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Statement: Climate Change and Grief
Transcript: The flooding that has devastated communities, destroyed infrastructure, taken lives and added ever-more uncertainty and unpredictability is absolutely a result of climate change. Today it is flooding. At the end of June, it was a heat dome. Throughout the...Statement: 5th Anniversary of Public Health Emergency for Toxic Drug Crisis
April 14th, 2021 marked the 5th anniversary since the Public Health Officer declared a public health emergency related to the rise in toxic drug-related deaths. More than 7000 British Columbians have died, and there are thousands more who deserve our immediate action...Statement: International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, I reflected on the violence that women in politics have faced for generations. If we are going to have better outcomes in our society – to serve all people – we must work across party lines to create a safe political...Statement From A Tsleil-Waututh Youth
Yesterday in the legislature, I rose to share the words of Cedar George-Parker, a young Tsleil-Waututh man who was in the gallery. I met Cedar and his sister Kahya when I visited the Tsleil-Waututh Nation two weeks ago. During the visit, Cedar said that the words of...Statement on the Clements Centre Society
Today, I had the pleasure of making a statement about the history and programs at the wonderful Clements Centre Society. In 1957, parents in British Columbia took a stand. They could no longer accept sending their special needs children to large institutions where...
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