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From YouTube: APRIL 7 2022 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
C
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
I
share
the
members
concern
to
a
point
and
that
concern
is
about
the
violence
and
the
crime
that
some
people
are
seeing
in
our
province
and
some
of
the
horrific
attacks
that
have
been
described
by
the
members
opposite
over
the
last
week.
I'm
concerned
about
the
victims,
I'm
concerned
about
their
families
and
friends,
and
obviously
everybody
in
this
house
needs
and
wants
british
columbians
to
feel
safe
in
their
communities
and
these
attacks
corrode
that
feeling
of
safety.
D
I
say
to
a
point
because
the
members
have
tried
to
connect
this
to
provincial
government
crown
council
and
decisions,
difficult
decisions
made
every
day
by
crown
council
and
their
incredibly
important
work
and
I've
provided
them
with
data
and
advised
them
about
an
area
where
I
share
concern.
We
have
seen
a
decline
in
our
in
the
coveted
year
of
the
number
of
approved
charges.
I've
asked
crown
council
to
look
into
why
we
saw
that
seven
percent
decrease.
D
I
can
advise
the
member
that
the
minister
for
public
safety
and
I
have
met
with
the
vancouver
police
department
to
specifically
canvas
their
suggestions
around
prolific
offenders
in
vancouver,
we're
actually
meeting
with
them
again
today
to
further
that
discussion,
I
would
welcome
suggestions
from
the
member
opposite
around
within
our
provincial
authorities,
within
our
provincial
jurisdiction,
the
opportunities
that
we
have
to
deal
with
this,
and
I
know
too
that
overlying.
D
This
is
a
concern
about
the
people
are
seeing
in
their
communities
very
visible,
very
visibly
people
struggling
with
mental
health
and
addiction
issues
in
the
streets,
and
that
also
increases
anxiety,
and
I
know
that
our
complex
care
initiative
is
going
to
make
a
really
big
difference
in
that
the
minister
for
mental
health
and
addiction.
500
people
struggling
with
serious
mental
health
and
addiction
issues
will
be
much
better
supported
and
will
not
be
using
emergency
rooms,
courthouses
police
resources
and
so
on,
and
that
will
make
a
difference.
We're
making
progress.
D
There's
more
to
do,
and
I
welcome
suggestions
from
the
opposition
if
they
have
some.
C
Well,
I
want
to
be
perfectly
clear
with
the
attorney
general
the
comments
we
make
and
the
the
issues
we
raise
in
this
house
are
not
a
reflection
of
the
people
who
work
in
the
justice
system,
they're
about
the
attorney
general
and
his
responsibility
in
british
columbia.
This
is
on
his
watch.
C
C
C
C
B
Attorney
general.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
D
D
I
heard
from
the
member
from
kelowna
a
similar
horrific
attack
along
a
trail
in
her
community
and
again
random
unprovoked
attacks.
That's
really
frightening
for
people
now,
when
police
investigate
these
crimes
when
they
arrest
people
when
they
put
that
investigation
file
together
and
bring
it
to
crown.
D
I
can
assure
british
columbians
that
that
will
be
reviewed
by
crown
against
minimum
standards
to
ensure
that,
when
that's
brought
to
court
that
there
will
be
a
conviction
that
we
will
and
have
grappled
with
decisions
like
rv
jordan
out
of
the
supreme
court
of
canada,
that
impose
very
strict
timelines
on
us.
Getting
these
matters
to
court
and
making
sure
that
the
files
are
complete
and
ready
to
go
so
that
we
get
that
conviction.
They
can
have
confidence
in
the
work
of
crown.
D
They
can
have
confidence
in
the
justice
system
and
with
respect
to
the
police
investigation.
I
wish
them
all
the
speed
and
and
accuracy
and
enthusiasm
they
can
bring
to
investigating
these
things,
putting
those
files
together
and
bringing
them
to
crown
council
and
if
members
have
any
concerns
about
decisions
by
crown
on
violent
attacks
like
this
come
to
my
office,
because
I
do
have
the
ability
to
direct
crown
if
they
have
a
concern
about
the
decisions
that
are
being
made.
By
crown,
I
have
confidence
in
our
independent
prosecution
service.
E
E
D
Over
the
week,
I've
run
the
members
through
some
important
changes
that
were
made
at
the
federal
level
and
an
important
supreme
court
of
canada
decision
called
rv
zora,
and
these
relate
to
the
conditions
that
are
imposed
on
people
when
they're
accused
of
having
committed
an
offense
and
our
courts,
and
our
prosecutors
are
bound
by
this
federal
legislation
and
I'll.
Just
read
a
section
of
bill.
C-75.
D
The
federal
laws
of
the
member
understands
what
the
court
is
interpreting
when
they
make
decisions
like
this,
that
they
require
a
principle
of
restraint,
quote
unquote
for
police
and
courts
to
ensure
that
release
at
the
earliest
opportunity
is
favored
over
detention,
federal
law
and
in
the
rv
zora
decision.
The
supreme
court
of
canada
reinforced
that
saying
that
bail
conditions
need
to
be
based
on
the
premise
that
somebody
going
to
court
is
presumed
innocent.
Now
our
crowns
work
within
this
context
set
out
by
the
supreme
court
of
canada
and
the
federal
government.
E
You,
mr
speaker,
and
I
thank
the
attorney
general
for
the
quote,
but
I
will
actually
read
the
attorney
general,
a
quote
from
the
victim,
so
maybe
he
can
understand
what
is
actually
going
on
in
the
streets,
and
I
quote,
I
sincerely
thought
I
was
going
to
die.
This
aggression
was
without
any
provocation
on
my
part
and
quote:
we
need
our
communities
to
be
a
safe
place
for
everyone,
but
people
don't
feel
safe
when
prolific
offenders
are
released
again
and
again
and
random
attacks
occur
on
our
streets
every
single
day.
E
D
The
crown
are
applying
the
law
and
prosecuting
these
cases
and
doing
it
in
a
way
that
results
in
convictions.
I
would
welcome
suggestions
from
the
member
about
about
preventing
these
kinds
of
attacks,
but
we're
also
engaging
with
police
and
with
other
stakeholders.
In
fact,
a
meeting
today
with
vancouver
police
to
discuss
exactly
these
issues.
A
Speaker
yesterday,
the
globe
and
mail
indicated
that
shell
is
assessing
the
financial
viability
of
expanding
lng.
Canada,
here
in
british
columbia
quote,
it
raises
the
urgency
for
more
lng
supply,
because
europe
and
the
world
desperately
need
it
end
quote,
says:
whale
salon,
the
head
of
shells,
integrated
gas
and
renewables
division.
The
minister
of
energy
sees
this
as
an
indication
of
his
government
success.
A
The
minister
said
quote:
the
fact
that
lng
canada
is
eager
to
move
forward
is
a
strong
indication
that
companies
see
bc
as
a
secured
jurisdiction
to
invest
in
end
quote.
Let's
be
clear:
michelle
is
trying
to
spin
increased
profits
as
a
humanitarian
project
in
a
climate
emergency.
A
What
does
antonio
gutierrez
the
u.n
secretary
general
have
to
say
about
this
type
of
humanitarianism?
Mr
speaker
quote
people
and
the
planet
are
getting
clobbered
by
climate
change.
Nearly
half
of
humanity
is
living
in
the
danger
zone.
Now
many
ecosystems
are
at
the
point
of
no
return
now.
Unchecked,
carbon
pollution
is
forcing
the
world's
most
vulnerable
on
a
frog
march
to
destruction.
A
F
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker,
and
I
think
we
all
read
that
report
from
the
ipcc.
With
concern
the
chair
of
the
ipcc
said
we
are
at
a
crossroads
of
the
decisions
that
we
can
make
now
can
secure
a
livable
future,
but
I
am
encouraged
by
climate
action
being
taken
in
many
countries.
There
are
policies,
regulations
and
market
instruments
that
are
proving
effective.
If
these
are
scaled
up
and
applied
more
widely
and
equitably,
they
can
support
deep
emissions
reductions
and
stimulate
innovation.
F
A
Bc
is
already
failing
to
meet
our
sectarial
emission
targets,
mr
speaker,
and
we
somehow
believe
that
expanding
lng
is
possible
in
a
cbc
article.
This
week
the
minister
of
the
environment
said
quote:
we've
made
it
clear
in
our
roadmap
to
2030
that
we're
committed
to
a
33
to
38
reduction
in
emissions
upstream
and
downstream
in
the
oil
and
gas
sector.
A
That
part
of
our
road
map
will
be
judged.
That's
that
part
of
our
road
map
and
we'll
be
judged
on
that.
That's
true.
This
government
will
be
judged
on
that
phase.
One
of
lng,
canada,
is
included
in
clean
bc
models.
Phase
2
is
not
the
bc.
Sierra
club
is
suing
our
government
for
failing
to
provide
a
detailed
plan
to
achieve
a
mission's
target,
so
the
minister
of
energy
can
say
whatever
he
wants,
but
we
don't.
We
don't
have
the
information
to
be
able
to
actually
judge
them
on
it.
They
say.
A
Emissions
enabled
by
lng,
canada
terminal
at
kitimat
alone,
would
make
it
nearly
impossible
to
meet
the
targets
that
these
ministers
are
talking
about.
The
inviting
of
the
sierra
club
said
quote
the
ndp
restarted
the
process
of
the
carbon
tax,
but
both
the
previous
liberal
government
and
ndp
government
have
supported
more
fracking
in
building
more
lng
terminals
and
that's
a
key
part
of
the
problem.
End
quote
my
question,
mr
speaker:
is
the
minister
of
environment
explain
to
this
assembly
how
the
expansion
of
lng
canada
can
fit
into
our
2030
emissions
targets.
G
The
focus
of
emission
reduction
has
to
be
on
reducing
emissions.
We
will
work
with
industry
with
nations,
with
experts
and
we'll
introduce
regulations,
if
necessary,
to
demonstrate
clearly
to
british
columbians
how
we
will
achieve
the
commitments
that
we
made.
That
is
what
we
need
to
do.
That
is
what
we'll
be
judged
on
and
I'll
simply
close
by
quoting
one
of
the
british
columbia
members
of
a
previous
member
of
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change.
G
I
am
thrilled
with
the
release
of
the
clean
bc
roadmap
that
fulfills
our
original
commitment
in
clean
bc
to
fully
meet
our
legislated
greenhouse
gas
emissions
target
for
2030.
members.
The
roadmaps,
comprehensive
sector-wide
approach
to
emissions
reduction
leaves
no
stone
unturned
and
it's
a
plan
that
signals
to
the
world
that
bc
is
going
to
lead
the
way
in
the
transition
to
a
low-carbon
future.
Those
words
come
from
a
climate
scientist
honorable
speaker
that
climate
scientist
is
a
member
of
the
faculty
at
the
university
of
victoria,
and
his
name
is
andrew
weaver.
D
General.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
I
I
saw
the
same
news
article
that
the
member
did
obviously
I'm
concerned.
I
understand
that
vancouver
coastal
health
has
made
a
decision
around
allocating
resources.
I
can
assure
the
member
and
the
residents
of
woodward
that
woodward's
that
we
are
looking
into
it.
I
When
the
premier
was
asked
about
the
tragic
slaying
of
ubco
security
guard,
harmandeep
cower,
he
said,
and
I
quote,
it
is
high
time
that
we
started
building
the
complex
care
so
that
we
can
house
those
individuals.
End
quote
the
rcmp
say
this
is
the
third
incident
in
kelowna
this
year,
where
a
person
was
killed
related
to
a
mental
health
issue.
J
Mr
speaker,
I'll
I'll
address
the
member's
question
about
complex
care
housing
in
a
minute
and
it's
an
important
one,
but
I
will
say
again
in
this
chamber
that,
for
any
of
us
to
conflate
mental
health
or
substance
use
with
violence
is
not
fair.
It
builds
stigma.
We
have
to
let
the
police
investigate
their
work,
but
driving
fear
and
driving
people's
hiding
of
mental
ill
mental
health
and
substance
use
challenges
is
something
that
drives
people
away
from
the
health
care
system.
So
we
need
to
be
very
careful
about
how
we
speak
about
these
things.
J
So
now,
speaking
to
the
member's
question
about
complex
care
housing,
you
members
will
remember
that
it
was
in
february
that
we
committed
in
the
finance
minister's
budget
164
million
dollars
to
build
complex
care
housing
facilities
throughout
the
province
and,
at
its
total,
build
out
to
bring
services
for
people
with
heretofore.
Unmet
needs
complex,
intersections
of
mental
illness
substance
use,
often
living
with
acquired
brain
injury.
The
people
for
whom
supportive
housing
has
not
been
enough
people
either,
who
have
been
evicted
often
or
are
at
risk
of
eviction.
J
So
in
february
we
adopted
the
budget
this
week.
The
first
citizens,
new
residents
of
complex
care
housing,
moved
into
the
first
facility
in
surrey.
That
is
breakneck
speed.
We
all
feel
the
urgency
and
we
have
announced
complex
care
housing
in
kelowna.
It's
one
of
only
five
communities
that
has
been
named.
That
work
is
happening
with
urgency
throughout
government,
I'm
honored
to
lead
that
work
and
I'll
continue
to
talk
with
the
member
about
how
plans
advance
in
kelowna.
J
But
she
can
be
very
pleased
that
the
advocacy
of
her
mayor
has
has
resulted
in
an
announcement
for
kelowna.
They
will
have
complex
care
for
people
in
the
past
who
are
left
out
in
the
cold.
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Certainly
I
don't
think
you
could
define
breakneck
speed
over
a
period
of
five
years
that
you've
had
opportunities
to
fix
some
of
these
problems.
K
K
Mr
speaker,
every
day
in
caribou
chilcotin,
we
see
the
results
of
a
justice
system
that
is
failing
to
protect
the
public
from
repeat
offenders.
Police
this
week
are
looking
for
a
man
who
entered
a
7-eleven
pepper-sprayed
an
employee
and
demanded
cash
and
cigarettes.
On
monday,
brittany,
mathos
truck
was
stolen.
Also,
on
monday,
in
williams,
lake,
an
rv
trailer
was
stolen
from
lakeview
avenue
on
dog
creek
road,
a
man
was
shot
outside
of
his
residence,
armed
robbery,
theft
and
shootings
day
after
day
after
day,
frontline
responders
our
rcmp.
K
B
D
Speaker
so
it's
important
to
recognize
the
role
of
crown
council,
which
is
that
they
received
the
recommendations
from
police,
so
when
they're
actively
investigating
something
and
putting
the
file
together,
crown
then
received
the
file
from
police.
The
members
earlier
asked
questions
about
people
who
had
been
catch
and
released
the
there
was
a
a
stabbing
in
a
coffee
shop,
a
horrific
incident.
As
of
the
most
recent
information,
I
have
that
individual
was
arrested
and
charged
and
remains
in
custody.
There
was
a
surrey
stabbing
of
senior
on
a
skytrain.
D
Most
recent
information
I
have
is
that
person
was
arrested,
charged
and
remains
in
custody.
I
think
williams.
Lake.
Thank
you.
Williams.
Lake
is
a
community
that
has
struggled
with
crime
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
in
fact
they
have
really
struggled.
Historically,
they
were
number
one
for
crime
and-
and
I
will
note
even
before
we
formed
government,
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
have
worked
really
hard
to
bring
that
down.
D
We've
had
multiple
meetings,
including
as
recently
as
as
last
week
with
the
mayor
from
williams
lake,
to
identify
solutions,
and
the
member
can
be
dismissive
of
my
invitation
to
the
opposition
to
bring
forward
suggestions.
That's
fine,
but
I
also
note
that
sometimes
they
say
that
we
don't
ask
them
for
suggestions.
So
if,
if
you
don't
have
suggestions,
that's
fine
we're
doing
the
work
over
here.
D
Continue
well,
we
can't
release
people
who
haven't
even
been
arrested,
honorable
speaker
on
the
examples
that
he
gave,
so
the
people
need
to
be
arrested
by
police
brought
to
crown,
and
crown
will
do
the
work
according
to
the
federal
law
and
suggestions
about
how
we
interrupt
this
cycle
for
people
beyond
complex
care
beyond
other
initiatives.
We're
doing
are
always
welcome
from
the
other
side.
L
Two
weeks
ago
in
kelowna,
a
man
pulled
a
knife
and
stabbed
an
rcmp
member.
In
the
face,
and
just
yesterday
we
learned
of
another
rcmp
officer
stabbed
trying
to
make
an
arrest
in
carameus
day
after
day,
we
see
violence
on
our
streets
as
individuals
are
released
and
breach,
bail
and
probation
conditions.
L
D
Attorney
general.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
We
started
this
session
this
afternoon
by
expressing
appreciation
to
law
enforcement
in
this
place,
but
also
externally,
the
victoria
police
department,
who
have
done
work
to
keep
us
safe
here,
and
I
think
that
it's
an
opportunity
member's
question
to
express
appreciation
to
all
law
enforcement
in
the
province
for
the
work
they
do
to
keep
us
safe.
D
We
count
on
police
to
do
those
investigations
to
bring
those
matters
forward
into
our
justice
system
and
I'll.
Take
the
member's
point.
It
is
not
a
perfect
system,
but
it
is
the
best
system
we
have
and
we
are
working
every
day
to
improve
it,
to
make
sure
that
those
matters
are
getting
to
trial
sooner,
that
we're
meeting
the
timeline
set
up
by
the
supreme
court
of
canada.
So
matters
aren't
dismissed
for
technicalities
to
make
sure
that
the
files
that
are
brought
forward
by
police
are
sufficiently
robust
that
we're
actually
going
to
get
a
conviction.
D
So
the
person
serves
time
for
a
serious
crime,
we're
doing
all
of
that
work
happy
to
provide
a
briefing
to
the
member
about
the
detailed
work
work.
That's
been
happening
within
the
crown
prosecution
service
to
achieve
those
goals,
even
in
a
pandemic,
even
when
our
justice
system
was
under
incredible
stress,.
M
M
This
is
what
the
bc
government
is
not
doing,
and
even
look
at
the
bc
government
website.
It
says
british
columbians
expect
the
justice
system
to
keep
their
communities
safe.
At
the
end
of
that
it
says
the
bc
government
is
transforming
justice
services
in
ways
that
meet
these
expectations,
meaning
safety
of
our
communities,
our
businesses.
M
But
momentum
is
building
as
terrorists
is
getting
cities
across
bc
to
sign
on
to
their
letter,
calling
for
tougher
action
on
repeat
offenders,
and
I
quote:
communities,
local
business
owners
and
workers.
The
economy,
as
well
as
the
public,
feel
the
impacts
of
repeat
offenders
who
commit
property
crimes
and
thefts
repeatedly
and
without
consequence,
end
quote.
The
letter
has
found
support
from
duncan
mayor
michelle
staples
with
more
and
more
cities
signing
on
my
question.
D
General,
thank
you,
mr
chair.
It
was
the
mayor
of
terrace,
not
me
in
the
terrorist
standard,
who
said
that
we
had
a
very
productive
meeting,
that
she
felt
heard
that
she
was
optimistic,
that
she
would
see
action,
and
I
share
that
view.
I
think
there
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
work
together,
not
just
with
the
mayor
from
terrace
we're
also.
I
can
advise
the
member
working
with
the
urban
mayors
on
exactly
this
issue.
D
We've
been
meeting
with
police,
the
minister
for
public
safety,
and
I
again
we
have
a
meeting
today
with
vancouver
police
on
this
very
issue.
I
can
assure
the
mayor
of
duncan
the
mayor
of
terrorists,
other
mayors
that
are
concerned
about
this
activity
and
I'm
sure
they're
hearing
about
it
in
an
election
year
from
constituents
that
we
are
here
to
work
with
them
and
address
these
issues,
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
that.
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,.