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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 28 2022 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker
up
and
down
we've
all
watched
with
horror.
The
unprovoked
invasion
of
ukraine
and
people
across
the
province
have
attended
rallies
and
actions
and
solidarity
with
its
people.
All
british
colombians
want
to
ensure
that
we
are
providing
no
comfort,
no
aid
to
putin
and
his
authoritarian
regime
halting
the
import
and
sale
of
russian
liquor
products
was
a
positive
step,
but
we
must
continue
to
do
whatever
we
can
in
british
columbia.
A
C
Premier,
thank
you,
honourable
speaker,.
C
Thank
you
honor
speaker,
and
I
thank
very
much
the
members
question.
It
has
been
a
traumatizing
time
for
all
citizens
of
the
world.
The
events
unfolding
in
central
europe
between
the
the
the
p,
the
government
of
russia
and
the
people
of
ukraine
are
appalling
and
unacceptable
by
any
measure,
and
it
is
one
of
those
rare
occasions
when
all
87
of
us
stand
united
in
that
regard.
C
With
respect
to
steps
that
we
can
take.
We
have
already
through
suggestions
from
the
other
side,
again
working
collaboratively,
to
find
a
way
where
we
can,
with
common
purpose,
send
a
clear
message
from
british
columbia
to
russia
have
suspended
the
sale
of
russian
products
within
our
government.
Liquor
stores
we've
also
put
a
million
dollars
in
play
and
encouraging
people
to
make
contributions
to
the
red
cross
so
that
we
can
assist
people
in
real
time.
C
I
would
also
recommend
if
those
people
do
have
a
disposable
income,
that
they
look
at
the
un
high
commission
on
refugees.
We
are
going
to
have
a
refugee
crisis
in
europe
and
we
need
to
be
part
of
that
here
in
british
columbia.
We
welcome
people
from
around
the
world
to
canada
and
to
british
columbia,
and
I
have
said
very
clearly
to
the
prime
minister
and
his
team.
C
Whatever
steps
we
can
take
to
assist
with
sanctions,
whatever
steps
we
can
take
to
assist
with
resettlement,
we
are
there
as
a
group,
all
of
us
together
and
all
british
colombian
speakers.
C
With
respect
to
the
bc
investment
vehicles,
these
are
not
directed
by
government.
These
are
directed
by
trustees
of
pension
funds
and
those
trustees
would
have
heard
and
seen
and
the
horrors
that
are
emerging
from
ukraine,
and
I
would
hope
that
they
would
take
their
authority
and
direct
the
the
finance
administration
to
take
steps
to
divest.
But
it's
not
a
call
by
government,
but
it
is.
A
Speaker,
thank
you
to
the
premier.
The
sale
in
vodka
is
largely
a
symbolic
gesture
and
we're
looking
for
real
action.
The
minister
does
have
a
say:
government
does
have
a
say
in
the
overall
investment
management
framework
and
eligible
investments
of
the
pension
corporation.
The
minister
of
finance
is
the
sole
shareholder
of
the
pension
fund,
and
british
columbians
are
looking
for
transparency
from
this
government.
This
is
what
we
know.
A
C
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
again.
If
the
members
on
that
side
want
a
briefing
on
how
bcimc
works,
I
know
that
I
could
get
one
from
the
minister,
the
member
for
abbotsford
west,
the
member
for
prince
george,
mount
robson,
prince
george
mcbride
prince.
Thank
you
mckenzie,
prince
george
mckenzie,
and
perhaps
then
we
could
have
a
a
more
detailed
discussion
about
what
role
politicians
should
play
in
in
the
management
of
pension
funds,
not
just
on
behalf
of
us,
but
on
behalf
of
working
people
throughout
the
province.
C
I
agree
with
the
member
and
her
inventory
of
those
funds
that
bcimc
is
invested
in
would
not
be
choices.
I
would
make
certainly
not
today,
but
the
trustees
have
the
authority
and
the
ability
to
manage
those
issues
and
I'll
leave
it
up
for
them
to
do
that.
D
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
as
we
sit
here
today,
a
democratic
country
is
being
invaded
and
I
appreciate
the
offer
of
a
briefing
from
the
premier,
but
I
do
know
this
that
the
premier
and
his
government
have
the
opportunity
to
set
the
mandate
to
have
a
conversation
about
what
what
the
mandate
looks
like
and
what
is
acceptable,
we're
not
suggesting
that
the
premier
or
the
minister
are
involved
in
specific
transactions.
D
D
That
is
unacceptable.
We
understand
that
there
are
protocols
in
place,
but
we
also
know
that
europe
has
not
seen
an
invasion
of
this
severity
since
the
second
world
war
extraordinary
times
call
for
extraordinary
measures.
Other
countries
realize
this.
Norway's
sovereign
fund
is
divesting
from
russia.
D
Last
week,
quebec's
pension
fund
cast
a
depo
sold
their
russian-linked
asset
securities
saying-
and
I
quote
as
from
today
and
for
the
future
we
decided
to
sell
end
quote
the
canada
pension
plan.
Investment
board
says
it
has
no
holdings,
so
will
the
premier
at
least
take
the
steps
necessary
to
make
sure
the
mandate
is
clear
that
is
clearly
within
his
purview,
and
it
is
time
that
he
took
that
step.
C
Jamie,
thank
you,
humble
speaker
and
and
you'll
get
no
quarrel
from
me
member.
The
events
that
are
unfolding
in
europe
right
now
are
unprecedented
in
our
lifetimes
and
and
it
needs
to
be
stopped
and
a
message.
A
clear
and
united
message
from
all
canadians
has
to
go
forward.
The
whole
point
of
sanctions
is
not
to
divide
us
it's
to
make
with
one
voice
a
call
to
the
international
community
to
stand
up
to
a
brutal
dictator.
The
federal
government
is
primarily
responsible
for
that.
C
I
know
all
members
will
want
to
support
the
current
government
in
every
initiative
that
they
put
forward
with
respect
to
how
bcimc
manages
its
funds
for
its
pensioners.
I
think
reviewing
the
discussion
today
will
be
clear
direction,
that
this
is
not
something
that
any
of
us
believe
based
on
the
clapping
and
based
on
the
the
questions
coming
from
the
opposition
and
the
responses.
C
Quite
frankly,
from
my
colleagues
when
we
discuss
this,
this
is
something
we
would
want
them
to
act
upon,
but
we
would
not
want
to
interfere
in
the
fund
that
is
designed
to
protect
trustees
and
pensioners.
They
have
people
elected
to
those
positions
that
can
make
those
calls
and
I'm
hopeful
that
they
do.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
but
the
premier
once
again
misses
the
point.
The
minister
of
finance
sets
the
mandate.
The
minister
of
finance
actually
sets
the
overall
management
framework
and
lays
out
eligible
investments,
and
I
don't
think
I
need
to
repeat
the
fact
that
british
columbians
do
not
want
their
pension
funds.
Fueling
jets,
tanks
and
artillery
the
minister
of
finance
is
the
sole
shareholder.
D
It
is
very
hard
to
reconcile
that,
while
holding
any
investments
in
state-owned
enterprises
linked
to
vladimir
putin
in
light
of
the
invasion
of
ukraine,
how
does
continuing
to
hold
these
investments
fit
with
the
social
and
government
government
standards
that
were
touted
by
this
minister
of
finance?
Just
last
week,.
C
Well
again,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
appreciate
the
enthusiasm
with
which
the
member
puts
the
question,
but
it
doesn't
change
the
the
reality
that
we're
living
in
that
those
choices
are
made
by
people
who
are
not
in
this
house
today.
Have
we
made
it
clear?
Certainly,
the
leader
of
the
opposition
has
made
it
clear
by
the
force
of
her
questioning,
and
I
would
I
would
hope
that
my
response
was
equally
forceful,
that
I
would
not
make
those
investments
were
at
my
choice
to
make.
C
There
are
trustees
that
are
elected
to
protect
the
interests
of
pensioners.
They
make
these
choices.
They
would
be
aware
of
the
debate.
They
would
be
aware
of
the
international
circumstances
with
which
we
are
living
right
now
and
I'm
hopeful
that
they
will
make
the
right
choice
and
wishing
it
were
so
like
the
member
for
kamloops
wants
to
do
is
all
well
and
good,
but
I
don't
believe
it's
our
role
to
get
and
intervene
in
the
return
for
pensioners
across
this
province.
Do
I
agree
with
the
members
question?
Absolutely
100
percent.
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
if
we're
doing
a
question
period
here
today,
is
indicating
to
the
trustees
that
this
house
is
unanimous
behind.
The
call
from
the
official
opposition
then
count
the
bc
green
caucus
as
making
this
house
unanimous.
This
government
shows
their
priorities,
mr
speaker,
and
how
they
spend
the
money
in
this
budget.
I'm
looking
to
how
this
government
is
meaningfully
advancing
reconciliation
in
budget
2022.
We
finally
see
this
government
reorganizing
how
ministries
interact
through
the
declaration
act
secretariat.
E
However,
the
four
million
dollars
per
year
to
create
the
secretary
it
appears
to
be
just
enough
money
to
administer
and
to
pay
the
salaries
of
the
staff
that
are
in
that
secretariat.
E
So
where
is
the
priority
in
this
budget
for
re
action
on
reconciliation?
Last
summer,
the
minister
of
indigenous
relations
and
reconciliation
published
a
79-point
action
plan
required
in
section
4
of
the
declaration
act.
This
action
plan
encompasses
the
work
of
every
single
one
of
the
minister's
colleagues,
mr
speaker,
the
minister
of
indigenous
relations
and
reconciliation
is
responsible
for
his
colleagues
and
cabinets
deliver
on
our
commitments
that
we
made
to
indigenous
people
over
two
years
ago.
E
Yet
there
doesn't
appear
to
be
any
money
in
the
budgets
of
of
the
ministries
for
the
actions
laid
out
in
the
plan
so
through
you
to
the
minister
of
indigenous
relations
and
reconciliation
where's.
The
money
in
this
government's
plan
to
finance
progress
on
the
dripa
action
plan.
F
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
across
the
way
for
the
question,
we're
very
proud
of
the
work
that
the
secretary
will
do
in
implementing
drippa
the
declaration
of
the
rights
of
indigenous
peoples
act.
We've
appointed
as
associate
deputy
minister,
see
sickyox
jessica
wood
to
serve
in
that
historic
role
to
lead
the
government's
response
to
the
alignment
of
our
laws,
both
existing
and
new.
F
With
the
declaration
commitments
that
are
part
of
that
act,
we
believe
that
the
money
to
do
that,
mr
speaker,
will
be
found
in
the
mandate
plans
for
each
and
every
ministry
and
their
actions
going
forward.
The
action
plan
to
which
the
honorable
member
referred
will
be
before
this
house
within
the
next
few
weeks
we're
very
proud
of
the
concrete
actions
of
that
action
plan
that
will
make
tangible
difference
to
the
lives
of
indigenous
peoples
across
this
province.
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
thank
the
minister
for
his
response
and
I
think
that
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
I
also
have
an
incredible
amount
of
confidence
in
jessica
wood
in
navigating
the
creation
of
the
declaration
act.
Indigenous
leaders,
like
the
union
of
bc,
indian
chiefs,
president
grand
chief,
stuart
phillip,
have
been
critical
of
the
provincial
government's
all-talk
and
little
action
approach
specifically
they've
been
calling
for
conservation
financing
which
would
protect
endangered
species
and
build
economic
opportunities
to
logging
endangered
old
growth
forests.
E
Mr
speaker,
in
budget
2022,
there
does
not
appear
to
be
any
money
set
aside
for
conservation
financing.
Even
though
last
summer
the
federal
government
put
more
than
a
160
million
dollars
on
the
table
for
indigenous
protected
and
conserved
areas.
This
provincial
government
has
asked
first
nations
to
pause
the
logging
of
old
growth
forest,
but
hasn't
given
them
any
funny.
Any
funding
to
compensate
their
lot
potential
losses.
Budget
2022
was
an
opportunity,
a
missed
opportunity
to
fix
that
mistake.
E
The
first
item
in
the
new
minister
of
lands,
water
and
resource
stewardship's
mandate
letter
is
to
quote,
develop
a
path
forward
with
first
nations
to
build
a
co-managed
land
and
resource
management
regime
that
will
ensure
natural
resources
are
managed
effectively
into
the
future.
End
quote
my
question,
mr
speaker,
is
through
you
to
the
new
minister
of
lands,
water
and
resource
stewardship.
G
Thank
you
very
much,
honourable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
opposite
for
the
question.
First
of
all,
let
me
say
I
am
incredibly
proud
to
be
asked
to
lead
this
new
ministry,
one
that
I
will
be
working
with
my
colleagues
with
industry,
with
first
nations
with
communities
to
help
transform
the
way
we
work
with
first
nations
to
seek
environmental
stewardship
and
conservation,
economic
sustainability
and,
most
importantly,
mr
speaker,
true
reconciliation
with
indigenous
peoples.
G
We
all
want
our
natural
resources
sector
to
support
reconciliation
with
indigenous
peoples.
We
know
we
seek
the
balance
of
environmental
sustainability
and
economic
benefits.
Mr
speaker,
our
government
has
been
working
towards
these
goals,
but
we
know
there
have
been
huge
changes
in
the
way
natural
resource
ministries
have
been
set
up.
The
way
the
sector
has
played
out
and
we
have
an
incredible
amount
of
work
to
do.
G
H
Speaker
if
the
bc
government
wants
to
get
serious
about
the
grave
situation
facing
europe
and
the
world,
there
are
options
at
its
disposal.
Today.
Two
major
energy
companies-
bp
and
shell-
have
made
the
enormous
decision
to
cancel
their
energy
investments
in
russia,
three
billion
dollars
just
for
one
company
alone.
H
C
Well,
thank
you
ronald
speaker,
and
I
again
I
thank
the
official
opposition
for
focusing
on
these
extraordinary
events
that
are
shaping
not
just
today,
but
our
future
going
forward
and
there
will
be
a
upheaval
in
many
many
sectors
as
the
member
outlined.
C
British
columbia
can
play
a
valuable
role
there,
but
the
international
community,
working
in
concert
needs
to
come
to
a
place
where
we
can
do
that,
and
I'm
hopeful
that
the
premise
of
the
members
question
was
just
that
that
perhaps
the
international
community
in
the
current
crisis
will
understand
that
we
have
more
than
just
the
obvious
crisis
of
a
rogue
dictator
trampling
on
the
rights
of
citizens
of
ukraine,
but
also
the
consequences
of
climate
change
and
a
host
of
other
initiatives
that
all
of
us
collectively
have
to
work
on.
H
H
H
C
C
Events
in
russia
have
maturely
changed
decisions
for
the
the
people
of
germany,
for
example,
who
are
now
host
holding
off
on
decommissioning
their
nuclear
capacity
and
there's
a
range
of
other
initiatives
that
governments
and
peoples
are
going
to
have
to
make
as
a
result
of
the
appalling
behavior
of
vladimir
putin.
But
I
I
think-
and
I
hope
that
the
member's
not
leaning
too
hard
in
this
direction.
We
started
this
question
period
together,
87
people.
We
need
to
continue
to
focus
on
the
problem
and
the
problem
is
vladimir
putin.
I
Oh
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
with
all
due
respect
to
the
premier
and
I'm
sure
that
he
would
agree
with
this
statement.
The
world
has
changed.
It
has
changed
dramatically
in
in
just
the
last
few
weeks,
and
so
the
world
is
looking
at
british
columbia
and
wants
to
know
if
british
columbia
is
going
to
fast-track
the
supply
of
safe,
secure
and
ethical
natural
gas
to
meet
the
needs
of
germany
and
our
other
european
allies.
I
Against
the
backdrop
of
the
brutal
russian
invasion
of
the
ukraine
of
ukraine.
The
german
chancellor
made
two
very
bold
significant
moves.
In
recent
days,
germany
halted
the
nordstream
2
a
natural
gas
pipeline
that
directly
links
russia
and
germany
and
germany
has
accelerated
work
to
build
two
of
the
world's
largest
lng
import
terminals.
I
I
C
Thank
you,
roman
speaker.
A
final
investment
decision
by
the
joint
venture
at
elgin.
Canada
has
not
been
made
if
the
member
members
are
suggesting
that
we
intervene
and
take
an
equity
share,
they
should
say
so.
There's
nothing
simple
about
what
the
members
suggesting
and
he
knows
that
the
challenges
in
the
international
community
are
stark
and
they
will
be
changing
by
the
minute
and
by
the
day.
So
a
declarative
statement
by
the
governor
of
british
columbia
on
what
our
future
energy
plans
are
will
not
be
helpful
until
we
have
a
better
understanding.
C
First
of
all
where
the
private
sector
capital
will
be
and
and
if
it
is
going
to
be
flooding
in.
I
look
forward
to
that.
I
certainly
was
excited
about
some
of
the
challenge,
some
of
the
opportunities
that
were
presented
when
we
came
into
government,
but
over
the
past
five
years
we've
discovered,
as
as
I'm
sure
most
people
of
the
world
have
that
markets
are,
are
unstable,
the
former
administration
in
the
united
states.
I
think
relished
destabilizing
events.
I
I
see
that
there
are.
C
I
know
that
the
people
on
the
other
side
like
to
quote
legislators
in
the
united
states,
apparently
a
couple
of
them-
think
that
canada
needs
to
have
a
talking
too,
as
well.
Based
on
how
we're
trying
to
conduct
our
affairs
here
so
the
world's
a
complex
place,
is
it
going
to
get
more
complex?
Yes,
it
is,
but
what
we
need
to
do
together
is
to
hold
fast
with
the
common
values
that
canadians
have
always
brought
to
these
situations.
I
Look
we
are
are
doing
and
trying
to
reflect
what
so
many
british
colombians
are
are
saying,
and
that
is
they
want
their
government
to
to
do
everything
it
possibly
can
to
send
the
strongest
message
possible
to
vladimir
putin
and
the
the
russian
authoritarian
regime
that
their
actions
in
in
ukraine
are
completely
unacceptable
and
will
not
be
tolerated,
and
so
today,
in
question
period,
we've
we've
actually
suggested
two
practical
items,
one
involving
the
bc
investment
management
corporation,
of
which
the
the
government
has.
I
The
government
sets
the
the
investment
criteria
and
the
man
and
the
overall
management
framework,
perhaps
it
it
would
be
a
a
more
productive
and
immediate
action
for
the
government
to
actually
update
that
that
investment
management
criteria
and
framework-
and
secondly,
we're
saying
in
against
the
backdrop
of
significant
reserves,
natural
gas
reserves
here
in
british
columbia.
Is
the
government
prepared
to
step
up
and
and
work
with
the
private
sector
work
with
these
seven
plus
lng
projects
to
fast
track
them
to
bring
this?
I
This
secure
ethical
supply
of
natural
gas
from
british
columbia
online?
C
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
Well,
lng,
canada.
Oh
thanks
for
that
lng,
canada
phase
one
began
in
2018,
it's
2022
and
it's
not
done
that's
four
years.
The
horizon
for
other
investments
of
that
kind
would
be
of
a
similar
duration,
if
not
longer
and
again,
in
many
instances,
permits
are
not
yet
in
place.
C
When
I
think
of
the
inventory
that
the
member
friskina
brought
forward,
I
I'm
hopeful
that
the
members
on
the
other
side
want
us
to
continue
to
certainly
ensure
that
we're
protecting
the
public
interest
by
regulating
this
this
resource
to
the
best
of
our
ability
in
the
in
the
interest
of
all
british
columbians.
C
We
have
already
looked
at
the
bcimc
question
and
come
to
the
conclusion
that,
as
it
stands
right
now,
the
trustees
and
the
chief
investment
officers
are
the
ones
that
make
the
decisions
on
when
to
invest
or
divest,
and
that's
as
it
should
be
to
protect
the
literally
thousands
and
thousands
and
thousands
of
pensioners
who
depend
on
that
that
income
and
that
revenue
stream.
But
does
that
say?
Does
that
not
give
us
the
opportunity
as
legislators,
to
stand
with
one
voice
and
say
we
should
divest
we've
done
that
today?
C
I
think
pretty
categorically
and
I'm
hopeful,
I'm
hopeful
that
the
trustees
and
the
management
group
group
will
understand
and
reflect
on
our
comments
today.
We
also
have
a
host
of
other
initiatives
that
we're
working
on
the
federal
government
with
and
over
the
course
of
the
next
number
of
days.
I
hope
those
will
become
available
for
all
of
us
to
fully
understand,
but
what
we've
said
quite
clearly
to
ottawa.
C
Our
national
government
responsible
for
international
relations
is
that
british
columbians
to
a
person
stand
ready
to
do
what
we
can
to
assist
the
people
of
ukraine
and
push
back
vladimir
putin,
and
I-
and
I
know
that-
that's
the
the
sentiment
and
intent
of
the
members
on
the
other
side.
I
don't
want
to
make
this
about.
Why
are
you
not
doing
something?
I
know?
J
Thanks,
mr
speaker,
well
it's
not
a
day
that
the
opposition-
or
I
think
anyone
in
this
house-
wants
to
see
characterized
by
bickering
and
and
negativity,
and
I
probably
am
not
the
only
member
of
this
chamber
who
is
still
staggering
and
staggered
by
the
fact
that
we
are
using
terms
like
allies
and
war
and
invasion
in
circumstances
that
I
don't
think
any
of
us
thought
we
would
be
confronted
by
and
british
colombians
don't
want
their
pension
funds.
J
Helping
to
finance
russia's
invasion
and
they
are
counting
on
the
government
to
ensure
that
that
doesn't
happen
and
to
the
premier's
point.
If
the
the
government
and
the
premier
and
the
minister
require
the
granting
of
specific
powers
to
ensure
that
that
doesn't
happen,
I
think
this
house
is
of
a
mind
to
grant
them
those
powers
quickly.
J
Mr
speaker,
you've
heard
people
appreciate
and
support
the
symbolism
of
the
decision
to
take
russian
products
off
the
shelf
of
our
liquor
stores.
But
the
the
message
we
need
to
send
to
vladimir
putin
is
not
going
to
be
delivered
in
an
empty
vodka
bottle.
J
And
what
we
are
asking,
what
we
are
signaling
our
support
for
is
for
the
government
to
act
boldly
to
act
decisively
to
act
immediately,
to
increase
bc's
lng
production
capacity
and
demonstrate
to
the
ukraine
demonstrate
to
our
allies
and
demonstrate
to
the
world
that
british
colombians
and
canadians
will
do
more
than
just
talk.
We
will
take
active
steps
and
remove
the
single
biggest
lever
of
intimidation
that
vladimir
putin
possesses.
Mr
speaker,
and
I
hope
the
government
will
take
that
advice
seriously.
C
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
and
I
thank
the
member
for
abbotsford
west
for
his
thoughtful
intervention,
and
he
and
I
have
had
discussions
over
now
far
too
many
years
around
issues
like
this
and
we
find
ourselves
increasingly
of
one
mind.
I
think
that
might
be
frightening
for
him
and
his
family
certainly
would
be
for
mine,
but
nonetheless,
nonetheless,
it's
the
truth.
In
situations
like
this,
all
of
our
character
is
tested.
C
Just
weeks
ago,
all
of
us
were
shaking
our
heads
concerned
and
questioning
what
had
happened
to
the
decency
of
canadians
that
we
were
at
each
other,
and
now
we
have
a
common
purpose,
which
is
to
stand
together
regardless
of
our
political
perspective,
regardless
of
where
we
come
from,
regardless
of
how
we
were
brought
up
and
speak
united
with
one
voice
against
vladimir
putin
and
his
illegal
attempted
occupation
of
a
sovereign
state
of
ukraine.
That's
where
we're
all
at,
and
I
and
again
I
want
to
thank
the
members
for
their
questions
today.
C
That's
not
to
say,
we
can't
continue
to
use
our
influence
on
this
side
and
on
that
side,
to
make
the
message
abundantly
clear
when
it
comes
to
supplying
energy
again,
if
we
could
do
it
tomorrow,
that
would
be
one
thing,
but
we
can't
the
best
efforts
of
british
columbians
would
not
achieve
what
you're
asking
for
in
three
four
or
five
years.
So
instead,
I
think
the
better
role
for
british
columbians
to
play
is
to
say
to
the
international
community.
C
We
are
all
in
this
together
we
have
abundant
opportunities
to
bring
alternative
energy
online,
to
address
climate
change
and
create
echo
economic
and
energy
sovereignty
for
not
just
the
people
of
europe,
but
the
people
of
asia,
the
people
of
canada,
the
people
of
north
america.
That's
what
we
have
at
our
disposal
right
now,
working
together,
responding
to
an
international
crisis,
creates
another
opportunity
to
address
the
big
international
crisis
that
led
to
heat,
domes
people
dying
and
hundreds
from
weather
that
we
had
never
experienced
before.
C
We
need
to
do
all
of
those
things
at
the
same
time
and
I
believe
that
there's
enough
confidence
in
the
people
in
this
house,
all
of
us
from
our
different
places,
with
our
different
backgrounds,
that
we
can
walk
and
chew
gum.
At
the
same
time,
we
can
stand
up
to
a
dictator.
We
can
stand
up
to
climate
change,
we
can
stand
up
to
an
illicit
drug
supply
and
we
can
have
reconciliation
as
well.