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From YouTube: APRIL 20 2021 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
On
march
28th,
I
stood
with
leaders
from
bc's
asian
community
at
the
stop
asian
hay
rally
in
response
to
the
horrifying
shootings
in
atlanta
here
in
bc.
Anti-Asian
hate
crimes
have
risen
by
350
percent
in
burnaby
and
over
700
in
vancouver
leaders
from
the
community
asked
for
the
proclamation
of
anti-racism
education
day.
To
prevent
this
from
happening
again.
C
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
this
very
important
question.
I
don't
think
there's
anybody
in
this
house
who
doesn't
recognize
and
who
isn't
alarmed
by
the
rise
in
anti-asian
hate
crimes
in
our
province
and
not
just
in
our
province
across
north
america.
This
is
a
topic
of
discussion
internationally.
D
I
think
it's
incumbent
on
all
parties
to
work
together
to
fight
hate
in
our
province
all
forms
of
hate,
including
anti-asian
racism,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
member
for
her
efforts
to
raise
awareness
around
this
important
issue.
In
that
spirit,
I
have
written
back
to
the
member
to
respond
to
her
letter
to
thank
her
for
her
work
on
this
issue
and
to
share
with
her
details
about
work
that
government
is
doing
on
a
week
of
recognition
around
anti-discrimination.
D
There
are
many
initiatives
that
our
government
has
put
in
place
to
fight
racism,
I'm
happy
to
go
into
detail,
but
what
my
letter
says
to
the
member
and
what
I'd
encourage
her
to
consider
is
that
we
work
together
on
this
week
to
fight
hate,
including
anti-asian
racism,
because
I
think
we're
better
together
on
this
very
important
issue.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
thank
you
for
the
minister's
response
and
thank
you
for
suggesting
that
we
should
all
work
together.
I
have
always
been
working
together
with
this
government
from
day
one,
and
I
wish
this
government
can
include
me
in
a
lot
of
consultation
and
idea
sharing.
I
definitely
would
the
whole
bc.
Liberal
caucus
would
love
to
do
that,
but
I
haven't
heard
from
the
minister
whether
this
government
is
going
to
proclaim
may
29
as
an
annual
and
terrorism
education
day.
C
B
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
If
the
member
hasn't
received
my
letter,
she
will
be
receiving
it
imminently
and
in
the
letter
I
thank
the
member
for
bringing
forward
this
request
from
the
community
for
recognition
on
a
particular
day,
and
I
share
with
the
member
information
about
a
planned
week
of
recognition
that
government
has
in
the
works
our
work.
D
We've
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
and
part
of
that
is
around
raising
awareness
and
part
of
that
is
around
taking
action.
As
the
member
says,
and
to
that
end,
I'm
very
proud
of
our
government's
work
through
the
parliamentary
secretary
for
anti-racism
where
she
has
delivered
a
resilience
bc
framework
that
is
already
supporting
groups
that
are
the
target
of
hate.
D
You
know
I
note
that
the
richmond
women's
resource
center,
when
they
were
the
target
of
zoom
bomb
hate
directed
at
them,
that
it
was
the
resilience
bc,
spoke
in
richmond
that
reached
out
to
them
to
provide
them
with
support,
and
so
we
need
action.
We
need
awareness
and
I'm
happy
to
work
with
the
member
on
ensuring
that
appropriate
recognition
is
made
of
anti-asian
racism
and
that
we
all
fight
it
together,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
her.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Earlier
today
I
spoke
with
christina
lamb,
whose
parent
lives
at
grace
senior's
home.
I
also
have
received
many
other
letters
from
the
families
of
the
70
vulnerable
seniors
living
at
grace's,
seniors
home
near
chinatown,
at
the
risk
of
being
evicted
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic.
We've
learned
bc.
Housing
is
funding
the
operator
that
is
taking
over
this
site,
but
will
only
guarantee
their
housing
quote
until
appropriate
options
are
identified.
E
E
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
important
question.
The
federal
government
has
a
rapid
response
to
homelessness
initiative
through
which
they
directly
fund
non-profit
organizations
to
buy
spaces
where
there
are
supposed
to
be
spaces
available
for
people
who
are
currently
homeless
to
move
in
quickly
through
that
federal
program.
The
grace
manor
site
was
purchased
by
a
nonprofit
organization
and
I'm
very
grateful
that
it
was
purchased
because
it
was
at
risk
of
being
purchased
not
by
a
nonprofit
organization
but
in
fact
by
investors,
speculators
or
developers.
D
So
it's
now
in
non-profit
hands.
But
the
member
raises
an
important
issue.
The
building
is,
in
fact
full
of
chinese
seniors
and
they're
very
reliant
on
the
immediate
community,
as
well
as
each
other
for
their
health
and
well-being,
and
we
are
seeing
a
a
challenge
around
the
conversion
of,
in
particular
housing
for
chinese
seniors,
especially
older
housing
like
this
in
the
chinatown
area
in
vancouver.
D
So
I
I
thank
the
member
for
the
question.
I
assure
him
it
is
front
of
mind
for
me
it
is
a
very
significant
concern
for
our
government
and
we
are
working
with
cmhc
and
the
nonprofit
who
purchased
the
building
to
find
a
solution,
and
I
think
the
member
will
be
very
pleased
given
the
nature
of
his
question.
E
Well,
thank
you
very
much,
minister
for
that
response,
and
I
like
the
option
or
the
elegant
option
you
mentioned,
but
you
know
the
families
that
are
in
there.
Minister
disagree.
Frankly,
they
have
been
rattled
by
the
letter
that
they
received
from
mr
lee,
who
currently
owns
the
building,
and
this
was
intended
to
be
housing
that
fits
a
certain
criteria
by
the
city
of
vancouver
the
vast
majority
of
the
residents.
E
Their
concern
is
they've,
been
left
in
the
dark
about
what's
happening
and
home
workers
are
actually
telling
them
that
this
is
just
a
pr
stunt
by
the
government,
so
they
should
leave
anyways,
that's
not
what
they
want.
These
people
are
in
culturally
appropriate
housing
with
the
right
care
in
chinatown
and
they're
looking
to
stay,
where
they're
at
these
evictions
will
destroy
one-fifth
of
the
culturally
sensitive
homes
in
the
area.
I
have
personally
visited
culturally
sensitive
homes
like
grace
and
know
how
important
and
unique
they
are
to
the
health
and
well-being
of
their
seniors.
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
any
senior
or
family
member
of
a
grace,
manor
senior,
who
is
being
advised
to
move,
should
not
take
that
advice.
We
are
working
on
a
solution
to
this
problem
that
will
maintain
the
social
supports
and
the
community
supports
for
these
seniors.
D
We
recognize
the
sensitivity
and
vulnerability
of
this
group,
I'm
very
grateful
to
the
time
that
bc
housing
has
put
in
to
work
with
cmhc
and
the
nonprofit
operator
to
find
a
solution
that
will
make
everybody
satisfied,
and
I
think
that
we
will
have
good
news
for
the
member.
I
advise
him
that
this
is
not
a
pr
stunt.
D
This
was
a
building
that
was
for
sale
could
have
easily
been
purchased
and
in
fact
there
was
a
significant
interest
in
the
building
from
the
private
sector
to
purchase
it,
and
I
also
accept
very
much
that
this
was
a
very
regrettable
set
of
actions
by
the
owner
of
the
building,
including
advertising
that
he
was
looking
for
a
warehouse
to
put
these
seniors
into,
and
I
hope
that
was
just
a
translation
error,
because
the
original
ad
was
in
chinese
language.
But
I
am
incredibly
concerned
about
the
actions
of
the
owner
of
this
building.
D
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
When
we
hear
about
the
salish
sea,
it's
often
in
the
context
of
the
southern
resident
killer
whale
or
the
sockeye
salmon.
Both
are
iconic
both
are
endangered
and
there
is
an
overwhelming
response
in
saanich,
north
and
the
islands
when
they're
raised,
add
the
coastal
douglas
fir
to
species
that
draw
the
attention
of
my
constituents.
A
A
narrow
strip
of
land.
Circling
the
salish
sea,
including
greater
victoria
and
the
southern
gulf
islands,
is
known
as
the
coastal
douglas
fir
biogeo
climactic
zone.
This
zone
is
characterized
by
a
unique
geography:
diversity
of
ecosystems
that
include
unique
wetlands
shorelines
and
the
gary
oak
meadows
over
the
last
four
years.
My
island's
trust
colleagues
and
I
have
heard
from
our
constituents
on
the
southern
gulf
islands
who
want
these
sensitive
ecosystems
protected
from
clear
cuts.
A
Neither
the
island's
trust
nor
the
provincial
government
have
the
policy
in
place
to
stop
clear-cut
logging
from
taking
place
in
the
area
it
turns
out.
The
powers
extended
in
loc.
The
local
government
act
do
not
exist
in
the
islands,
trust
act.
My
question,
mr
speaker,
is
to
the
minister
of
municipal
affairs.
Will
the
minister
amend
the
islands
trust
act
to
allow
local
trust
councils
to
implement
and
enforce
bylaws
to
regulate
tree
cutting.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question.
It's
an
honor
to
rise
in
this
house
and
receive
my
first
question
as
the
minister
of
municipal
affairs
and
as
those
in
this
house
know,
I'm
a
passionate
advocate
for
local
governments,
for
families
and
for
the
environment,
and
I
appreciate
this
question
very
much
because
I
know
how
much
the
member
cares
about
this
issue
too.
F
Mr
speaker,
the
former
government
did
not
do
enough
to
prioritize
environmental
protection,
or
nor
was
enough
done
to
ensure
that
communities
had
say
and
how
their
forests
were
managed,
and
this
government
is
focused
on
making
different
choices,
to
make
sure
that
forests
and
biodiversity
are
there
for
generations
to
come.
So,
mr
speaker,
I
did
have
the
opportunity
to
recently
meet
with
the
islands
trust
I
commended
them
for
the
excellent
work
that
they're
doing
and
heard
them
listen
to
them
to
gain
insight
into
their
proposal,
and
we
have
committed
to
further
discussions.
A
Thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
response.
Clear-Cut
logging
is
having
a
dramatic
effect
on
the
landscape
of
the
southern
gulf
islands.
It's
having
a
detrimental
impact
on
the
environment
and
gulf
island
neighborhoods
public
information
campaign
is
underway,
and
gulf
islanders
have
been
demanding
accountability
from
their
elected
officials
and
they
should,
as
the
coastal
douglas
fir
conservation
partnership
website
highlights,
the
cdf
zone
is
quote
home
to
the
highest
number
of
species
and
ecosystems
at
risk
in
bc,
many
of
which
are
ranked
globally
as
imperiled
or
critically.
Imperiled
end
quote.
A
For
more
than
a
decade,
the
conservation
partnership
has
included
all
levels
of
government,
engo's
landowners
and
industry,
and
yet
the
clear
cuts
continue
unregulated
at
the
local
at
the
islands,
trust
council
meeting
in
september
of
2020
a
motion
was
passed
by
council
requesting
the
province,
give
the
trust
the
power
to
create
the
tree.
Cutting
bylaws,
like
a
municipal
government,
has
they've
asked
for
these
powers
through
their
council
table.
So
again,
mr
speaker,
to
the
minister
of
municipal
affairs
every
day
we
delay
is
another
day
that
these
endangered
ecosystems
are
at
risk.
F
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
again,
I
know
just
how
much
coastal
communities
care
deeply
about
forests,
about
waters,
about
wildlife,
about
biodiversity
and,
mr
speaker,
as
a
former
marine
biologist
myself
and
a
member
a
resident
of
a
coastal
community,
I
resonate
and
understand
these
concerns.
So,
mr
speaker,
again
I
really
appreciated
sitting
down
and
talking
with
representatives
from
the
island's
trust
about
this
issue.
The
member
opposite
knows
how
much
I
care
about
this,
and,
and
I
definitely
invite
him
my
virtual
office
door
is
open
and
I'm
happy
to
discuss
this
with
him
further.
F
G
G
Not
only
do
they
face
outward
violence
on
the
streets,
they
also
face
systemic
violence
from
institutions
that
continually
forget
and
devalue.
Their
needs.
End
quote:
I've
heard
from
one
elderly
couple
together
for
80
years,
who
have
been
told
they
will
have
to
be
split
up
to
qualify
for
long-term
care.
Will
the
premier
intervene
and
guarantee
that
these
seniors
will
not
be
separated.
D
Attorney
general
well,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I
hate
to
ruin
a
question
period.
I
know
how
much
work
goes
into
preparing
these
questions,
and-
and
I
don't
pretend
that
this
is
a
trivial
issue-
it's
not,
but
I
can
tell
the
member
that
telling
elderly
seniors
that
they're
at
risk
of
being
split
up.
When
I
have
explicitly
said
now
twice
that
government,
I
believe,
has
a
solution
that
will
be
presenting
imminently
that
allows
seniors
to
maintain
their
social
connections
both
within
the
building
and
in
the
broader
community
is
simply
irresponsible.
D
This
is
not
an
outcome
that
anybody
wanted,
that
that
seniors
would
be
split
up
and-
and
I
I
do
understand
the
emotion
around
the
issue
and
why
it
would
be
a
serious
issue
of
concern
for
the
opposition,
but
I
can
assure
the
member
and
I'll
assure
all
the
members
that
are
going
to
ask
questions
after
this.
If
they
continue
on
this
theme,
it
is
front
of
mind
and
we
will
address
it.
G
G
This
government
had
the
responsibility
to
ensure
there
was
a
proper,
appropriate
plan
in
place
to
ensure
culturally
sensitive
care
was
maintained
for
these
elderly
residents.
Let's
hear
from
a
family
member
again
quote:
bc.
Housing
appears
more
concerned
with
managing
a
pr
crisis
rather
than
finding
an
adequate
solution
for
families.
End
quote:
families
say
they
have
virtually
had
no
communication
from
bc.
Housing
culturally
sensitive
care
is
very
hard
to
come
by
two
and
three
year.
Wait
lists
to
get
culturally
sensitive
care
and
there
have
been
no
guarantees.
G
D
Care
attorney
general.
Thank
you.
Honorable
chair,
I
mean
I
don't
want
to
let
the
facts
get
in
the
way
of
a
great
question,
but
but
here
we
go,
the
the
statement
about
moving
seniors
into
warehouses
was
made
by
the
actual
owner
of
the
building,
and
we
have
we.
The
federal
government
has
taken
ownership
away
from
that
person.
I
think
appropriately.
So
the
member
blames
bc
housing
for
a
lack
of
this
is
a
federal
government
program
that
purchased
the
building
directly
through
a
non-profit
organization.
D
The
member
says
that
bc
housing
is
engaged
in
a
pr
campaign
rather
than
taking
actual
action,
despite
the
fact
that
now
in
three-
and
this
is
the
fourth
question
in
a
row-
I've
been
very
clear
that
bc
housing
has
been
taking
action
and
we
will
be
protecting
those
seniors.
Those
are
the
facts.
Honorable
speaker.
H
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
The
wages
of
all
frontline
workers
in
bc's
community
social
services
sector
are
funded
directly
by
the
province,
but
seventeen
thousand
workers
continue
to
be
discriminated
against
by
this
governments
for
simply
not
belonging
to
a
union.
This
is
what
reach
child
and
youth
development.
Society
has
to
say,
and
I
quote
your
work
should
determine
your
salary,
not
your
union
status.
I
Well,
I
would
like
to
first
of
all
thank
the
the
member
for
showing
an
interest
in
this
sector.
Obviously
it's
one
that
has
been
providing
important
services
to
british
columbians
throughout
the
province
and,
as
the
member
knows
well,
it's
a
very
diverse
sector
and
there
have
been
some
historic
issues
that
I'm
proud
to
say.
Our
government
has
taken
on
head
on.
I
That
includes
issues
around
wages,
recruitment
and
retention,
and
I'm
very
pleased
to
say
that
the
social
service
sector
roundtable,
which
this
government
established,
is
a
very
good
venue
for
these
discussions
to
be
discussed
and
for
us
to
find
a
resolution
that
the
previous
government
ignored.
I
So
thanks
for
the
question,
work
is
being
done
in
this
sector
and
I
think
that
all
parties
at
the
table
are
confident
that
it
will
be
successful.
H
H
Community
support
care
society
says,
and
I
quote,
for
more
than
two
years
we've
been
fighting
for
equality
for
all
our
community
service
workers
who
are
delivering
an
essential
service.
It
is
time
for
the
government
to
listen
and
act,
and
quote
so
my
question
again
to
the
premier
or
the
minister:
will
they
end
the
discrimination.
I
Thanks
again
to
the
member
for
his
question,
it's
I
appreciate
it
and
I'd
like
to
just
reiterate
the
importance
of
looking
for
long-term
solutions
to
the
historic
inequalities
that
have
existed
in
the
sector
in
this
very
diverse
sector,
and
I
think
it's
very
important.
That
government
takes
this
issue
on
seriously,
as
it
has
and
will
continue
to
do.
The
table
is
made
up
of
members
from
the
diverse
sector
that
exists
in
this
province,
and
issues
are
being
discussed
and
is
forthcoming.
I
We
have
we
have
a
number
of
ways
of
addressing
this
issue
and
the
fact
that
we're
together
at
the
table
dealing
with
them,
I
think,
is
a
good
sign.
So
I
appreciate
the
question.
J
J
K
You,
honourable
speaker,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
member
for
the
question.
Our
government
is
working
really
hard
to
ensure
that
our
records
are
retained
appropriately
and
that
we're
responding
to
all
british
colombians
and
their
requests
in
a
timely
manner.
The
volume
of
foi
requests
has
increased
by
more
than
40
over
the
past
two
years.
K
In
fact,
there
has
been
a
250
increase
from
political
parties
alone.
Honorable
speaker
yeah.
These
requests
have
cost
the
bc
taxpayers
almost
43
million
dollars
and
they
take
time
broad,
sweeping
requests
like
this
for
records
that
haven't
historically
existed
for
government.
They
didn't
exist
under
the
previous
members
government.
They
didn't
exist
under
our
government.
K
Thank
you,
speaker.
We've
actually
had
to
generate
computer
programs
or
create
computer
crow
programs
to
generate
those
records
that
takes
time
honorable
speaker
and
that
takes
hard
work
from
the
public
sector
who's
responsible
for
this,
the
member
has
indicated.
We
have
responded
and
those
records
will
be
coming
when
they're
ready.
J
You
very
much,
mr
speaker.
I
can
understand
why
screenshots
take
so
long
to
get,
but
this
is
a
very
familiar
picture
for
the
media
interest
groups
and
anyone
trying
to
access
information
from
this
government
endless
and
unexplained
ext
extensions,
even
for
the
most
basic
of
requests,
such
as
a
screenshot.
J
In
this
case,
the
the
request
was
over
three
years
ago.
The
ndp
was
ordered
to
produce
the
records
over
two
months
ago,
and
yet
we
still
have
zip,
not
a
single
record.
In
spite
of
paying
the
2700
dollars
requested
to
the
premier
or
the
minister,
will
they
commit
to
actually
meeting
the
current
due
date?
Or
will
this
government
yet
once
again
find
a
reason
to
delay.
K
You,
honorable
speaker
and-
and
I
want
to
let
the
member
know
that
creating
those
programs
to
get
those
screenshots
that
didn't
exist
under
their
government
that
don't
exist
under
our
government
until
now,
until
we've
created
these
programs,
that's
90
hours
of
work,
honorable
speaker
by
our
hard-working
public
servants
and
the
member
talks
about
time
the
time
required
under
their
government's
watch.
The
response
rate
for
foi
request
was
74
in
2015
2016..
Our
government
has
a
response
rate
of
86,
and
that
is
despite
the
250
percent
increase.
K
L
L
The
ndp
said
the
george
massey
replacement
would
continue
to
be
a
priority,
which
is
just
so
disrespectful
to
the
thousands
of
motorist,
truckers
and
transit
using
still
stuck
in
traffic.
If
the
premier
hadn't
been
playing
political
games
or
replacement
crossing
would
be
opening
next
year.
Instead,
the
premier
ignored
all
the
work
already
done:
the
hours
of
public
consultation,
endless
engineering
studies,
countless
stakeholder
meetings
and
a
mountain
of
paperwork
and
we're
still
at
zero.
M
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question
and
it's
it's
interesting.
I
I
had
a
time
to
reflect
upon
previous
throne
speeches.
After
listening
to
a
lot
of
disparaging
content
from
the
opposition
and
the
one
that
catches,
my
attention
is
the
throne
speech
that
was
delivered
in
june
22nd
2017
by
a
by
a
government
desperate
to
cling
on
to
power,
about
to
test
the
confidence
and
fail
in
the
house
and
that
speech
that
clone
speech.
I
think
it's
better
known.
M
As
said
this,
recognizing
concerns
about
the
design.
Your
government
will
listen
and
work
collaboratively
to
move
this
project
forward.
Mr
speaker,
isn't
it
interesting
that
the
opposition
promised
to
try
and
cling
to
power
that
they'd
go
back
to
the
drawing
board?
They
promised
that
they
would
start
to
work
with
and
not
against
local
governments
on
this
project?
M
Mr
speaker,
that's
exactly
what
we
have
done.
We
have
worked
with
the
mayors
in
the
region
to
align
their
regional
transportation
priorities
with
the
province's
regional
transportation
priorities
that
work
is
complete.
We
have
also
satisfied
another
additional
condition
for
going
forward,
which
is
that
we
have
worked
on
a
different
financing
model.
We
utterly
reject
and
continue
to
reject
a
toll,
regionally
discriminatory
tax
that
is
applied
to
commuters
each
and
every
day,
just
because
they
live
south
of
the
fraser,
and
we
rejected
that
private
model
that
the
previous
government
proposed.
M
No
tolls.
Mr
speaker,
the
third
element
that
we
need,
the
commercial
element
that
we
need
is
successful
federal
partnership
and
I
am
pleased
to
say
that
our
government
has
the
highest
level
engagement
possible.
I
am
working
with
the
minister
of
infrastructure,
the
minister
of
jobs
and
economic
recovery
is
working
with
his
counterparts.
The
premier
is
engaged
with
the
prime
minister's
office.
This
is
a
nationally
significant
trade
corridor.
It
deserves
investment
from
the
federal
government,
just
like
bridges
get
in
ontario
and
quebec.
British
columbia
deserves
the
same
treatment
and
that's
what
we're
working
toward.
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
to
the
85
000
commuters
a
day
that
use
the
george
massey
tunnel,
I
think,
moving
forward.
We
will
take
that
answer
as
a
no
we're
not
going
to
see
anything
in
the
budget
about
the
george
massey
tunnel
ever
being
replaced.
L
The
only
work
done
on
the
tunnel
has
been
the
addition
of
some
new
lighting,
mr
speaker,
which
makes
it
easier,
I
guess
for
commuters,
seniors
and
parents
to
see
how
long
the
traffic
jams
are
when
they're
in
the
tunnel
and
observe
the
old
gray,
cracked
and
decaying
walls
inside
the
tunnel.
The
premier
might
say
the
mass
is
a
priority,
but
there's
no
mention
of
it.
Obviously,
in
the
current
budget
coming
up
in
a
few
hours
and
there's
still
no
decision
on
whether
to
go
with
a
bridge
or
another
concrete
tube.
L
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
will
say
this
to
the
member.
I
am
proud
to
be
part
of
a
government
with
the
most
ambitious
capital
program
in
the
country,
and
I
think
the
member
will
be
very
pleased
this
afternoon
that
our
government
is
building
on
the
most
ambitious
capital
plan
in
the
country
that
existed
before
the
pandemic
to
build
back
better
after
the
pandemic.
M
The
members
should
know
that
corridor
improvements
are
already
being
contemplated
and
in
the
design
phase
and
going
to
be
underway
on
highway
99,
so
that
the
existing
tunnel
flows
better,
that
there
is
better
traffic
management
there
and
we
are
determined
to
work
with
the
federal
government
to
make
sure
that
this
nationally
significant
trade
corridor
receives
federal
dollars.
M
His
government,
mr
speaker,
would
have
charged
moms
and
dads
every
weekend
who
take
their
kids
to
the
museum
or
go
to
a
soccer
tournament,
or
heaven
forbid,
even
go
to
work
each
and
every
day,
thousands
of
dollars
out
of
their
pockets.
We've
promoted
affordability
in
every
way.
As
a
government,
we
reject
that
approach.
We
have
worked
with
the
region
to
get
a
consensus
on
the
best
approach.
We
have
a
business
case
that
we
have
shared
with
the
federal
government
to
support
an
investment
decision.