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From YouTube: APRIL 5 2023 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
Mr
Speaker.
Earlier
this
week
the
premier
released
their
latest
new
housing
plan
and,
not
surprisingly,
it
has
few
details.
It
will
delay
important
decisions
being
made
for
many
many
more
months
and
in
a
wonderful
flashback
to
the
1990s
budget
budget.
It
also
has
numbers
that
absolutely
totally
mislead
the
public
in
an
effort
to
hide
their
housing
failures.
Now
it's
important
to
recognize
that,
after
six
years
in
their
current
housing
plan,
have
we
done
here
in
British
Columbia?
C
Well,
we
know,
we've
got
the
highest
housing
prices
in
North,
America
third
highest
on
the
planet,
and
we
now
have
the
highest
average
rents
in
the
entire
country
right
here
in
the
lower
mainland
of
British
Columbia,
and
instead
of
working
with
communities
and
saying,
okay,
let's
establish
the
targets
that
allow
us
to
get
some
density
along
Transit
and
arterial
corridors
and
ensure
that
the
growth
is
consistent
with
the
official
Community
plans.
This
Premier
in
the
NDP
government
want
to
impose
four
plexes
in
every
single
family
neighborhood
in
the
province.
D
Much
honor,
speaker
and
I
I
was
very
proud
to
be
able
to
stand
with
the
premier
to
announce
our
housing
strategy,
housing
homes
for
people
on
speaker.
We
know
Decades
of
under
investment
in
housing.
We
know
with
interest
rates
going
up,
that
we
have
a
real
housing
crisis
and
we
need
action,
honorable
speaker
and
that's
what
they
got
out
of
this
strategy.
Honor
speaker
I,
was
at
the
ubcm
conference
the
amount
of
people
that
came
to
us
and
said
this
is
what
we
needed.
This
is
a
strategy
we
needed.
D
Honorable
speaker
was
overwhelming
overwhelming
honorable
speaker,
and
you
know
what
was
oh
I
heard.
I
heard
the
the
leader
of
the
opposition
speech
and,
quite
frankly,
it
was
hard
to
make
sense
of
it.
D
It
was
hard
to
make
sense
of
it.
Oliver
speaker,
I,
support
the
flipping
tax
and
then
every
day
comes
in.
Here
says
he
doesn't
like
taxes.
He
supports
the
flipping
tax.
Then
he
says
oh
I,
don't
like
the
gentle
density
in
communities,
and
so
you
know
he
was
a
developer
for
a
long
time.
He
doesn't,
he
doesn't
like
density
and
then
he
spent
the
entire
time
talking
about
how
we
need
more
towers
and
communities.
D
D
Honorable
speaker,
they
have
no
plan,
they
have
no
vision
for
housing.
Now
they
have
no
vision
for
housing
when
they're
in
government
for
16
years,
because
they
did
nothing.
Honorable
speaker,
they've
done
did
nothing
and
if
you
talk
to
stakeholder
stakeholder,
they
will
say
Decades
of
under
investment
is
the
reason
why
we're
in
this
challenge,
honorable
speaker,
so
we
are
proud
of
our
strategy.
D
Honorable
speaker
to
the
core
to
the
core
of
this
housing
strategy,
is
to
ensure
that
young
people
can
continue
to
live
in
British
Columbia
when
a
house
gets
torn
down
and
another
house
gets
put
up,
it's
not
affordable
for
people.
Honorable
speaker
and
I'm
not
saying
that
single
dwelling
homes
are
going
to
be
gone.
D
If
a
person
wants
to
can
afford
one
if
a
person
can
afford
one
and
they
want
one,
the
market
will
ensure
that
those
housing
units
continue
to
get
built
on
Old
speaker,
but
for
far
too
many
that's
not
affordable,
and
so
what
we're
doing
here,
all
speakers
providing
options
for
people.
We
want
to
ensure
that
young
people
can
continue
to
stay
in
British
Columbia
on
our
speaker.
We
want
to
ensure
that
seniors
can
have
their
grandkids
close
to
them
and
that's
what
their
strategy
is
about
orange,
because.
C
Well,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
what
I
care
about
what
the
public
cares
about
are
actual
results
and,
as
I
pointed
out,
we've
got
the
worst
results
in
North
America,
just
to
be
clear
so
that
housing
Minister
understands
with
third
grade
plans
and
apparently
they're
genius
in
understanding
the
housing
sector,
they've
managed
to
single-handedly
get
us
to
the
worst
place
in
North
America
for
housing
prices,
friends,.
C
I
can
tell
you
this
Mr
Speaker
when
I
left
government
in
2013,
the
average
town
home
in
Surrey,
was
about
400
000.
Today,
Under
The
Genius
of
the
NDP.
It's
now
over
a
million
dollars
for
a
typical
townhouse.
That's
that's!
The
kind
of
results,
they've
generated
I've
always
said:
Mr
Premier,
we've
always
said
on
this
side.
We
need
to
flood
the
Zone
with
more
of
everything.
We
need
more
Market
rental,
more
affordable
rental,
more
condos,
more
townhouse,
but
we
also
recognize
that
we
need
to
work
with
local
governments
to
make
sure
it's
consistent.
C
Now,
if
the
member
opposite
in
the
government
office
had
listened
to
the
voices
like
this
opposition
in
the
private
sector
that
were
warning
them
years
ago,
when
they
first
came
out
with
their
housing
plan
that
didn't
even
talk
about
housing
Supply,
they
wouldn't
be
in
this
situation.
They're
in
today,
where
they
just
loaded
on
all
these.
C
But
if
we're
gonna
do
housing
right,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
got
to
be
smart.
It's
got
to
make
sure
that
the
housing
is
going
to
be
on
those
Transit
quarters
and
those
arterial
corridors
and
that
you're
working
with
local
governments
to
make
sure
it's
consistent
with
the
vision
they
have
for
their
local
situation
in
the
local
communities,
but
to
say
that
every
single
family
residence
in
the
province
of
British
Columbia
is
going
to
be
out
zoned,
because
these
people
think
they
know
best
is
the
wrong
decision.
It's
not
going
to
get
the
results
you
need.
C
Single
family
lot
of
foreplays.
Imagine
what
that's
going
to
do
to
the
schools
in
the
hospitals
and
the
infrastructure.
Mr
Speaker
I'll
conclude
with
this
I
want
to
say
instead
of
working
with
local
governments
and
making
sure
that
the
the
growth
and
the
density
that
we're
talking
about
that,
we
all
agree.
We
need
remember
it's
going
to
be
in
the
areas
where
it
makes
sense,
or
it's
good
for
the
environment,
good
for
Transit,
good
for
cycling
and
walking.
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
when
that
member
left
government
oral
speaker,
it
was
a
good
day
for
British
Columbia.
D
Oh
Mr,
honorable
speaker,
it
was
a
good
day
because
of
the
cuts
this
person
brought
to
this
province.
Honorable
speaker,
okay,
honorable
speaker,
now
the
what
what
the
leader
of
the
official
opposition
you
can't
have
it
both
ways.
Honorable
speaker,
you
can't
say
we
need
density
and
then
say
we
don't
want
density.
You
can't
have
it
both
ways.
Okay,
oh
oh,
and
he
says
he
knows
best.
He
says
he
knows
best.
Members.
C
D
Speaker
we
worked
with
stakeholders.
Honorable
speaker,
we
work
with
stakeholders
on
this
strategy,
I'm
I'm
very
proud
of
it.
Honorable
speaker,
it
is
going
to
move
British
Columbia
in
a
good
way,
honorable,
speaker
and
and
again
to
the
core.
What
we're
talking
about
here,
honor
speaker,
is
the
ability
for
young
families
to
be
able
to
get
into
the
housing
market.
That's
what
we're
talking
about
here
on
the
speaker.
That's
what
we're
talking
about.
We
do.
D
We
want
a
place
here
in
British
Columbia,
where
a
young
person
can
actually
access
the
home
where
people
can
raise
their
kids
in
the
same
neighborhood
that
they
grew
up
in
oral
speaker.
That's
what
we're
talking
about
here,
honorable
speaker,
when
a
house
is
torn
down
and
if
it's
only
a
house,
that's
built
that
is
only
affordable
for
some
people.
If
they
can
afford
it,
they'll
buy
it
and,
as
I
said,
the
market
will
deliver
for
the
model
Seeker,
but
for
too
many
we
need
more
options.
D
That's
what
this
plan
is
about
on
our
speaker
and
you
know,
there's
been
stakeholders
that
have
come
out
in
favor
and
the
member
may
know
Neil
Moody
from
the
who's,
the
CEO
of
the
Canadian
homebuilders.
He
said,
there's
so
many
cases
where
you've
got
people
problems
with
people
that
have
been
in
their
homes
for
many
years
and
their
house
rich
and
cash
poor.
D
D
Imagine
the
opportunity
for
people
to
be
able
to
have
all
their
family
living
with
them
on
one
side,
Auto
speaker,
this
is
going
to
unlock
more
homes
for
people
in
a
quicker
way.
Honorable
speaker
I'm,
proud
of
the
strategy.
It's
unfortunate
that
they
can't
figure
out
what
they
stand
for
on
that
side.
Honorable
speaker.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
not
sure
what
conference
the
minister
was
at
yesterday,
but
certainly
it
wasn't
the
same.
One
I
was
at
in
speaking
to
the
people
at
my
table
and
their
response
to
this
new
housing
plan.
I'd.
Also
wonder
about
all
these
kids
and
families
that
the
minister
professes
to
be
concerned
about
providing
housing
for
as
a
result
of
this
complete
debacle
with
all
of
these
condos
now
moving
to
55
plus
because
they
are
certainly
not
going
to
be
living
in
those
condos.
A
So
right
on
the
right
on
the
heels
of
that
chaos
with
the
strata
act
changes
the
premier
is
now
asking
him
us
to
trust
him
as
he
botches
another
major
change
to
family
housing.
So
the
premier
talked
about
California
and
what's
happening
with
California.
Well
I'll
tell
you
California's
legislation,
targeted
development,
around
Transit
corridors
and
included
reasonable
limits
to
protect
low-income
families
and
deter
speculation.
This
side
of
the
house
does
not
have
a
problem
with
dance.
It
has
it's
concerned
that
it
is
not
done
the
right
way.
A
This
this
Premiere
has
done.
None
of
those
things
on
this
back
of
envelope.
Plan
and
communities
are
already
saying
that
infrastructure
will
not
be
in
Place
Richmond,
mayor
Malcolm,
Brody,
says
quote:
do
you
have
the
sewers
and
the
pipes
and
the
Water
Supplies
everything
that
it
takes
and
we're
just
going
to
assume
that
traffic
is
going
to
take
care
of
itself
end
quote
so
Mr
Speaker?
Why
is
the
Premier
eliminating
single-family
homes
province-wide
instead
of
targeting
the
missing
middle
in
communities
where
it's
most
needed.
D
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
and
I
have
to
correct
the
member.
We
are
not
eliminating
single-family
homes.
Single-Family
homes
can
still
be
built
in
community's
normal
speaker.
If
people
can
afford
them,
if
people
can
afford
them
and
they
want
them,
the
market
will
deliver
those
homes
still
well
we're.
Providing
here
is
options
honorable
speaker
we're
providing
options
for
more
people
to
get
into
the
housing
market.
You
can't
have
it
both
ways.
You
can't
come
out
there
and
say
I'm.
Pro
density
I
want
Towers
everywhere,
but
oh
don't
build
units
and
communities
on
all
speakers.
D
Oh,
don't
don't
come
to
Vancouver
called
China
honorable
speaker,
that's
what
I
hear
I
hear,
don't
come
to
Vancouver
call
China.
We
don't
want.
We
don't
want
more
people
in
our
community,
but
everywhere
else
go
ahead
and
build
an
own
speaker.
That
is
not
an
acceptable
response.
That's
not
leadership!
Honorable
speaker,
that's
not
leadership.
Honorable
speaker,
members.
E
D
Now,
I
don't
think
when
it
comes
to
Richmond
I.
Think
Richmond
is
an
example
of
showing
how
it
can
be
done.
If
you
go
to
Richmond,
you
will
see
four
plexus.
You
will
see
row
houses.
You
will
see
Triplex
as
honorable
speaker.
The
community
has
that
right
now,
the
message
we're
saying
is:
if
it
can
be
successful
in
one
part
of
the
community,
can
be
successful
everywhere.
Now
the
members
talk
about
Transit,
Oriental
development,
I'm
glad
they've
caught
up,
because
that's
in
the
strategy
here
as
well.
D
D
E
F
D
Speaker,
Philip
McKellar.
H
D
D
Casey
Edge,
executive
director
of
Victoria
residential
builders
association
thinks
I
think
this
is
a
that's
a
enormous
potential,
humble
speaker,
small-scale
multi-unit,
Zone
Changing
will
help
people
get
the
it'll
help
people
that
need
something
bigger
than
a
condo,
but
can't
afford
a
single
family.
On
almost
a
week.
I've
got
pages.
B
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
where
to
even
go
from
there.
Smart
planning
is
what's
needed.
Smart
planning
with
development
focused
on
Transit
corridors
with
proper
plans,
schools,
hospitals
and
basic
infrastructure
already
in
place
to
support
growing
populations,
but
the
absence
of
any
specific
details
and
answers
to
basic
questions
in
the
premier's
back
of
envelope.
Housing
plan
is
causing
chaos
and
it's
holding
up
these
homes
that
we
desperately
need.
A
Kevin
Murdock,
the
mayor
of
Oak
Bay,
says
he
expects
quote
lag
of
development,
because
if
I
was
a
developer
right
now,
I'd
probably
stop
working
on
projects
and
wait
six
months
end
quote:
this
will
have
a
disastrous
impact
on
building
much
needed
housing
in
our
community
today.
So
Mr
Speaker
is
the
Premier
seriously
going
to
tell
every
municipality
to
start
development
for
six
months.
While
they
wait
to
figure
out
how
the
premier
is
going
to
impose
four
plexes
on
every
single
family,
neighborhood.
D
Thank
you,
honorable,
speaker
again
the
contradictions.
You
know
the
first
question
say:
you're
doing
it,
you
shouldn't
be
doing
it
now,
they're
saying
why
can't
you
do
it
fast
enough?
Honorable
speaker,
why
can't
you
do
it
faster?
Because
we
want
the
housing
to
be
developed?
You
can't
have
it
both
ways
on
a
little
speaker
again,
let
me
let
me
share
some
additional
quotes
for
the
for
the
member
on
the
speaker.
We
had
Andy
Yan
who's,
well-known
housing
policy,
Advocates
that
I
think.
D
Overall,
this
housing
plan
really
covers
a
larger
Spectrum
in
terms
of
housing
policy.
It
covers
Supply,
it
covers
demand
and
it
covers
Finance,
which
I
think
is
really
smart
way
of
moving
towards
trying
to
house
all
British
Columbians
honorable
speaker,
the
the
mayor
of
Saanich,
said
I'm
really
pleased
to
see
the
province.
Taking
this
challenge
very
seriously,
I've
got
a
counselor
in
my
community
Dylan
Krueger.
Maybe
they
may
know
him.
He
also
came
out
and
said
this
is
a
fantastic
policy.
D
You
know
why,
honorable
speaker,
because
young
counselors
no
understand
that
are
trying
to
get
into
the
housing
market,
that
we
have
to
find
innovative
solutions
to
ensure
there's
options
for
young
families
to
get
into
the
housing
market.
That's
who
we're
fighting
for
almost
because
we
should
all
be
together
to
fight
for
young
families
to
be
able
to
get
housing
in
communities.
Not
all
of
them
can
afford
a
single
dwelling
home
I
appreciate
some
can
and
they
will
be
able
to
buy
them.
The
housing
will
exist,
but
for
those
that
can't
we
need
more
options.
I
You
Mr
Speaker
in
the
same
week
that
the
premier
stood
in
front
of
a
million
dollar
town
home
and
declared
his
housing
affordability
plan
he's
scattering
the
homeless
population
in
Vancouver's
downtown
east
side.
Just
hours
ago,
people's
belongings
were
thrown
in
garbage
trucks.
Tree
cameras
were
rendered
inoperable,
Bear
Creek
barricades
were
put
up
to
keep
the
public
away.
I
It's
complete
erosion
of
public
trust,
Mr
Speaker
Premier
promised
to
resolve
this
decade's
old
crisis
in
the
downtown
east
side.
In
November
he
promised
90
temporary
shelter
units
for
the
neighborhood.
The
deadlines
passed
and
those
units
are
nowhere
to
be
seen
today.
What
we
see
is
not
leadership.
It's
policing,
poverty,
the
sweeps
have
never
worked
year
after
year,
month
after
month,
people
displaced
without
a
plan
and
look
where
it's
gotten
us
to
today
to
the
premier.
Where
does
he
suggest
the
most
vulnerable
people
in
our
society?
Go.
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you
for
the
member
for
the
question.
This
is
certainly
a
a
challenging
issue.
The
city
of
Vancouver
notified
me
this
morning
that
they
were
going
to
move
in
and
and
and
and
move
on,
the
encampment
honorable
speaker,
we
have
been
working
closely
with
the
city
of
Vancouver
on
housing,
related
issues
on
supporting
people
with
mental
health,
honors
and
I
agree
with
the
mayor.
I
agree
with
the
mayor
that
it's
not
safe
right
now.
The
encampment
on
Hastings
in
particular,
is
not
safe.
D
The
fire
risks
are
great.
Many
of
the
housing
units
that
we
have
on
Hastings
have
been
at
risk
with
some
of
the
fires
that
have
happened.
We
know
that
there
was
a
recent
report
from
a
not-for-profit
that
interviewed
50
women
and
all
50
of
them
had
been
reported
to
be
sexually
assaulted,
and
so
you
know
honorable
speaker,
we
have
been
working
with
local
government
in
particular,
but
we've
been
working
with
not-for-profit
Partners
to
work
with
the
individuals
that
are
in
the
encampment.
D
D
Honorable
speaker,
which
is
positive,
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
with
the
city
to
expand
the
opportunities
we
have
330
additional
units
that
are
coming
on
by
the
end
of
June
100
every
month,
100
this
month
under
next
month
or
next
month,
we
have
additional
units
coming
this
fall
and
and
the
city
has
been
moving
on
some
of
the
projects
that
we've
already
approved
and
saying
you
know
what
we
can
actually
add
more
density
to
those
units,
because
we
know
the
need
is
great.
I
No
doubt
it's
a
challenging
situation,
it's
been
a
challenging
situation
for
more
than
a
decade,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
shocking
to
hear
that
the
mayor
just
called
the
Minister
of
Housing.
Today
the
rumors
have
been
floating
around
social
media
for
the
last
couple
of
days
that
this
action
was
going
to
be
taken.
I
The
premier
has
said
that
he's
worried
about
fires
and
the
assaults
that
the
Minister
of
Housing
has
pointed
out
and
I,
agree
and
I
think
we
agree
that
there
is
safety
issues
and
concerns
at
the
encampment,
but
the
premier
also
hasn't
mentioned
the
fires,
the
assaults
and
the
disgusting
conditions
at
the
sros
in
the
province,
which
is
part
of
the
solution
that
this
province
has
apparently
a
man
living
on
the
sidewalk
in
downtown
east
side,
feels
that
he
said
that
he
feels
any
safer
on
the
street
said
they
face
overdoses,
violent
deaths,
assaults,
filthy
conditions
in
those
dilapidated
buildings.
I
The
premier
says
that
this
is
a
safety
issue,
but
let's
be
clear,
rounding
up
people
and
moving
them
inside
without
fixing
the
deplorable
situations
in
the
sros
is
not
ensuring
safety.
Scattering
people
across
the
communities
of
the
Lower
Mainland
isn't
making
those
most
vulnerable
people
in
our
society
more
safe.
The
premier
wants
dignified
housing
for
people,
but
it
appears
that
he
actually
wants
them
off
the
street
more
Mr
Speaker
to
the
premier.
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
again
thanks
to
the
member
for
the
question
he
is.
He
is
correct.
The
challenges
that
are
faced
by
many,
especially
around
the
downtown
east
side
are
decades
in
the
making.
It
is
a
complex
situation.
We
are
working
with
our
partners,
all
Partners,
to
find
a
paths
to
get
people
into
safe
and
adequate
housing.
So
I'll
make
a
couple
of
comments.
One
some
sros
are
not
in
great
shape.
We
have
sros
that
are
very
old.
D
The
buildings
are
in
in
tough
shape
and
we're
working
with
our
partners
to
renovate
to
make
them
safer
and
all
that
work
is
happening.
We
know
over
the
long
term
that
we
need
to
move
away
from
the
astral
role
model
and
that
work
has
also
begun.
City
of
Vancouver,
cmhc
and
and
BC
housing
have
been
working
together
on
what
does
that
plan
look
like,
but
we
also
know-
and
the
member
will
know
also
activists
will
tell
you
that
for
now,
a
lot
of
those
SRO
spaces
are
adequate
housing
for
people.
D
We
in
fact
have
activists
come
to
us,
often
to
say
an
SRO
building
is
going
on
sale.
The
Province
should
buy
it
because
people
understand
for
the
for
the
time
being,
it's
adequate
housing
and
so
shelter
spaces
are
available.
We're
moving
people
into
shelter,
spaces
and
I
will
I
will
say
to
the
member
that
I
would
I
would
say
that
right
now
the
shelter
spaces
are
safer
than
the
encampment
for
people.
D
Given
the
fires,
given
the
increased
crime,
the
shelters
are
safer
place
for
people
and
then,
when
they
get
into
shelters,
we
assess
their
needs
from
there.
We
move
them
into
different
housing
units.
We
have
housing
units
coming
on
in
the
short
term
by
June
330.
We
actually
have
hundreds
more
coming
in
the
fall.
We're
building
these
capacity
as
fast
as
we
can
to
get
people
housed.
G
The
previous
decision
to
purchase
motels
and
Warehouse
individuals
with
severe
mental
health
and
addictions
issues
without
providing
any
proper
supports,
has
created
a
large
part
of
the
Sutter
chaos
in
the
downtowns
across
this
province.
When
you
layer
on
the
soft
and
crying
Prem
risk
catch
and
release
system,
businesses
are
feeling
powerless,
Against,
The,
Chronic
and
violent
shoplifters.
They
are
dealing
with
on
a
daily
basis.
G
Small
businesses
are
being
pummeled,
as
people
feel
unsafe
shopping,
downtown
and
on
on
all
the
extra
costs,
replacing
broken
windows
and
glass,
and
installing
security
systems
addressing
fires,
staff
safety
issues
and
the
violence
that
is
coming
at
an
increasing
level
with
the
shoplifting
so
Mr
Speaker
with
so
many
small
businesses
barely
hanging
on.
When
will
this
soft
on
crime
finally
provide
them
with
the
financial
relief
they
desperately
have
been
asking
for
and
seeking
and
with
this
government
sits
on
their
hands
and
does
nothing
to
help
the
business
community.
D
You,
honorable
speaker,
you
know
the
member
talks
about
us
as
a
government
buying
motels
moving
people
indoors.
Yes,
we
did.
We
did
that
almost
weaker
through
the
pandemic.
We
did
that
because
people
were
struggling
and
we
needed
to
do
everything
we
could
to
get
people
housed.
So,
yes,
we
did
that
almost
speaker
and
and
we're
proud
of
the
actions
we
took
honorable
speaker,
we
saved
a
lot
of
people's
lives
honorable
speaker
by
giving
them
the
housing
and
the
mental
health
supports,
and
the
wraparound
support.
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
if
we
had
the
opportunity-
and
this
all
happened
again,
we
would
do
it
again
because,
honorable
speaker,
these
folks
that
we're
talking
about
are
the
are
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
people,
and
so
you
know
the
member
from
Saanich
asked
me
a
question
about
encampments
and
and
I'll
say
the
same
thing
again.
We
are
working
every
single
opportunity.
We
see
we
are
trying
to
capture
to
ensure
that
people
have
housing.
They
have
the
mental
health
supports.
They
have
the
addiction
supports,
they
have
whatever
supports.
D
They
need,
whether
it's
maybe
it's
even
connecting
with
their
family
members.
Honorable
speaker,
all
those
things
are
being
put
in
place
to
help
people,
because
honorable
speaker,
we
know
honorable
speaker.
We
know
that
when
you
can
provide
people
housing,
you
provide
them
the
stability
and
provide
them.
Then
you
can
give
them
the
additional
supports
they
need.
That
is
the
path
that
we
know
has
worked
in
other
jurisdictions
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
Work.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Will
the
premier's
decision
to
Warehouse
people
without
supports,
coupled
with
this
catch
and
release
policies,
have
left
businesses
all
across
this
province
and
all
of
our
communities
defenseless
against
chronic
and
violent
actions
that
they're
dealing
with
every
single
day?
I
will
highlight
one
such
business
in
Kamloops
for
43
years,
Mindy
and
Nina
have
owned
stereo
warehouse
and
sisters,
sleep
Gallery.
They
have
faced
massive
increases
in
shoplifting
vandalism
having
to
deal
with
broken
glass,
fires
and
overdoses
virtually
every
other
day.
H
It
seems
this
has
been
escalating
and
getting
worse
and
worse
for
the
past
five
years,
their
customers
don't
feel
safe.
Often
their
employees
aren't
feeling
safe
and
Nina
and
Mindy
are
not
feeling
safe.
Mindy
said
it
says,
and
I
quote:
we
are
constantly
being
threatened
and
called
names.
Some
individuals
have
threatened
to
Slit
our
throats
and
rapos.
We've
been
we're
here
to
run
a
business
and
make
a
living
not
to
be
traumatized
by
all
of
this
Our
Lives
mental
health
and
Financial
Health
are
all
at
risk.
H
Mr
Speaker
businesses
like
Mindy's
and
Nina's,
are
desperate
for
something
anything
from
this
government
to
address
the
crime.
The
vandalism
that
they
are
facing
daily
and
that
threatens
to
drive
them
out
of
business.
So
the
question
is
this:
when
will
the
premier
provide
some
Financial
relief
to
these
desperate
businesses,
who
are
literally
hanging
by
a
thread
due
to
the
purposeful
decisions
that
the
premier
has
made
to
Warehouse
people
without
supports
and
to
continue
with
soft
on
crime,
Catch
and
Release
policies?
Minister.
D
D
Speaker,
my
family
ran
a
business
here,
small
business,
a
restaurant
here
in
Victoria
Downtown.
For
many
years
we
often
had
to
deal
with
violent
situations.
We
often
had
to
deal
with
people
who
came
in
intoxicated.
We
had
to
deal
with
Windows
being
broken
Arnold
schweeker,
it's
hard.
It's
hard!
Writing
a
small
businesses
in
a
small
business
with
with
challenges
in
the
neighborhood.
But
honestly,
because
the
way
you
address
those
challenges
is
you
you
help
provide
people
housing.
You
provide.
The
rock
Brown
supports
like
we're
doing
on
the
speaker.