Th ird Session, 40th Parliament
OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(HANSARD)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Aft ernoon Sitting Volume 18, Number 10
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
Third 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. Andrew Wilkinson Minister of Agriculture ...... Hon. Norm Letnick 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. Michelle Stilwell Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services ...... Hon. Amrik Virk Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure ...... Hon. Todd Stone
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Leader of the Offi cial Opposition ...... John Horgan 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 ...... Dr. 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...... 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 ...... Wm. 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 ...... Hon. 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, Wm. 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 ...... Hon. Michelle Stilwell Larson, Linda (BC Liberal) ...... Boundary-Similkameen Peace River North ...... Pat Pimm Lee, Richard T. (BC Liberal) ...... Burnaby North Peace River South ...... Mike Bernier Letnick, Hon. Norm (BC Liberal) ...... Kelowna–Lake Country Penticton...... Dan Ashton Macdonald, Norm (NDP) ...... Columbia River–Revelstoke Port Coquitlam ...... Mike Farnworth McRae, 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, Pat (BC Liberal) ...... Peace River North Richmond East ...... Hon. Linda Reid Plecas, Dr. 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, Hon. 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 10, 2015 Aft ernoon Sitting
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Tabling Documents ...... 5649 Offi ce of the Auditor General, An Audit of the Adult Custody Division’s Correctional Facilities and Programs, January 2015 Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Investigation Report 14-12, lobbyist: Patrick Kinsella, November 3, 2014 Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Investigation Report 14-14, lobbyist: Laura Fitzgerald, October 30, 2014 Offi ce of the Representative for Children and Youth, Who Cares? B.C. Children with Complex Medical, Psychological and Developmental Needs and Th eir Families Deserve Better
Motions Without Notice ...... 5649 Ratifi cation of membership of select standing and special committees Hon. M. de Jong
Prorogation Address ...... 5649
5649
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 [1205]
Th e House met at 12:02 p.m. Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor requested to at- tend the House, was admitted to the chamber and took [Madame Speaker in the chair.] her seat on the throne.
Prayers. Prorogation Address Tabling Documents Hon. J. Guichon (Lieutenant-Governor): Madame Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in Madame Speaker: I have the honour to present the following. closing this third session of the 40th parliament of British Report of the Auditor General — An Audit of the Adult Columbia, on behalf of all British Columbians, I note that Custody Division’s Correctional Facilities and Programs. in this session we enacted eight bills covering areas of Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists — Investigation substance and importance to the people of this province. Report 14-12, lobbyist: Patrick Kinsella; Investigation I wish to express my appreciation for the care and Report 14-14, lobbyist: Laura Fitzgerald. attention you have given to your deliberations and the Report of the Representative for Children and Youth — Who service you have provided to our great and beautiful Cares? B.C. Children with Complex Medical, Psychological province. I now relieve you of your duties. “Splendor and Developmental Needs and Th eir Families Deserve sine occasu.” Better. As I depart today, I would like to draw attention to Motions Without Notice the Team B.C. scarf that I’m wearing. Later this week the Premier will greet athletes from across the country at RATIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP the Canada Winter Games, hosted by the city of Prince OF SELECT STANDING George and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation. Let’s all sup- AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES port our great athletes. Go, Team B.C.!
Hon. M. de Jong: By leave, I move: Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from [Th at the written agreements between the Government House the chamber. Leader, Michael de Jong, MLA and the Opposition House Leader, Michael Farnworth, MLA, dated January 22 and January 30, 2015 [1210] be ratifi ed, setting forth changes to the membership of the Special Committee to Review the Independent Investigations Offi ce and [Madame Speaker in the chair.] the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the 3rd ses- sion of the 40th parliament: That Jane Shin, MLA, replace Kathy Corrigan, MLA as a Hon. S. Anton: Madame Speaker and Members of the Member of the Special Committee to Review the Independent Legislative Assembly, it is Her Honour the Lieutenant- Investigations Offi ce. Governor’s will and pleasure that the Legislative Assembly Th at Ralph Sultan, MLA, replace John Yap, MLA as a Member of be prorogued until 2 p.m. today, and this Legislative the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts.] Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly. Motion approved. Madame Speaker: This House is prorogued until Madame Speaker: Hon. Members, the Lieutenant- 2 p.m. today. Governor is in the precinct. Please remain seated while we await her arrival. Th e House prorogued at 12:11 p.m.
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