.
E
These
vc's
emergency
warning
systems
are
not
meeting
the
challenges
of
today's
natural
disasters.
That's
on
this
government.
All
other
provinces
are
using
the
alert
ready
system
they're
using
it
for
tornadoes
they're
using
it
for
wildfires
they're
using
it
for
for
a
a
range
of
other
natural
disasters.
We're
not
using
it
here.
Did
the
government
use
the
alert
system
for
the
2008
devastating
wildfires?
No,
they
didn't
did
they
use
the
alert
system
for
the
heat
dome
this
this
summer
that
killed
nearly
600
british
columbians?
E
E
Now,
let's
talk
about
the
coquihalla
highway
for
a
moment
this
past
this
past
sunday,
the
the
member
from
campus
north
thompson-
and
I,
as
we
often
do-
we
were
heading
to
victoria.
We
drove
down
the
the
kokahala.
We
missed
the
slides
on
the
coquihalla
by
just
a
couple
hours
now
I
can
tell
you,
mr
speaker,
that
the
variable
speed
signs
hadn't
been
changed.
The
speed
was
still
120
kilometers
per
hour,
and
all
that
was
on
the
overhead
message.
E
Boards
was
a
a
a
notice
of
of,
but
to
watch
for
pooled
water,
pooling
water
on
the
road,
which
is
a
very
common
message
that
we
see
on
those
signs.
Very
often,
there
were
no
crews
that
we
drove
past.
Contrary
to
what
the
minister
just
said
in
a
previous
answer,
so
surely
the
minister
doesn't
expect
doesn't
expect
british
columbians
to
rely
on
drive
bc
and
drivebc's
twitter
page.
E
Surely
he
doesn't
expect
them
to
rely
on
facebook
posts
while
they're
at
the
wheel,
while
they're
driving
here's
the
thing
the
province
is
the
only
jurisdiction
that
can
send
a
mandatory
warning
via
tailored
text
messages
to
everyone
that
overrides
their
cell
phones,
not
local
governments.
Only
the
provincial
government
can
do
this.
B
D
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
D
The
province
is
going
to
be
using
and
does
use
all
of
the
tools
at
its
disposal,
but
the
member,
and
he
raises
the
alert
ready
system,
and
that
is
an
important
potential
tool.
It
is
one
that
we
have
the
ability
to
use
in
certain
circumstances.
Right
now,.
B
D
D
D
But
what
that
member
consistently
consistently
forgets
in
in
his
question
and
the
impression
he
wants
to
give
that
somehow
this
is
a
magic
solution.
It's
not.
It
requires
celt
cell
phone
talent,
cell
phone
towers,
which
in
many
cases
as
he
knows
on.
D
Thank
you
and
working
with
local
communities,
who
also
have
their
alert
systems
that
they
use
to
make
sure
one
that
there's
no
duplication
and
second,
that
they're
used
in
a
way
that
also
doesn't
cause
panic
and
by
working
with
first
responders
and
the
emergency
coordinations
on
the
ground
on
when
the
appropriate
time
to
do
it.
So,
honorable
member,
we
will
be
using
next
spring
next
summer
the
alert
ready
system
starting
in
the
the
central
interior,
but
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
it's
done
right.
A
F
We
do
recognize
that
for
many
many
decades
there
has
been
an
over
intrusion
of
government
into
indigenous
families
and
indigenous
communities,
and
our
government
is
taking
steps
to
address
that
we've
changed
the
provincial
law
that
enable
mcfd
staff
to
be
able
to
work
closely
with
indigenous
communities.
When
there's
a
concern
about
an
indigenous
child,
social
workers
are
able
to
actually
approach
indigenous
communities.
F
Ask
if
there's
somebody
there
an
auntie
or
a
relative
who's,
able
to
offer
a
safe
home
for
that
child
so
that
children,
youth,
can
stay
connected
to
their
family,
to
their
community
and
to
their
culture.
Honourable
speaker,
we've
also
increased
the
rate
for
out-of-care
carers
so
that
they
receive
the
same
financial
support
as
foster
carers,
and
so
we've
seen
a
significant
increase
in
the
number
of
indigenous
children
that
are
in
out-of-care
placements,
rather
than
being
brought
into
the
government
child
welfare
system.
F
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
mean
I
appreciate
the
response
and
I
think
the
minister
needs
to
check
in
with
some
within
the
ministry
to
see
if
the
the
changes
that
have
been
put
in
place
are
actually
being
implemented
on
the
ground.
But
I
am
challenged,
mr
speaker,
with
the
minister's
response
and
how
it
can
be
squared
with
subjecting
neurodiverse
indigenous
children
to
her
proposed
mcfd
run
hubs.
The
proposal
will
arguably
deepen
access
barriers
for
indigenous
and
racialized
people,
who
are
disproportionately
targeted
by
mcfd.
A
Their
families
are
frequently
ripped
apart
by
the
consequences
of
systemic
racism
within
that
ministry.
This
system
will
further
disadvantage
indigenous
and
racialized
children.
It
creates
new
and
deeper
barriers
within
a
system
that
is,
by
its
very
nature,
focused
on
individualized
and
diverse
community
service
opportunities
and
possibilities
further
by
moving
to
an
mcfd,
controlled
and
centralized
hub
model.
The
opportunities
for
culturally
appropriate
services
is
further
reduced.
Mr
speaker,
through
you
to
the
minister
of
children
and
family
development,
does
she
expect
neurodiverse
indigenous
children
and
families
to
feel
safe,
accessing
an
mcfd
run
hub
minister.
F
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
opportunity
of
explaining
to
members
here
that
services
for
children,
youth
with
support
needs,
will
be
delivered
by
community
in
community
and
in
response
to
the
needs
of
the
community.
F
They
will
have
multi-disciplinary
teams
and
have
multiple
points
of
access.
Our
expectation
as
the
ministry
will
be
that
community
agencies
will
step
up
in
collaboration
and
partnership
with
local
communities,
local
nations
and
local
agencies
and
the
work
that
the
ministry
has
done.
Honourable
speaker,
over
the
last
four
years
has
been
significant.
F
G
Thanks
honorable
chair,
we
have
all
seen
the
devastation
that
has
wrought
su
mass
prairie
in
abbotsford,
and
I
want
to
remind
the
government
and
the
minister
of
agriculture
in
the
48
hours,
the
crucial
48
hours,
leading
up
to
the
tragic
events
that
befell
that
area
tuesday
wednesday
here
is
what
is
here,
is
what
was
happening:
two
kilometers
away
across
the
border
in
washington
state.
G
G
D
For
public
safety,
thank
you
honorable
speaker,
and
I
fully
appreciate
the
the
question
from
the
from
from
the
member
opposite
as
I
he
knows,
and
I
contacted
him
about
the
situation
that
was
unfolding
in
abbotsford.
But
what
I
can
also
tell
tell
him
is
that
on
that
weekend
on
that
on
that
sunday,
not
only
were
flood
warnings,
the
the
flood
situations
and
the
streamflow
advisories
going
out
to
local
communities
and
the
local
communities
were
monitoring
the
situation
that
was
developing.
But
as
he
knows
that.
D
That
rain
that
came
down
so
torrentially
in
a
way
that
we
have
never
seen
before
was
such
a
dramatic
event
that
you
know
the
rivers
rose
incredibly
quickly
and
flood
waters
rose
incredibly
quickly
because
when
he
talks
about
sumas,
for
example,
and
just
across
the
line
the
city
hall
of
of
sumas
washington
was
under
was
engulfed
by
five
feet
of
water
during
that
very
same
period.
D
The
reality
is
this:
the
event
that
happened
was
of
an
unprecedented
nature.
Flood
warnings
and
streamflow
advisories
did
go
out.
Obviously,
from
this
this
disaster,
lessons
will
be
learned.
H
H
These
good
folks
are
fighters
they're,
proud
of
the
forest
sector,
they're
proud
of
what
they
do
for
a
profession
in
this
government
or
in
this
province.
They
provided
jobs
and
revenue
to
this
province.
For
decades
they
have
survived
so
much
and
now
they're
receiving
a
gut
punch
from
this
government.
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
member
for
the
question,
but
I
too
want
to
welcome
bob
jeff,
brian
and
all
of
the
members
who
are
here
in
the
gallery
watching
this
discussion
today
and
I'm
really
glad
you're
here
so
that
I
can
clarify
the
information,
the
misinformation
that
you're
hearing.
I
understand.
I
I
I
Unlike
what
happened
when
30
000
people
lost
their
jobs,
we
will
have
supports
in
place.
We
will
work
with
communities,
we
will
work
with
unions,
we
will
work
with
industry
to
ensure
there
are
supports
in
place
and
again
the
4
500
jobs
that
we
have
estimated
are
only
only
if
there
are
deferrals
made
in
january.
I
That
is
not
going
to
happen.
We
will
have
time
to
work
together
and
I
am
saying
today
I
want
to
reach
out
to
you.
I
want
to
work
with
you.
We
have
said
that
before
and
I
will
say
it
again:
we
want
to
work
with
you
to
ensure
that
we
will
have
a
sustainable
resilient
forest
industry
for
generations
to
come.