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From YouTube: MARCH 7 2022 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
You,
mr
speaker,
despite
two
straight
elections
with
big
promises
about
affordability,
life
has
never
been
more
unaffordable
under
this
ndp
government.
The
cost
of
everything
is
up
from
housing
prices
to
grocery
bills
and,
of
course,
to
gas
affordability
of
the
pumps
is
non-existent.
Gas
prices
have
now
hit
2.10
cents,
a
liter,
it's
costing
more,
for
families
get
to
work
more
to
take
their
kids
to
soccer
practice.
A
A
C
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
I
thank
the
member
for
his
interest
in
affordability
issues.
We've
been,
of
course,
on
that
file
for
the
past
five
years,
reducing
costs
in
any
number
of
ways.
I
can
inventory
them
for
the
member,
but
I
suspect
I'll
be
up
for
the
next
half
hour.
I'll
have
plenty
of
opportunity
to
do
that.
Instead
I'll
say,
I
think
I
believe
the
obvious
that
international
commodity
prices
are
in
our
people
and
that's
the
case
in
british
columbia.
The
impacts
are
felt
here.
C
They're
felt
in
montreal
they're
felt
in
florida,
they're
felt
in
in
central
europe.
Just
last
week.
The
the
members
on
that
side
were
critically
concerned
about
affordability
in
in
germany,
and,
as
am
I
and
as
are
all
citizens
of
the
world,
but
we
have
to
start
with
the
fundamental
premise
that
the
instability
we're
seeing
today
is
not
a
result
of
government
policy.
It's
a
result
of
one
government's
policy
and
that's
the
government
of
russia.
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
and
to
the
premier.
This
isn't.
New
british
columbia
had
the
highest
gas
taxes
and
gas
prices
in
north
america
before
the
war
and
they're
the
highest
today,
and
the
premier
continues
to
make
things
worse,
not
better.
He
promised
to
take
action,
and
the
only
thing
british
columbians
got
was
an
utterly
useless
website
and
he
has
increased
gas
taxes
every
year.
C
Formal
speaker:
well,
I'm
sure
the
member
will
know
if
he
doesn't.
Those
who
are
more
experienced
in
this
house
will
know
that
the
carbon
tax
was
brought
in
by
the
former
liberal
government
as
were
low
low
carbon
fuel
standards,
and
I
hear
revenue
neutral
revenue
neutral
to
them
was
a
two
billion
dollar
corporate
tax
cut.
That's
what
they
did.
That's
what
they.
C
E
Well,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
the
premier
seemed
to
take
decisive,
a
quick
action
in
his
budget
when
he
made
sure
that
he
was
covered
with
a
forty
thousand
dollar
pay
hike
and
his
cabinet
was
covered
with
a
twenty
thousand
dollar
pay
hike,
but
there's
real
world
implications.
When
the
premier
refuses
to
take
action
on
the
high
price
of
gas,
it's
hurting
non-profits,
like
the
backpack
buddies,
which
deliver
food
to
kids
in
need.
E
I
guess
the
twenty
thousand
is
okay
for
cabinet
no
worries
when
it
comes
to
backpack
buddies.
The
co-founder
of
the
charity,
emily
ann
king
says,
and
I
quote,
my
biggest
concern-
is
how
it's
impacting
families
end
quote
again.
The
premier
has
repeatedly
promised
to
take
action
around
gas
prices.
He
has
done
nothing
yet
he
controls
40
cents
and
climbing
a
liter
of
taxes.
E
C
You,
honorable
speaker
and
I'm
quoting
kevin
falcon
when
he
said.
I
don't
want
to
pretend
there's
any
magic
solution
to
fuel
price
increases
that
have
doubled
in
the
past
12
months,
which
is
what
he
said
in
2008.
C
C
British
columbians
have
been
concerned
about
gouging
at
the
pumps
for
a
long
long
time.
This
is
a
new
phenomenon
and
what
we
did
to
address
that
was.
We
brought
in
we
brought
in
fuel
transparency
legislation
so
that
the
independent
utilities
commission
could
ensure
that
every
increase
in
gasoline
was
directly
a
result
of
market
forces
and
market
conditions.
C
Now
there
was
a
time
in
ancient
ancient
history
when
the
people
on
that
side
of
the
house
called
themselves
free
market
politicians,
but
that
free
market
disappears
when
you
travel
from
here
to
over
there,
because
instead,
instead
of
being
up
front
and
upfront
and
honest
with
british
columbians
and
telling
them
that
an
illegal
invasion
in
ukraine
is
the
resulting
the
result
of
the
increases
we're
seeing
today.
Instead,
they
want
to
turn
it
around
and
say
the
carbon
tax
which
they
championed
is
now
the
problem.
I
don't
get
it
pick
aside.
Remember
pick
a
side.
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and,
as
we
pointed
out
many
times
highest
gas
taxes,
highest
gas
prices
before
the
war,
and
we
continue
to
have
those
in
north
america,
and
this
premier
has
done
absolutely
nothing
and
he
may
want
to
quote
13
years
ago.
Let's
look
at
his
own
words
four
years
ago,
207
weeks
ago,
when
he
says
we
have
talked
about
a
range
of
options
and
we
will
look
at
them.
Should
prices
remain
high
over
the
next
number
of
weeks.
I
guess
207
is
not
a
high
enough
number
of
weeks.
E
E
So
a
year
after
the
premier
first
started
promising
relief
at
the
ponce
for
people.
Then,
in
february
this
year,
everything's
on
the
table,
I'm
certainly
prepared
to
look
at
any
opportunity.
We
have
that
was
in
february,
we've
seen
other
provinces
act
on
gas
prices.
We've
seen
them
try
to
bring
relief
at
the
pumps.
This
premier,
instead
has
grand
standard
for
years
about
protecting
consumers,
but
he
hasn't
done
a
thing.
C
Premiere,
honorable
speaker
and
again,
the
enthusiasm
for
the
member
is
undeniable,
but
what
have
we
done
for
the
driving
public
in
british
columbia?
We
we
we
fixed
that
dumpster
fire
that
was
icbc.
It
led
to
500
bucks,
500
bucks
in
the
pocket
of
ratepayers
just
by
making
those
changes
that
gets
better
care
for
people
and
protects
us
from
the
usury
that
used
to
be
on
that
side
of
the
house.
Every
dollar
that
came
into
ycbc
on
their
watch
went
to
pad
their
budget
and
give
tax
breaks
to
corporations
members.
B
C
Up
members,
fess
up
your
focus
when
you
have
the
opportunity
was
not
on
the
traveling
public.
Far
from
it.
Your
focus
at
that
time
was
to
gouge
the
traveling
public
by
increasing
their
ability
to
travel
in
the
lower
mainland,
the
only
place
where
there
were
tolls
and
they're
not
anymore.
We
got
rid
of
those
as
well.
C
B
D
Meanwhile,
we
have
this
debate
in
this
house:
the
fossil
fuel
industries
registered
46
billion
dollars
in
profits
last
year
anyway,
the
government
has
made
it
clear
that,
since
2020,
their
solution
to
the
housing
crisis
has
been
to
build
more
supply.
It's
true.
They
have
built
more
supply
than
over
two
decades
ago,
but
the
experts
are
also
clear
that
not
all
housing
supply
is
made
equal
city
of
vancouver
policy
started
during
the
vision
days.
Incentivizes
developers
of
quote
for-profit,
affordable
housing.
End
quote
under
this
program
an
affordable
studio
apartment,
it
costs
1800
a
month.
D
An
affordable
one-bedroom
goes
for
2200
a
month
if
you're
a
family
in
the
need
of
a
three-bedroom
apartment,
that's
four
thousand
dollars
a
month.
This
is
all
supposedly
affordable
housing
at
these
prices,
the
market-driven
quote,
for-profit,
affordable
housing
model
is
failing
british
columbians,
mr
speaker.
This
bc
ndp
government
has
invested
two
billion
dollars
of
public
money
into
the
housing
hub,
but
this
public
investment
is
not
restricted
to
non-market
housing
options
through
you,
honorable
speaker
to
the
attorney
general
and
minister
of
housing.
How
much
of
the
housing
hub
money
is
dedicated
to
non-market
housing
solutions.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
So,
first
of
all,
I
I
know
the
georgia
straight
article.
The
members
quote
him
with
his
rent
numbers.
The
article
is
incorrect.
It
cites
market
rents
at
four
thousand
dollars
for
a
three
bedroom
and
affordability.
Quite
different,
I'm
happy
to
share
the
report
with
him,
but
when
reading
media-
and
it
refers
to
reports-
sometimes
it's
helpful
to
get
the
report
and
review
the
report
itself.
F
Secondly,
on
the
housing
hub,
there's
two
well,
it's
a
good
idea
to
read
the
report
if
you're
interested
in
housing,
so
the
the
second
piece
is
that
for
the
two
billion
dollars
that
we
put
into
the
housing
hub,
it's
expressly
designed
to
support
increased
affordability
and
increased
construction
of
market
rental
housing.
That's
what
the
program
is
designed
for.
It's
meant
to
bring
down
the
cost
of
rental
units
in
market
buildings
that
are
being
constructed
and
to
incent
developers
to
build
desperately
needed
rental
housing.
People
are
lining
up
for
rental
housing.
F
We
know
that
amazon's
adding
5
000
employees
in
vancouver.
We
know
that
microsoft
is
adding
5
000
employees
in
vancouver.
Where
are
these
people
going
to
live?
If
we
aren't
building
market
rental
housing-
and
so
this
is
desperately
important
middle-income
housing,
including
rental
housing,
is
critically
important,
it
shouldn't
be
made
light
of
it's
as
important
and
it
takes
pressure
off
the
low
end.
It's
a
key
part
of
our
government's
policy.
I'm
very
grateful.
The
member
asked
the
question.
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Public
money
should
be
invested
in
non-market
housing
solutions.
Instead
of
subsidizing
the
construction
costs
for
developers
because,
as
it
stands,
there's
no
incentive
to
create
a
truly
affordable
housing
and
the
member
can
stand
and
and
diminish
the
the
numbers.
The
reality
is
that
british
columbians
are
contacting
us
all
the
time
telling
us
that
affordable
housing
units
are
well
out
of
reach
for
them.
They're
not
affordable.
For
british
columbians,
the
government
isn't
prioritizing
housing
that
will
meet
the
basic
shelter
needs
for
british
columbians.
D
For
example,
a
cooperative
housing
federation
of
canada
pointed
out
that
across
canada
in
1982,
more
than
6
500
co-op
housing
units
were
built
in
2020.
Only
500
were
built
nationally
in
bc.
That
number
obviously
is
much
smaller.
Just
last
month,
ndp
mp
dan
davies
stood
in
the
house
of
commons
to
celebrate
or
don
davies.
D
He
invited
mp
davies,
invited
prominent
members
of
his
vancouver
kingsway
community
quote,
who
shared
their
experience,
knowledge
and
vision
as
to
how
we
can
create
expand
this
incredibly
successful
housing
model
into
the
21st
century.
End
quote
through
honorable
speaker
to
the
attorney
general
and
minister
of
housing.
His
federal
ndp
counterparts
seem
to
get
it.
Why
is
the
bc
ndp?
Not
investing
housing
hub
money
of
public
money,
two
billion
dollars
on
building
more
non-market
housing
options
such
as
co-ops.
F
General
well,
thank
you.
Honorable
speaker,
I
mean
the
member
knows
that
the
housing
hub
program
is
only
one
of
many
different
housing
programs.
We're
running.
We
have
a
massive,
in
fact,
an
historic
investment
in
non-market
social
housing.
Recently,
in
this
budget,
the
finance
minister
stood
and
introduced
an
incredible
social
housing
program
for
people
struggling
with
serious
mental
health
and
addiction
challenges
that
the
minister
for
mentor,
mental
health
and
addiction
is
bringing
into
being
in
partnership
with
health
authorities.
F
20
sites
across
the
province
desperately
needed
literally
billions
of
dollars
into
non-market
housing
solutions,
buying
hotels
to
get
people
inside
off
of
parks,
redeveloping
those
sites
into
mixed
income,
housing
developments
like
the
capital
city
motel
in
victoria.
We
are
doing
the
important
work
that
was
neglected
for
16
years
by
the
other
side
and
we're
going
to
keep
doing
it.
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
restaurant
sector
has
taken
many
hits
over
this
course
of
this
pandemic.
They've
closed
then
they've
opened
for
takeout
they've,
tried
not
to
lay
off
staff
and
have
rules
that
constantly
changed
something
without
sometimes
without
any
warning.
And
now,
just
as
we
head
into
the
patio
season,
government
is
shutting
down
patio
permits.
H
The
period
to
extend
was
extended
and
has
been
extended,
and
many
municipalities
have
in
fact
already
taken
up
the
offer
making
patio
permanent
patios
permanent.
I
can
tell
you
that
in
my
own
community
of
park
equipment
they
have
made
them
permanent,
but
the
decision
on
doing
that
is
made
by
the
local
government.
It's
the
city
of
vancouver
that
is
making
that
decision.
G
You,
mr
speaker,
well
not,
according
to
the
letter
written
to
the
government
by
the
mayor
of
delta.
This
is
not
just
a
problem
in
vancouver,
it's
actually
a
provincial
regulations.
Starting
june
1st
starting
june
1st,
the
province
has
decided
that
existing
patio
service
areas
have
been
allowed
for
two
years
will
end.
The
restaurants
will
have
to
pay
a
non-refundable.
G
Four
hundred
dollar
fee,
submit
four
plans
and
refer
to
the
local
government,
as
it
says,
on
the
provincial
government's
website,
and
I
quote
mr
speaker:
approval
can
take
up
to
ten
months
and
not
all
tessa
authorizations
will
be
viable
permanent
patios
before
you
apply,
you
must
comply
with
all
local
permits,
guidelines,
bylaws
and
requirements.
End
quote:
we
are
talking
about
thousands
of
patios
that
already
went
through
approvals.
They
were
built
and
they
exist
today.
G
H
H
Local
governments
have
the
ability
to
decide
how
long
it
will
take
where
they
will,
where
they
will
allow
patios
and
what
form
they
will
take,
because
I'm
sure
the
member
knows
that
in
some
communities
they
actually
put
the
patios
into
a
traffic
lane
and
they
now
have
to
be
moved.
So
there's
no
way
you
can
make
them
permanent.
Honorable
speaker,
many
communities
already
aware
of
that
have
done
that
work
and
are
allowing
patios
to
to
be
to
be
permanent.
Others
are
taking
a
much
more
time
consuming
potentially
bureaucratic
approach.
That's
what
that!
That's!
I
Well,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Well,
it's
convenient
for
the
deputy
premier
to
to
fail
to
include
in
his
response
the
the
role
that
the
liquor
and
cannabis
regulation
branch
plays
in
this
very
very
clearly-
and
this
is
what
mayor
harvey
mentioned
in
in
his
letter,
the
delta
mayor
to
to
government
very
clearly
to
ex
extend
the
use
of
this
tesla
space.
I
Applicants
have
to
apply
to
the
lcrb
for
permanent
outdoor
patio
space.
They
have
to
pay
a
400
fee,
they
have
to
submit
resubmit
floor
plans
and
they
have
to
have
this
referred
to
local
government,
and
it
says
on
the
website
that
this
this
could
take
up
to
10
months.
Mr
speaker,
this
isn't
that
hard
to
understand
the
so-called
tesla
authorizations
were
submitted
online
at
no
cost
and
usually
approved
within
five
business
days.
Over
2
000,
restaurants
and
other
similar
organizations
were
approved
for
this
patio
space.
I
Only
to
now
see
that
space
end
on
june,
1st
bridget
anderson
with
the
board
of
trade
says,
and
I
quote
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
where
there
was
a
willingness
by
business
by
government
by
individuals
to
really
think
about
how
to
do
things
differently
and
to
make
it
easier
for
businesses
to
operate.
What
happened
to
that
mindset
end
quote:
there
is
an
easy
fix,
just
make
these
patio
spaces
permanent
and
do
that
now.
No
red
tape,
no
jumping
through
hoops.
No
added
fees
just
allow
these
businesses
to
keep
their
patios
open
permanently.
H
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
I'm
not
quite
sure
what
part
of
my
answer
the
honourable
member
didn't
understand,
but
when
you
have
a
patio
on
a
temporary
basis,
it's
put
into
an
oncoming
traffic
lane.
The
idea
of
making
it
permanent
sounds
somewhat
ridiculous.
To
me.
I
Mr
speaker,
what
what
we
don't
understand
and
what
british
columbians
don't
understand
is
the
the
disconnect
between
what
the
minister
is
saying
here
today
and
what
is
on
the
the
the
government's
website
when
it
comes
to
this,
the
only
the
ndp
would
take
a
program,
that's
working
for
struggling
restaurants
and
replace
it
with
a
long
drawn
out,
exercise
in
red
tape
and
fees
to
enable
small
businesses
to
do
something
that
they're
already
doing
in
the
last
election.
Both
parties
promised
to
make
permanent
the
expansion
of
service
areas
such
as
patios.
I
The
ndp
made
this
promise
on
page
46
of
their
election
platform.
Even
the
deputy
premier
said-
and
I
quote-
temporary
patios
have
been
a
lifeline
for
so
many
businesses
and
workers,
and
we
will
make
these
expanded
serving
areas
part
of
their
long-term
recovery
and
beyond.
End
quote.
But,
mr
speaker,
that's
not
what's
happening
as
of
june
1st,
when
the
these
these
permits
expire,
struggling
businesses
will
then
need
to
pay
a
fee.
I
They'll
have
to
submit
floor
plans,
they'll
have
to
go
through
local
government
referral
processes
and,
sadly,
sadly,
mr
speaker,
these
patios
are
built.
These
patios
are
paid
for
the
patios
are
loved
by
the
public,
and
these
patios
have
served
as
a
lifeline
for
struggling
restaurants
and
other
businesses.
So
will
the
premier
keep
his
promise
and
make
this
common
sense
patio
policy
permanent
to
give
struggling
businesses
a
fighting
chance.
H
Mister.
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
Well,
that's
in
fact,
what
has
taken
place
by
the
extension
to
june
1st.
That
is
the
second
extension
to
local
government.
They
have
been
made
well
aware
of
that,
and
many
communities
have
already
done
that
my
own
community
in
poor
coquitlam,
for
example,
but
what's
also
intriguing
honorable
honorable
members.
Once
again,
the
liberals
don't
quite
tell
the
whole
story:
the
comments
of
bridge
the
comments
by
bridges,
bridget
anderson
were
made
in
relation
to
the
city
of
vancouver
honorable
speaker,
not
on
a
province-wide
basis.
It's
unfortunate.
H
They
couldn't
do
that
honorable
speaker,
the
decision
on
whether
and
how
the
patios
should
be
permanent,
which
many
communities
are
already
doing,
is
made
by
the
local
government
and
some
have
moved
very
quickly
and
others
in
the
case
of
the
comments
by
british
anderson
refer
to
a
particular
municipality.
I
gather
in
the
case
of
vancouver.
H
That
being
said,
honorable
speaker,
we
put
it
and
we
moved
very
quickly
to
put
this
into
place.
We
extended
the
timeline
because
we
were
pleased
with
the
response
from
local
government.
They
have
the
tools
and
the
ability
to
do
that.
Many
communities
are
doing
just
that
and
I
expect
many
more
of
these
patios
to
be
made
permanent,
but
of
course
they
must
fit
in
with
the
needs
and
requirements
of
the
local
community.
J
Well,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
ndp
have
completely
bungled
the
new
groundwater
licensing
system,
they've
created
stress
and
uncertainty
for
thousands
of
british
colombians
and
apparently
find
it
funny
as
of
march
1.
Anyone
not
signed
up
no
matter
that
they
may
have
worked
their
land
for
a
hundred
years,
according
to
the
ndp
they
are
now
illegally.
Accessing
water
people
are
confused
and
they're
worried
and
the
government
shrugs
his
shoulders
as,
if
there's
nothing
that
they
can
do.
J
K
Has
been
challenging
work
and
because
the
process
that
was
originally
started
was
extremely
complicated,
so
what
we
did
is
we
brought
in
additional
staff,
we
streamlined
the
process
and
we
have
had
thousands
more
people
that
have
signed
up.
In
fact,
you
know
last
week
you
know
it's
interesting
people,
because
we
extended
the
deadline
in
2019.
K
We
got
empowered
feedback
from
people
who
had
signed
up.
We
got
feedback
from
people
like
in
the
industry
who
had
signed
up.
We
got
feedback
from
the
winery
industry,
for
example,
in
kelowna
said
we
have
signed
up,
everybody
should
have
signed
up
and
they
knew
to
sign
up.
People
have
been
getting.
Letters
have
been
getting
correspondence
since
2016..
K
We
have
sent
out
additional
information
to
people.
180
000
flyers
were
sent
out
to
rural
bc.
Just
to
say,
if
you
need
to
sign
up
phone,
we've
had
people
on
the
phone
lines
ready
to
help
people
sign
up.
50
000
letters
have
been
sent
out
since
this
process
started.
67
000
brochures
have
been
distributed.
We
have
had
ads.
We
have
worked
with
the
bc,
cattlemen's
association
bc,
fruit
growers,
association,
the
bc,
ground
waters,
association
who
have
all
put
and
many
others.
K
We
put
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
ads
into
into
news,
newsletters
magazines
to
say
to
people
you
need
to
sign
up
and
what
we
need
to
remind
people
is.
We
need
to
ensure
that
we
are
taking
care
of
water
in
this
province.
I
don't
need
to
remind
anybody
in
this
province.
Last
year,
last
summer
we
had
drought,
vancouver
island
was
in
drought
conditions.
We
need
to
ensure
that
we
know
who's
using
the
water.
We
need
to
ensure
that
it's
done
properly.
J
Thank
you
again,
mr
speaker,
if
nothing,
that
answer
absolutely
highlights
why
people
are
confused
and
afraid
of
the
rules
going
forward.
You
did
not
answer
the
question
minister
I'll
try
again.
Why
is
it?
Why
is
it
that
the
cabinet
ministers
won't
take
and
accept
responsibility
for
this
registry?
They're,
certainly
happy
to
accept
a
20
000
raise.
The
minister
does
not
want
to
talk
about
what
might
happen.
So,
let's
talk
about
what
is
happening.
J
Linda
dawn,
a
barrier
got
a
bill
for
thirteen
hundred
dollars
in
fees
backdated
for
the
entire
five
years
that
the
ndp
has
been
in
power
to
run
a
small
dog
grooming
shop.
Linda
says,
and
I
quote:
it's
a
nightmare-
that
amount
of
money
to
back
pay.
I
nearly
fell
over
and
haven't
slept
at
nights.
End
quote:
the
government
continues
to
hammer
people
with
new
taxes
in
the
pro
in
this
province
fees,
whether
it's
gasoline
used
cars,
online
marketplace
or
groundwater.
J
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
just
want
to
quote
the
former
minister,
mary
pollock,
who
brought
this
this.
The
legislation
in
yes,
water
is
vital
for
life,
and
the
new
water
sustainability
act
is
essential
in
protecting
our
environment
for
future
generations.
So
that
was
the
members
opposite,
minister
of
environment,
who
said
that
this
is
crucial.
B
K
Are
getting
it
done
and,
as
we
said,
the
best
thing
that
people
can
do
is
to
get
their
applications
in.
We
put
the
support
out
to
help
people
get
their
applications
in
and
we
you
know
we
as
part
of
the
act,
the
act
that
the
members
opposite
brought
in
part
of
that
act
said
that
there
would
be
fees
that
had
to
be
paid
since
2016..
K
K
We
are
not
going
to
be
unreasonable.
We
are
urging
people
to
reach
out
reach
out
to
there's
a
1
800
100
number.
There's
people
still
there
working
we're
saying
that
you
know
if
you
did
not
get
your
application
in.
There
is
a
fee,
and
that
was
made
very
clear
since
2016
and
we
are
saying
to
you-
reach
out
reach
out
to
the
to
the
water
sustainability
act.
Folks,
who
are
waiting
to
help
people
and
we
will
work
with
people.
We
will
not
be
unreasonable.
L
L
The
minister
knows
given
where
she
lives
in
in
british
columbia,
that
these
are
are
people
families
who,
whose
ability
to
live
where
they
do
in
british
columbia,
is
tied
to
their
access
to
water,
their
ability
to
operate
a
small
business
is
tied
to
their
having
access
to
water,
and
they
have
had
that
access
in
some
cases
for
generations.
L
Their
concern
is
this:
in
many
cases
they
are
still
unclear
as
to
whether
or
not
they're
even
required
to
register,
and
if
they
don't,
the
minister
has
acknowledged.
There
are
serious
serious
ramifications,
both
in
terms
of
fines
and
continued
access
to
that
water
and
that
what
they
are
looking
for
and
what
we
are
asking
from.
The
minister
today
is
some
assurance
that
people
that
families
living
in
rural
british
columbia
will
not
have
their
access
to
life-sustaining
water
suddenly
cut
off.
K
K
What
we
have,
what
was
also
part
of
the
legislation
is,
there
is
a
fee
if
you
didn't
apply
before
the
first,
so
there's
a
fee,
there's
no
fines,
there's
a
fee,
so
we
have
had.
You
know
it's
interesting,
mr
speaker,
when
we
said
that
you
know
the
deadline
was
march
1st,
you
know
we
had
over.
40
percent
of
the
applications
in
entirety
were
received
in
in
the
month
of
february.
People
recognized
that,
oh,
my
goodness,
this
is
real.
K
This
is
going
to
be
implemented
and
it
has
to
be
implemented
because
we
need
to
know
who's
utilizing
water.
We
need
to
know
how
much
they're
using
we
need
to
ensure
that
everybody
in
the
province
has
fair
access
to
water.
Water
is
critical,
it's
our
life
resource.
It
keeps
us
going.
It
feeds
our
animals
you're
right,
the
member's
right,
but
we
want
to
ensure
that
people
have
have
submitted
their
applications
and
we're
saying
to
them
get
phone
and
get
the
help.
People
will
walk
you
through
to
ensure
that
you
get
your
application
in.
K
There
is
a
fee
now
that,
if
you
haven't
applied
by
march
1st,
there
is
a
fee
that
was
part
of
the
legislation
that
has
been
in
place
since
2016.,
and
I
again
I'll
say
we
have
put
out
you
know
we
put
out
an
mla
package
to
every
mla's
office
and
actually
I
know
I
want
to
thank
the
members
from
couch
and
valley
and
saanich
north
and
the
islands
who
worked
with
my
office
to
ensure
their
constituents
got
the
application
form
and
we
got
hundreds
of
applications
from
those
areas.
You
know
it
is
a
you
know.
K
I
just.
I
really
hope
members
opposite
also
did
that,
because
we
know
every
single
mla's
office
in
the
province,
and
that
is
wonderful
to
hear,
because
it's
really
important
as
mla
is
that
we
are
helping
our
constituents
to
get
the
things
done.
They
need
to
get
done.
This
is
critically
important
to
the
province
and
I'm
glad
that
people
are
actually
stepping
up.