First Session, 40th Parliament
OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(HANSARD)
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Aft ernoon Sitting Volume 4, Number 8
THE HONOURABLE LINDA REID, SPEAKER
ISSN 0709-1281 (Print) ISSN 1499-2175 (Online) PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Entered Confederation July 20, 1871)
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Her Honour the Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC
First Session, 40th Parliament
SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Honourable Linda Reid
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Premier and President of the Executive Council ...... Hon. Christy Clark Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing ...... Hon. Rich Coleman Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation ...... Hon. John Rustad Minister of Advanced Education ...... Hon. Amrik Virk Minister of Agriculture ...... Hon. Pat Pimm Minister of Children and Family Development ...... Hon. Stephanie Cadieux Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development ...... Hon. Coralee Oakes Minister of Education ...... Hon. Peter Fassbender Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review ...... Hon. Bill Bennett Minister of Environment ...... Hon. Mary Polak Minister of Finance ...... Hon. Michael de Jong, QC Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations...... Hon. Steve Th omson Minister of Health ...... Hon. Dr. Terry Lake Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacifi c Strategy and Multiculturalism ...... Hon. Teresa Wat Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour ...... Hon. Shirley Bond Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business ...... Hon. Naomi Yamamoto Minister of Justice ...... Hon. Suzanne Anton Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation...... Hon. Don McRae Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services ...... Hon. Andrew Wilkinson Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure ...... Hon. Todd Stone
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Leader of the Offi cial Opposition ...... Adrian Dix Deputy Speaker ...... Douglas Horne Assistant Deputy Speaker ...... Raj Chouhan Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole ...... Marc Dalton Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ...... Craig James Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees ...... Kate Ryan-Lloyd Sessional Law Clerk ...... Roderick MacArthur, QC Sergeant-at-Arms ...... Gary Lenz ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS LIST OF MEMBERS BY RIDING
Anton, Hon. Suzanne (BC Liberal) ...... Vancouver-Fraserview Abbotsford-Mission ...... Simon Gibson Ashton, Dan (BC Liberal)...... Penticton Abbotsford South ...... Darryl Plecas Austin, Robin (NDP) ...... Skeena Abbotsford West ...... Hon. Michael de Jong, QC Bains, Harry (NDP) ...... Surrey-Newton Alberni–Pacifi c Rim ...... Scott Fraser Barnett, Donna (BC Liberal) ...... Cariboo-Chilcotin Boundary-Similkameen ...... Linda Larson Bennett, Hon. Bill (BC Liberal) ...... Kootenay East Burnaby–Deer Lake ...... Kathy Corrigan Bernier, Mike (BC Liberal) ...... Peace River South Burnaby-Edmonds ...... Raj Chouhan Bing, Dr. Doug (BC Liberal) ...... Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Burnaby-Lougheed ...... Jane Jae Kyung Shin Bond, Hon. Shirley (BC Liberal) ...... Prince George–Valemount Burnaby North ...... Richard T. Lee Cadieux, Hon. Stephanie (BC Liberal) ...... Surrey-Cloverdale Cariboo-Chilcotin ...... Donna Barnett Chandra Herbert, Spencer (NDP) ...... Vancouver–West End Cariboo North ...... Hon. Coralee Oakes Chouhan, Raj (NDP) ...... Burnaby-Edmonds Chilliwack ...... John Martin Clark, Hon. Christy (BC Liberal) ...... Westside-Kelowna Chilliwack-Hope ...... Laurie Th roness Coleman, Hon. Rich (BC Liberal) ...... Fort Langley–Aldergrove Columbia River–Revelstoke ...... Norm Macdonald Conroy, Katrine (NDP) ...... Kootenay West Comox Valley...... Hon. Don McRae Corrigan, Kathy (NDP) ...... Burnaby–Deer Lake Coquitlam–Burke Mountain ...... Douglas Horne Dalton, Marc (BC Liberal) ...... Maple Ridge–Mission Coquitlam-Maillardville...... Selina Robinson Darcy, Judy (NDP) ...... New Westminster Cowichan Valley ...... Bill Routley de Jong, Hon. Michael, QC (BC Liberal) ...... Abbotsford West Delta North ...... Scott Hamilton Dix, Adrian (NDP) ...... Vancouver-Kingsway Delta South ...... Vicki Huntington Donaldson, Doug (NDP) ...... Stikine Esquimalt–Royal Roads ...... Maurine Karagianis Eby, David (NDP) ...... Vancouver–Point Grey Fort Langley–Aldergrove ...... Hon. Rich Coleman Elmore, Mable (NDP) ...... Vancouver-Kensington Fraser-Nicola...... Jackie Tegart Farnworth, Mike (NDP) ...... Port Coquitlam Juan de Fuca ...... John Horgan Fassbender, Hon. Peter (BC Liberal) ...... Surrey-Fleetwood Kamloops–North Th ompson ...... Hon. Dr. Terry Lake Fleming, Rob (NDP) ...... Victoria–Swan Lake Kamloops–South Th ompson ...... Hon. Todd Stone Foster, Eric (BC Liberal) ...... Vernon-Monashee Kelowna–Lake Country ...... Norm Letnick Fraser, Scott (NDP) ...... Alberni–Pacifi c Rim Kelowna-Mission ...... Hon. Steve Th omson Gibson, Simon (BC Liberal) ...... Abbotsford-Mission Kootenay East ...... Hon. Bill Bennett Hamilton, Scott (BC Liberal) ...... Delta North Kootenay West ...... Katrine Conroy Hammell, Sue (NDP) ...... Surrey–Green Timbers Langley...... Hon. Mary Polak Heyman, George (NDP) ...... Vancouver-Fairview Maple Ridge–Mission ...... Marc Dalton Hogg, Gordon (BC Liberal) ...... Surrey–White Rock Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows ...... Dr. Doug Bing Holman, Gary (NDP) ...... Saanich North and the Islands Nanaimo ...... Leonard Eugene Krog Horgan, John (NDP) ...... Juan de Fuca Nanaimo–North Cowichan ...... Doug Routley Horne, Douglas (BC Liberal) ...... Coquitlam–Burke Mountain Nechako Lakes ...... Hon. John Rustad Hunt, Marvin (BC Liberal) ...... Surrey-Panorama Nelson-Creston ...... Michelle Mungall Huntington, Vicki (Ind.) ...... Delta South New Westminster ...... Judy Darcy James, Carole (NDP) ...... Victoria–Beacon Hill North Coast...... Jennifer Rice Karagianis, Maurine (NDP) ...... Esquimalt–Royal Roads North Island ...... Claire Trevena Krog, Leonard Eugene (NDP) ...... Nanaimo North Vancouver–Lonsdale ...... Hon. Naomi Yamamoto Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (NDP) ...... Vancouver–Mount Pleasant North Vancouver–Seymour ...... Jane Th ornthwaite Kyllo, Greg (BC Liberal) ...... Shuswap Oak Bay–Gordon Head ...... Dr. Andrew Weaver Lake, Hon. Dr. Terry (BC Liberal) ...... Kamloops–North Th ompson Parksville-Qualicum ...... Michelle Stilwell Larson, Linda (BC Liberal) ...... Boundary-Similkameen Peace River North ...... Hon. Pat Pimm Lee, Richard T. (BC Liberal) ...... Burnaby North Peace River South ...... Mike Bernier Letnick, Norm (BC Liberal) ...... Kelowna–Lake Country Penticton...... Dan Ashton Macdonald, Norm (NDP) ...... Columbia River–Revelstoke Port Coquitlam ...... Mike Farnworth McRae, Hon. Don (BC Liberal) ...... Comox Valley Port Moody–Coquitlam ...... Linda Reimer Martin, John (BC Liberal) ...... Chilliwack Powell River–Sunshine Coast ...... Nicholas Simons Morris, Mike (BC Liberal) ...... Prince George–Mackenzie Prince George–Mackenzie ...... Mike Morris Mungall, Michelle (NDP) ...... Nelson-Creston Prince George–Valemount ...... Hon. Shirley Bond Oakes, Hon. Coralee (BC Liberal) ...... Cariboo North Richmond Centre ...... Hon. Teresa Wat Pimm, Hon. Pat (BC Liberal) ...... Peace River North Richmond East ...... Hon. Linda Reid Plecas, Darryl (BC Liberal) ...... Abbotsford South Richmond-Steveston ...... John Yap Polak, Hon. Mary (BC Liberal) ...... Langley Saanich North and the Islands ...... Gary Holman Popham, Lana (NDP) ...... Saanich South Saanich South ...... Lana Popham Ralston, Bruce (NDP) ...... Surrey-Whalley Shuswap ...... Greg Kyllo Reid, Hon. Linda (BC Liberal) ...... Richmond East Skeena ...... Robin Austin Reimer, Linda (BC Liberal) ...... Port Moody–Coquitlam Stikine ...... Doug Donaldson Rice, Jennifer (NDP) ...... North Coast Surrey-Cloverdale ...... Hon. Stephanie Cadieux Robinson, Selina (NDP) ...... Coquitlam-Maillardville Surrey-Fleetwood ...... Hon. Peter Fassbender Routley, Bill (NDP) ...... Cowichan Valley Surrey–Green Timbers ...... Sue Hammell Routley, Doug (NDP) ...... Nanaimo–North Cowichan Surrey-Newton ...... Harry Bains Rustad, Hon. John (BC Liberal) ...... Nechako Lakes Surrey-Panorama ...... Marvin Hunt Shin, Jane Jae Kyung (NDP) ...... Burnaby-Lougheed Surrey-Tynehead ...... Hon. Amrik Virk Simons, Nicholas (NDP) ...... Powell River–Sunshine Coast Surrey-Whalley...... Bruce Ralston Simpson, Shane (NDP) ...... Vancouver-Hastings Surrey–White Rock ...... Gordon Hogg Stilwell, Michelle (BC Liberal) ...... Parksville-Qualicum Vancouver-Fairview ...... George Heyman Stilwell, Dr. Moira (BC Liberal) ...... Vancouver-Langara Vancouver–False Creek ...... Sam Sullivan Stone, Hon. Todd (BC Liberal) ...... Kamloops–South Th ompson Vancouver-Fraserview ...... Hon. Suzanne Anton Sturdy, Jordan (BC Liberal) ...... West Vancouver–Sea to Sky Vancouver-Hastings ...... Shane Simpson Sullivan, Sam (BC Liberal) ...... Vancouver–False Creek Vancouver-Kensington ...... Mable Elmore Sultan, Ralph (BC Liberal) ...... West Vancouver–Capilano Vancouver-Kingsway...... Adrian Dix Tegart, Jackie (BC Liberal) ...... Fraser-Nicola Vancouver-Langara ...... Dr. Moira Stilwell Th omson, Hon. Steve (BC Liberal) ...... Kelowna-Mission Vancouver–Mount Pleasant ...... Jenny Wai Ching Kwan Th ornthwaite, Jane (BC Liberal) ...... North Vancouver–Seymour Vancouver–Point Grey ...... David Eby Th roness, Laurie (BC Liberal)...... Chilliwack-Hope Vancouver-Quilchena ...... Hon. Andrew Wilkinson Trevena, Claire (NDP) ...... North Island Vancouver–West End ...... Spencer Chandra Herbert Virk, Hon. Amrik (BC Liberal) ...... Surrey-Tynehead Vernon-Monashee ...... Eric Foster Wat, Hon. Teresa (BC Liberal) ...... Richmond Centre Victoria–Beacon Hill ...... Carole James Weaver, Dr. Andrew (Ind.) ...... Oak Bay–Gordon Head Victoria–Swan Lake...... Rob Fleming Wilkinson, Hon. Andrew (BC Liberal) ...... Vancouver-Quilchena West Vancouver–Capilano ...... Ralph Sultan Yamamoto, Hon. Naomi (BC Liberal) ...... North Vancouver–Lonsdale West Vancouver–Sea to Sky ...... Jordan Sturdy Yap, John (BC Liberal) ...... Richmond-Steveston Westside-Kelowna ...... Hon. Christy Clark
Party Standings: BC Liberal 49; New Democratic 34; Independent 2
CONTENTS
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Aft ernoon Sitting
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By-Election Results ...... 1189
Tabling Documents ...... 1189 Offi ce of the Auditor General, Shaping Transit's Future in British Columbia, summary report, October 2013 Offi ce of the Auditor General, Follow-Up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports, October 2013 Offi ce of the Auditor General, Observations on Financial Reporting: 2012-13 Summary Financial Statements, November 2013 Offi ce of the Auditor General, An Audit of Special Indemnities, December 2013 Offi ce of the Auditor General, Information Technology Compendium, January 2014 Elections British Columbia, Annual Report 2012-13 and Service Plan 2013-14–2015-16 Elections British Columbia, Report of the Chief Electoral Offi cer on the Westside-Kelowna By-Election, July 10, 2013 Elections British Columbia, Statement of Votes: 40th Provincial General Election, May 14, 2013 Offi ce of the Representative for Children and Youth, Out of Sight: How One Aboriginal Child’s Best Interests Were Lost Between Two Provinces, special report, September 2013 Offi ce of the Representative for Children and Youth, 2012-13 Annual Report and 2013-14–2014-15 Service Plan Offi ce of the Representative for Children and Youth, When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C., November 2013 Offi ce of the Representative for Children and Youth, Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl, February 2014 Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Annual Report 2012-2013 Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Lobbying in British Columbia: Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, November 2013 Offi ce of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, 2012-13 Annual Report Offi ce of the Merit Commissioner, Annual Report 2012-13: Upholding Fair Hiring in the B.C. Public Service Offi ce of the Ombudsperson, special report No. 35, Time Matters: An Investigation into the B.C. Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process, January 2014 Offi ce of the Police Complaint Commissioner, 2012-13 Annual Report Legislative Assembly Management Committee, Annual Report 2012-2013
Prorogation Address ...... 1189
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 2013; Lobbying in British Columbia: Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, November Th e House met at 12:03 p.m. 2013. Information and Privacy Commissioner — 2012-13 [Madame Speaker in the chair.] Annual Report. Under the Merit Commissioner — Annual Report Prayers. 2012-13: Upholding Fair Hiring in the B.C. Public Service. Th e Ombudsperson — special report No. 35, Time By-Election Results Matters: An Investigation into the B.C. Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process, January 2014. Clerk of the House: Madame Speaker, the House was Under Police Complaint Commissioner — 2012-13 advised on July 25, 2013, of the result of the by-election Annual Report. in the electoral district of Westside-Kelowna, and the And the Legislative Assembly Management Committee said result was ordered to be entered upon the Journals — Annual Report 2012-2013. of the House. Hon. Members, the Lieutenant-Governor is in the It is my duty to further advise the House that Christy precinct. Please remain seated while we await her arrival. Clark, member for Westside-Kelowna, has sworn the [1210] oath, signed the parliamentary roll and is entitled to take her seat. Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor requested to at- [1205] tend the House, was admitted to the chamber and took her seat on the throne. Tabling Documents Prorogation Address Madame Speaker: Hon. Members, I have the honour to present the following reports. Hon. J. Guichon (Lieutenant-Governor): Madame Auditor General — Shaping Transit's Future in Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in British Columbia, summary report, October 2013; closing this fi rst session of the 40th parliament of British Follow-Up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Columbia, on behalf of all British Columbians I wish to Recommendations from Recent Reports, October 2013; express my appreciation for the care and attention you Observations on Financial Reporting: 2012-13 Summary have given to your deliberations and the service you have Financial Statements, November 2013; An Audit of provided to our great and beautiful province. I now re- Special Indemnities, December 2013; Information lieve you of your duties. Technology Compendium, January 2014. Under Elections British Columbia — Annual Report Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from 2012-13 and Service Plan 2013-14–2015-16; Report the chamber. of the Chief Electoral Offi cer on the Westside-Kelowna By-Election, July 10, 2013; Statement of Votes: 40th [Madame Speaker in the chair.] Provincial General Election, May 14, 2013. Under Representative for Children and Youth — Out Hon. S. Anton: Madame Speaker and Members of the of Sight: How One Aboriginal Child’s Best Interests Were Legislative Assembly, it is Her Honour the Lieutenant- Lost Between Two Provinces, special report, September Governor's will and pleasure that the Legislative 2013; 2012-13 Annual Report and 2013-14–2014-15 Assembly be prorogued until two o'clock today. Th is Service Plan; When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly. Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C., November 2013; Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack Madame Speaker: Hon. Members, this House is pro- of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl, rogued until two o'clock today. February 2014. Under the registrar of lobbyists — Annual Report 2012- Th e House prorogued at 12:13 p.m.
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