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