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From YouTube: MAY 3 2023 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
C
This
report
confirms
that
under
the
premier's
watch
for
two
years
as
housing,
Minister
and
now
is
Premier,
BC
is
not
only
the
worst
in
the
country,
but
things
are
about
to
get
a
whole
lot
worse
through
to
the
end
of
2025.
The
severe
lack
of
housing,
affordability
will
continue
to
worsen,
housing
starts,
will
plummet
and
vacancy
rates
are
forecast,
the
bottom
rate
out
rock
bottom
and
what
the
public
is
really
starting
to
understand.
C
Mr
Speaker
is
that
there
is
this
huge
Chasm
once
again
between
what
this
NDP
government
promises
and
the
results
that
we
actually
get.
So
my
question
to
the
premier:
does
the
premier
not
realize
that
empty
announcements
and
rhetoric
and
re-announcements
are
utterly
meaningless
for
young
families
who,
under
the
NDP,
find
their
dream
of
owning
a
home
to
be
devastatingly
Shattered
by
the
reality
of
what's
actually
happening?
C
A
Thank
you
so
much
honorable
speaker,
I,
really
appreciate
the
question
from
the
member,
and
you
know,
I
think
the
the
issues
we
hear
from
people
in
our
communities
is
I.
Think
similar
young
people
want
to
find
Opportunities
to
raise
their
families
here
in
British,
Columbia
raise
their
families
and
in
communities
perhaps
that
they
grew
up
in
and
and
seniors
want
to
make
sure
that
their
kids
and
their
grandkids
can
be
close
to
them.
That's
why
the
homes
for
people
strategy
that
we
launch
has
so
many
initiatives
to
help
support
that
building.
A
On
top
of
the
success
that
we've
already
had
building
housing
in
British
Columbia,
we
know
where
decades
behind
we
know
there's
Decades
of
under
investment
in
this
province
when
it
comes
to
affordable
housing.
That's
how
we
got
here,
but
we
know
we
have
to
continue,
not
only
invest.
We
can't
come
into
a
situation
where
we
say
well,
let's
do
nothing,
let's
just
step
out
of
the
way
we've
been
there.
We've
seen
that
formula,
it
doesn't
work
on
a
little
speaker.
A
So,
that's
why
the
strategy
we
have
in
front
of
us
lays
out
things
like
small-scale
multi-units,
so
that
one
expensive
home
gets
torn
down,
there's
more
options
on
that
site
for
more
types
of
housing
to
be
built,
allowing
the
private
sector
to
build
some
of
that
important
housing.
I
certainly
hope
the
member
across
the
way
and
members
across
the
way
support
our
initiatives
as
we
go
forward.
C
C
Report
not
only
exposes
the
premier's
many
failures
as
a
housing
Minister,
but
also
drives
home
how
things
are
going
to
continue
to
get
a
lot
worse
for
Millennials.
Under
his
watch
and
I
quote
directly
from
the
report
quote,
Millennials
are
now
well
into
their
30s.
Many
will
not
be
able
to
afford
to
buy
and
large
swaths
of
Aging
Millennials
will
delay
the
move
to
homeownership
end
of
quote
so.
Adding
insult
to
injury.
C
This
delayed
home
ownership
will
put
more
pressure
on
rents,
forcing
Vancouver
renters
to
face
increases
of
over
600
dollars
per
month
for
a
two-bedroom
apartment
by
2025
and
that's
on
top
of
the
over
400
a
month
increases
they've
already
faced
under
this
NDP
government
since
2017..
So,
let's,
let's
think
about
this
for
a
second,
since
they
formed
government
in
2017.
That
means
over
a
thousand
dollars
more
a
month
in
rent.
A
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
I
have
a
report
here
as
well.
That
says.
Canada's
most
expensive
cities
continue
to
rise
significantly.
Those
in
the
lower
end
of
the
spectrum
have
seen
rents
Trend
lower,
but
the
the
most
expensive
cities
in
the
province
are
BC.
This
is
October
2016
when
they
were
on
the
side
of
the
hotel
speaker,
British
Columbia
has
been
one
of
the
most
desirable
places
for
people
to
live.
A
I
think
the
member
may
also
know
that
we
have
been
seeing
record
numbers
of
people
come
to
British
Columbia
historic
numbers,
in
fact
never
seen
in
this
province
of
history,
and
so
we
welcome
people.
We
want
them
here,
but
we
want
them
to
be
successful
when
they
arrive.
That's
why
the
homes
for
people
strategy
Advance,
is
important.
Initiatives
like
small-scale
multi-units,
as
one
example
of
that
honorable
speaker,
where
we
get
to
see
when
an
expensive
home
comes
down
more
options,
be
built
so
that
young
people
get
an
opportunity
to
actually
buy
into
the
market.
A
Auto
speaker
this
Builds
on
the
work
we've
done,
the
historic
amount
of
units
that
we've
seen
come
online.
We
know
there's
a
lot
more
work
to
do
on
our
speaker
and
that's
why
I
hope
that
all
members
in
this
house
support
the
homes
for
people
strategy
overwhelmingly
popular
amongst
the
development
Community
private
sector,
not-for-profit
communities,
Advocates
the
housing
Advocates.
All
of
them
are
saying
this
strategy
hits
the
market.
I
certainly
hope
that
they'll
support
it.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
with
respect
to
the
minister.
It
is
under
this
government's
watch
and
under
this
NDP
government
that
rents
have
gone
up
six
hundred
dollars
more
by
the
end
of
2025
and
and
400.
Since
this
government
came
in
so
it's
this
government
that
they
need
to
look
them.
Look
in
the
mirror
and
take
responsibility
for
this.
D
Is
also
saying
that
the
premier's
failures
on
housing
are
set
to
create
disastrous
bottlenecks
in
Vancouver's
housing,
market
and
I
will
quote
Supply
growth
hasn't
kept
pace
with
demand,
average
two-bedroom
rents
are
set
to
increase
significantly
over
the
forecast.
Horizon
end
quote:
things
are
getting
worse,
Mr
Speaker,
they
are
not
getting
better
homes
for
people.
We
hear
the
minister
talk
about
homes
for
people.
D
Well,
what
people
are
those
homes
for
in
Surrey
renters,
like
Linda
de
Gonzalez,
a
70
year
old
senior
on
a
fixed
income,
she
now
faces
a
42
percent
increase
in
her
rent
due
to
the
broken
and
unaffordable
rental
market
under
this
Premier,
so
Mr
Speaker.
Why
are
people
having
to
pay
higher
and
higher
rents
under
this
Premier
when
he
promised
them
results?.
A
You,
honorable
speaker
and
you
know,
I
appreciate
the
members
raising
this
question.
I
think
it's
an
important
topic,
but
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
we're
two
decades
behind
when
it
comes
to
Investment
Housing
I
mean
you
know,
I
appreciate
them,
saying
that
there's
not
enough
housing
now,
but
when
they
were
on
this
side
of
the
house,
they
weren't
making
the
investments
in
housing
that's
required
to
ensure
we
can
build
affordable
housing.
Honorable
speaker,
they
just
simply
won't
right.
Now
we
have
more
homes
under
construction
than
any
point
in
the
last
60
years.
A
We
know
we're
going
to
need
to
continue
to
see
housing
investments
be
made
in
this
province.
We
know
we're
going
to
need
an
offer,
profits
to
build
more
housing
and
make
sure
they
can
address
the
type
of
housing.
The
private
sector
is
not
able
to
do,
but
we
also
need
to
enable
the
private
sector
to
build
homes
faster,
and
that's
why,
honorable
speaker,
the
small
scale
multi-unit,
is
a
prime
example.
A
home
comes
down.
A
We
want
to
ensure
that
if,
if
the
market
wants
a
single-family
home,
if
people
can
afford
it,
it'll
continue
to
build
it.
But
if,
if
they
can't,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
options
available
for
young
families
to
actually
purchase
Auto
speaker,
that's
what
the
goal
of
the
plan
is
to
be
about,
and
it
builds
on
the
work
we've
already
done.
We've
already
bought
thousands
of
units
back
online,
a
speculation
tax,
for
example,
brought
20
000
units
back
online.
A
Single
policy
which
brought
thousands
twenty
thousand
years
back
on
the
market
on
the
speaker
and
the
opposition
opposed
it.
They
were
said
it's
unfair
for
a
person
who
owns
multiple
homes
to
have
to
pay
an
additional
tax
on
a
speaker.
We're
making
different
choices
over
here
home
speaker
we're
going
to
continue
to
invest
in
housing
work
with
the
private
sector
work
with
our
partners
to
build
the
affordable
housing
in
this
province.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
say
what
he
wants
and
use
all
the
rhetoric
that
he
wants,
but
it
is
not
helping
British
Columbians
and
is
not
helping
Millennials
get
into
housing
and
BC
seniors
received
the
lowest
support
in
the
entire
country,
while
grappling
with
an
affordability
crisis
that
continues
to
get
worse
under
this
Premier,
the
number
of
vulnerable
seniors
waiting
for
subsidized
seniors
housing
has
shockingly
surged
by
72
percent,
with
an
average
wait
time
Mr
Speaker
of
three
years.
The
premier
has
failed
seniors
and
left
thousands
in
desperate
need.
D
A
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker.
We
have
thousands
of
units
being
built
across
this
province
for
young
families
for
seniors,
and
you
know
to
the
to
the
folks
who
are
struggling.
We
know
the
struggle
is
real.
That's
why
the
Investments
we're
making
are
to
the
significant
numbers
that
the
the
public
is
seeing
honorable
speaker.
Imagine
where
those
individuals
would
be
if
we
hadn't
changed
the
amount
that
chart
can
be
increased
on
rent.
A
We
have
now
a
two
percent
cap
and
the
BC
United
party
or
Liberal
Party,
or
whatever
they're
calling
solves,
had
two
percent
plus
CPI
honorable
speaker.
Imagine
where
those
families
would
be
if
we
hadn't
made
those
changes
normal
speaker,
we
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
Work
on
the
speaker.
A
E
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker,
we've
heard
a
lot
of
concerns
about
Public
Safety
being
raised
in
this
legislature.
We've
heard
about
Mental
Health
Care
we've
heard
about
housing
needs,
but
we
rarely
hear
about
the
people
who
own
and
operate
small
businesses.
Small
businesses
are
the
backbones
of
all
of
our
communities.
These
businesses
Place
such
an
essential
role
in
our
towns
and
our
communities,
our
economy,
but
they
operate
on
very
small
profit
margins
and
tend
to
have
to
go
month
to
month.
E
Challenges
are
spilling
over
onto
their
bottom
lines
and
doorsteps,
whether
it's
repairing
shattered
glass
or
removing
graffiti
or
attracting
customers.
Employees,
small
businesses,
are
truly
struggling,
they're
struggling
to
respond
and
they're
struggling
to
be
heard
through
you,
honorable
speaker
to
the
minister
of
jobs,
Economic,
Development
and
Innovation,
is
a
minister
willing
to
work
with
small
business
groups
to
work
out
the
details
of
a
fund
that
would
help
small
businesses
with
the
reactionary
costs
that
they're
having
to
deal
with
right
now.
F
E
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
it's
it's
nice
when
there
is
a
topic
that
really
unites
all
of
us
I.
Think
everybody
in
this
house
agrees
that
we
care
about
small
businesses.
We
want
to
see
them
succeed,
I
really
appreciate
The,
Minister's
response,
and
so
the
there
are
local
businesses,
local
business
associations,
Chambers
of
Commerce
that
have
been
really
working
towards
solutions
that
would
help
small
businesses
stay
viable
in
this
very
challenging
economy
that
the
minister
just
described,
and
they
want
to
be
a
partner
in
putting
the
solutions
forward
for
those
challenges.
E
F
You
very
much
honorable
speaker
and
thank
you
again
to
the
member
for
the
question.
I
have
been
taking
meetings
with
many
of
these
organizations
I'm
happy
to
take
more,
of
course,
but
I've
met
with
people
across
the
province,
representatives
of
small
businesses
and
many
many
small
businesses
themselves.
We've
held
roundtables
throughout
the
province,
including
recent
trips
to
Kamloops,
to
Cornell
to
100
Mile
House
Williams,
Lake,
Prince
George,
we've
met
with
folks
on
the
island.
We've
met
with
folks
in
Vancouver.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker,
well,
first
off
I
think
it's
it's
fantastic
to
hear
the
green
party
stand
in
the
house
here
today
and
express
support
for
flowing
some
supports
to
a
hard-hit.
Small
businesses
that
have
been
hit
with
vandalism.
I
can
do
suggest
one
thing
better,
though,
than
than
more
meetings
and
engagement
would
be
to
actually
call
the
bill
that
this
side
of
the
house
has
put
on
the
order
paper.
G
Call
the
bill:
there's
multi-party
support
the
two
parties
on
this
side.
The
only
part
that's
missing
is
the
is
the
government,
so
let's
call
the
bill
and
actually
get
some
support
flowing
for
small
business,
but
Mr
Speaker
On
a
different
topic.
A
week
ago
we
raised
concerns
from
chaotic
or
about
a
chaotic
evacuation
of
Ridgeview
Place
in
Langford,
where
nearly
200
people
were
displaced
from
their
building.
But
despite
the
assurances
and
announcements
from
this
government,
these
residents
have
received
little
in
the
way
of
answers
or
assistance
from
this
government.
G
Yesterday,
Linda
and
Robert
Taylor
an
elderly
couple
and
their
son
who
has
Down
syndrome,
they
had
to
leave
their
temporary
hotel
by
11
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
they
left
with
absolutely
nowhere
to
go.
The
overwhelming
stress
of
the
situation
actually
caused
Linda
to
collapse,
and
she
was
subsequently
rushed
to
the
hospital.
Now.
People
need
immediate
assistance
and
they're
simply
not
getting
it
from
the
minister
or
from
BC
housing.
Frankly,
it's
a
disgrace
that
Community
organizers
are
having
to
resort
to
GoFundMe
in
an
effort
to
Aid
residents
who
have
been
displaced.
A
Of
Housing,
thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
thanks
to
the
member
for
the
question,
and
certainly
this
is
an
awful
situation.
We
don't.
We
would
not
want
this
on
anyone
and
I,
and
it's
a
you
know.
My
heart
goes
out
to
these
individuals.
These
families
I,
can
share
with
the
member
that
we
met
with
the
mayor.
Multiple
times
met
with
his
staff
multiple
times
to
identify
ways
we
can
support
them.
A
The
member
may
know
we
provided
up
to
five
days
of
hotel
and
all
the
supports
that
individuals
need
to
support
them.
The
ministry
for
Emergency
Management
has
also
funded
a
navigator
for
individuals
to
go
to
to
get
supports
to
get
access
to
housing,
and
certainly
if
the
member
has
that
individual's
name,
the
Navigator
will
be
able
to
help
find
them
the
supports
that
they
need.
On
the
speaker
again,
an
awful
situation
I've
been
in
touch
with
the
mayor,
multiple
times
to
find
ways
that
we
can
find
support
these
individuals.
A
G
G
Many
cases
have
been
kicked
out
of
the
of
the
hotel,
which
was
a
a
very,
very
temporary
solution,
only
intended
to
to
support
them
for
a
day
or
two,
and
many
of
them
have
absolutely
nowhere
to
go,
and
it's
wonderful
to
hear
that
that
the
minister
has
has
met
with,
or
officials
from
the
ministry
have
met
with
the
mayor
and
and
local
officials.
Maybe
maybe
you
should
the
minister
should
meet
with
the
residents
and
actually
get
this
problem
solved.
No
more
meetings,
no
more
words!
No
more
Hollow
announcements
just
solve
it
too.
G
Government's
got
to
do
better,
we're
hearing
story
after
Story
of
people
who
feel
absolutely
abandoned,
and
they
feel
that
this
government
is
failing
them
in
the
Stars
situation,
Langford
resident,
Lisa,
foxall,
says
and
I
quote
we're
talking
about
people's
lives.
One
person
spoke
about
how
his
mental
health
is
now
effective.
It
took
everything
for
him
to
get
up
and
speak.
G
G
A
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
certainly
a
challenging
situation
for
all
these
families,
for
everyone
involved.
We've
again
been
working
at
Langford
is
the
lead
on
this.
This
was
understood,
well
understood
that
Langford
was
leading
the
situation,
but
we
were
there
to
support
them.
We
have
been
supporting
them.
A
We
have
a
a
dedicated
person
that
is
there
to
help
them
navigate
any
challenges
to
find
housing,
but
the
member
knows
we
are
in
a
housing
crisis,
we're
trying
to
find
Housing
Solutions
as
best
we
can
and
I
should
remind
the
member
that
we
as
a
problem
step
in
BC
housing
steps
in
to
help
communities
whenever
these
issues
arise.
The
member
for
Spina
will
tell
you
tell
the
members
of
this
house.
There
was
an
issue
in
his
community
where
people
were
displaced,
BC
housing.
A
Our
ministry
worked
around
the
clock
to
find
solution
in
the
short
term,
medium
term
and
now
long
term,
and
this
happens
in
community
after
Community
Auto
Seeker.
It's
not
an
easy
situation.
Nobody
wants
to
be
in
this
type
of
situation,
but
we
have
supports
on
the
ground
to
help
people
navigate
the
system,
but
we
can.
We
fully
acknowledge
that
this
will
be
a
challenging
time
for
many
individuals
and
Families.
H
Well,
only
the
minister
would
think
that
providing
supports
results
in
an
elderly
couple
with
absolutely
nowhere
to
go
nowhere
to
go.
Did
the
minister
hear
those
words
and
that's
not
the
only
Story
one
after
another,
and
it's
not
just
cmhc
now
the
BC
medical
journal
has
provided
further
confirmation
of
the
utter
failures
of
BC
housing
and
the
premier's
approach
as
housing
minister
Premier
placed
people
with
severe
mental
health
and
addictions
all
together
in
the
same
BC
housing
building
only
to
abandon
them
without
any
support.
H
H
B
A
Speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question
I'm
sure
the
member
read
the
entire
report
and
knows
that
in
the
report
they
highlighted
that
the
study
was
done
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic,
where
there
were
real
challenges,
finding
people
that
were
able
to
go
into
many
of
these
sites
that
provide
supports.
We
were
dealing
with
a
global
pandemic
individuals
staff.
We
were
dealing
with
challenges
with
people
getting
coveted.
A
We
were
dealing
with
people
not
reporting
to
work,
and
so
it
was
a
challenging
time,
and
everyone
acknowledges
that
now
the
member
knows
as
well
I'm
sure
that
the
person
who
did
the
interviews
on
this
topic,
in
particular
around
in
Kelowna,
also
acknowledged
that
there
are
positive
things
happening
now
for
mental
health
supports
for
individuals.
Since
then,
Interior
Health
has
actually
increased
the
amount
of
supports
for
individuals
that
are
in
housing.
That's
a
positive
step
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
a
lot
more
because
we
know
coming
out
of
the
pandemic.
A
The
need
has
grown
on
the
whole
speaker,
but
the
member
you
know
I
have
to
push
back
on
the
members
of
search
and
that
people
are
all
being
moved
into
one
site.
I.
Think
the
members
should
remember
that
when
there
was
an
encampment
in
Victoria
here,
the
former
Minister
of
Housing
on
the
other
side,
moved
all
those
individuals
into
one
site
and
often
they
stand
in
this
house
and
criticize
us
about
Pandora,
but
don't
acknowledge
the
fact
that
that
was
a
decision
made
by
their
government.
A
A
H
H
The
most
shocking
Revelation
is
that
numerous
tenants,
developed
substance
use
addictions
after
moving
into
the
so-called
Supportive
Housing,
due
to
the
close
proximity
to
other
use
users
and
open
substance
use.
This
is
what
one
study
participant
reported
and
I
quote
in
all
honesty:
I,
never
smoked,
meth
before
I
moved
in
here.
What's
the
saying,
if
you
sit
in
the
barbershop
long
enough,
eventually,
you're
going
to
get
a
haircut
end
quote
that
is
on
the
shoulders
of
this
Premier.
The
minister
can
get
up
and
wax
eloquently
all
he
wants.
A
I
A
I
J
H
H
I
A
Perhaps
honorable
speaker,
the
reason
why
they
talk
about
it.
The
way
they
do
is
because,
in
the
comments
from
the
hand-picked
liberal,
the
BC
United
president,
he
said
we
should
focus
on
the
60
and
essentially
not
bother
with
some
of
the
demographics
that
will
not
likely
actually
never
support
us
like
homeless
people
or
those
that
are
dependent
on
social
supports.
Perhaps
honor
speaker,
those
types
of
comments
are
reflected
on
why
they
use
the
terms
that
they
use.
K
You
Mr
Speaker
report
after
report
comes
forward.
This
government
dismisses
the
reports.
These
are
people's
words
of
how
they're
being
treated
under
this
government's
watch.
That's
had
six
years
and
it's
failing
miserably,
be
it
on
rent
levels,
be
it
on
home
purchasing,
be
it
on
the
warehousing
of
people
without
proper
supports
that
they
should
have
to
help
treat
their
serious
mental
health
challenges.
B
K
So
he
could
have
actually
had
to
answer
some
questions
in
this
chamber
at
length
on
this
convenient
timing.
For
that
we
don't
have
a
long
weekend
for
a
little
while
coming
up,
so
it
won't
be
released
till
then
probably,
but
this
Premier
has
his
estimates
coming
up
next
week.
Mr
Speaker
and
he
was
the
housing
minister
in
the
time
frame
of
this
forensic
audit
is
dealing
with.
A
A
You
I
notified
the
house
that
I
met
with
the
Privacy
commissioner
I
shared
with
the
Privacy
commissioner,
our
plan
to
inform
certain
entities
that
are
named
the
report,
our
our
time
frame
of
how
we're
proceeding
to
engage
with
them
and
how
we
will
release
the
report.
Honorable
speaker,
that
those
engagements
are
happening
and
the
members
will
have
that
report
very
soon.