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Speaker 1: so we got the results back from the election. Hey,
Speaker 1: mister Polvier and mister Jack meet Singh did not make
Speaker 1: it through. They both lost their seat. Mister Polvier, though
Speaker 1: with Conservative supporters, is trying to find a seat so
Speaker 1: that he can remain on Parliament. Jack Meetsin has resigned
Speaker 1: as leaders of the NDP, which kind of leaves the
Speaker 1: INDP in a precarious situation as a party because they
Speaker 1: do not have a successor in mind and they have
Speaker 1: to go through an arduous process to find that person
Speaker 1: who will lead them into the future. Part of what
Speaker 1: is being said about the NDP that it needs to
Speaker 1: go back to his original roots, of roots that are
Speaker 1: based in labor issues and issues around the people who
Speaker 1: who are working class, and not worries so much about
Speaker 1: international issues or such global issues as Jack Meat was
Speaker 1: was pondering into. So so we're going to hear some
Speaker 1: an acceptance speech from Mark Karney as as he was victorious,
Speaker 1: he won, He won the seat that he was looking
Speaker 1: for and I believe Edmonton, and he also took a
Speaker 1: number of seats away from the NDP as did the Conservatives.
Speaker 1: The Conservatives on the night didn't do as badly as
Speaker 1: as it may seem because well per Poulbier lost his
Speaker 1: seat that he held for twenty years. But apparently on
Speaker 1: the on the night overall, if you look at the
Speaker 1: whole thing overall, that the Conservative Party didn't really do
Speaker 1: too badly the rule. One party that took a lot
Speaker 1: of the damage, should we say, was the NDP, as
Speaker 1: they had lost a number of seats and they they
Speaker 1: were the ones who really took took the suffering. And
Speaker 1: it's still coming down to as things are being counted out,
Speaker 1: if the Liberal Party will wind up with again a majority,
Speaker 1: a minority government or a majority government. So that still
Speaker 1: has yet to be seen, but the Liberals will will
Speaker 1: definitely be forming government with Mark Carney. In Vancouver, there
Speaker 1: was a tragedy that happened at a Filipino uh festival
Speaker 1: where someone went on the rampage with the s UV
Speaker 1: and the youngest victim was actually five years old. The
Speaker 1: only person left of the of the family and the
Speaker 1: reason why that that one person is left of this
Speaker 1: particular family is because he simply wasn't there that he
Speaker 1: and he lost to his youngest sister at who was
Speaker 1: the five year old, and both of his parents at
Speaker 1: the festival seconds after the father messaged him, hey, we're
Speaker 1: headed home. So David ebee Is is going to come
Speaker 1: on and talk about this, and he's going to talk
Speaker 1: about mental health issues because the person who did this
Speaker 1: was on a release from a mental health hospital, and
Speaker 1: maybe there needs to be some some serious changes in
Speaker 1: how mental health is handled and what what treatment looks
Speaker 1: like for those who suffer from mental mental illness simply
Speaker 1: to prevent something like this from happening again. So Davy
Speaker 1: Evie is going to make uh some some pretty well
Speaker 1: statements about this as they as the uh BC Ministry
Speaker 1: of Health, it's going to have to figure out what
Speaker 1: exactly happened, why this person was on on release from
Speaker 1: a mental health hospital, and what the treatment looked like
Speaker 1: for this person as opposed to other diagnoses. There's a
Speaker 1: lot to look at to see what caused this tragedy
Speaker 1: to happen. And it isn't just a simple act of
Speaker 1: say terrorism. If we're involving mental health. So there we go.
Speaker 1: We're going to push for push forward from that, and
Speaker 1: let's start with listen to Mark Kearney as he accepted
Speaker 1: being Prime Minister, and we'll be proceeding as soon to
Speaker 1: where he actually he and his cabinet gets sworn in
Speaker 1: again as they actually really do get down to getting
Speaker 1: the out done and helping Canada, as they put it,
Speaker 1: make Canada strong.
Speaker 3: Kah, good evening Canada, both of Canada and messy for
Speaker 3: vot port. I'm so grateful to you, thank you for
Speaker 3: supporting your Liberal candidates, and thanks thank you for choosing
Speaker 3: my husband's vision of a positive, unified and above all
Speaker 3: a strong country. Over the past few weeks, Mark and
Speaker 3: I have had the enormous privilege of meeting so many
Speaker 3: people across this great country. We everywhere we've visited. We've
Speaker 3: been energized by the passion, the commitment, and the kindness
Speaker 3: and belief that we have encountered, not to mention the
Speaker 3: beauty and diversity of this amazing country. As we've traced
Speaker 3: a path from winter into spring. Through all this, I've
Speaker 3: watched my husband listen and learn, I've watched him inspire
Speaker 3: confidence and take on new skills. But most of all,
Speaker 3: I've seen him remain true to what he's always been. Consistent, compassionate, loyal,
Speaker 3: and driven by an exceptionally strong set of values. He's thoughtful, respectful,
Speaker 3: and honest, and I think and hope that you now
Speaker 3: have come to appreciate that. Alongside his capacity for dealing
Speaker 3: with the most serious of matters, he has a great
Speaker 3: mind for trivia, a wicked sense of humor, and a
Speaker 3: wonderful smile. He's been that day, that way since our
Speaker 3: very first date, back when we were young grad students,
Speaker 3: when we went to that dinner and he said to me,
Speaker 3: he stopped the conversation and he said to me, I
Speaker 3: want you to know I'm committed to move back to
Speaker 3: Canada and to work in the public service. So here.
Speaker 3: As his partner, I could not be more proud of him,
Speaker 3: and as a Canadian, I'm so thankful that the man
Speaker 3: I met more than thirty years ago has held tight
Speaker 3: to that strong commitment to service. I'm lucky to have him.
Speaker 3: We're lucky to have him now more than ever. Without
Speaker 3: further ado, it's my great pleasure to introduce my husband,
Speaker 3: the Prime Minister, who will make Canada strong and Canada more.
Speaker 4: That is Nepeon, That is the spirit of Nepean behind me,
Speaker 4: right there, bon saumont As.
Speaker 5: While oh, I have a question, who's ready, who's ready,
Speaker 5: who's ready to stand up for Canada with me?
Speaker 4: And who's ready who's ready to build Canada strong?
Speaker 5: Okay, we got that settled. That's good.
Speaker 4: As Peliste this old Chef de Pazzi dela campaign, his
Speaker 4: old Julia Canada Midna on the future.
Speaker 5: I want to thank the leaders of the other parties.
Speaker 4: I want to salute the contribution of Juck Meet Singh.
Speaker 4: I noticed those remarks leading on progressive values. Elizabeth may
Speaker 4: be returned, Francois Blanche and I want to congratulate on
Speaker 4: a hard fought, fair good campaign, his commitment to the
Speaker 4: country that we both love. They all have many, many
Speaker 4: more contributions to our land. Thank you, Diana. Thank you
Speaker 4: Diana for your work on this campaign. Thank you Diana
Speaker 4: for the commitment and compassion you bring to everything that
Speaker 4: you do. Tonight simply would not have been possible without
Speaker 4: you and without the support of our four children, who
Speaker 4: inspire me to service every single day. I also want
Speaker 4: to salute the women and men who put their name
Speaker 4: on the ballot from all parties, thank you for standing
Speaker 4: up to serve our country at this critical time. And
Speaker 4: for those who were elected, particularly those Liberals who were elected.
Speaker 4: I am looking forward to working together to deliver for Canadians.
Speaker 5: And who says Bruce and Bruce. Yes, Bruce Vanro I'm
Speaker 5: looking forward to working with Bruce Vanulm.
Speaker 4: Fantastic. He is a great he will be a great MP.
Speaker 4: We're gonna have fun today, Yes, We're gonna have fun.
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Speaker 5: Say, so.
Speaker 6: You know.
Speaker 4: I chose to enter politics because I felt we needed
Speaker 4: big changes in this country, but big changes guided by
Speaker 4: strong Canadian values. Values that I learned at the dinner
Speaker 4: table from my parents, Bob and Verley, and from my siblings.
Speaker 4: I appreciate this more in retrospect from my siblings, my.
Speaker 5: Siblings Brenda, Shaun and Brian.
Speaker 4: Values that I I learned on the ice from my coaches,
Speaker 4: values that have been reinforced as I've met with Canadians
Speaker 4: across this great country. And those include three values that
Speaker 4: I want to highlight this evening.
Speaker 5: Humility.
Speaker 4: It's Canada after all, Ambition it's Canada after all. And
Speaker 4: unity It's Cannada. I love you right back, right back.
Speaker 4: These are good values. These are Canadian values, values that
Speaker 4: I will do my best. I'm guests getting worked up here.
Speaker 4: These are values that I will do my best to
Speaker 4: uphold every day. As you're Prime minister, you bet you Okay,
Speaker 4: Well you have to judge after this next section, because.
Speaker 5: I am going to begin.
Speaker 4: I am going to begin with the value of humility,
Speaker 4: and by admitting that I have much to be humble about.
Speaker 4: That's true over my long That's not an applause line.
Speaker 4: It's just a statement of fact. Over my long career,
Speaker 4: I have made many mistakes, and I will make more,
Speaker 4: but I commit to admitting them openly, to correcting them quickly,
Speaker 4: and always learning from them. Humility underscores the importance of
Speaker 4: governing as a team in cabinet and in caucus, and
Speaker 4: working constructively with all parties across Parliament, of working in
Speaker 4: partnership with the provinces and the territories and with indigenous peoples.
Speaker 4: And at this time it underscores the value of bringing
Speaker 4: together labor, business, civil society to advance the nation building
Speaker 4: investments we need to transform our economy.
Speaker 5: Humility is also about.
Speaker 4: Recognizing that one of the responsibilities of government is to
Speaker 4: prepare for the worst, not hope for the best. As
Speaker 4: I've been warned, America wants our land, our resources, our water,
Speaker 4: our country never But these are not These are not
Speaker 4: idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so
Speaker 4: that America can own us. That will never that will
Speaker 4: never ever happen.
Speaker 5: But we.
Speaker 4: But we also must recognize the reality that our world
Speaker 4: has fundamentally changed. There is also for me, as I
Speaker 4: stand before you, this evening humility in recognizing that well
Speaker 4: many have chosen to place your trust in me, trust
Speaker 4: in the Liberal Party. Millions of our fellow citizens preferred
Speaker 4: a different outcome. And my message to every Canadian is this,
Speaker 4: no matter where you live, no matter what language you speak,
Speaker 4: no matter how you voted, I will always do my
Speaker 4: best to represent everyone who calls Canada. You know, during
Speaker 4: this short during this short campaign, During this short campaign,
Speaker 4: I went to Saskatchewan and Alberta a couple of times.
Speaker 4: Even though you know we're Liberals. It's tough. It's tough
Speaker 4: out there. I grew there, but I went because I
Speaker 4: intend to govern for all Canadians and call oh, call
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Speaker 5: Deja yet con to Toronto, Toronto vaer vutus.
Speaker 4: So as we come here after this consequential, most consequential election, let's.
Speaker 5: Put an end. Let's put an end to the division
Speaker 5: and anger of the past.
Speaker 4: We are all Canadian and my government will work for
Speaker 4: and with everyone. I began with humility. The Canadians are ambitious,
Speaker 4: and now more than ever, it is.
Speaker 5: A time for ambition.
Speaker 4: It is a time to be bold, to meet this
Speaker 4: crisis with overwhelming positive for course.
Speaker 5: Of United Canada. Because we we are going to build, build, baby, build, and.
Speaker 4: Factor I say through throughout I'm not well, No, we're
Speaker 4: building now.
Speaker 5: We've gotten over that bit.
Speaker 4: Throughout throughout our history, there have been turning points. Throughout
Speaker 4: our history, there have been turning points when the world's
Speaker 4: fortunes were in the balance. That was at this that
Speaker 4: was the case at the start of the Second World War,
Speaker 4: just as it was at the end of the Cold War,
Speaker 4: And each time Canada chose to step up to assert
Speaker 4: ourselves as a free, sovereign and ambitious nation, to lead
Speaker 4: the path of democracy and freedom, and because we are Canadian,
Speaker 4: to do so with compassion and generosity.
Speaker 6: We are.
Speaker 4: We are once again. We are once again at one
Speaker 4: of those hinge moments of history. Our old relationship with
Speaker 4: the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Speaker 4: is over. The system of open global trade anchored by
Speaker 4: the United States, a system that Canada has relied on
Speaker 4: since the Second World War, a system that, well, not perfect,
Speaker 4: has helped deliver prosperity for a country for decades, is over.
Speaker 5: But it's also our new reality. We are over.
Speaker 4: We are over the shock of the American betrayal. But
Speaker 4: we should never forget the lessons we have to look
Speaker 4: out for ourselves and above all, we have to take
Speaker 4: care of each other. When I sit down with President Trump,
Speaker 4: it will be to discuss the future economic and security
Speaker 4: relationship between two sovereign nations, and it will be with
Speaker 4: our full knowledge that we have many, many other options
Speaker 4: than the United States to build prosperity for all Canadians.
Speaker 5: Who's allan, Who's alan, fia.
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Speaker 4: And super prisons, energetic, the bond carriers, especially in economy
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Speaker 4: this is Canada and we decide what happens here.
Speaker 5: We will need to think big and act bigger. Your
Speaker 5: phone spring all right?
Speaker 6: Just on?
Speaker 5: It's okay, That's might be important.
Speaker 4: We will need to do things previously thought impossible at
Speaker 4: speeds we haven't seen in generations. It's time to build
Speaker 4: twice as many homes every year with an entirely new
Speaker 4: housing industry using Canadian technology, Canadian skilled workers, Canadian lumber
Speaker 4: It's time to build new trade and energy corridors, working
Speaker 4: in partnership with the province's territories and indigenous peoples.
Speaker 5: It's time to build hundreds.
Speaker 4: Of thousands of not just good jobs, but good careers
Speaker 4: in the skilled trades. It's time to build Canada into
Speaker 4: an energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy. And
Speaker 4: it's time to build an industrial strategy that makes Canada
Speaker 4: more competitive well fighting climate change. We will build economy
Speaker 4: not thirteen, with a government committed to free trade in.
Speaker 5: Canada by Canada Day.
Speaker 4: The point is the point is that we can give
Speaker 4: ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away.
Speaker 4: But even given that, I want to be clear, the
Speaker 4: coming days and months will be challenging and they will.
Speaker 5: Call for some sacrifices.
Speaker 4: But we will share those sacrifices by supporting our workers
Speaker 4: and our businesses. Defeat La defe, demon and simdon.
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Speaker 5: Because Canada is more than a nation.
Speaker 4: We are and we always will be, a confederation, a
Speaker 4: sacred set of ideas and ideals built on practical foundations
Speaker 4: that We know we're not always perfect, but we always
Speaker 4: strive to be good.
Speaker 5: We do things.
Speaker 4: We do things because they're right, not because they're easy.
Speaker 4: That we see kindness as a virtue.
Speaker 5: Not as a weakness.
Speaker 4: Most importantly, we know that our strength lies and our
Speaker 4: resolve to work together as a country.
Speaker 5: It relies on our unity.
Speaker 8: You know.
Speaker 4: On the second day of this campaign, I went to Gander,
Speaker 4: were where on nine to eleven they welcome thousands of
Speaker 4: passengers into their homes without question or hesitation. I sat
Speaker 4: down with two of the many heroes of the time,
Speaker 4: Diane Davis and Beulah Cooper, and during our conversation they
Speaker 4: showed me a thank you card that they'd received from
Speaker 4: a young girl called Ellie, who wrote, your kindness motivates
Speaker 4: me to use my kindness. That touching phrase captures what
Speaker 4: Canadians instinctively know. That virtue is like a muscle that
Speaker 4: grows with its exercise. We become just by doing just acts,
Speaker 4: brave by doing brave acts. When we are kind Kindness
Speaker 4: grows when we seek unity. Unity grows when we are Canadian.
Speaker 4: Canada grows.
Speaker 5: And united.
Speaker 4: United our history, we have done hard, seemingly impossible things. United,
Speaker 4: we have built one nation in harsh conditions, despite a
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Speaker 4: now and now, in the face of this crisis, United,
Speaker 4: we are buying Canadian. We are exploring everything this country
Speaker 4: has to offer. We are supporting our friends and neighbors
Speaker 4: in the crosshairs of President Trump through a crisis that
Speaker 4: we did not create. United and build the strongest economy
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Speaker 4: to get the best deal for Canada. We will protect
Speaker 4: our workers and businesses, and above all, we will build
Speaker 4: an independent future for our great country, a future that
Speaker 4: makes the greatest country on the Earth even better. Together,
Speaker 4: we will build a Canada worthy of our values.
Speaker 5: We will build.
Speaker 4: Canada strong, Canada, free, Canada forever, Vivla Canada.
Speaker 9: Thank you very much, Messio, good morning everybody for joining
Speaker 9: us here. I am sure you'd like to talk about
Speaker 9: the federal election, as would I, But first I'd like
Speaker 9: to start by sharing some thoughts and updates about the
Speaker 9: horrific mass murder that took place in Vancouver at Lapwoo
Speaker 9: Lapoo Day. Spent the last couple of days with the organizers,
Speaker 9: with the community members, and the community is quite devastated. Obviously,
Speaker 9: people are still finding out information about loved ones who
Speaker 9: were in hospital or who were killed. And I think
Speaker 9: for all of us, seeing the photographs, hearing the stories
Speaker 9: of the families, For me, the family with the five
Speaker 9: year old and then our orphan sixteen year old.
Speaker 5: Is really.
Speaker 9: Leaves most of us without words. What do you say
Speaker 9: the senselessness of the brutality of these killings. I know
Speaker 9: that British Columbians want answers. I want answers, and I
Speaker 9: support the efforts of the police in finding those answers
Speaker 9: for British Columbians. The provincial government, I am committed, government
Speaker 9: has committed. My colleagues are committed to getting all of
Speaker 9: the answers for British Columbians about how this could possibly
Speaker 9: have happened, who this individual was, what happened in the
Speaker 9: time leading up to his horrific attack, and how we
Speaker 9: can move forward. If the criminal investigation and trial is
Speaker 9: unable to provide British Columbians with the answers that we need,
Speaker 9: then the provincial government will call a public inquiry and
Speaker 9: ensure that we get all of the answers that we're
Speaker 9: looking for. We call one right now, but for the
Speaker 9: fact that it could interfere with the criminal investigation and
Speaker 9: criminal trial, and the number one priority is ensuring justice
Speaker 9: for the Filipino community, ensuring that this man is held
Speaker 9: and tried and convicted for these murders. In the interim,
Speaker 9: I know that there are also a group of people
Speaker 9: looking for answers and advice and information. Anyone that's thinking
Speaker 9: about hosting a public event over the summer bringing British
Speaker 9: Columbians together to celebrate. What do we need to do,
Speaker 9: How do we plan for this? What if this happens
Speaker 9: to us and we can't wait to get those answers,
Speaker 9: so we will hold an independent commission be a quick
Speaker 9: turnaround gathering information on best practices from other jurisdictions, understanding
Speaker 9: from police in Vancouver, across the province and internationally how
Speaker 9: best to practically secure events to minimize risk to the public,
Speaker 9: so that people can feel safe and comfortable attending and
Speaker 9: celebrating with their communities this summer in British Columbia. My
Speaker 9: hope is that the Commission will have full answers for
Speaker 9: organizers for cities big and small across the province by June,
Speaker 9: so that organizers can go ahead and plan and be
Speaker 9: prepared and do what they can to minimize risk to
Speaker 9: the public and allow us to gather and celebrate as
Speaker 9: we need to. This is so important for British Columbias.
Speaker 9: I'll just wrap up these remarks by directly addressing those
Speaker 9: who are in hospital, those who have lost loved ones.
Speaker 9: We stand with you. In the legislature today we will
Speaker 9: be standing united of all parties, reflecting on the horror
Speaker 9: of this moment, the challenge and the tribulations that you're
Speaker 9: going through, and our shared commitment to stand with you
Speaker 9: in your moments of suffering, to stand with the whole
Speaker 9: Filipino community. The Filipino community in this province has given
Speaker 9: us so much, has cared for so many people, and
Speaker 9: it's our turn to care for you, and that's what
Speaker 9: we'll do. Onto the federal election. I'd like to offer
Speaker 9: my congratulations to Prime Minister Carney on his successful campaign
Speaker 9: on his election both in his local constituency but also
Speaker 9: as Prime Minister of Canada. I look forward to working
Speaker 9: with him on the priorities that I think all Canadians
Speaker 9: have right now, which is ensuring that we are standing
Speaker 9: up to the threat presented by Donald Trump to our sovereignty,
Speaker 9: to our economy, to our jobs, that we work together
Speaker 9: all provinces and territories to ensure our country can stand
Speaker 9: on our own two feet, that we're growing our economy,
Speaker 9: that we're diversifying our markets, and we're standing arm in
Speaker 9: arm with countries around the world who share our values.
Speaker 9: British Columbia is a core part of this Canadian strategy
Speaker 9: to respond to the President's threats to our country. We
Speaker 9: will be central to the growth of the country's economy
Speaker 9: in the years to come, because of our ports, because
Speaker 9: of our resources, because of our people, and I look
Speaker 9: forward to working with the Prime Minister on those shared goals.
Speaker 9: I'd like to thank jug Meat Singh for as time
Speaker 9: as leader of the Federal MDP, he worked hard for people.
Speaker 9: He delivered dental care and pharmacare should make a real
Speaker 9: difference in the lives of people. If you can't afford medicine,
Speaker 9: if you can't get your teeth fixed, it makes it
Speaker 9: really challenging to have any kind of a quality of life.
Speaker 9: And jug Meat and his federal colleagues delivered that for
Speaker 9: Canadians and made a real difference for them, and I
Speaker 9: want to thank him for a service for all Canadians.
Speaker 8: I thought.
Speaker 9: I'm happy to take your questions.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much for everyone joining today. For callers
Speaker 2: on the line, please press Star one to enter the queue.
Speaker 2: You will start with questions on the ground. We have
Speaker 2: Richard sessment Global.
Speaker 10: News specifically on working with Prime Minister Carney on the
Speaker 10: sovereignty issue. What does that mean for British Columbia in
Speaker 10: terms of what you want to see from him? And
Speaker 10: now that the job is open as MVP leader, do
Speaker 10: you have any interest in the federal job.
Speaker 9: I'll take the second one first. No, I don't have
Speaker 9: any interest in that job. I do hope that someone
Speaker 9: steps up to run for the Federal Party that has
Speaker 9: a commitment to bringing Canadians together, a commitment to rebuilding
Speaker 9: the party and ensuring that the federal NDP can play
Speaker 9: an important role in the future of Canada. In terms
Speaker 9: of the Prime Minister, my call to him remains the
Speaker 9: same as it was before we knew who the prime
Speaker 9: minister would be. Didn't matter who was elected. Now is
Speaker 9: the time for Canadians to come together to ensure we're
Speaker 9: working together to do a couple of things. One is
Speaker 9: to get rid of the internal trade barriers. Prime ministers
Speaker 9: should call us together, all the premiers, sit at the
Speaker 9: table and sure that we're trading across the country, that
Speaker 9: we're delivering services across the country as one country. It
Speaker 9: should be as easy for us to do business with
Speaker 9: Ontarians as it currently is to do business with people
Speaker 9: in Washington State, and so that's a critical priority. Another
Speaker 9: key piece is obviously supporting those industries that are already
Speaker 9: affected by this international trade war that the President has
Speaker 9: kicked off. In BC, it's the software, lumber industry in
Speaker 9: Ontario with the auto parts. Ensuring that workers are protected,
Speaker 9: that families are protected, and that we're working hopefully to
Speaker 9: sit down with the American administration to end this trade
Speaker 9: war as quickly as possible for the sake of people
Speaker 9: on both sides of the border. And finally, I would
Speaker 9: just underline how critically important British Columbia is to the
Speaker 9: vision of the diversification of markets in the future of
Speaker 9: our economy and Canada, whether it's energy critical, minerals, access
Speaker 9: to markets. We are the center of the future of
Speaker 9: the economy for Canada. We want to play that role.
Speaker 9: We're ready to play that role, and we're ready to
Speaker 9: partner with the government in realizing that in partnership with
Speaker 9: the provinces and territories right across this country.
Speaker 10: Follow it from Richard, you mentioned British Columbians are looking
Speaker 10: for answers in terms of how what happened at the
Speaker 10: Lapu Lapoo festival happened. There are conclusions that are already
Speaker 10: being drawn from for preliminary information that we have knowing
Speaker 10: that is the any consideration being given to expedite secure
Speaker 10: care spaces in the province, and would there be any
Speaker 10: consideration around changes to legislation around involuntary care for those
Speaker 10: with mental health issues.
Speaker 9: So I think it's premature to draw conclusions about the
Speaker 9: particular circumstances of the murderer of children and seniors at
Speaker 9: the Lapuo Lapou Day event, his state of mind, his
Speaker 9: interactions with the system, and so on. I think that
Speaker 9: information will come out. Vancouver or Coastal Health encouraged the
Speaker 9: Health Minister to ensure that they're releasing all of the
Speaker 9: information they feel they can under our provincial laws, so
Speaker 9: the British Columbians have as much information as possible without
Speaker 9: compromising the overall police investigation. We all want answers about that,
Speaker 9: but I'll just stress again that what should come first
Speaker 9: is the criminal investigation. In terms of intervention around mental health,
Speaker 9: there are beds across the province. There's actually two thousand
Speaker 9: beds that are available for involuntary care where people are
Speaker 9: struggling with mental health. We have a Mental Health Act.
Speaker 9: It allows us to involuntarily detain people, it allows compel treatment.
Speaker 9: That act is under court challenge currently and we're working
Speaker 9: hard to defend it because we know we need those
Speaker 9: tools in order to be able to ensure that people
Speaker 9: who are struggling with mental health and the broader community
Speaker 9: is safe. Those tools exist. Doctors use them, nurses now
Speaker 9: can use them as well, and will continue to do that.
Speaker 9: We're also adding an additional one hundred and forty beds
Speaker 9: at new sites across the province that meet that need.
Speaker 9: There's a second set of beds that are for people
Speaker 9: struggling with serious mental health and addiction issues, often brain
Speaker 9: injuries as well. It's a different cohort of people. We
Speaker 9: open ten beds at Surrey pre Trial just.
Speaker 5: A week ago.
Speaker 9: We've got additional beds opening at Maple Ridge in the
Speaker 9: We're identifying additional beds around the province. For this cohort
Speaker 9: is the people that you see in the streets, struggling, shouting,
Speaker 9: hanging on cars. I kind of thing getting them in
Speaker 9: the sport. They need to ensure that they can have
Speaker 9: a dignified life, that they're not exploited, and that the
Speaker 9: broader community is safe as well, and we'll continue to
Speaker 9: expedite that work.
Speaker 11: It's urgent Rob Betham, c TV Morning Premier. Obviously, the
Speaker 11: NDP had a very tough night last night. You had
Speaker 11: endorsed their candidates and the other week at the Brew
Speaker 11: they had talked about, you know, encouraging people to return
Speaker 11: the incumbents, especially people specifically like Laura Collins. Do you
Speaker 11: see last night's results as an indictment of the NDP
Speaker 11: generally on you know, both the provincial and federal level.
Speaker 11: What are your thoughts on what a bad night it
Speaker 11: was for the party. Yeah, it was a tough night
Speaker 11: for our federal cousins. There's no question about it.
Speaker 9: What I'm hearing from British Columbians is they are all
Speaker 9: in for Canada. They want us to stand up to
Speaker 9: Donald Trump. They want us to strengthen our economy and
Speaker 9: protect their jobs, expand the opportunities for good paying jobs,
Speaker 9: to ensure they're able to afford the basics, including housing,
Speaker 9: and then we have strong public services and I'm keen
Speaker 9: to work with Prime Minister Carney to deliver that in
Speaker 9: partnership with the federal government. Rob for a follow up,
Speaker 9: and to that point, you talked in the lead up
Speaker 9: to last night about the importance of having stability and
Speaker 9: a reliable federal government. Are you disappointed that there's not
Speaker 9: a majority liberal government so that in negotiating with Donald Trump,
Speaker 9: who would be more secure? Well, all I can say
Speaker 9: is that for all those MPs who are elected, regardless
Speaker 9: of party, my hope and expectation is that they're going
Speaker 9: to work together to make this parliament work for Canadians
Speaker 9: that at this moment where we're under threat, where our
Speaker 9: sovereignties under threat, where as recently as yesterday, the President
Speaker 9: is insisting that we've become the fifty first state, that
Speaker 9: this is the time for all MPs to pull together
Speaker 9: and to deliver for Canadians, regardless of party, to deliver
Speaker 9: the stability that we need and a strong united face
Speaker 9: against Donald Trump.
Speaker 12: Katie de Rosa, CBC Premier, the Liberals have really picked
Speaker 12: up their their share of seats in BC. Does that
Speaker 12: make a difference for getting BC's message, getting BC's priorities
Speaker 12: heard in Ottawa, which you know you have said has
Speaker 12: been hard in the past.
Speaker 5: Yeah, I think you know.
Speaker 9: I'm hopeful that the MPs from British Columbia are going
Speaker 9: to assist our provincial government and ensuring that the federal
Speaker 9: government meets the baseline expectation that I have for them,
Speaker 9: that all British Columbians have for them. If they have
Speaker 9: a federal program in Quebec, if they have a federal
Speaker 9: program in Ontario, then we get access to the same
Speaker 9: federal program in British Columbia, funded to the same level
Speaker 9: on a population basis.
Speaker 7: This is an un reason.
Speaker 9: We're not asking for more, we're not asking for less,
Speaker 9: just asking for the same. And I think that that
Speaker 9: the bcnps, who are elected regardless of party, can assist
Speaker 9: us in delivering that message federally.
Speaker 12: Katy for a follow up again, looking at the you know,
Speaker 12: the collapse of the smaller parties and this becoming a
Speaker 12: two party race. That was very similar in the provincial
Speaker 12: election with with the NDP and the BC Conservatives. You
Speaker 12: know is Canada and perhaps BC moving to a two
Speaker 12: party system and you know, the smaller parties are calling
Speaker 12: again for proportional representation.
Speaker 9: What are your thoughts, Well, the NDP has always played
Speaker 9: a critical role federally in advancing federal discussions on critical
Speaker 9: issues of importance to Canadians. That's not going to change
Speaker 9: and I hope that whoever steps up to run for
Speaker 9: Leader of the federal NDP is able to ensure that
Speaker 9: the party continues to play that role of advancing the
Speaker 9: priorities of many Canadians. The history of things like medicare
Speaker 9: starting with Tommy Douglas all the way through to drug
Speaker 9: meat Sing and his colleagues delivering pharmacare and dental care
Speaker 9: for Canadians in the most recent Parliament That work is
Speaker 9: critically important.
Speaker 13: ALEC leasing Vancouver son.
Speaker 14: Hi Premier this morning and update came out that the
Speaker 14: suspect in the attack was under the care supervision of
Speaker 14: the Mental Health Act. Just wondering what you draw from that,
Speaker 14: And you know, if he was under the supervision, how
Speaker 14: was he able to carry out such an attack?
Speaker 9: Yeah, thanks ALEC. Vancouver Coastal Health has released information that
Speaker 9: indicates that this individual was being supervised by a care
Speaker 9: team that was compliant with treatment for me. That leads
Speaker 9: to a whole array of additional questions. I'm sure it's
Speaker 9: the same for all British Columbians. At this stage, we've
Speaker 9: encouraged Coastal Health to release all the information that they
Speaker 9: can under our provincial privacy laws, to share all the
Speaker 9: information that they have with police to advance the investigation criminally.
Speaker 9: And I just want to assure British Columbians that if
Speaker 9: the criminal process is not able to surface these issues
Speaker 9: and answer these questions that we have, that we will
Speaker 9: call a full public inquiry to ensure that those answers
Speaker 9: are delivered back to.
Speaker 14: ALEC and just piggybacking off of one of Katie's questions
Speaker 14: in terms of, you know, the potential for the collapse
Speaker 14: of the NDP at the federal level, in terms of,
Speaker 14: you know, the increasing polarization in the country. We've seen
Speaker 14: that what happens with that when it comes to the
Speaker 14: United States. Are you worried that something similar is happening here?
Speaker 5: Well?
Speaker 9: All I all I can say is that from what
Speaker 9: I know of British Columbians, from what I'm hearing from them,
Speaker 9: is that they have never been more unified. They've never
Speaker 9: felt more proud to be Canadian, to stand up for
Speaker 9: this country. They've never felt more committed to strengthen our
Speaker 9: ties with other provinces and territories through trade, through pride
Speaker 9: of shared patriotism. And I sincerely hope that that continues,
Speaker 9: because it is the only thing that will get us
Speaker 9: through this challenge that we faced from a much bigger
Speaker 9: neighbor just south of the border. If we're not sticking together,
Speaker 9: then we're going to get eaten for lunch. And so
Speaker 9: I see that strength in our unity. I'm proud of
Speaker 9: the unity I've seen across the country, and my expectation
Speaker 9: is for all the new MPs, for all the re
Speaker 9: elected MPs, for the Prime Minister, for all the premiers,
Speaker 9: for all the people in the country to be standing
Speaker 9: together for our country. And that's happily what we've seen
Speaker 9: so far.
Speaker 13: Well Stepner, Canadian Press, Yeah, good.
Speaker 5: Morning, Premier.
Speaker 7: Premier, you've you've ruled yourself out of taking dock Mun
Speaker 7: Singh's job. Do you have any preferences right now for
Speaker 7: who should take the job and who might want to
Speaker 7: what sort of issues might that person want to emphasize
Speaker 7: to get the party back to its previous apple thank you.
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 9: I think whoever takes on the role of the federal
Speaker 9: party is going to need to engage with Canadians and
Speaker 9: ensure that we're connected with the priorities of Canadians across
Speaker 9: the country. It'll be a massive job, but I'm sure
Speaker 9: there's someone out there that has the willingness and the
Speaker 9: ability to take it on. It's critically important that the
Speaker 9: NDP has a strong presence nationally to be able to
Speaker 9: advance conversations that are critically important for Canadians. THENP has
Speaker 9: never a former majority government of the federal level, but
Speaker 9: they have always been the voice of the conscious of Canada.
Speaker 9: Conscience of Canada and my hope is that a leader
Speaker 9: emerges that enables, at the very least that important tradition
Speaker 9: to continue.
Speaker 13: Follow up from both.
Speaker 7: Yeah, thank you, I didn't hear your personal preference. But
Speaker 7: what sort of a profile should this person bring to
Speaker 7: the job.
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Speaker 9: You know, I think that it's going to be a
Speaker 9: challenging job for the next leader of the NBP, and
Speaker 9: the work is going to have to start at the
Speaker 9: grassroots across Canada, and I wish that person the best
Speaker 9: of luck, but they're going to have to have a
Speaker 9: commitment to listening and being humble and being willing to
Speaker 9: examine assumptions in order to ensure that the party meets
Speaker 9: the needs of Canadians. And I'll certainly be happy to
Speaker 9: support that person in doing that critically important work.
Speaker 13: Leslian Times colonist.
Speaker 5: Well, thanks Premier.
Speaker 8: The NDP, specifically in BC last night got hammered even
Speaker 8: worse than everywhere else. Thirteen down to three seats. The
Speaker 8: leader with a BC seat lost his job, and you
Speaker 8: lost nine seats last fall and won by a whisker.
Speaker 8: Just wondering what's going on with your party specifically in BC.
Speaker 9: Well, I'm certainly understanding of the fact that we received
Speaker 9: a message from voters last election to be laser focused
Speaker 9: on their priorities and to deliver in ways that they
Speaker 9: can experience in community on they are concerned about, and
Speaker 9: I'm pleased to say that we're making traction on those issues.
Speaker 9: Rents have gone down for the last eight months in
Speaker 9: the province of BC, we have hundreds of thousands more
Speaker 9: British Columbians connected to family doctors. We've opened our first
Speaker 9: secure beds within a prison to support people with struggling
Speaker 9: with serious mental health, addiction and brain injury issues, which
Speaker 9: will assist us with safety in communities and on the streets,
Speaker 9: the first of many more to come. We're going to
Speaker 9: continue that work and I think the only way that
Speaker 9: we'll be returned to government is if we're able to
Speaker 9: demonstrate continued focus on the priorities of British Columbians, which
Speaker 9: include growing our economy and ensuring strong jobs. Despite the
Speaker 9: threat and the terrapor started by the President of the
Speaker 9: United States, follow it from US, and.
Speaker 8: The indications are at the end of the day on
Speaker 8: the Lapoo Lapoo atrocity, not criminally responsible looks like a
Speaker 8: very conceivable verdict.
Speaker 5: At the end of the day.
Speaker 8: What would trigger a decision on whether the criminal justice
Speaker 8: system has arrived and enough conclusions to satisfy you. What
Speaker 8: would trigger your move to call an inquiry after the
Speaker 8: whole criminal process is over to god knows when two
Speaker 8: years from now.
Speaker 5: Well.
Speaker 9: I think British Columbians want answers about the contacts this
Speaker 9: individual had with a mental health system, what services were delivered,
Speaker 9: what decisions were made in relation to how he presented
Speaker 9: information that was given to them, on and on. There
Speaker 9: are many questions. The criminal justice process is not dedicated
Speaker 9: to those questions. I think it more likely than not
Speaker 9: that we'll be going to full public inquiry. I would
Speaker 9: like to do it today, but we are restricted in
Speaker 9: doing that because there is a significant risk of compromising
Speaker 9: the criminal investigation and prosecution. I think this individual is
Speaker 9: a mass murderer should be prosecuted the full extent of
Speaker 9: the law. There are lots of people who struggle with
Speaker 9: mental health issues in our province. This man made the
Speaker 9: decision to run down children and seniors at a celebration.
Speaker 8: In the community.
Speaker 9: I believe the ultimate decision of the courts, but that's
Speaker 9: my opinion and I am committed to ensuring that the
Speaker 9: British Columbians got the answers that they need and that
Speaker 9: we have mental health system in the province that keeps
Speaker 9: people safe. We're struggling, but also the broader community safe
Speaker 9: as well.
Speaker 13: Andrew McLoud the Tayee.
Speaker 15: Yeah, High Premiere. You mentioned that you are appointing in
Speaker 15: a commission hoping to have recommendations by June. Could you
Speaker 15: give you a little more detail, like do you have
Speaker 15: a commissioner's in mind? Do you have a commissioner, how
Speaker 15: big will it be, who will be represented on it?
Speaker 5: That kind of thing. Thanks Andrew.
Speaker 9: Under the Public Inquiry Act, we can appoint a commission
Speaker 9: to collect information, do interviews and act very quickly in
Speaker 9: order to deliver independent information to British Plumbians. I think
Speaker 9: in matter is urgent as decisions being made about summer
Speaker 9: events by organizers. Timeliness is a critical piece here. I
Speaker 9: do have a commissioner of mine. We're engaging with that person.
Speaker 9: I hope to be able to share a name with
Speaker 9: you shortly so that the commissioner can get to work
Speaker 9: right away. The goal here is to collect best practice
Speaker 9: information to put it into a forum that cities both
Speaker 9: big and small in the Province can understand and be
Speaker 9: able to be used by organizers and municipalities like district
Speaker 9: and ensuring safety at community events through the summer.
Speaker 2: We're going to take the last question and follow it
Speaker 2: from the phone line. We have Justine Hunter, Globe and mail.
Speaker 6: I thank you so much. Adam Williss, somebody mentioned was
Speaker 6: under supervision the second time he's been forced to spend
Speaker 6: time in hospital. It also had police interactions just days
Speaker 6: before the attack. And I'm wondering your thoughts on how
Speaker 6: the Mental Health Act performed in this case.
Speaker 9: Well, I won't speculate, Justine, Vancouver Coastal Health has released
Speaker 9: some information that they feel they can release under our
Speaker 9: privacy laws and without compromising the police investigation. This is
Speaker 9: exactly the question that British Columbians have, that I have,
Speaker 9: and that needs to be examined. If it isn't, if
Speaker 9: it's information isn't surfaced during the criminal process, then we
Speaker 9: will move to a public inquiry to ensure British Columbians
Speaker 9: get the answers that they need.
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