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From YouTube: MARCH 1 2022 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
B
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Yesterday,
as
bombardments
killed
dozens
of
ukrainian
civilians,
the
international
criminal
court
opened
an
investigation
against
russia
for
war
crimes.
British
columbians
have
been
clear.
They
want
no
part
in
supporting
putin's
invasion
of
ukraine
or
war
crimes
against
civilians.
B
That's
why
the
mixed
messages
that
we
heard
yesterday
from
the
premier
were
so
disappointing.
On
one
hand,
the
premier
said
it
was
entirely
up
to
the
pension
fund,
where
taxpayer
money
was
invested.
Even
if
that
was
russian
companies
supporting
the
war
effort,
and
then
the
premier
said-
and
I
quote,
we
will
certainly
be
following
up
with
bcimc
end
quote
simple
question:
did
the
premier
make
the
call
to
bcimc,
as
he
promised
yesterday,.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker
and,
and
I
joined
with
the
member
and
all
members
of
this
house
and
stand
with
the
people
of
ukraine
against
the
the
illegal
invasion
that
that
russia
is
perpetrating
on
the
people
of
ukraine.
D
I
can't
imagine
anybody
in
this
house
not
standing,
not
standing
up
with
all
of
us,
and
I
do
want
to
say,
mr
speaker,
that
I
so
admire
the
courage
that
I've
been
witnessing
on
the
news
of
the
people
of
ukraine
and
in
everybody
in
canada,
standing
united
and,
in
fact,
around
the
globe
from
day
one.
D
Mr
speaker,
we
have
been
working
with
ottawa
to
to
support
coordinated
federal
sanctions,
and
what
I
can
share
with
the
member
is
that
we
that
and
our
position
has
been
made
clear
as
a
government,
we
are
going
to
continue
to
work
actively
with
ottawa
and
and
and
bci
did
hear
the
position
of
this
house
of
every
single
member
of
this
house,
and
I
have
been
made
aware
that
they
are
now
reaching
out
to
talk
with
their
clients.
Today.
B
B
B
The
minister
of
finance
knows
that
jurisdictions
around
the
world
have
moved
quickly.
Let's
look
at
the
list:
quebec,
new
york,
california,
and
this
morning
our
neighbor
alberta
apparently
figured
out
how
to
do
this,
because
guess
what
their
pension
fund
announced
this
morning
that
they
are
pulling
out
british
columbians
in
times
like
these
expect
the
premier
to
act
and
to
act
quickly
so
once
again
to
the
finance
minister,
the
sole
shareholder,
the
person
who
has
the
opportunity
to
shape
the
mandate.
B
D
You
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Well
again,
you
know-
and
I
know
actually,
that
the
new
leader
of
of
the
opposition,
kevin
falcon,
has
already
stated
in
fact
publicly
that
he
understands
the
limitations
of
the
of
the
the
legal
opportunity
to
to
step
in
and
redirect
bc
bci
management
corporation,
and
the
member
also
knows
full
well
that
you
can
only
act
on
what
you
are
legally
able
to
act.
But
I
also
wanna
assure
the
member
that
we've
heard
from
bci
management
corporation
that
they
are
taking
action.
D
They
are
engaging
with
their
members
with
with
their
clients,
they're
engaging
with
them
their
clients
today,
in
order
to
make
the
right
decisions
on
behalf
of
their
clients.
Mr
speaker
and,
I
think,
that's
a
good
action.
I
think
that's
quick
action
and-
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
they
make
how
they
move
forward
on
this.
B
B
B
D
Members,
no
back
and
forth
the
ceo
and
the
cio
is
accountable
for
all
investment
decisions
and
they
and
alberta
has
different
legislation.
Mr
speaker,
so
again
we
have
heard
from
the
those
who
are
responsible
for
making
these
decisions
that
they
are
going
to
be
taking
action.
Mr
speaker,
but
again
I
want
to
let
the
member
know
that
that,
as
a
government
we
have,
we
are
continuing
to
to
identify
ways
to
make
our
voices
known
in
the
in
the
global
world
about
this.
This
incur
this
illegal
incursion
into
ukraine.
D
C
E
F
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question.
Clearly,
the
war
in
ukraine
has
completely
roiled
and
upset
energy
markets
around
the
world.
There's
no
doubt
about
that.
In
fact,
this
morning
the
international
energy
agency
and
the
united
states
government,
among
other
major
oil
producers,
have
released
60
million
barrels
from
their
reserves
to
try
to
put
a
stop
to
the
rise
in
prices.
So
there
are
a
number
of
steps
being
taken
around
the
world
to
deal
with
energy
markets.
F
What
the
what
the
premier
said
yesterday,
and
I
we
value
the
the
lng
industry
here,
it's
meeting
our
four
conditions,
including
our
climate
targets,
but
the
what
the
premier
said
yesterday
is
is
the
fact
one
can,
with
all
the
best
wishes
and
sentiments
in
the
world,
not
produce
an
additional
increment
of
lng,
given
where
the
development
process
of
lng,
canada,
the
leading
company,
is
right
now
they're
in
the
middle
of
a
it's,
a
40
billion
dollar
project
they're
halfway
through
the
construction
of
the
project
and
wishing
that
they
could
contribute
contribute
to
lng
markets
is
just
not
feasible
at
this
point,
despite
the
very
the
sentiment
that
the
member
expresses.
F
So
I
I
don't
disagree
with
the
with
the
premise
of
the
question
that
more
lng
is
welcome
in
the
global
markets
right
now,
particularly
in
europe,
but
british
columbia,
given
the
state
of
construction
can't
contribute
today
or
tomorrow,
but
will
in
the
future.
E
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
with
all
due
respect,
this
is
not
about
prices.
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
Mr
speaker,
well
it
it
is
related
to
markets.
Germany
cancelled
their
license
for
nordstream
2,
the
doubling
of
the
flow
of
gas
natural
gas
from
russia
to
germany,
that
that
ended
very
suddenly.
So
there's
a
there's,
a
there's,
a
huge
supply
gap
which
has
to
be
filled,
but
the
member
mentions
lng.
Canada,
lng,
canada
phase,
two,
that's
a
decision,
it's
not
a
state-owned
company.
The
the
consortium
led
by
shell
has
to
make
a
decision
to
go
forward
and,
as
of
today,
I've
not
received
a
request
from
shell
to
to
make
that
decision.
F
Members
order
that
that's
something
that
is
in
the
hands
of
the
investors
in
shell,
they're,
bored
and
and
and
they've
made.
Some
shell
has
made
some
major
moves
globally,
but
they
have
not
made
that
particular
move
and
they
would
have
to
consult
with
their
consortium.
So
the
opportunity
is
there.
We
are
willing
to
work
with
them
if
they
choose
to
come
forward,
providing
that
the
the
project
would
fit
within
our
climate
action
plan.
So
so
that's
that's
where
that
that
particular
suggestion
sits
at
the
moment.
A
Thank
you
honorable
speaker,
there's
times
when
I
tried
to
describe
to
people
what
it's
like
to
be
in
this
chamber
and
how
it
feels
like
we're
in
a
reality
that
doesn't
exist
outside
of
this
building,
and
today
is
that
experience.
Yesterday,
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change
issued
a
report
on
the
worsening
climate
crisis.
A
They
will
not
intensifying
climate
change
will
not
address
the
current
war
in
europe.
If
anything,
it
will
exacerbate
global
conflict,
we've
seen
it
in
bc
and
around
the
world.
This
year,
climate
disasters
displace
thousands
of
people,
destroy
communities
and
diminish
food
and
water
security.
Through
you,
honorable
speaker
to
the
premier,
we've
had
fires,
flood
deadly
heat,
dome,
we've
spent
billions,
repairing
damaged
infrastructure,
and
yet
we
do
not
see
the
political
will
to
treat
climate
change
like
the
existential
threat
that
it
is
in
light
of
the
ipcc
report.
H
We
will
experience
more
of
and
also
honorable
speaker,
to
invest
significantly
in
a
broad
range
of
programs
to
reduce
emissions
through
every
part
of
our
economy
through
our
homes
through
our
buildings,
to
our
communities
and
through
our
transportation
systems,
and
that
honorable
speaker,
is
exactly
what
we
are
continuing
to
do,
not
just
in
this
budget
but
in
three
budgets.
Before
this
one.
This
year
we
have
added
1.2
billion
dollars
in
emission
reduction,
clean
bc,
programs.
H
A
This
fascinating
honourable
speaker,
the
position
of
these
two
ministers
on
the
benches
because
they
are
advocating
for
the
opposite.
On
the
one
hand,
billions
spent
to
try
to
reduce
the
effects
of
climate
change
and,
on
the
other
hand,
billions
poured
in
in
public
money
and
subsidies
to
keep
building
those
emissions.
A
A
A
H
H
We
all
know
that
over
time
we
are
transitioning
to
clean
energy,
renewable
energy,
and
we
need
to
do
that
as
quickly
as
possible.
In
the
meantime,
honorable
speaker,
I
will
simply
repeat:
we
have
invested
heavily
in
clean
bc.
We
have
a
range
of
measures,
including
investing
in
active
transportation,
including
setting
standards
for
zero
carbon
buildings,
including
putting
a
cap
on
natural
gas
utilities,
including
a
commitment
to
work
with
industry,
indigenous
people
and
experts
to
reduce
emissions
from
oil
and
gas
by
33
percent
by
2030..
These
are
targets.
These
are
commitments.
H
These
are
statements,
that's
what
our
government
is
working
on
and
that's
what
we'll
continue
to
work
on,
because
we
know
we
have
a
responsibility
to
british
columbians
and
we
know
we
have
a
responsibility
to
work
with
other
jurisdictions
around
the
world
to
take
action
as
quickly
as
possible.
We
all
need
to
do
that,
not
just
in
this
government
or
in
this
house
or
in
this
province,
but
globally.
I
I
The
minister
responsible
for
permitting
hasn't
made
any
phone
calls
around
our
lng
product
projects
that
are
sitting
waiting
for
permits.
But
let's
look
at
what
real
action
actually
looks.
Like
real
leadership
looks
like
let's
look
to
germany
who's,
trying
to
free
themselves
of
being
dependent
on
russia
for
energy.
At
a
time
when
russia
has
declared
war
on
ukraine,
it's
not
an
incursion.
It's
war
plain
and
simple.
I
What
did
germany
do?
They
shut
down
a
pipeline
that
was
already
built
for
their
energy
needs
from
russia
and
have
expediated
fast-tracked
two
import
terminals
for
lng,
so
they
can
source
lng
from
somewhere
else
in
the
world
to
not
rely
on
a
dictator
in
russia
for
their
energy
needs,
and
yes,
it'll.
Take
a
couple
years
to
build
those
import
terminals.
You
know.
F
I
But
that's
not
going
to
happen
if
this
government
doesn't
actually
take
any
action
and
can't
be
bothered
to
pick
up
the
phone
to
see
what
they
can
do
to
move
permitting
along
so
to
the
minister.
Has
he
made
even
one
phone
call
to
any
of
the
permits
that
are
outstanding
to
any
of
the
companies
trying
to
do
lng
expansion
in
british
columbia
to
see
if
we
can
actually
play
a
meaningful
part
in
what
is
going
on
in
world
events?.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
regularly
receive
reports
on
the
progress
of
of
the
lng,
canada
project
it
is
proceeding.
The
the
gas
pipeline
is
proceeding,
although
I
think
we're
all
aware
of
some
of
the
challenges
that
face
that
particular
piece
of
construction
and
those
projects
are
moving
forward.
F
As
the
member
says,
the
expectation
of
a
completion
date
is
at
least
several
years
away,
notwithstanding
the
best
efforts
of
a
very
skilled
and
strong
leadership
and
the
workforce
of
a
diverse
well-skilled
in
in
the
northwest,
so
that
that
those
steps
are
taking
place
and
when
those
lng
terminals
in
germany
are
are
available,
I
doubt
that
there
will
be
direct
supply
to
europe
because
most
of
the
the
production
is
spoken
for
by
in
long-term
contracts
on
the
other
side
of
the
pacific.
So
I
I
I.
F
I
think
that
that
that
is
the
current
reality
of
that
particular
project.
J
You,
mr
speaker,
I
think
it
is
the
lack
of
urgency
that
we
are
hearing
from
the
minister
from
the
government
and
the
premier
that
is
particularly
disappointing
and
and
troubling
at
a
time
of
crisis.
Mr
speaker,
I
think
people
are
entitled
to
expect
leadership
from
the
government,
but
they're
entitled
to
expect
proactive
leadership,
not
the
kind
of
passive
response
that
we
are.
We
are
seeing
here
that
the
minister
says
to
the
house.
J
J
J
He
is
going
to
wield
this
energy
club
to
intimidate
nations
democracies
in
europe
and
elsewhere
around
the
world.
It
is
not
a
three-week
issue,
it
is
at
least
a
decade-long
issue
and
to
suggest
that
british
columbia
cannot
be
part
of
the
response
to
vladimir
putin
because
it
takes
a
few
years
to
build.
An
lng
plant
is
simply
avoiding
the
issue.
Mr
speaker,.
J
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
K
K
C
K
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
As
I
was
about
to
say
yesterday
they
made
it.
The
premier
made
it
clear
that
this
house
does
not
agree
with
having
investments
in
russia
that
that
message
would
be
sent
to
the
investment
corporation
loud
and
clear
that
they
will
make
those
decisions
based
on
the
rule
of
law,
which
is
not
about
politicians
meddling.
But
we've
sent
that
clear
message.
The
finance
minister
stated
today
that
the
investment
corporation
is
taking
action.
Honorable
speaker,
that
is
how
it
should
be
done.
At
the
same
time,.