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From YouTube: MAY 16 2022 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
C
Mr
speaker,
life
has
never
been
more
expensive
than
it
is
today
under
this
two-term
ndp
government,
a
government
that
I
remind
you,
laughably,
ran
on
a
platform
of
affordability
in
both
2017
and
2020
and
on
friday.
Instead
of
announcing
any
relief
for
british
columbians,
desperately
searching
for
a
family
doctor
were
struggling
with
sky-high
gas
prices
at
two
dollars
and
34
cents.
A
liter.
C
D
Thank
you
very
much
speaker
and
I'm
certain
heckle.
I
can't
even
say
thank
you
without
being
heckled.
I
I
do
want
to
certainly
indulge
the
speaker
to
add
any
time
on.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
the
arrival
of
the
member
for
vancouver
called
china.
The
leader
leader
of
the
official
opposition,
welcome
back
we've
been
waiting,
we're
looking
forward
to
the
engagement
and
but
but
before
before.
I
do
that.
D
I
I
want
to
also
say
after
12
miserable
years
in
opposition,
it
is
an
vitally
important
role
in
our
democracy,
and
I
know
the
good
work
of
the
member
for
bank.
Prince
george
valemount
demonstrates
that
selflessness.
D
She
has
demonstrated
that
selflessness
and
understanding
of
government
from
her
time
in
multiple
ministries,
as
well
as
coming
from
the
heartland
of
british
columbia,
where
she
is
connected
with
her
community
that
she
can
add
vital
a
commentary
and
criticisms
of
government
policies,
as
we
did
when
some
of
us
had
that
fortune
of
sitting
on
the
other
side
growing
character
as
you're
doing
right
this
very
minute.
But
it
is.
D
It
is
with
genuine
sincerity
in
my
in
my
heart
that
I
thank
the
the
member
for
her
work
as
the
the
role
of
official
leader
of
christian
opposition,
and
I
welcome
back
the
member
for
cochena
as
he
takes
on
a
new
role
for
himself.
Also
with
respect
to
the
content
of
the
question.
There's
a
bunch
packed
in
there
and
you
do
get
two
questions.
You
guys
should
get
three,
so
you
don't
have
to
put
them
all
in
the
first
one.
But
let
me
start.
D
Over
the
past
14
months,
we
have
given
back
to
policyholders
a
roughly
500
dollars
in
rebates,
totaling
1.3
billion
dollars.
D
I
would
argue
that
that's
assisting
drivers
by
making
sure
that
their
car
insurance
is
as
low
as
it
can
possibly
be
something
that
we've
been
striving
for
for
the
past
five
years
to
the
point
where
the
average
policyholder
now
is
saving
about
500
when
they
go
and
re-up
on
their
auto
insurance.
That's
a
significant
decline
in
cost
which,
when
the
former
member
was
on
this
side
of
the
house,
instead
of
giving
money
back
to
policy
holders
when
there
was
a
surplus,
he
would
take
that
money
and
distribute
it
throughout
government.
D
C
C
Premier,
nearly
half
of
british
columbians
are
just
200
away
from
being
unable
to
pay
their
bills
at
the
end
of
each
month.
One
in
five,
almost
a
million
of
our
friends
and
neighbors-
do
not
have
access
to
a
family
doctor.
Crime,
homelessness
and
overdose
deaths
are
all
at
record
levels.
D
Premiere,
thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
Well,
the
member
will
remember
tolls
on
bridges
because
he
imposed
those
tolls
on
so
so
those
very
same
those
very
same
drivers
are
now
saving
dollars
a
year
by
not
having
to
pay
the
bc
liberal
tolls
to
get
back
and
forth
to
work.
The
minimum
wage
was
frozen
by
those
on
that
side.
For
ten
years
now
we
have
the
highest
minimum
wage
in
the
country,
the
lowest
unemployment
rate
in
the
country
and
the
economy.
D
The
economy
is
rocking,
and
now
I
appreciate
that
that's
counter-intuitive,
for
those
on
the
other
side,
remember
to
look
around
them
and
see
the
benefits
of
a
robust
economy.
That
includes
everybody,
but
that's
what,
but
that's
that's
what
we've
been
seeing.
Certainly
in
the
past
over
the
past
five
years,
there's
a
range
of
other
initiatives
with
respect
to
affordability
and
I'm
happy
to
lay
them
out
for
the
member,
but
I
want
to
circle
back
to
our
cultural
sector
and
the
importance
of
protecting
our
collective
history.
D
Currently,
artifacts
and
archival
materials
are
in
a
building
that
is
below
sea
level.
It
is
not
seismically
safe.
It
has
been,
in
my
opinion,
ignored
by
governments
for
the
past
20
years.
I
was
briefed
honorable
speaker
as
an
opposition
member
back
in
2010.
The
member
was
in
cabinet
at
that
time,
and
it
was
abundantly
clear
to
the
then
ceo
of
the
royal
bc
museum
that
something
needed
to
be
done
to
protect
and
preserve
our
collective
history,
and
we
were
approached
as
governments
are
and
again
the
member
will
remember.
This
cabinet
meets
cabinet
receives
submissions.
D
The
royal
bc
museum
brought
forward
their
case.
We
spent
the
past
five
years
doing
our
due
diligence
finding
the
best
way
forward.
We
believe
we've
arrived
at
that
point.
Listening
to
the
board
of
directors
listening
to
the
ceos,
putting
in
place
a
plan
that
we
believe
is
achievable
to
protect
our
collective
history,
and
I
think
you
should
get
behind
that
not
oppose
it.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Well
I'm
about
as
comforted
by
that
answer
as
I
was
when
I
heard
that
they
had
everything
under
control
with
sight
c,
which
has
now
gone
100
over
budget
from
8
billion
to
16
billion
and
I'll
tell
you.
It
hasn't
ended
that
has
not
ended
and,
and
I
love
hearing
the
member
opposite
go
on
about
about
bridges,
because
I
want
to
remind
I
want
to
remind
the
members
over
in
ndp
world
there
that
there
would
not
have
been
a
10
lane
port
man
bridge.
C
Now
I
do
want
to
be
charitable,
because
it
is
my
first
day
back
here
and
I
know
I
know,
and
I
mean
this
sincerely.
I
know
the
ndp
mean
well
and
I
would
argue
that
they
even
genuinely
are
sincere
in
trying
to
get
good
results.
The
problem
is
they
just
don't
know
what
they're
doing
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
there
is
a
huge
gap.
I
would
call
it
a
chasm
between
ndp
rhetoric
and
the
actual
results
that
they
achieve,
because
the
results
when
you
look
at
it,
my
friends,
are
terrible.
C
In
every
measure
we
have
the
highest
housing
prices
in
north
america,
in
spite
of
the
blizzard
of
new
taxes
that
government
put
on
the
housing
sector,
we
have
the
highest
gas
prices
in
north
america,
the
highest
before
the
war
started
in
ukraine
and
the
highest.
Still
today
at
two
dollars
and
34
cents,
a
liter
crime
is
out
of
control.
C
The
attorney
general's
catch
and
release
system
has
resulted
in
40
prolific
offenders
being
involved
in
nearly
6400
police
interactions
in
vancouver
alone.
Last
year,
mr
speaker,
there
are
more
than
four
violent
random
assaults
taking
place
in
the
city
of
vancouver
each
and
every
day,
almost
a
hundred
and
twenty
a
month,
and
sadly,
six
people
are
dying
every
day
from
an
overdose.
C
Under
this
government's
watch,
the
worst
in
history,
one
in
five
british
columbians,
don't
have
a
family
doctor
and
and
when
they
try
to
go
to
a
walk-in
clinic,
mr
speaker,
they
face
the
longest
wait
times
in
canada
right
here
in
british
columbia.
So
I
have
a
simple
question
for
the
premier
of
this
province.
C
D
I
I
do
genuinely
believe
it's
a
difficult
job
and
I
wish
you
all
the
best
and
and
you'll
keep
all
of
us
better
by
the
work
that
you
do
and
I
you
know
now,
I'm
I'm
rambling,
I'm
chewing
up
the
clock.
Remember
do
you
remember
that?
Do
you
remember
that
honorable
speaker,
honorable
speaker,
the
leader
of
the
opposition
is
correct.
There
are
enormous
challenges
facing
british
columbians
wherever
they
may
live.
Affordability
is
our
number
one
issue
and
we
have
a
long
inventory.
You
can
go
through
hansard.
Your
colleagues
have
heard
me
resuscitate
that
back.
D
I
can
send
you
a
memo
with
all
of
it
in
one
place,
so
we
can
maybe
take
it
as
read
and
move
on
in
these
issues.
I
absolutely
appreciate
and
understand
the
challenges
that
families
are
facing,
but
we
also
know
that
we
need
to
be
tactical
in
where
we
put
money
to
assist
people.
It
can
be
inflationary,
for
example,
through
through
the
covet
pandemic.
We
gave
up
2.7
billion
dollars
in
direct
assistance
to
people.
That's
not
just
businesses,
but.
D
We
put
a
cap,
we
put
a
cap
on
child
care
fees.
We
brought
in
the
the
child
opportunity
benefit
that
can
turn
2.
2
600
to
a
family
of
two
of
which
you
are
one.
These.
This
child
opportunity
benefit
is
now
available
to
families
right
across
british
columbia
to
help
bring
down
costs.
The
housing
prices
were
the
highest
in
the
country.
When
you
sat
on
this
side
of
the
house,
the
gas
prices
were
the
highest
in
the
country.
D
D
Under
a
flood,
and
we
have
serious
challenges
with
respect
to
the
dikes
that
we
talked
about,
the
member
from
delta
south
talked
about
the
diking
in
his
area.
We
have
profound
challenges
ahead
of
us.
I
know
you're
going
to
be
helping
us
each
step
of
the
way
by
bringing
forward
constructive
suggestions
about
improving
government.
E
Well,
thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker,
and,
and
I
I
don't
mean
to
be
glib
either
to
to
the
premier.
But
if
I
just
heard
correctly
that
the
premier
just
said-
and
I
quote,
we
need
to
be
tactical,
where
we
put
money
to
help
people
I'll,
tell
you
where
we
wouldn't
put
a
billion
dollars
in
the
name
of
helping
people
is
into
a
vanity
museum
project
for
the
premier.
We
wouldn't
we
wouldn't
do
that
when
you
have
housing
prices
completely
out
of
control
at
the
highest
that
they've
ever
been
in
this
province.
E
When
you
have
gas
prices
higher
than
they've
ever
been
in
this
province,
when
you
have
groceries
higher
than
they've
ever
been
in
this
province
and
and
the
the
solution
that
the
premier
has
is
to
spend
a
billion
dollars
on
a
vanity
museum
project
in
his
own
backyard.
That
is
what
is
shameful.
The
cost
of
everything
has
gone
up,
including
the
price
at
the
pumps
skyrocketing
gas
prices
now
at
two
dollars
and
34
cents.
A
liter.
E
The
pain
at
the
pump
is
real
for
working
british
columbians
truckers,
taxi
drivers,
contractors
and,
of
course,
lots
and
lots
of
families
trying
to
get
their
kids
to
soccer.
Most
people
don't
have
the
option
not
to
use
a
car,
but
on
friday,
the
premier
in
another
one
of
his
gems
of
a
quote,
so
the
premier
rejected
helping
people
and
instead
told
them
to
just
think
before
you
hop
in
the
car
and
see
if
there's
a
way,
you
can
do
it
with
a
neighbor
or
someone
who's
going
by.
Are
you
kidding
me?
E
Maybe
that
makes
sense
to
a
premier
with
a
government
paid
and
government
driven
car
who's
just
given
himself
a
forty
thousand
dollar
pay
raise,
but
it
doesn't
help
anyone
else
in
the
province.
So
why
is
the
premier
punishing
drivers
after
years
of
saying
that
he
would
do
something
about
it
and
when
is
he
gonna
actually
come
to
the
table,
with
real
relief
at
the
pumps
for
british
columbians.
D
Premier,
thank
you
ronald
speaker,
as
I
said
that
the
start
to
the
leader
of
the
opposition
420
dollars
in
rebates
back
to
icbc
policyholders,
who
were
used
as
an
instant
teller
machine
by
the
former
government,
not
as
respected
and
valued
parts
of
society,
that
if
we
don't
have
to
use
the
money
for
for
for
crashes
and
healthcare,
we
can
drive
it
right
back
into
their
pockets.
That's
what
we've
done
for
the
driving
public
in
britain.
B
D
Perhaps
the
the
former
finance
minister
can
talk
to
the
government
house
leader,
capital
and
operating
are
two
separate
things.
We
are
doing
what
we
can
to
bring
forward
more
health
care
providers.
Remember
the
the
the
health
minister's
been
talking
about
it
for
the
past
two
weeks.
If
you
take
the
continent
of
your
ears,
you'd
hear
what
he's
saying
we're
trying
to
fill
the
gaps
that
were
left
behind
by
a
government.
D
E
Well
well,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
the
the
the
government
goes
and
jacks
up
icbc
rates
by
25
percent
over
four
years.
Only
to
then
reduce
them
by
25
percent.
E
Yeah,
somehow
in
in
ndp
world,
somehow
that's
like
that's
like
standing
up
and
defending
defending
the
drivers
of
this
province,
just
like
the
rebate
checks
which
they've
been
promised
and
and
british
families
are
still
waiting
to
receive
those.
Mr
speaker,
the
the
premier
can
try
to
dodge
and
deflect
all
he
wants,
but
gas
prices
are
at
two
dollars
and
34
cents
a
liter.
Today,
people
need
help
today,
angie
rossi
from
richmond
says,
and
I
quote:
food
has
gone
up.
Rent
has
gone
up.
Everything
in
my
life
has
gone
up.
E
How
are
we
going
to
drive
to
work
so
that
we
can
buy
food
to
feed
our
family
and
quote
bc,
had
the
highest
gas
prices
and
and
costs
before
the
war
in
ukraine,
and
that
is
still
the
case
today.
Instead
of
offering
people
like
angie
help,
the
premier
only
helps
himself
and
cabinet
with
a
forty
thousand
dollar
raise
for
himself
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
for
each
cabinet
member.
Then
he
has
the
goal
to
announce
a
one
billion
dollar
vanity
museum
project
in
his
backyard.
D
Premier,
thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
I
believe
that
protecting
the
collective
assets
of
all
of
the
people
who
have
been
in
british
columbia
since
time
immemorial,
right
up
to
today,
is
money
that
is
well
spent
to
protect
and
preserve
our
collective
history.
The
bc
liberals,
don't
seem
to
think
so.
D
A
capital
budget
is
stretched
over
time.
I
feel
like
this
is
budgeting.
101
members,
budgeting
101,
the
official
opposition
should
understand
how
budgets
are
created.
I
I'm
sure
they
they
do,
but
instead
instead,
they
like
to
say
we're
spending
a
billion
dollars
that
we
could
not
spend
on
something
else.
It's
a
capital
budget
for
a
project,
that's
critically
important
to
the
people
of
british
columbia
and
our
collective
history.
If
they
don't
want
to
support
it,
that's
their
business,
that's
their
business.
B
D
B
B
D
D
They
looked
at
our
crown
corporations
as
instant
teller
machines
whenever
they
were
profitable.
They
took
the
money
and
gave
tax
cuts
to
those
who
didn't
need.
It.
We've
tried
to
level
that
out
we're
going
to
continue
doing
that
work
and
here's
a
note
on
honorable
speaker
for
the
leader
of
the
official
opposition.
It's
working.
D
We
have
challenges
ahead
of
us,
but
working
together,
british
climates
can
overcome
this
and
to
suggest
somehow,
honorable
speaker
and
again,
we
can
read
back
the
quotes
to
the
leader
of
the
opposition
if
he
wants
to
hear
himself
again,
but
he
said
not
that
long
ago
there
was
nothing
the
provincial
government
could
do
about
gas
prices.
So
I
don't
know
what
happened
on
the
way
to
damascus,
but
he
seems
to
have
changed
his
mind
on.
F
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
This
has
been
a
fascinating
debate
to
watch
the
premier,
touts
his
government,
giving
money
to
the
people
who
can
afford
to
drive
cars
right
now.
It
would
actually
be
a
relief
to
hear
about
solutions
for
people
who
can't
even
afford
that.
Last
week
the
premier
told
british
columbians
to
drive
less
carpool
or
use
alternative
modes
of
transportation,
as
gas
prices
continue
to
rise.
He
could
take
a
step
today
to
help
british
columbians,
save
money
and
get
cars
off
the
road.
F
F
If
public
transit
were
free
for
the
next
four
months,
he
could
help
millions
of
british
columbians
save
as
much
as
eight
hundred
dollars,
and
that
could
help
a
lot
with
the
cost
of
food.
My
question,
honourable
speaker,
through
you,
is
to
the
premier:
will
he
make
public
transit
free
while
gas
prices
are
at
record-breaking
levels.
D
Premiere,
thank
you
ronald
speaker.
We
have
made
public
transit,
treat
free
for
kids
under
12,
which
is
a
significant
impact,
a
positive
impact
for
families
right
across
british
columbia
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
look
at
ways
to
expand
our
public
transit
system
to
meet
the
objectives
which
I
believe,
the
leader
of
the
third
party,
and
I
share
with
respect
to
reducing
our
ghg
impact
by
making
sure
that
there's
accessible,
affordable
public
transit
across
british
columbia.
F
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
I
I
often
point
out
that
you
can
understand
the
government's
priorities
by
where
they
put
their
money
and
we
certainly
didn't
see
an
enormous
amount
of
money
invested
into
public
transit
infrastructure
outside
of
the
lower
mainland,
where
communities
that
currently
are
deeply
underserved
by
transit
cannot
expect
to
see
a
particularly
significant
increase
in
that
infrastructure,
which
is
essential,
and
yet
this
government
continues
to
subsidize
the
oil
and
gas
industry
to
the
tune
of
almost
a
billion
dollars
a
year.
F
D
Julia,
thank
you
ronald
speaker.
Well,
it's
good
to
know
that
all
of
the
parties
on
the
opposite
side
of
this
house
don't
support
our
cultural
industries.
Don't
support
investing
in
our
collective
history.
That
surprises
me.
It
disappoints
me.
It
shocks
me,
but
there
you
go
again.
We
have
been
making
significant
investments
in
transit.
The
member
of
the
the
minister
responsible
is
not
here
today.
I
know
that
he
would
be
delighted
to
give
you
a
briefing
if
you
want
to
see
where
we've
made
these
investments.
D
Over
the
past
number
of
years,
we
are
focused
on
reducing
our
ghg
emission.
The
member,
the
environment
minister,
has
got
the
most
progressive
plan
in
the
country
that
was
built
on
a
foundation
created
by
the
former
government.
I
might
add,
and
I
continue
to
add
whenever
I
get
the
opportunity-
the
fact
that
they've
fallen
off
that
bus
is
a
surprise.
Maybe
we
should
get
them
back
on
public
transit.
We
can
make
some
impact
on
impact
on
she's
right
around
bc.
G
Mr
speaker,
in
2018
the
premier
said
that
if
gas
prices
stay
high
in
the
coming
weeks
back
in
2018,
he
would
take
action
to
bring
down
prices
at
the
pump.
Well,
mr
speaker,
here
we
are
220
weeks
later
and
british
columbians
continue
to
pay
the
highest
gas
prices
with
the
highest
gas
taxes
in
north
america.
In
fact,
we've
offered
the
premier
three
solutions.
He
could
suspend
the
provincial
tax
gas
taxes
which
actually
has
worked
in
alberta.
G
Contrary
to
what
the
premier
wants
to
say,
he
could
give
a
one-time
rebate
through
the
climate
action
tax
credit
which
gets
distributed
based
on
incomes
and
would
help
low
and
middle
income
families
the
most
or
he
could
stop
having
fuel
taxes
hidden
in
on
fuel
being
imported
in
from
alberta
at
25
cents,
a
liter
as
of
january.
First,
his
government
policy-
all
three
options:
we've
offered
up
all
three
options
would
provide
immediate
relief
at
the
puncture
of
the
people.
G
B
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
I
think
everyone
that
acknowledges
and
recognizes
the
impact
that
the
war
in
ukraine
has
had
upon.
Not
only
gas
prices
here
in
canada,
but
in
the
united
states
and
in
deans
around
the
world.
Oil
is
a
is
a
global
commodity
and
driven
by
a
global
price,
and
I
think
that
reflects
here
in
the
local
price,
the
the
bc
liberals
have
put
forward
some
suggestions
and
let
me
deal
with
one
of
them.
The
member
speaks
of
an
import
tax
on
gasoline
coming
from
alberta.
B
Louise
watson
is
one
of
those
impacted
families,
and
she
says
quote:
it
is
wrong
to
take
this
money
away
from
autistic
children.
End
quote:
why
is
the
premier
clawing
back
funding
from
autistic
children
when
he
has
money
for
cabinet
pay
raises
and
more
than
a
billion
dollars
on
a
vanity
museum
project?.
H
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question,
as
the
member
is
aware
of
what
we're
actually
doing
is
building
a
provincial
system
and
needs
based
system
to
serve
all
children
and
youth
with
support
needs.
So
that
does
include
families
with
children
who
have
a
diagnosis
of
autism,
but
honorable
speaker,
what
we're
doing
is
building
a
system
that
actually
matches
services
to
the
unique
needs
of
all
children
and
youth
with
support
needs.
H
H
That
also
recommended
that
we
move
towards
the
needs-based
system
and
that's
what
we're
doing
honorable
speaker
we're
building
a
system,
so
children,
youth
across
the
province
will
be
able
to
receive
the
services
that
meet
their
needs
and
the
families
will
be
able
to
work
with
service
providers
to
build
a
circle
of
care
around
their
child
and
youth.
At
the
moment
too,
many
children
and
youth
are
being
left
behind,
as
services
are
locked
behind
a
diagnosis
and
children
are
at
risk
of
missing
their
milestones,
and
especially
at
early
ages.
H
A
British
columbians
need
help.
Now
they
need
it
today.
They
certainly
weren't
asking
the
premier
for
a
museum
project.
So
today,
will
the
premier
do
the
right
thing?
Will
he
get
up
on
his
feet?
Will
he
recognize
and
acknowledge
that
british
columbians
are
struggling
to
get
by
day
after
day
after
day?
Will
he
cancel
the
decision
to
build
a
billion
dollar
museum
and
give
british
columbians
the
help
that
they
need
and
deserves.
D
Damian,
thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
and
again
there's
a
difference
between
operating
budgets
and
capital
budgets
and
this.
C
D
It
has
always
been
that
case
now.
If
I
appreciate,
I
appreciate
that
the
member
beside
the
leader
wants
to
answer
the
question
you
can,
you
guys
can
talk
in
caucus
about
that.
You
know
honorable
speaker,
since
we
were
sworn
in,
we
have
focused
on
reducing
costs.
We
eliminated
the
medical
service
we
eliminated.
D
Not
only
did
he
not
eliminate
medical
services
premiums,
honorable
speaker,
he
decided
when
he
was
finance
minister
to
index
annual
increases
in
the
msp.
We
did
away
with
it
tolls
on
bridges
again.
This
is
a
point
of
pride
for
the
members.
On
the
other
side,
that's
1500
bucks
back
into
the
pocket
of
peoples
who
go
back
and
forth
across
bridges
in
the
lower
mainland.
To
move
around.
D
We
capped
we
counted
built
in
rent
increases.
They
keep
talking
about
the
rent
increases.
There
was
a
two
percent
automatic
give
back
to
landlords
that
works
out
to
about
850
a
year
in
surrey,
not
burnaby,
but
surrey
and
again,
if
the
official
opposition
wants
a
briefing
on
budgets.
I
know
that
the
honorable
finance.
D
Will
be
happy
to
teach
them
the
difference
between
building
for
the
future
and
providing
for
the
needs
of
today
we
are
working
every
day
for
the
needs
of
all
british
columbians,
but
we
have
to
have
a
vision
going
forward.
Maybe
that's
another
thing
absent
from
the
list
of
things
that
the
bc
liberals
left
at
the
doorstep.