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From YouTube: APRIL 18 2023 Question Period
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
C
This
all
began
with
his
time
as
the
Attorney
General
Mr
Speaker,
where
we
saw
a
75
increase
in
no
charge
assessments
and
worse,
a
40
decrease
in
the
numbers
of
people
in
jail
just
yesterday.
This
is
what
a
chief
of
police
had
to
say
about
this
premier's
failed
Catch
and
Release
justice
system.
He
said
and
I
quote:
we've
lost
sight
of
the
victims,
I
don't
know
if
we'd
even
call
it
a
justice
system
anymore.
C
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
want
to
thank
the
member
for
the
question.
Everybody
deserves
to
feel
safe
in
their
communities
and
we,
as
a
government,
have
been
taken
action
on
many
levels
to
address
the
situation.
That's
happening
in
communities.
For
my
part,
as
attorney
general,
the
justice
system.
We
have
been
advocating
for
the
federal
government
to
make
changes
to
the
bail
policy
cities
across
this
country
have
been
seeing
a
rise
in
repeat
violent
offenders
through
our
leadership
and
advocacy.
D
We've
received
a
commitment
from
the
federal
government
to
make
those
changes,
as
attorney
general
monitoring
that
we're
also
taking
action
in
terms
of
investing
in
the
supports
and
the
services
needed
in
our
justice
system.
To
help
address
this
issue.
Recently,
we
announced
12
hubs
for
the
repeat,
violent
offender
intervention
initiative
across
this
province
to
address
the
repeat.
Violent
offenders
and
their
impacts
on
communities
will
continue
to
do
the
work
necessary
to
increase
safety
in
communities.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Frankly,
none
of
that's
working
people
don't
feel
safer
in
their
neighborhoods
and
empty
words
and
Promises
by
this
Premier,
and
this
government
are
not
making
the
situation
better
by
every
measure.
It's
worse
than
it's
ever
been.
People
feel
unsafe
everywhere
in
this
province,
Urban
centers,
rural
centers.
C
In
suburbs
you
name
it
they're,
tired
of
the
robotic
responses
from
this
government
and
the
lack
of
accountability
from
the
soft
on
crime
Premier
when
it
comes
to
assaults
and
violence
and
the
threatening
of
people
every
single
day.
The
simple
fact
is:
not
only
is
the
soft
and
crime
Premier
the
architect
of
the
Catch
and
Release
policies.
He
literally
wrote
the
book
on
how
to
sue
the
police.
C
C
D
D
This,
unfortunately,
is
happening
across
the
country
in
countries
and
provinces,
and
we
were
happy
to
join
with
ministers
from
across
the
country
and
premiers
from
across
this
country,
calling
on
the
government
for
specific
reforms
to
the
bill
policy
in
order
to
address
repeat
violent
offenders,
but
we're
not
stopping
there.
I'm
working
with
my
colleagues
across
this
government
to
invest
in
the
programs
and
services
needed
to
address
this
challenge,
we're
meeting
with
communities,
we're
understanding
issues
on
the
ground
and
responding.
We
announced
the
largest
increase
in
funding
to
police
officers
across
this
country.
D
E
You
Mr
Speaker.
Yesterday
we
heard
the
solicitor
general
say
everybody
deserves
to
feel
safe.
We
heard
the
premier
say
everybody
deserves
to
feel
safe.
We've
heard
the
Attorney
General
say
everybody
deserves
to
feel
safe
in
the
communities
in
our
Province.
People
do
not
feel
safe
on
our
transit
systems.
People
do
not
feel
safe.
E
Another
Transit
Union,
representing
SkyTrain
workers,
is
also
speaking
out
about
unchecked
violence
on
Transit,
Tony
rebello,
president
of
qp7000,
says,
and
I
quote.
Our
members
are
definitely
concerned.
They've
been
rattled
to
tell
you
the
truth.
End
quote:
Sunday
afternoon
a
25
year
old
woman,
sexually
assaulted,
riding
an
escalator
at
the
Granville
Street
skytrain
station
people
who
rely
on
our
public
transit
system
every
day
to
get
to
work
and
to
get
to
school
do
not
feel
safe.
E
F
You,
honorable
speaker
and
I
thank
the
the
member
for
his
question
and
I
want
to
address
the
the
two
issues
that
he
that
he
raises.
First
in
terms
of
our
transit
system,
as
I
said
yesterday,
we
are
working
in
my
Ministry.
F
The
deputy
director
of
police
services
is
working
very
closely
with
the
Transit
Police,
the
RCMP
and
the
other
policing
agencies,
as
well
as
unions,
in
terms
of
identifying
potential
gaps
and
additional
resources
that
may
be
required
to
ensure
that
we
are
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
make
sure
that
our
transit
system,
which
is
used
by
over
400
000
people
a
day,
is
safe,
that
the
issues
that
we
have
seen
in
terms
of
the
the
attacks
which
all
of
us
are
horrified
by
are
not
unique
to
this
province
but
are
in
fact
occurring
in
transit
systems
across
this
country.
F
Whether
it's
Calgary,
Edmonton
Toronto,
all
have
experienced
similar
such
situations.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
premiers
of
the
provinces,
all
of
the
provinces,
because
they
are
all
concerned
about
what
they're
seeing
in
their
own
jurisdictions,
we'll
be
meeting
on
the
21st
of
April
to
deal
with
this
specific
issue.
We
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
ensure
that
our
communities
are
safe
and
work
with
all
levels
of
government
and
policing
agencies,
unions
and
everybody
involved
in
our
transit
systems
to
ensure
that
our
transit
systems
are
safe
for
the
public.
E
E
E
We
have
got
a
police
chief
who
says
he
would
not
even
call
it
a
justice
system
anymore.
A
police
chief
is
saying
that
in
this
province
this
is
what
Lara
writes
and
I
quote.
Nobody,
regardless
of
age
and
gender,
feels
safe
in
the
city,
anymore,
criminals
are
arrested
and
let
go
the
next
day.
Nowhere
is
safe
in
Vancouver
anymore.
I
do
not
feel
safe.
Walking
on
the
street.
F
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
I
appreciate
the
question
from
the
member
I
noticed
he
quoted
the
police
chief,
saying
he
doesn't
feel
safe,
walking
on
the
streets
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
but
I
note
that
they
didn't
name
the
the
chief
of
police
and
that
would
really
assist
in
in
terms
of
understanding
part
of
the
member's
question.
So
if
he
would
so
oh
two
quotes
but
put
together
so
but
I
I,
still
I
still
I
still
I
still.
B
F
Response,
thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
I.
Just
make
I
just
make
that
observation,
because
I
make
that
observation,
because
the
opposition
does
have
a
habit
of
when
they
quote,
which
they
do
on
a
regular
basis.
They
name
the
individual
they
are
quoting,
and
yet
today
they
are
choosing
not
to
do
that.
Now.
That
is.
B
F
You
said
that's
up
to
them
now
to
deal
with
the
the
specific
issues
that
they
that
they
have
raised
around
Transit
safety.
As
I've
said,
our
ministry
is
working
closely
with
the
the
police,
Transit
Police,
the
RCMP
and
the
agencies
to
determine
what
additional
steps
need
to
be
taken
at
the
same
time
in
terms
of
the
federal
jurisdiction
around
the
criminal
code,
which
again
the
opposition
likes
to
to
raise
and
again
I
will
remind
them
that
that
is
federal
jurisdiction.
F
We
have
pushed
and
have
got
a
commitment
from
the
federal
government
to
ensure
that
the
reverse
onus
when
it
comes
to
bail
conditions,
is
expanded
to
include
a
full
range
of
weapons,
not
just
Firearms,
but
knives
bear
spray
any
kind
of
weapon.
That's
real
action
and
commitment
from
this
government
honorable
speaker,
and
we
are
going
to
continue
to
do
everything
we
can
to
ensure
that
our
communities
are
safe.
G
Yeah,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
Bain
sound
produces
about
British
Columbia,
British,
Columbia's,
half
of
British
Columbia
sailfish,
it's
an
important
economic
food,
social
and
ceremonial
site
for
Comox
First
Nation,
and
has
Federal
designation
as
an
ecologically
and
biologically
sensitive
area.
Despite
the
significance,
the
province
has
permitted
shipbreaking
and
environmentally
hazardous
industry.
In
Union,
Bay
in
October,
2021
The
Province
issued
a
foreshore
lease
to
Deep
Water
recovery
that
allows
them
to
drag
ships
over
the
beach
and
onto
dry
land
in
2022.
G
Deep
water
recovery
was
found
to
be
out
of
compliance
four
times
under
BC's
Environmental
Management
act
and
hazardous
waste
regulations,
company
received
three
warnings
and
one
advisory.
However,
the
company
has
not
faced
regulatory
penalties,
nor
did
the
province
issue.
Fines
or
revoke
the
original
license
by
not
acting
the
province
is
sanctioning
this
damage.
My
question
is
the
Minister
of
environment
and
climate
change
strategy.
Will
he
take
enforcement
actions
against
deep
water
recovery
to
protect
the
environment
and
the
people
of
Maine's
sound.
H
Thank
you
very
much
honorable
speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question.
As
the
member
knows,
compliance
and
enforcement
actions
are
taken
by
staff
of
the
ministry
of
environment
on
the
ground
in
this
instance
as
well
as
staff
of
other
Ministries.
I
am
very
aware,
as
are
my
colleagues
of
the
concerns
about
the
community
of
the
community.
Around
Bain
sound
ship
breaking
activities.
There
is
active
investigations
ongoing
and
when
and
if
specific
violations
are
determined,
action
will
be
taken.
B
G
You
Mr
Mr
Speaker
I,
do
understand
where
the
Regulatory
and
enforcement
actions
happen.
I
also
understand
that
it's
the
ministers
that
are
government
that
are
responsible
for
ensuring
that
for
ensuring
that
companies
and
and
people
are
following
the
the
rules
and
the
regulations,
so
ultimately
the
responsibility
lands
on
that
side
of
the
house.
G
Mr
Speaker,
Comox,
First
Nation
opposes
the
ship
breaking
operation
and
the
kilmax
Valley
Regional
District
has
initiated
Court
action
against
deep
water
recovery
in
June,
2021
Transport
Canada
invited
The
Province
to
participate
in
a
technical
review
of
internationally
recognized
ship-breaking
regulations
in
March
2022.
A
group
of
ngos
sent
a
joint
letter
urging
this
government
to
create
regulation
follow
the
example
from
existing
legal
Frameworks
and
legislation
in
April
2022.
G
The
association
of
Vancouver,
Island
and
Coastal
communities
unanimously
approved
emotion,
calling
on
this
government
to
adopt
shipbregging
breaking
regulations
in
BC,
and
despite
these
requests,
the
ministry
has
not
taken
any
meaningful
action
to
regulate
this
hazardous
industry
if
properly
regulated
ship
breaking
is
an
important
industry
without
adequate
provincial
oversight.
However,
this
industry
reposes
serious
risk
to
workers,
communities
and
our
marine
environments
through
you,
honorable
speaker
to
the
minister
of
environment
and
climate
change
strategy,
will
the
minister
regulate
this
activity
that
is
actively
imperiling
the
health
and
the
rights
of
First
Nations
minister.
H
Of
the
environment,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
again
to
the
member
for
the
question.
I
and
my
colleagues
realize
this
is
a
critically
important
issue
to
people
who
live
in
the
area.
They
have
been
communicating
with
us
directly
and
often
we
have
been
meeting
regularly
with
staff
in
my
Ministry
and
staff
in
other
Ministries.
This
is
a
inter-jurisdictional
issue.
As
the
member
knows
it
involves
my
Ministry,
the
ministry
of
forests.
H
It
also
involves
the
federal
government
we're
working
with
other
Regulatory
Agencies,
including
Fisheries
in
oceans,
Canada,
environment
and
climate
change,
Canada,
as
well
as
work,
safe
BC
with
respect
to
the
potential
for
asbestos
exposures,
and
we
are
working
to
determine
that
the
environment
and
human
health
are
protected,
but
the
member
also
knows
that
there
are
procedures
in
place.
There
are
laws
that
that
specify
what
compliance
looks
like.
There
is
matters
of
administrative
fairness.
H
We
have
visited
the
site
inspectors
from
my
Ministry
multiple
times,
taken
water
samples
for
independent
analysis
and
issued
warnings
and
one
advisory
to
the
company
under
the
Environmental
Management
act.
Activities
and
inspections
continue.
I
and
my
colleagues
continue
to
request
and
receive
regular
briefings
on
this
issue,
and
we
will
continue
to
do
that
to
resolve
this
issue
for
the
people
who
live
in
the
area.
I
You
Mr
Speaker
I,
actually
find
it
appalling
that
this
government
would
have
to
be
told
that
the
person
that
we
were
quoting
was
police
chief
Dave
Jones
of
the
Metro
Vancouver
Transit
Police,
because
this
has
been
all
over
the
media
this
morning
and
it's
clear
that
this
government
has
no
idea.
What's
going
on
so
I'll
read
the
quote
again
from
police
chief
Dave
Jones
of
the
Metro
Vancouver
Transit
Police,
and
he
says:
we've
lost
sight
of
the
victims.
I
I
He
goes
on
to
say
you
eventually
come
to
a
point
where
you
sit
back
and
you
realize
how
far
we've
gone.
I
think
it
just
worries
me
as
a
citizen.
He
says
how
am
I
protected
within
Society,
because
the
reality
is
is
that
this
government
soft
on
crime
policies
go
beyond
the
courtroom.
It's
your
abject
failure
to
deal
with
the
root
causes
of
crime.
Your
failure
to.
I
I
I
F
You,
honorable
speaker
and
I,
appreciate
the
question
from
the
member,
because
it
gives
me
an
opportunity
not
only
to
outline
the
work
that
we
have
been
doing
in
the
actions
that
we
have
been
taking,
since
we
formed
government
and
I
have
done
that
on
a
number
of
times
in
this
house
in
terms
on
the
police
side,
whether
it's
the
largest
investment
in
policing
in
the
history
of
this
province,
whether
it
is
the
establishment
of
the
hubs
and
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
increase
in
the
number
of
crown
prosecutors,
whether
it's
getting
changes
done
at
the
the
federal
level
when
it
comes
to
the
criminal
code
of
this
country.
F
All
of
those
things
that
have
to
be
in
place.
The
forensic
Firearms
lab
the
the
all
of
the
things
I've
mentioned
before.
But
what
I'd
now
like
to
do
is
to
address
some
of
the
issues
the
member
just
said,
because
we
on
this
side
of
the
house.
We
know
that
it
is
about
the
root
causes
of
crime,
which
is
why
we
have
been
taking
actions
to
undo
the
neglect.
The
negligence
on.
B
I
Crime
is
out
of
control
thanks
to
his
time,
as
attorney
general
marked
by
a
75
increase
in
no
charge
assessments
and
a
40
percent
drop
in
people
being
kept.
Behind
Bars,
the
head
of
the
downtown
Victoria
Association
Jeff
Bray,
has
called
this
robbery
a
Brazen
attack
and
is
calling
on
the
province
to
step
up
and
deal
with
out-of-control
violence.
I
F
They
completely
deregulated
the
recovery
homes
and
his
health
Minister,
the
former
leader,
the
opposite,
or
the
current
leader
of
the
opposition
cut
over
300
million
dollars
in
the
health
system,
which
mental
health
experts
call
staggering
honorable
speaker,
so
we
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
on
doing
the
damage
that
they
did,
but
I
also
now
want
to
address
the
the
quotes
that
the
member
has
been
talking
about
and
remember.
I
I
said
honorable
speaker.
F
I
was
a
little
puzzled
as
to
why
they
didn't
mention
the
the
chief's
name
at
the
beginning,
because
now
I'm
able
to
provide
a
little
more
context
in
an
interview
with
Sophie
Louis
done
today
is
today
and
she
asks
Chief
Dave
Jones
about
the
transit
system.
Is
it
safe,
Dave
Jones
says
the
transit
system
is
safe.
F
He
says
the
most
recent
data
shows
crime
rates
have
declined,
crimes
against
persons
in
2022
dropped
by
21
compared
to
the
year
before,
and
crimes
against
property
was
down
33
percent
honorable
speaker,
so
that's
part
of
the
interview
honorable
speaker,
I
appreciate
the
the
opposition
has
a
has
a
job
to
do,
but
let's
at
least
try
and
get
all
the
facts
out
there.
Honorable
speaker.
F
Is
working
with
the
Transit
Police
with
the
unions
with
the
RCMP
with
the
policing
agencies?
I
will
note
that
translink's
budget
for
policing
has
increased
13
in
this
year.
They
would
like
to
see
more
officers.
They
want
to
see
more
resources
and,
as
the
premier
has
said
yesterday,
we
are
identifying
those
gaps
and
if
more
resources
are
needed,
they
will
be
required.
They
will
be
there.
K
Well,
what
we've
seen
on
display
by
the
premier
and
the
solicitor
general
today
is
exactly
why
British
Columbians
are
terrified
because
his
opportunity
to
stand
up
this
in
this
house
and
acknowledge
that
people
are
afraid
that
a
mother
is
experiencing
the
loss
of
a
17
year
old
child
because
of
a
Transit
bus
incident.
And
we
get
those
kinds
of
answers
from
this
solicitor
general.
He
should
look
at
himself
in
the
mirror
and
recognize
that
it.
This
is
on
the
shoulders
of
a
premier
and
former
Attorney
General,
who
simply
have
not
done
enough
period.
K
And
if
the,
if
the
premier
and
the
and
the
solicitor
general
want
to
talk
about
their
lack
of
attention
to
victims,
let's
talk
about
Cliff
Clint
Smith
in
Nanaimo,
because
the
premier
rolled
on
into
Nanaimo
and
re-announced
empty
words:
Clint
runs
the
auto
shop
and
he
was
shot
in
British
Columbia,
while
trying
to
reclaim
his
property.
Clint
is
a
victim
and
here's
what
Clint
had
to
say
to
the
solicitor
general
he
can
Bluster
all
he
wants.
This
is
the
words
of
a
victim
in
British,
Columbia
and
I
quote
a
whole
lot.
K
Less
of
lip
service
and
a
whole
lot
more
action
is
required.
So
when
will
the
premier
end,
the
lip
service
acknowledge
that
there
is
chaos
reigning
in
British
Columbia
and
it
is
squarely
on
his
shoulders
as
a
former
Attorney
General
and
the
now
premier
of
British
Columbia.
When
will
he
stand
up
and
do
something.
F
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
I
appreciate
the
the
question
from
the
member,
and
you
know
the
member
has
a
role
to
criticize
me
as
solicitor.
General
I
understand
that,
but
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
we're
dealing
with
situations,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
the
root
causes
of
crime
that
were
very
much
started
when
she
and
her
colleagues
of
the
United
party
sat
were
in
government.
The
last
time
the
United
party
was
in
government
honorable
speaker.
They
made
those
cuts
to
health
care
to
Mental
Health
Services.
F
They
made
those
cuts
to
Mental
Health
Services.
They
made
cuts
to
sexual
assault
centers
honorable
speaker,
they
did
inreparable
damage
to
the
social
service
sector,
which
provides
the
supports
that
they
now
want
to
see
in
place
that
this
government
has
been
putting
has
now
having
to
be
is
now
having
to
undone.
B
F
He
gives
an
answer
honorable
speaker.
This
government
does
care
about
victims
and
realizes
the
trauma
that
they
have
been
through,
which
is
why
we
have
taken
the
actions
and
I'll
also
say
this
to
the
member
in
regard
to
that
particular
individual
Clint
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
him
in
Nanaimo
and
I.
Also
listen
I
also
listened
to
his
interview
that
he
did
on
cknw,
where
he
also
acknowledged
that
the
steps
were
taking
were
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
F
Honorable
member
so
go
read
the
transcript
honorable
member
go
read
the
transcript,
and
so
what
I
want
to
tell
you
honorable
speaker
again.
F
F
And
we
are
working
with,
we
are
working,
we
are
working.
We
are
working
with
the
federal
government,
police
agencies,
local
governments,
provincial
provincial
premiers,
right
across
this
country
to
deal
with
the
challenges
that
all
of
us
are
facing
to
keep
our
community
safe.
We
are
going
to
continue
doing
that
honorable
speaker
and
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
this
government's
doing.
A
A
Just
the
system
that
has
seen
random
crime
spiral
out
of
control
and
Mr
Speaker
innocent
victims
are
paying
the
price
No
One
Believes
the
premier's
announcements
come
to
the
question.
Please,
because
no
one
has
heard
the
premier
acknowledge
that
the
chaos
we
see
in
the
streets
are
the
result
of
his
policies.
Mr
Speaker.
Will
the
premier
acknowledge
and
finally
admit
that
it's
his
failed
policies
that
have
led
to
the
case
that
it's
his
failed.
L
When
I
was
sworn
as
Premier
honorable
speaker,
there
were
four
key
areas:
a
priority
that
I
laid
out
for
British
Columbians,
that
we
would
work
on.
Youtube
housing
make
sure
you
have
an
affordable
place
to
live.
The
issue
of
Health
Care,
make
sure
you
have
access
to
health
care
when
and
where
you
need
it,
including
family
doctors.
L
To
be
safe,
when
they
go
to
work
when
they
go
to
school,
when
they
use
Transit
at
home
and
to
build
a
strong
economy
that
works
for
everybody.
On
the
issue
of
Public
Safety
honorable
speaker,
we've
been
aggressive
with
Ottawa.
It
was
the
minister
for
Public
Safety
and
the
attorney
general,
who
led
the
charge
nationally
to
get
the
federal
government
to
change,
to
commit
to
change
their
bail
laws
to
fix
the
problems
that
have
been
caused
by
that
change.
L
Honorable
speaker,
on
that
National
front,
we
are
unified
with
premiers
across
Canada
meeting
with
the
chiefs
of
police
from
across
Canada
on
April
21st
in
just
three
days
in
an
emergency
meeting
called
for
by
all
the
premiers
to
respond
to
this
issue
that
we're
seeing
across
the
country.
This
is
a
very
serious
issue.
L
Honorable
speaker,
it
deserves
to
be
treated
with
seriousness
and
I
have
to
say,
I,
regret
very
much,
I
regret
very
much
the
members
standing
up
and
pretending
that
our
response
to
the
toxic
drug
overdose
crisis
was
not
endorsed
by
all
the
parties
in
this
house,
except
for
the
BC
conservatives.
They
were
the
only
party
that
did
not
endorse
that
approach.
It's
a
complicated
and
challenging
issue
of
keeping
people
alive,
so
they
can
get
into
treatment
a
billion
dollars.
We
put
into
the
budget
to
expand
treatment
options
for
people,
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.