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@SoniaFurstenau
May 1 • 4 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
How many restaurants would still be allowed to operate if they failed their food safe inspection 4 times? None, because it poses a risk to the public.

And yet last Friday, Coastal Gaslink Pipeline or #CGL was found out of compliance for the 4th time. 1/ #bcpoli
Since 2019 CGL has issued more than 30 warnings, nearly 20 orders and 3 fines.

How many more times will #CGL be allowed to disregard the laws and regulations that ensure the safety of British Columbians and protection of our environment and be allowed to continue? 2/ #bcpoli
These are not isolated incidents. #CGL has demonstrated a reckless, spiteful and dangerous attitude towards laws and regulations.

They simply absorb the costs of relatively small fines and continue to destroy ecosystems. 3/ #bcpoli
By allowing this behaviour to continue the @bcndp is telling companies choosing to follow our laws to protect British Columbians and our environment that they are fools for doing so.

3 strikes is plenty. This 4th out of compliance should be the end of CGL operations in BC. 4/4

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May 2
Misogynistic beliefs underlie all of Canada’s recent mass shootings, including the massacre that took place in Halifax 3 years ago.

As elected officials, there are steps we can take to stop these terrible events from happening & support women. 1/ #bcpoli

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Nearly half of Canadian women experience intimate partner violence, yet the federal government plans to cut funding for women’s shelters.

BC must act to fill any necessary gaps, while delivering on the several unmet promises made by the @bcndp. 2/ #bcpoli
A multi-year action plan to address gender-based violence was due by the end of 2022 & is nowhere to be seen.

The @bcndp continue to defer promised funding for sexual assault centres, while calls for on-campus resources from @students_bc continue to fall on deaf ears. 3/ #bcpoli
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May 2
Last year an average of 432 children went missing each month from BC's foster care system.

This is evidence of multi-level failure. Our kids aren't safe under government care.

The @bcndp promised "transformational" change but continues to prop up this failing system. 1/ #bcpoli
.@RCYBC states "a lack of action has resulted in a welfare system that functions as a pipeline to child exploitation, sex trafficking & murdered/missing Indigenous girls."

This gov't has been warned that their care is unacceptable, yet problems continue to worsen. 2/ #bcpoli
Inadequate conditions lead hundreds of youth to go missing or disappear from care every month.

How can the @bcndp ensure the safety of the children it cares for without knowing where they are?

I asked @MitziDeanBC this today in Question Period & she gave a non-answer 3/ #bcpoli
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May 2
We’re calling on the @bcndp to immediately regulate the #ShortTermRental industry in order to reduce its effects on the #housingcrisis & improve safety for renters & hosts.

Our call is a 2-pronged approach to improve:

1) Data gathering/sharing.
2) Bylaw enforcement.

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Currently, BC has no system to accurately identify the number or type of housing units in the short-term rental market

Even in municipalities with existing bylaws and business license programs, hundreds if not thousands of units listed on these sites are unlicensed. 2/ #bcpoli 1.Introduce legislation tha...
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And almost 30% of them are unlicensed. 3/ #bcpoli #ShortTermRentals
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May 1
Today is the deadline given to Premier @Dave_Eby by the Select Standing Committee on Health to begin a public review of the #MentalHealth Act.

Mental health care in BC is broken because the Act which oversees it hasn't been substantially updated since 1964. 1/ #bcpoli Bc Greens call for improvem...
We deserve a world where everyone is safe and supported.

In my own community, doctors tell me that patients are reporting with mental illness more than all other ailments.

Meanwhile, the MHA continues to cause harm by enforcing outdated stereotypes and stigma. 2/ #bcpoli
BC has been found to be out-of-compliance with the Act on thousands of occasions.

Waitlists for treatment are weeks to months long, and supportive housing often takes years to become available. 3/ #bcpoli #mentalhealth
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Apr 19
BC is home to the most polluted watershed in North America due to Teck’s mining operation in the Elk Valley.

The BC gov't lobbied the Feds to not investigate the matter further - then the former premier took a job with a Teck spinoff.

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Today I asked Minister @GeorgeHeyman and @BruceRalston what role the former premier played, while he held public office, in the @bcndp's decision to support Teck's request not to bring the Elk Valley pollution case to the International Joint Commission. 2/ #bcpoli
People’s trust in gov't & democracy is based on the assumption that gov’t is working in the public’s interest.

A premier joining the board of a company his gov't defended from investigation immediately after leaving politics erodes that trust. 3/ #bcpoli
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Apr 18
Ship breaking involves dismantling & recycling ships. It's one of the most environmentally damaging industries.
The @bcndp has permitted ship breaking operations in Baynes Sound where 50% of BC's shellfish is produced, risking our food security. 1/ #bcpoli bcgreencaucus.ca/b-c-greens-cal…
Old ships contain asbestos, hazardous materials, and heavy metals.

If properly regulated, ship breaking is an important industry.

However there are no specific regulations in BC, which poses a serious risk to workers, communities, and marine environments. 2/ #bcpoli
Despite many violations, the @bcndp has not properly regulated or enforced the industry, including its own cease & desist orders against companies operating in Union Bay.

By failing to act, gov't is telling companies they can ignore the limited regulations that exist. 3/ #bcpoli
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