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From YouTube: NOV 21 2022 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
C
C
C
As
attorney
general,
he
quietly
released
it
on
the
Saturday
of
a
long
weekend,
but
during
that
time
and
those
delays
for
no
other
reason
than
a
cynical
political
reason
to
delay
having
to
make
a
decision
until
he
became
Premier
over
900
British
Columbians
became
victims
of
violent
random
attacks
in
Vancouver
alone,
and
yet
today
the
arsonist
wants
us
to
believe
that
he
should
be
trusted
to
put
out
the
fire
that
he
started
and
he
has
stoked.
So
my.
B
E
Thank
you
very
much
honorable
speaker,
I,
want
to
thank
the
leader
of
the
opposition
for
the
welcome
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
several
members
of
the
opposition.
Actually,
who
welcomed
me
into
this
new
role
and
all
my
colleagues
for
their
support
and
British
Columbians
have
reached
out
to
offer
support
it's
it's.
A
massive
responsibility
and
I
feel
the
weight
to
deliver
for
British
Columbians
in
this
job.
The
member
race
is
a
critical
issue.
E
You
know
I've
been
across
the
province
in
the
leadership
campaign
talking
to
British
Columbians
and
one
of
their
key
priorities
is
Public
Safety.
That's
why?
When
the
urban
Mayors
came
to
us
and
said
they
were
seeing
this
issue
in
their
communities,
I
asked
them
to
provide
us
with
details
when
they
did
I
immediately
asked
for
the
members
right
asked
for
assistance
from
experts
in
this
area,
a
former
Chief
of
Police,
an
expert
in
mental
health
and
addiction,
Who,
provided
us
with
a
road
map.
E
The
government
has
immediately
been
acting
on
as
recently
as
Sunday
I
stood
in
front
of
chiefs
of
police,
non-profit
service
providers,
indigenous
leadership,
Municipal
leaders
implementing
that
plan
to
make
our
community
safer.
The
only
way
we'll
get
our
hands
around
this
is
by
working
together
and
I,
don't
believe,
there's
a
member
in
this
place
that
doesn't
believe
that
this
is
a
huge
priority,
especially
with
shocking
news
coming
out
of
Prince
Rupert.
Today,.
C
B
E
E
From
the
the
mayor,
Prince
George,
the
BC
Urban
mayor's
caucus
brought
forward
concerns
and,
as
you
know,
the
provincial
government
has
acted
very
quickly
on
it.
They
have
two
very,
very
qualified
individuals
that
are
going
to
be
doing
a
review
of
the
prolific
offenders
throughout
our
Province
and
come
back
with
recommendations.
The
next
120
days
and
we've
acted
on
those
recommendations
and
in
fact
the
authors
of
that
report
have
have
said
that
this
is
in
keeping
with
what
they've
recommended
all
of
us
working
together
to
address
this
issue.
This
is
not
an
issue.
E
That's
going
to
be
solved
overnight.
We
see
it
down
the
West
Coast,
the
United
States
in
major
centers
across
Canada.
It
was
the
core
discussion
when
the
premiers
got
together
from
across
Canada
the
Justice
ministers
to
talk
about
issues.
The
changes
in
the
federal
bail
laws
that
led
to
this
situation
across
Canada
was
the
top
topic
of
conversation
and
the
key
call
to
the
federal
government
for
us
all
to
work
together.
It's
a
really
serious
issue.
Honorable
speaker.
C
You
know
Mr
Speaker.
The
problem
is
we've
spent
weeks
and
months.
Listening
to
this
Premier
and
this
NDP
government
make
excuses
as
to
why
they
couldn't
possibly
do
anything
about
people
being
violently
attacked
in
their
own
communities.
Opposition
mayors
communities
have
been
calling
for
action
for
the
better
part
of
a
year,
and
yet,
as
the
attorney
general
for
over
five
years,
this
Premier
was
actually
the
architect
Who
provided
over
the
violent
crime
explosion
that
was
taking
place
under
his
catch
and
release
program.
C
Now,
over
six
months
ago,
again,
as
I
say
under
pressure,
he
announced
a
creative
solution
that
was
supposed
to
deal
with
this
nothing
changed
and
then,
since
then,
more
than
900
British
Colombians
have
been
attacked
by
violent
random
assaults.
In
the
Vancouver
area
alone.
This
inaction
continued
during
the
tainted
leadership
race.
He
just
went
through
where
he
didn't
even
respond
to
a
single
one
of
the
recommendations
of
the
own
report
that
he
commissioned
for
this.
C
This
problem
and
instead
government
continued
to
put
off
making
any
changes
while
cynically
waiting
for
this
Premier
to
take
his
seat
so
that
he
could
then
pretend
that
he
was
actually
going
to
solve
these
problems.
In
the
meantime,
hundreds
of
British
Columbians
have
been
victims
as
a
result
of
those
delays.
So
my
question
to
the
premier
is
this:
why
would
anyone
trust
this
soft
on
crime
premier,
when
he's
Delayed
Action
and
played
politics
at
the
expense
of
something
so
as
important
as
Public
Safety.
E
Rimer,
thank
you
honorable
speaker.
This
government
has
been
taking
action
on
the
issue
of
concern
of
British
Columbians
about
Public
Safety
I'm
sitting
beside
the
minister
for
Public
Safety,
who
presided
over
the
establishment
of
a
new
provincial
Witness
Program
that
resulted
in
419
charges
laid,
including
134
murder
charges
and
77
firearm
related
charges,
convictions
of
32
accused
with
a
cumula
of
276
years
in
prison.
Just
from
that
one
change.
Honorable
speaker
now
I
accept
the
leader
of
the
oppositions
core
point.
We
need
to
do
more.
E
Of
course
we
need
to
do
more,
but
I
don't
accept
that
I
don't
have
the
support
across
the
board
from
Mayors
police,
Community
leaders,
indigenous
leaders.
In
fact,
the
new
mayor
of
Vancouver
Ken,
Sim,
quote
from
yesterday,
quote
today's
announcement
marks
a
significant
step
forward
in
addressing
the
ongoing
challenges
of
Vancouver
related
to
Public
Safety
I
apply
God,
the
premier
and
the
provincial
government
for
their
bold
leadership
and
partnership
in
making
these
critical
Investments
and
policy
changes.
E
A
You
Mr
speaker,
you
know,
I've
witnessed
the
suffering
of
victims
of
violence
and
nothing
has
left
a
deeper
imprint
on
me
as
a
former
police
officer
than
that
trauma
Premier.
It
was
his
time
as
a
militant
activist
with
pivot
legal
fighting
against
police.
That
was
his
most
formative
during
his
time
with
pivot
legal.
The
premier
was
well
known
for
protecting
drug
traffickers.
A
I
have
quotes
too
Curtis
Robinson,
who
was
A
Beat
cop
at
the
time
with
The
Vancouver
Police
Department.
This
is
what
he
said.
Last
week
quote
one
of
the
things
that
the
premier
brought
in
was
providing
a
multi-language
laminated
card
to
the
majority
of
drug
traffickers,
particularly
Central
Americans.
That
said,
you
don't
have
to
talk
to
the
police
end
quote
so
why
Mr
Speaker?
Should
anyone
believe
that
the
soft
on
Prime
Premier
will
ever
put
the
rights
of
innocent
victims
ahead
of
a
criminal's
right
to
reoffend,
given
his.
E
I
provided
services
to
people
in
the
downtown
east
side
that
needed
that
support
and
and
I'm
sorry
about
the
characterization
that
the
member
puts
on
it,
but
but
that's
important
work
and
and
I
have
an
important
job
as
premier,
which
is
to
respond
to
the
concerns
of
British
Columbians
around
Public,
Safety
and
I'm,
committed
to
to
do
that.
I
have
the
support
of
police
leadership
from
across
the
province.
This
is
Deputy
Commissioner,
Dwayne
McDonald,
the
commanding
officer
of
the
bcrcp
Surrey,
who
notes
just
like
the
member.
E
Did
that
police
see
firsthand
they're
the
the
social
service
of
Last,
Resort
and
communities
and,
and
he
said
quote,
we
are
thankful
that
the
province
is
actioned,
a
multi-agency
approach
that
will
bring
the
right
people
together
to
address
the
issues
and
ultimately
strengthen
our
Collective
responses.
I'm
excited
to
work
with
police
with
Municipal
Leaders
with
communities
to
address
this
pressing
issue,
and
the
member
brings
important
Spirit
experience
as
a
law
enforcement
officer
to
this
place.
I
welcome
her
by
the
way
she's.
E
A
A
Well
aware
of
his
long
anti-police
history,
he
supported
and
enabled
anarchists
protesting,
the
2010
Olympics.
He
opposed
police
as
militant
activist
with
pivot
legal
society
and
police
officers,
who
were
there
at
the
time
said
he
even
distributed
laminated
cards
to
assist
drug
dealers
on
the
downtown
east
side,
showing
them
how
to
frustrate
police
investigations.
Under
his
watch,
it's
become
standard
practice
that
violent
prolific
offenders
are
arrested
and
then
often
released
before
the
police
can
even
finish
the
paperwork.
A
As
former
sergeant
and
24-year
VPD
veteran
Curtis
Robinson
said
quote,
the
premier
was
one
of
those
voices
that
stood
in
the
way
of
active
and
effective
enforcement.
He
drove
a
wedge
between
effective
policing
and
those
who
were
active
in
crime
end
quote
giving
his
long
track
record
of
standing
in
the
way
of
law
enforcement.
Why
would
anyone
trust
the
soft
on
crime
Premier
to
deliver
anything
other
than
the
terrible
results
we've
seen
over
the
past
five
years?.
E
Premier.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
This
is
a
the
issue
of
crime
in
our
communities,
whether
it's
random,
stranger
attacks,
prolific
property
crime,
is
an
issue
that
is
front
of
mind
for
British
Columbians
and
it's
a
priority
for
our
government.
The
announcement
on
Sunday
I
know
the
member
saw
it.
I
know
she
saw
the
police
officers
lined
up
members.
E
Lined
up
with
me
and
with
key
ministers
for
Public
Safety,
mental
health
and
addiction
and
housing,
because
this
is
a
complex
issue,
we're
talking
about
all
these
different
challenges.
Doug
Lepard,
former
Chief
of
Police,
who
we
retained
to
do
the
expert
report
quote
I
was
extremely
impressed.
It
was
more
than
we
expected
to
happen
so
soon.
All
of
it
is
either
highly
consistent
with
our
recommendations
or
discussions.
So,
of
course,
we're
very
pleased.
E
Government
is
taking
such
a
definitive
and
substantial
action
on
these
very
complex
issues
and
and
I
worked
with
Doug
when
he
was
at
the
BPD
and
I
was
at
pivot.
The
members
cartoonish
version
of
my
work
is
not
what
happened.
This
is
working
together
is
the
core
of
how
we
respond
to
these
issues.
Addressing
mental
health
and
addiction.
Issues
in
a
comprehensive
way
is
what's
going
to
help
us
get
ahead
of
this
crisis
and
I'm
excited
to
get
to
work.
D
E
Premier,
thank
you
very
much
honorable
speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
leader
of
the
third
party
for
the
welcome
I
look
forward
to
working
with
her
and
her
colleague
in
this
place.
Like
the
member,
the
government
has
a
very
serious
concern
about
climate
change
and
BC,
maintaining
our
position
of
leadership
on
the
issue
of
climate
change.
That's
why
we
have
the
clean
BC
plan.
E
The
mystery
of
the
environment
is:
has
just
returned
from
a
global
conference
addressing
these
important
issues,
making
sure
that
we
are
up
to
date
and
able
to
respond
and
ensure
that
our
economy
is
one
that
helps
respond
to
the
critical
issues
of
climate
change,
prevent
climate
change
and
ensure
strong
and
secure
jobs
for
all
British
Columbians.
On
the
specific
issue
of
emissions
from
oil
and
gas,
we
have
very
clear
legislative
targets
for
2030
and
2050,
and
any
proposed
project
needs
to
fit
within
those
targets.
D
Okay,
the
question
wasn't
on
emissions,
the
question
was
on
new
or
expanded
fossil
fuel
projects.
I
think
it's
very
important
that
British
Columbians
learn
from
this
Premier.
What
his
vision
is
his
vision
on
climate
and
climate
action,
and
particularly
when
it
comes
to
expanding
fossil
fuel
projects.
The
conference
from
which
the
environment
Minister
just
returned,
headed
by
the
U.N,
the
U.N
Secretary
General,
has
made
it
in
abundantly
clear
for
years
now.
D
There
is
no
room
for
expansion
of
fossil
fuels
in
any
country,
and
certainly
not
in
BC,
where
we're
nowhere
near
on
track
to
meeting
our
emission
targets
in
any
way.
So
the
premier
was
recently
quoted
in
the
Globe
and
Mail
and
he
stated
quote:
we
cannot
continue
to
subsidize
fossil
fuels
and
expect
clean
energy
to
manifest.
Somehow
we
cannot
continue
to
expand
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
and
hit
our
climate
goals.
E
F
Thank
you
very
much
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
one
of
the
most
fundamental
jobs
of
government
is
to
keep
people
safe,
but
every
single
day
in
Vancouver
alone,
four
people
are
subject
to
random
and
violent
assaults.
On
the
weekend.
Prolific
offender
Glenn
Aslan
attacked
a
mother
and
a
her
13
month
old
child
deliberately
spitting
on
the
child
in
the
stroller.
Now
this
is
a
criminal
who
is
well
known
to
police
for
previous
assault
and
weapon
charges,
but
this
morning
he
was
up
on
bail.
F
Also,
this
past
weekend
we
learned
of
Muhammad
Adara
a
dangerous
prolific
offender
with
a
long
criminal
record,
including
five
different
assault
convictions.
In
just
the
past
18
months,
he
was
arrested
for
assault
with
a
weapon
but
was
released
and
promptly
violated
his
bail
conditions.
The
Vancouver
Police
have
issued
a
warning
that
he
is
very
dangerous
and
a
threats
to
Public
Safety
Mr
Speaker.
F
If
the
premier
had
acted
even
just
six
months
ago,
then
perhaps
criminals
like
Glenn,
Aslan
and
Muhammad
adada
would
not
have
had
the
opportunity
to
be
out
on
bail
and
assault
more
innocent
people.
So
the
question
to
the
premier
is
this:
how
does
the
premier
look
into
the
eyes
of
the
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
victims
of
violent
and
random
attacks
and
explained
to
them
why,
for
the
past
five
years,
he
has
put
the
rights
of
prolific
offenders
to
reoffend,
ahead
of
the
rights
of
innocent
British
Columbians
to
be
safe
in
their
communities.
E
E
E
This
quote
will
be
interesting,
I
think
for
the
member
to
help
them
understand
the
complex
nature
of
this
Federal
challenge
is
the
Manitoba
Justice
Minister
Kevin
gertson
talking
about
Federal
bail
Provisions
at
that
Halifax
meeting
quote
the
Manitoba
government
came
with
a
clear
message
that
too
many
violent
offenders
are
being
granted
bailed
only
to
then
victimize
someone
else
while
on
bail.
I
was
pleased
that
all
provinces
agreed
that
there
needs
to
be
changes
to
Federal
bail
Provisions
in
order
to
protect
our
communities.
I've
talked
to
prime
minister
Trudeau
about
this.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
well,
what's
required
is,
is
less
talk
and
more
action.
British
Columbians
want
results.
They
don't
want
any
more
announcements.
They
want
this
government
to
get
on
with
helping
make
them
feel
safer
in
their
communities.
This
attorney
general
has
had
five
years
to
do
exactly
that.
Here's
what
British
Columbians
know
they
know
about
the
premier's
long
history
of
anti-police
actions
before
he
entered
politics.
F
They
know
that
the
premier
then
said
he
couldn't
Act
and
that
he
then
sat
on
solutions
for
months
for
his
own
political
purposes,
while
people
continue
to
be
randomly
attacked,
900
people
in
Vancouver
alone,
since
the
Mayors
wrote
to
the
attorney
general
last
April
at
any
point
in
the
past
five
years
heck
the
last
year,
he
could
have
taken
action,
but
he
didn't.
He
didn't
make
victims
the
priority.
F
F
So
the
question
to
the
premier
is
this:
why
did
the
premier
not
act
months
ago?
Why
did
he
not
act
months
ago
to
keep
British
Columbians
safe
from
repeat
criminals
like
Glenn,
Aslan
and
Muhammad
Adara,
and
why
should
anyone
trust
this
soft
on-prime
Premier
to
actually
deliver
policies
that
are
the
complete
opposite
of
everything
that
he
has
believed
in
and
fought
for
his
entire
adult
life.
E
Premier,
thank
you
so
much
honorable
speaker
right.
It's
hard
to
know
where
to
begin
with
the
members
question,
but
what
I
can
say
is
that
one
of
the
first
members.
B
E
I,
when
I
was
briefed
that
our
casinos
were
being
used
as
a
laundromat
for
the
proceeds
of
crime
for
international
criminal
organizations
took
action
out
of
the
speaker
and
I
know
that
the
members
on
that
side
knew
about
that
issue.
Honorable
speaker,
taking
the
role
of
Premier
is
a
serious
business
and
protecting
British
Columbians
is
a
serious
business
for
me.
That
is
why
first
announcement
on
the
Sunday
I
laid
out
a
comprehensive
plan
with
the
support
of
police,
non-profit
service
providers.
Members.
E
And
there
are
two
tracks:
honorable
speaker,
there's
enforcement
and
there's
intervention
simply
because
we
understand
mental
health
and
addiction
issues
doesn't
mean
we
put
up
with
violent
attacks
in
our
community.
That's
why
there's
two
tracks
intervening
to
help
people
break
the
cycle,
but
also
support
for
police,
integrated
teams
of
police
prosecutors
and
probation
workers
to
address
offenders
in
our
communities.
G
G
And
he
talks
about
how
disturbing
the
attacks
are.
They
were
disturbing
and
they
were
disturbing
when
he
was
sitting
in
his
chair
as
the
attorney
general.
And
what
did
he
do
about
that?
Despite
ideas,
suggestions,
complaints
from
across
the
province?
Absolutely
nothing
and
British
Columbians
paid
the
price
it
is
on
his
shoulders.
The
fact
that
people
continued
to
be
attacked
while
he
sat
in
that
chair
and
sat
on,
apparently
the
ideas
he
came
up
with
on
Sunday
day
after
day.
Under
this
attorney
general's
watch
criminals
were
caught
and
released.
G
The
premier
sat
two
chairs
over
while
every
single
one
of
these
events
occurred,
and
he
did
nothing.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is,
he
ignored
the
solutions
that
were
offered
while
criminals
reoffended
and
viciously
attacked
British
Columbians.
How
does
this
Premier
expect
anyone
in
British
Columbia
to
believe
a
word?
He
says
when
he
sat
there
for
six
years
and
allowed
chaos,
chaos
to
Reign
on
the
streets
of
British,
Columbia.
E
E
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you,
the
member
for
the
question.
This
is
a
this
is
a
very
serious
matter.
Honorable
speak
for
people,
people
across
the
province
and
not
just
across
our
Province
across
Canada,
the
federal
government
I
know
the
member
knows
this.
The
federal
government
changed
the
bail
rules.
There
were
major
Supreme
Court
candidate
decisions
about
them
that
made
it
harder
to
hold
violent
offenders.
This
was
the
main
topic
of
premiers
across
Canada
coming
together.
E
E
The
federal
government
to
make
those
changes
in
my
first
conversation
with
prime
minister
Trudeau
I,
raised
this
issue
with
him
with
the
public
safety
Minister
I
raised
this
issue
with
him.
I
will
continue
to
Advocate
on
that,
and
that
does
not
mean
that
the
province
doesn't
have
a
critical
role
to
play.
Here.
E
We
have
new,
violent
offender
teams
in
place,
pure
assisted
teams
to
help
support
police,
so
they
don't
have
to
respond
to
every
call
of
a
person
in
crisis,
a
new
model
of
addictions
care
under
work
at
St,
Paul's,
important
work
and
and
I'm
so
proud
of
my
colleagues
who
have
been
doing
this
work
and
and
delivering
for
British
Columbians,
but
we
know
there's
so
much
more
to
do
and
and
honorable
speaker
I'll,
just
say
on
a
somewhat
lighter
note
at
the
end
of
question
period.