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From YouTube: MARCH 27 2023 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
C
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
Mr
Speaker
is
housing.
Affordability
and
homelessness
continues
to
get
worse
in
British
Columbia.
The
public
deserves
to
know
the
full
extent
of
the
mismanagement
at
BC
housing.
Under
this
premier's
watch
yesterday
we
learned
from
the
housing
Minister
that,
despite
the
government
receiving
the
forensic
audit
of
BC
housing
a
few
weeks
ago,
it
appears
to
have
sat
unread
on
The
Minister's
desk
for
those
few
weeks.
C
C
It's
in
the
public
interest,
Mr
Speaker,
that
the
audit
be
immediately
made
public
and
be
provided
to
the
Public
Accounts
committee.
Unfortunately,
this
government
has
refused
to
make
that
happen.
So
Mr
Speaker.
Will
the
premier
release
the
full
unredacted
forensic
order
to
BC
housing
today
and
make
it
available
to
the
Public
Accounts
committee.
D
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Frankie
vesh
is
not
good
enough.
The
government
has
been
sitting
on
this
report
now
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks
without
taking
action
on
it
as
well.
The
response
of
just
trust
us
this
simply
is
not
good
enough.
The
premier's
actions
have
shown
that
he
tried
to
bury
the
2018
BDO
Financial
reviewer
of
atira.
C
He
quietly
released
the
results
of
the
eny
review
of
BC
housing
over
the
Canada
Day
long
weekend,
a
week
later,
at
seven
o'clock
on
a
Friday
in
July,
he
fired
the
NDP
appointed
board
and
then
says
it
wasn't
really
a
firing
days
upon
days
of
questions
in
this
house.
It
was
only
after
that
that
the
premier
even
acknowledged
that
there
was
a
forensic
audit
that
apparently
had
been
started
a
couple
months
earlier.
C
The
premier
has
the
ability,
Mr
Speaker,
to
release
the
full
report
in
the
public
interest
that
his
refusal
to
do
so
only
uses
more
questions
of
what
this
government
is
trying
to
hide
with
the
dysfunction
of
BC
housing.
Again.
Will
the
premier
release
the
full
unredacted
forensic
audit
today
and
make
it
available
to
the
Public
Accounts
committee
premier.
D
Honorable
speaker,
the
reason
why
the
member
knows
about
these
reports
why
he
has
them
is
because
they've
been
released
publicly.
This
forensic
audit
report
I've
committed
to
this
place.
We
will
release
as
much
of
it
as
the
law
allows
we're
working
on
that
we'll
do
it
as
quickly
as
possible.
It's
a
serious
matter
and
I
agree
with
the
member.
The
public
deserves
to
know.
That's
our
commitment.
A
You
thank
you
critical
issue
that
we've
got
today
with
vulnerable
people
still
living
on
the
street,
while
this
government
has
promised
over
and
over
that
this
was
a
priority
and
BC
housing
is
at
the
center
of
this.
So
the
premier
has
consistently
kept
crucial
information
about
BC
housing
and
a
Tira
from
the
public.
So
during
his
tenure
as
housing,
Minister
BC
housing
experienced
financial
and
organizational
turmoil.
A
The
lack
of
transparency
surrounding
the
forensic
audit,
the
concealment
of
the
2018
BDO
financial
review
of
iteria
atira
and
the
quiet
long
weekend,
release
of
the
Ernst
young
review
have
all
contributed
to
the
Public's
growing
concerns.
So
will
the
premier
admit
to
this
pattern
of
evasiveness
and
release
a
full
and
unredacted
copy
of
the
forensic
audit.
E
I
I
appreciate
the
comments
from
the
member
across
the
way.
As
the
member
knows,
we
are
in
a
housing
crisis.
We
are
dealing
with
challenges
within
Community
Decades
of
under
investment
in
housing.
Honorable
speaker,
the
chickens
have
come
home
to
roost.
Communities
are
facing
the
pressure
right
now.
The
member
talks
about
the
audit,
the
premiers
just
answered
the
question.
I've
answered
the
question
multiple
times,
I've
read
the
report.
E
I
believe
it's
in
the
public
interest
for
that
report
to
be
released
as
without
as
a
reductions
as
much
as
legally
possible
and
and
we're
going
to
make
that
Republic
in
a
to
everyone
here,
as
well
as
those
in
the
gallery
in
the
media
when,
when
it's
possible,
but
it's
going
to
be
as
fast
as
possible
on
our
speaker
and
in
the
meantime
model
speaker,
the
work
that
we
have
to
do
in
communities
continues
and
and
I'm
glad
the
member
talked
about
vulnerable
populations.
E
E
Honorable
speaker
with
the
combination
of
working
with
our
not-for-profits
working
with
the
city
of
Vancouver
90
people
have
been
able
to
find
housing.
That
is
a
really
positive
piece
for
those
that
are
struggling
in
the
downtown
east
side
and-
and
we
have
a
lot
more
to
do
on
our
speaker
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
Work.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
the
chickens
have
had
six
years
to
roost
in
this
two-term
government.
There
have
been
consistent
failures
over
and
over
by
this
government
on
living
up
to
the
promises
that
they've
made
a
hundred
and
fourteen
thousand
homes
to
be
built.
There's
twelve
thousand.
That
commitment
has
now
disappeared
completely
from
this
budget.
A
Housing,
affordability
and
homelessness
are
pressing
issues
in
British,
Columbia
and
the
public
deserves
full
disclosure
in
terms
of
what
is
happening
and
has
been
happening
at
BC
housing
and
why
BC
housing
and
this
government
have
not
been
able
to
live
up
to
the
promises
that
they've
made
to
British
Columbians
under
the
premier's
watches,
housing,
Minister
chaos
and
dysfunction
have
reigned
at
BC
housing.
Foi
documents
confirm
and
quote
a
dramatic
increase
in
staff
departures
over
previous
years
and
highlight
significant
upheaval.
A
Unquote,
a
total
of
100
third
and
two
staff
members,
including
17
senior
Executives,
left
the
organization
during
this
premier's
tenure.
So
despite
the
severity
of
these
issues,
the
premier
has
not
provided
clear
explanations
or
evidence
that
this
dysfunction
has
been
addressed.
Will
the
premier
do
the
right
thing
and
release
the
full
and
unredacted
forensic
audit.
E
Thank
you
all
speaker
and
the
the
folks
working
at
BC
housing
have
been
working
very
hard
through
the
pandemic,
supporting
people
during
well,
some
of
the
most
challenging
times
that
we've
seen
in
the
history
of
our
Province.
We
have
over
a
thousand
employees
at
BC,
housing,
I,
don't
know
a
private
sector
company
that
hasn't
seen
turnovers
I
know
that
I
know
even
the
leader
of
the
opposition
has
had
turnover
and
staff.
Honorable
speaker,
this
happens,
audible
speaker
in
this
time.
There's
opportunities
for
people
to
find
Opportunities.
E
We
know
that
there
is
a
lot
of
movement
in
careers
right
now
coming
out
of
the
pandemic.
People
are
seeing
opportunities,
perhaps
they've
never
seen
before
honorable
speaker
and
what's
vitally
important.
Is
that
there's
plenty
of
time
for
you
to
ask
more
questions
members?
But
if
you
want
the
answer,
you
got
to
be
quiet
for
it.
Foreign.
F
I
think
Mr
Speaker.
Last
week
the
ipcc
released
their
latest
synthesis
report
in
order
to
reduce
global
warming.
We
need
to
act
urgently
within
this
decade.
The
report
makes
it
clear
avoiding
the
worst
case.
Scenarios
is
only
possible
if
we
stop
the
expansion
of
new
oil,
gas
and
coal
development,
despite
the
science,
the
warnings
by
experts
and
the
evidence
around
all
of
us
of
the
climate
collapse.
This
government
just
approved
new
fossil
fuel
projects,
Cedar
LNG,
and
they
gave
the
silism's
LNG
proposal
the
green
light
to
enter
into
the
environmental
review
process.
F
The
more
that
governments
like
this
one
delay
action
green
washing
fossil
fuels.
The
more
catastrophic
the
outcomes
of
climate
change
will
be
especially
Mr
Speaker
for
marginalized
people.
There's
no
such
thing
as
clean
fossil
fuels.
This
government
should
be
ashamed
of
themselves
for
trying
to
and
attempting
to
greenwash
LNG.
The
ipcc
report
tells
us
clearly
climate
plans
that
expand
fossil
fuel
development
are
not
good
enough.
Our
survival
is
at
stake
through
you,
Mr
Speaker
to
the
minister
of
energy
minds
and
low-carbon
Innovation.
G
Thank
you
very
much,
honorable
speaker
and
to
the
member
we're
proud
of
the
plans
we
put
in
place
across
all
sectors
to
reduce
emissions
and
meet
our
legislated
targets
and
many
people
in
British.
Columbia,
credible
commentators,
many
people
across
the
country
and
in
fact
many
people
in
other
governments
in
North,
America
laud
the
BC
government
for
having
the
most
comprehensive
climate
Action
Program
in
North,
America.
F
F
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
is
that
on
that
same
day,
just
a
couple
of
hours
before
this
government
approved
a
new
LNG
proposal,
a
new
LNG
project
that
does
not
meet.
F
F
Minister
of
the
environment,
the
minister
of
the
environment
talks
about
the
comprehensive
plans.
The
ministry
of
the
environment
knows
that
we're
not
meeting
the
targets
that
we
have
set,
the
the
2030,
the
2050
targets,
we're
missing
those.
We
can
have
all
the
more
comprehensive
plans
that
we
want,
but
if
we're
not
committed
to
meeting
those
targets
which
this
government
has
proven,
that
they're
not
prepared
to
do
the
plans,
don't
mean
anything
Mr
Speaker.
F
The
fact
is
is
that
in
that
energy
action
framework,
the
emissions
cap
and
the
Net
Zero
requirements
that
that
are
laid
out
there
have
absolutely
no
substance
to
them.
So
you
can
say
we're
going
to
go
through
with
negotiations
with
consultations,
we're
going
to
develop
those
later
down
the
road.
They
still
don't
have
any
substance
to
them:
Mr
Speaker!
We
cannot
afford
a
government
that
is
prepared
to
continue
greenwashing
LNG,
pretending
like
this
fossil
fuel,
is
clean.
There's
no
such
thing
as
clean
fossil
fuels
through
you,
Mr
Speaker
to
the
premier.
F
H
Foreign
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
and
thank
you
to
the
house,
leader
of
the
third
party
and
the
member
for
Santa
to
north
islands,
for
raising
the
questions.
First
of
all,
the
minister
of
environment,
climate
change
strategy
and
I
work
very
closely
together
on
these
issues,
because
we
know
that
the
issues
of
energy
and
environment
and
meeting
our
climate
action
targets
are
intrinsically
linked.
That's
why
it's
important
that
we
continue
to
do
this
work
together.
H
Mr
Speaker.
We
very
carefully
considered
the
environmental
assessment
on
the
project
that
was
undertaken
by
the
environmental
assessment
office.
This
included
extensive
consultation
with
First
Nations
consideration
of
climate
action
targets
working
with
to
with
heisla
and
the
the
cedar
LNG
project
to
understand
and
know
how
they
are
going
to
take
every
action
possible
to
reduce
their
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and,
in
fact,
Mr
Speaker
signing
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
project
to
reach
near
zero
emissions
by
2030..
H
We
know
at
the
same
day,
of
course,
we
announced
the
energy
action
climate,
the
energy
action
framework,
and
that
this
is
an
important
signal
to
the
sector
at
large
to
say
we
need
to
meet
these
targets.
We
know
British
Columbians
want
to
do
this.
In
fact,
Mr
Speaker
I
just
returned
from
a
trip
up
to
the
Northwest
portion
of
BC
I
was
in
kinemat,
I
was
in
Terrace,
I
was
in
Smithers,
I
was
hearing
from
people
and
talking
to
them
about
these
projects.
H
Mr
Speaker
the
regulatory
cap
on
emissions
that
my
colleague
here
spoke
of
that
work
is
underway.
It
is
work
we
are
going
to
do
with
industry
with
First
Nations
in
consultation
with
communities
hearing
from
them,
so
that
we
can
set
the
regulations
in
place,
but
Mr
Speaker.
It's
not
all
that
we're
doing.
The
other
part
of
the
energy
action
framework,
of
course,
is
the
incentivizing
and
moving
towards
a
clean
energy
future
that
all
British
Columbians
want
us
to
be
a
part
of.
H
The
world
is
looking
at
us
here
in
British
Columbia
on
how
we
can
do
this
work.
We
are
going
to
do
it
with
the
BC
Hydro
task
force.
We
are
going
to
do
this,
we're
moving
towards
a
low
carbon,
focused
future
Mr
Speaker,
one
that
is
prosperous
for
all
British
Columbians
and
means
so
much
for
First,
Nations
and
communities.
Thank
you.
I
Thanks
Mr
Speaker
look,
people
have
become
very,
very
skeptical
about
this
Premier
and
this
government's
approach
to
housing
and
the
the
plight
of
the
homeless
in
British,
Columbia
and
I
I
would
suggest
they
become
skeptical
for
two
reasons.
One
the
results
are
getting
worse
and
worse
in
communities
right
across
this
province,
including
my
own,
the
proliferation
of
tent
cities
and
all
of
the
health
safety
challenges
associated
with
that
are
getting
worse,
not
better.
I
E
Housing,
thank
you
honorable
speaker
and,
as
the
premier
has
said
and
I've
said
multiple
times,
that
we
believe
that
this
report
needs
to
be
made
public
in
a
timely
way,
with
as
little
reductions
as
possible,
because
we
think
it's
in
the
public
interest.
Honorable
speaker
and
you
know,
I
find
it
hard
to
listen
to
that.
Remember
talk
about
transparency
at
a
complete
chapter
missing
from
an
ICBC
report
when
he
was
a
minister
because.
I
Continue,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
we
can
stand
here
and
exchange
political
shots
and
political
barbs.
While
these
tent
cities,
these
10
cities,
are
created
in
communities
right
across
British
Columbia,
the
minister
can
talk,
can
try
and
and
avoid
responsibility
for
the
report
that
isn't
on
his
desk.
I
That
reveals
some
of
the
chaos
that
is
taking
place
at
BC
housing
and
presumably
provide
some
answers
to
why
the
housing
and
the
situation
for
the
homeless
in
this
province
has
gotten
worse,
not
better
Mr
Speaker.
The
ACT
is
clear
that
the
minister
has
the
authority
to
release
the
report.
Now
it
has
the
authority
to
provide
notice
to
any
third
parties
that
might
be
impacted
by
the
release
of
the
report.
I
Where
there's
a
will,
there
is
a
way,
but
Mr
Speaker
I,
don't
think
there
is
that
will
I
think
the
trend
and
the
practice
of
this
government
has
been
to
be
drag,
Kicking
and
Screaming
to
have
information
dragged
out
of
it
not
to
proactively
release
the
report
and
we're
not
going
to
get
any
solutions.
If
that
is
going
to
continue
to
be
the
approach
on
the
part
of
this
government,
Mr
Speaker,
the
minister
can
show
some
leadership.
The
premier
can
show
some
leadership,
stand
up
and
say
this
report
and
release
this
report
unredacted
today.
E
So
if
a
member
wants
to
talk
about
the
serious
issue
of
encampments,
I
I,
think
that
is
an
important
issue
we
should
be
talking
about
that.
There
are
people
struggling
coming
out
of
the
pandemic
with
global
inflation
members,
it's
a
serious
issue.
So
let's
talk
about
it.
B
E
Know,
for
example,
in
Abbotsford
there
are
there's
an
encampment
and
there's
some
serious
challenges.
I
was
on
the
phone
with
the
mayor
of
Abbotsford.
This
morning
we
talked
about
how
we're
going
to
address
the
encampment
at
Lonzo
Park.
It's
a
serious
concern.
It's
not
safe
for
the
people
that
are
living
in
the
academy,
it's
not
safe
for
the
community.
We
both
agree
that
it's
been
going
for
too
long.
E
We
are
making
some
significant
progress
on
an
action
plan
forward,
we're
going
to
be
making
some
announcements
on
that
in
the
very
near
future,
honorable
speaker,
but
Community
by
Community.
We
are
looking
at
solutions
to
address
the
challenges,
we're
seeing
whether
it's
encampments,
whether
it's
people
that
can't
find
housing,
whether
it's
people
who
are
just
struggling
to
make
it
through
the
budget,
has
significant
significant
supports
to
ensure
that
people
have
the
supports
they
need.
E
We
know
we've
been
seeing
signals
from
the
federal
government
that
they
also
are
going
to
be
putting
additional
supports
in
with
their
new
budget.
We're
going
to
continue
that
work.
Honorable
speaker,
I,
think
all
members
in
this
house
can
three
that
this
is
vitally
important,
that
we
provide
supports
for
the
most
vulnerable
people
in
our
society.
J
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
we'll
take
that
as
a
no
that
the
minister
will
not
do
what
he
is
empowered
to
be
able
to
do
with
with
regard
to
the
the
audit,
but
you
know
the
minister
stands
up
and
talks
about
action.
In
fact,
what's
what's
happening,
is
there
isn't
even
action
on
a
completed
plan
from
this
government?
We
should
be
clear.
J
This
Premier
committed
to
taking
over
and
ending
tent
cities
months
ago,
Another
Day,
Another
Broken
promise,
because
what
we
see
on
the
ground,
contrary
to
what
the
minister
just
said,
is
escalating
violence
and
total
chaos
on
our
streets.
Last
year,
when
the
premier
first
announced
more
modular
housing,
he
said
and
I
quote
this:
these
are
the
premier's
words
his
promise
they'll
open
in
March
of
2023.
Just
a
matter
of
months.
End
quote
well
on
another
Sunday
update
the
government
confirmed.
That
will
not
happen.
No
other
way
to
describe
it.
Broken
promise.
J
Kevin
Barlow
of
the
Hastings
Crossing
Bia,
is
fed
up
with
this
delay
and
he
said,
and
I
quote
I
don't
believe
they
have
a
plan.
End
quote
announcements
without
results
mean
nothing,
chaos
and
violence.
On
our
streets,
can
the
premier
tell
British
Columbians
why
he
failed
to
deliver
on
the
promise
he
made
directly
to
them
months
ago?.
E
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
there
was
a
lot
of
questions
in
that
comment,
but
but
I
will
I
want
to
say
first
off
that
when
we
look
at
the
lack
of
investment
in
housing
over
last
two
decades,
especially
for
the
most
vulnerable
people,
you
have
to
wonder
why.
Why
was
that
investment
never
made?
Why,
when
this
side
was
on
this
side,
did
they
not
make
that
investment?
And
you
know
what
honorable
speaker
this?
The
answer
is
actually
the
answer
honorable
speaker
is
actually
available.
E
When
you
look
at
the
words
of
the
BC
party,
liberal
BC,
Liberal
Party
president,
the
BC
Liberal
Party
president
said
we
should
focus
on
the
60,
essentially
not
bother
with
some
demographics
that
will
not
likely
or
absolutely
never
will
support
us
example.
Homeless,
people
or
dependent
on
social
social
supports
almost
that's
the
type
of
mentality
that
was
in
power
for
16
years
in
this
in
this
province.
Other
speaker.
E
E
Minister
will
continue.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker,
I've
shared
with
the
members
we
had
over
200
people
in
the
Hastings
encampment.
In
the
last
few
months,
we've
been
able
to
house
90
of
them.
There
are
70
people
now
that
need
housing
and
the
message
to
them
is
there
are
shelter
space
available
for
you
take
the
shelter's
face
it.
E
We
believe,
given
the
fires,
given
the
increase
in
violence,
given
a
report
recently
released
by
an
offer,
profit
that
that
had
interviewed
50
women
that
all
50
had
been
sexually
assaulted,
we're
saying
that
the
shelters
are
a
safer
place
to
be
and
we're
encouraging
people
to
do
that.
We're
working
with
our
teams
on
the
ground
to
encourage
people
to
take
that
space.
Honorable
speaker
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that
work
because
we
know
it's
vitally
important.
J
There
is
only
one
person
who
has
been
in
charge
of
the
housing
file,
the
entire
time
that
this
this
government
has
been
in
power,
and
that
is
the
person
sitting
in
the
premier's
chair.
Let's
be
clear,
he
has
utterly
failed.
He
made
promises
to
British
Columbians.
He
said
that
there
would
be
housing
in
place
by
March.
He
has
failed
devastatingly
and
that's
the
answer
we
get
from
the
Minister
of
Housing.
Let's
be
clear:
dangerous,
tent
fires,
exploding,
propane
tanks
are
putting
residents
and
First
Responders
at
risk,
and
that's
the
best
this
Minister
can
do.
E
Thank
you
little
speaker,
90
people,
90
people
have
been
housed
from
the
200
people
that
were
on
the
downtown
east
side,
honorable
speaker,
and
so
that
that
is
action.
That's
helping
people
to
get
stability.
What
we're
saying
is
that
there's
70
people
there
still
that
are
looking
for
housing
and
we
have
shelter
spaces
available
for
them.
Honorable
speaker,
we're
saying
that
we
have
330
additional
units.
On
top
of
that,
that
will
be
open
every
month
will
be
opening
around
110
up
to
getting
330.
E
Thank
you
and
honorable
speaker
we're
not
stopping
there.
We're
also
investing
in
Supportive
Housing
for
those
that
are
already
in
the
shelters
that
are
already
in
support
of
housing
to
get
into
market-based,
affordable,
rentals
with
rental
supports
and
other
measures
available.
Speaker.
We
are
building
a
Continuum
of
support
around
how
people
can
transition
from
being
in
a
shelter
to
being
into
Market
rent
honorable
speaker,
that
is
the
work
we're
doing
so.
The
members
talks
about
outcomes.
When
the
mayor
was
sitting
beside
me,
the
mayor
of
Vancouver
signing
beside
me.
E
He
said
we
are
getting
the
results,
we're
helping
people,
and
now
the
member
says
it's
not
safe.
I
agree.
Everybody
on
this
side
agrees.
I
continue
to
say
the
premier
keeps
it
continues
to
say
it.
The
encampments
are
not
safe,
they're,
not
safe
for
the
people
that
are
there,
they're,
not
safe
for
the
community,
and
that's
why
we're
trying
to
get
the
last
70
people
that
need
housing
into
shelters,
because
we
don't
believe
the
encampments
are
the
place
they
should
be
in.
K
Speaker,
Where
I
Come
from
40
is
a
failing
grade.
That's
less
than
half
the
people
who
needed
to
be
housed
on
the
downtown
east
side.
You
know
when
the
premier
signed
an
mou
with
Victoria
to
end
homeless
camps
over
two
years
ago.
He
called
it
a
template
for
the
province
and
he
said
quote:
we've
gotten
to
the
beginning
of
the
end
of
this
crisis.
End
quote,
but
you
know
what
it
hasn't
gotten
better.
In
fact,
it's
become
worse
all
across
the
province.
K
E
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
I,
think
that
the
member
will
know,
because
I
answered
the
question
from
the
member
from
Abbotsford
on
Lonzo.
There
is
some
challenges
there.
It's
not
a
new
challenge.
There's
been
an
encampment
there
for
a
long
time.
What
we're
doing
right
now,
as
I
spoke
to
the
mayor
of
Abbas
for
this
morning,
is
working
on
plans
to
ensure
that
we're
not
just
moving
people
along,
but
that
we
have
housing
for
them
to
go
to
it's,
not
just
moving
people
along
to
another
challenge.
E
We
need
to
be
able
to
address
the
challenge
at
hand,
make
sure
there's
housing
stability
and
support
for
people
to
get
back
on
their
feed
owner
speaker
we're
doing
that
work
there
we're
doing
that
work
in
Victoria
we're
doing
the
work
in
every
single
Community
I
know.
All
members
in
this
house
want
to
ensure
that
people
have
housing
and
non-living
encampments
that
well
I
share.
That's
a
goal
of
the
Premier
shares
that
work
will
continue.