The Saanich Inlet continues to be threatened by the industrial expansion of a quarry at Bamberton. Despite Minister of Environment, George Heyman's suggestion the environmental assessment (EA) process is working as it should, the only reason and EA is even being considered is because the Saanich Inlet Protection...
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Motion 12: Amendment to Standing Orders For Private Members’ Time
Government House Leader Hon. Ravi Kahlon amended the standing orders, the rules which guide the operation of the Legislative Assembly, to switch the order of time for Private Members' motions and statements. These "debates" occur on Monday mornings. While this is a rather innocuous change the reality is that Monday...
Bill to Make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a Statutory Holiday in British Columbia
The British Columbia government is making the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday. It was recommended that governments created a day for truth and reconciliation which the federal government did two years ago. In my second reading speech I outline the importance of this day as an opportunity...
BC NDP Government Neglecting Oversight and Enforcement in the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
As the Coastal GasLink Pipeline construction continues across Northern British Columbia reports of the operators flouting environmental and cultural regulations continue to be made public. As the infractions pile up and the penalties amount to less than a rounding error, Coastal GasLink has just turned the B.C....
Response to the 2023 Speech From The Throne
In my 2023 Response to the Speech from the Throne I cover a variety of topics including Indigenous relations, housing, healthcare, climate action, biodiversity and ecosystem health. This is by no means a fulsome response to all the topics covered in the Throne Speech but I will highlight other aspects I did not get to...
New Legislation Aims to Increase Transparency, Protect Bear Dens, Limit Use of Solitary Confinement
I introduced several pieces of legislation, including repealing the $10 fee for freedom-of-information (FOI) requests, protecting bear dens, and banning prolonged solitary confinement in corrections facilities. These pieces of legislation are aimed at making British Columbia a more transparent and safer place to be...