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From YouTube: MAY 17 2022 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
C
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker.
Last
friday,
this
premier
stumbled
forward
with
a
billion
dollar
vanity
museum
project
that
nobody
asked
for
no
business
plan
and
no
credible
explanation
as
to
why
they
were
doing
this,
and
this
keep
in
mind
is
at
a
time
when
the
ndp
is
clawing
back
funding
for
parents
with
autistic
children.
C
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
When
reformed
government
in
2017,
we
made
it
very
clear
that
we
were
going
to
modernize
the
people's
museum,
the
royal
bc
museum
and
the
reason
why
we're
doing
so
is
because
it
size,
mclaren,
safe.
The
members
opposite,
don't
mention
that
they
knew
in
2010
they
were
briefed.
They
were
well
aware
that
the
building
which
which
houses
our
collective
history-
let's
put
it,
put
it
into
context-
seven
million
objects
spanning
over
27
kilometers
and
the
members
are
laughing.
D
But
you
know
two
floors
are
under
sea
level
and
if
there
was
a
flood,
we've
seen
major
change
in
our
climate
over
the
years.
If
there
was
a
flood,
we
would
be
wiping
out
our
collective
history.
That
is
not
a
decision
that
we're
going
to
make
the
members
opposite
made
a
calculated
decision
not
to
protect
the
people's
museum.
We
are
investing
in
the
people's
museum
to
protect
our
shared
history,
our
collective
history
and
to
support
the
tourism
sector.
C
C
Apparently,
this
government
has
concerns
about
floods.
Now
this
building,
of
course,
has
served
the
greater
victoria
area
in
this
province
well
for
over
50
years.
Suddenly
the
ndp
are
concerned
about
floods.
Well,
that's
interesting
because
apparently
they're
not
concerned
about
the
60
000
people
a
day
that
go
underneath
the
massey
tunnel.
Apparently
that's
what.
C
And
it's
important
that
I
say
full
and
unredacted
business
case,
because
we
don't
want
to
see
the
joke
of
a
business
case.
They
tried
to
trot
out
when
they
were
trying
to
justify
their
ridiculous
eight-lane
tunnel
at
the
massey
tunnel
and
I'll
remind
everyone
in
this
house
that
that
so-called
business
case
didn't
include
a
value
for
money
analysis.
It
didn't
include
a
risk
analysis.
C
It
didn't
provide
any
the
construction
costs
or
the
cost
of
land
acquisitions.
It
didn't
include
a
cost
comparison
between
their
ridiculous
eight-lane
tunnel
idea
that
nobody
supports
and
the
10-lane
bridge
project
that
came
in
600
million
dollars
under
budget.
No,
there
wasn't
even
a
description
of
cash
flows
or
the
cost
of
tearing
out
the
old
tunnel.
Mr
speaker,
so
my
question
to
the
premier
is
straightforward:
if
the
premier
thinks
that
this
vanity
museum
project
can
withstand
the
scrutiny,
will
they
table
a
full
unredacted
business
plan
today
in
this
house.
D
D
D
Getting
if
you
let
me
finish
the
material
as
quickly
as
by
the
end
of
this
week,
there
are
processes
and
having
the
opposition
heckle
the
fact
that
there
are
processes
for
due
diligence
for
government
who
go
through
rigorous
processes
to
build
business
cases.
The
answer
is
yes,
we
will
be
handing
over
the
business
case
as
soon
as
possible.
C
Days
after
they've
announced
a
one
billion
dollar
vanity
museum
project
stand
up
and
say
on
in
reference
to
the
business
case,
they're
working
on
it
are
you
kidding
me.
Are
you
kidding
me
just
a
message
to
the
minister
that
you're
supposed
to
have
the
work
done
before
you
announce
a
billion
dollars.
C
Is
it
any
wonder,
is
it
any
wonder
that
every
single
capital
project
these
characters
have
under
their
jurisdiction
has
been
behind
schedule
and
over
budget?
Is
it
any
wonder?
Is
it
any
wonder
that
the
sightseeing
project
has
gone
from
8
billion
to
16
billion
under
their
watch?
This
is
a
staggering
level
of
incompetence
and
I
have
a
I
have
a
straightforward
question
to
the
minister,
who
is
apparently
still
working
on
this
pro
on
this
business
case.
D
B
D
A
document
that
has
to
go
through
rigorous
processes,
part
of
government
and
due
diligence,
but
the
answer
is
yes:
you're
gonna
be
transparent,
but
let
me
take
a
moment
to
talk
about
how
important
this
project
is.
The
business
case
informed
that
we
need
to
protect
our
province's
asset
across
the
street
from
this
legislative
chamber
is
our
shared
history,
honorable
speaker
and
our
government
is
not
going
to
take
the
risk
through
an
earthquake
through
floods,
to
wipe
out
our
collective
history.
D
It's
going
to
be
built
with
mass
timber
supporting
the
forestry
sector.
It
is
going
to
be
a
magnet
for
international
visitors
to
come
to
victoria
province's
capital
to
access
the
state
of
the
art
museum.
More
to
tell
you
honorable
speaker,
but
I
wish
that
the
members
opposite
during
bc.
Museums
week
would
be
celebrating
this
important
investment.
F
Well,
thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
So
so,
which
is
it
is
the
minister
in
one
hand,
says
that
they're
working
on
the
business
plan
and
then
the
next
minute
she
says
we're
working
on.
I
I
assume
working
on
releasing
it
she's
she's,
putting
the
minister's
putting
out
little
bits
and
pieces
and
details
in
a
press
conference
last
friday
which
which,
which
was
really
just
to
announce
the
expenditure
of
a
billion
dollars
with
with
not
much
to
support
it.
F
Then
in
other
media
interviews,
you
get
a
little
bit
of
a
little
piece
of
information
here
you
get
a
little
piece
of
information
there
she's
all
over
the
map.
Just
like
this
plan,
mr
speaker,
british
columbians
were
were
shocked
and
dismayed
at
the
announcement
of
an
expenditure
of
one
billion
dollars
for
a
vanity
museum
project,
and
not
only
does
this
reflect
a
premier
and
a
government,
that's
completely
out
of
touch
with
the
struggles
that
british
columbians
are
facing
today,
but
they
they
haven't,
they
haven't
even
they
haven't.
F
Even
given
any
details
about
a
business
plan,
there
wasn't
even
a
rendering
there
was
not
even
a
picture
of
what
this
museum
might.
Actually,
look
like
there
was
no
design
details
released
and
in
fact
this
is
what
the
minister
said
said
about
this,
and
I
quote,
I
don't
want
to
tell
british
columbians
what
it's
going
to
look
like.
It's
an
open
canvas.
F
A
billion
dollars
of
taxpayers
money
on
this
project
and
it's
an
open
canvas.
Are
you
kidding
me
no
business
plan,
no
design
details,
not
even
an
explanation
as
to
why
it's
going
to
take
eight
years
again.
The
question
to
the
to
the
to
the
premier
is:
will
the
premieres
either
scrap
the
project
today
or
stand
up
and
release
the
business
plan
or
the
bits
and
pieces
of
the
business
plan
that
informed
an
announcement
of
one
billion
dollars
for
a
vanity
museum
project.
D
Along
the
way,
we
have
made
it
clear
to
the
public
through
engagement
by
saying
what
does
a
new
modern
museum
look
like.
We
have
gone
to
the
public
about
about
what
a
new
modern
museum
could
look
like.
We've
spent
years
from
day
one
since
we
got
elected
in
2017
to
build
a
concept
plan
build
our
business
case.
We
came
forward
to
the
public
on
friday
that
the
business
case
has
been
approved
and
we're
doing
the
work.
We
are
doing
the
right
thing
to
answer
the
members
question.
D
Yes,
we're
going
to
hand
over
and
share
the
business
plan,
but
I
want
to
remind
the
member
opposite.
The
context
in
which
he's
saying
did
you
have
any
addictive
designs?
Yes,
they're
indicative
designs,
but
the
public
said
they
want
to
be
a
part
of
this
process
of
what
a
new
imagined,
reimagined
21st
century
museum
is
going
to
look
like.
That
is
the
commitment
that
british
columbians
are
asking
for
from
us.
So
to
answer
the
members
question:
yes,
we
are
going
to
handle.
D
F
The
since
2017
there's
been
discussion
at
the
royal
bc
museum
about
a
50
million
dollar
renovation,
an
80
million
dollar
upgrade
100
million
dollar
upgrade
and
just
last
year
that
to
great
fanfare,
the
minister
announces
that
there's
going
to
be
a
the
shutdown
on
the
renovation
of
the
old
town
exhibit
in
the
existing
museum
and
then
only
months
later.
Suddenly
the
entire
building
needs
to
be
knocked
down
and
replaced
with
a
1
billion
dollar
advantage
project.
F
F
It's
outrageous
now,
not
only
did
the
the
tourism
minister
reference
this
billion
dollar
project
as
being
an
open
canvas,
but
here's
another
thing
that
she
said
to
the
media
yesterday
and
I
quote:
business
cases
contain
thousands
and
thousands
of
pages
of
documents,
end
quote,
but
an
important
detail,
not
a
single
one
of
those
thousands
and
thousands
of
supposed
pages
have
actually
been
released
for
british
columbians
to
to
see
somehow
before
coming
up
with
a
design
government
wants
us
to
believe
the
this
open
canvas
is
fully
costed
at
one
billion
dollars
and
they're
going
to
move
ahead
almost
immediately
to
close
the
existing
museum
for
eight
years.
F
Presumably,
while
they
figure
out
the
details,
that's
not
how
you're
supposed
to
build
major
projects
to
the
minister.
People
are
actually
going
so
far
as
to
call
this
project
fast
fairies.
2.0
to
to
to
the
minister.
All
the
same
ingredients
to
the
minister
will.
Will
the
the
minister
release
a
full
unredacted
business
plan,
or
are
they
just
too
afraid
to
show
the
details
of
this
billion
dollar
vanity
museum
project.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
First
I
just
want
to
make
one
point.
The
only
vanity
project
in
this
place
is
that
member
thinking
he
can
sit
on
this
side
of
the
house.
G
G
G
G
G
Members,
I'd
like
to
remind
the
leader
of
the
opposition
that
when
he
stood
in
2008
with
the
premier
promised
to
extend
skytrain
to
surrey
and
broadway,
he
announced
a
plan
that
would
be
3.1
billion
dollars.
2.8
to
oh,
he
says
blah
blah
blah.
I
guess
he
would
say
that
because
when
he
was
four
finance
minister,
four
years
later,
there
wasn't
a
dime.
A
Mr
speaker,
on
friday,
our
premier
stood
and
announced
an
800
million
dollar
monument
to
colonial
storytelling,
the
rebuilding
of
the
bc
museum
in
the
pressure
the
premier
said
quote.
The
stories
told
here
have
failed
to
accurately
reflect
our
colonial
history
or
include
everyone.
End
quote
yesterday
in
question
period,
the
premier
and
then
today
the
minister
said
that
we
don't
that
they're
surprised
that
we
don't
support,
quote
investing
in
our
collective
history.
A
A
A
A
It
cannot
be
fixed
by
a
bigger
brighter
shinier
museum
built
with
mass
timber
and
wrapped
in
a
la
quangan
inspired
veneer,
a
new
shrine
to
house.
The
systemic
rot
is
not
the
solution,
mr
speaker,
through
you
to
the
premier.
Does
he
not
understand
that
this
announcement
is
actually
a
powerful
act
of
aggression,
a
power
play
wrapped
in
the
rhetoric
of
reconciliation.
D
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
and
I
have
the
deepest
respect
for
the
member
opposite
as
a
fellow
indigenous
person
who
stands
in
these
chambers,
representing
not
only
your
constituents
but
also
your
heritage.
I
I
appreciate
the
words
honorable
speaker
that
the
members
sharing
there's
a
lot
of
work
going
on
at
the
world
bc
museum.
D
There
have
been
complaints
about
the
workforce
and
we're
trying
to
fix
it.
We
have
a
new
ceo
we've
been
we've
been
committed
from
day,
one
that
we
were
going
to
modernize
the
museum,
and
that
includes
the
way
people
work
there.
The
way
the
exhibits
are
shared
working
with
the
first
nations,
whose
territory
it's
on
it
is
on
the
lakwangan
territory.
We
are
working
hand
in
hand.
D
D
D
I'm
talking
about
our
important
history,
I'm
talking
about
sharing
our
important
history
beyond
bank
victoria
with
the
rest
of
the
province.
It's
the
people's
museum
through
technology
through
virtual
tours
by
digitizing
our
shared
history
to
the
member
opposite.
When
we
learned
which
we're
working
on
we're
coming
towards
the
the
one
year
anniversary
of
the
215.,
the
archives
building
plays
an
important
role
in
reconciliation
and
repatriation.
D
When
I
saw
images
of
the
children
at
takam
loops
you're
going
to
keep
mocking.
I
wish
I
had
pictures
of
my
grandparents
and
I
understood
what
they
went
through.
That
institution
is
an
important
vessel
for
education
and
we
are
going
to
do
things
better.
I
want
to
commit
to
the
member
opposition
to
all
members
of
these
chambers
that
we
must
do
things
better.
We
must
bring
it
into
the
21st
century.
We
must
work
with
indigenous
communities
and
we
are
going
to
reset
the
relationship
with
the
rbcm.
B
A
The
member
the
minister
is
lucky
she's
lucky
because
her
items
are
back
in
her
community,
many
of
them
that
repatriation,
many
of
the
repatriations
up
there
has
already
happened
as
part
of
treaty
which
indigenous
nations
around
this
province
are
waiting
for
in
order
to
be
able
to
have
our
items
come
back
home.
Mr
speaker,.
A
A
The
parts
that
we
haven't
had
the
benefit
to
access,
because
they've
been
locked
away
in
cabinets
in
the
basement
growing
up
in
the
western
culture,
we've
learned
to
celebrate
museums
and
the
strictly
curated
narratives
that
they
tell
about
our
history,
but
we
want
our
sacred
items
home.
We
want
our
technologies,
we
want
our
innovations,
we
want
our
designs,
we
want
them
in
the
hands
of
our
teachers
and
our
children
so
that
they
can
be
inspired
by
their
ancestors
at
home.
A
We
don't
want
to
visit
our
culture
locked
behind
glass.
We
want
it
on
the
land
and
on
the
water,
where
our
culture
lives
and
breathes.
Mr
speaker,
mariah
charleston,
the
vice
president
of
the
neutron
tribal
council,
tweeted
quote.
I
wonder
how
many
stolen
items
could
be
repatriated
to
the
appropriate
owners
with
that
amount
of
money.
End
quote,
mr
speaker:
why
is
this
bc
ndp
government
spending
800
million
dollars
to
warehouse
indigenous
culture
and
in
2020
only
invested
500
000
dollars
in
thirty
thousand
dollar
increments
for
indigenous
nations?
D
Thank
honorable
speaker,
there
are
many
things
that
I
agree
with
the
member
opposite.
This
is
why
we
have
to
do
this
important
work.
This
is
why
we
need
to
bring
it
to
the
21st
century,
the
member
office
that
can
shake
his
shake
his
head.
I
am
being
sincere
and
telling
you
I
have
told
my
staff
who
stole
and
raided
my
cupboards
in
our
kitchens
as
niska
people
as
as
git
sand
people,
our
bowls,
our
our
tools
are
over
behind
glass
cupboards.
I
I
have
said
that
I'm
not
trying
to
be
provocative
or
politically
incorrect.
D
D
D
There
are
some
nations
that
want
their
archives
to
be
in
these
institutions.
As
as
as
opportunities
for
learning
to
understand
how
things
were
created
to
teach,
that
is
what
institutions
like
the
royal
bc
museum
are
intended
to
do
and
we're
going
to
fix
things,
but
the
members
opposite,
who
kind
of
mock
and
make
jokes
as
like,
cancel
culture.
D
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Well,
the
excuses
are
getting
hard
to
keep
track
of,
but
let's
make
one
thing
very
clear:
the
minister
keeps
talking
about
protecting
the
collection.
I
will
point
out
to
the
minister
that
this
side
of
the
house
has
not
once
taken
issue
with
the
224
million
dollars
being
spent
in
coalwood
to
make
sure
there's
a
proper
storage
facility
for
artifacts
from
british
columbia's
museum.
E
E
Instead
of
a
billion
dollar
vanity
museum
project
for
the
premier,
that
has
no
business
plan,
no
timelines
and
no
expectation
it'll
even
be
done
properly,
let
alone
the
timeline
that
old
town
gets
shut
down.
With
no
mention
of
this
happening
and
in
mid
renovation
magically,
the
building
needs
to
be
torn
down
completely
instead
of
renovated.
E
E
A
billion
for
a
museum
today
will
explode
to
a
billion
and
a
half
eight
years
from
now
end
quote:
when
will
this
premier
level
this
minister?
Stop
playing
games
with
the
business
plan,
agree
to
release
the
full
unredacted,
not
working
on
we're
working
on
release
means
that
they're
working
on
redacting,
the
heck
out
of
it.
When
will
this
minister
release
the
full
unredacted
business
plan
for
this
open
canvas
of
a
boondoggle
for
the
premier's
vanity
museum
project.
B
D
Speaker,
I've
sat
in
these
chambers
for
30
something
question
periods.
There
have
been
no
questions
about
tourism.
The
member
opposite
has
asked
me.
Five
questions
down
has.
D
F
D
Thank
you
honorable
speaker,
I've
said.
Yes,
we
are
going
to
release
the
business
plan,
but
I
want
to
mention
what
the
tourism
industry,
what
paul
nursey,
the
president
and
ceo
of
destination
victoria,
said
about
the
museum.
The
royal
bc
museum
has
been
and
will
continue
to
be,
a
vital
and
essential
demand
driver
for
the
visitor
economy
of
greater
victoria
at
destination.
Greater
victoria,
we're
excited
about
the
significant
capital
investment
downtown
on
the
inner
harbor
in
the
heart
of
the
capital
city.
We
believe
this
investment
will
elevate
the
royal
bc
museum
experience
to
become
globally
competitive.
D
We
also
acknowledge
the
years
ahead
during
construction
will
have
challenges
to
overcome,
but
we
are
also
hopeful
that
the
strategy
that
the
royal
bc
museum
has
put
in
place
will
help
to
mitigate
these
temporary
impacts.
We
are
a
forward-looking
city
and
organization
and
we
look
forward
to
what
is
to
come.
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker.