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Response to Budget 2018
I supported this budget; however, it’s time for B.C. to be forward-looking — to embrace innovation, to stop trying to solve 21st century challenges with 20th century approaches, and to create a new story for our province. Our potential lies in our...Response to throne speech
The NDP Government delivered their throne speech last Tuesday. They put considerable focus on making life more affordable for British Columbians. What was missing was a plan and sense of urgency for changing the systems that have created growing inequality in our...Statement on gratitude
My statement today was about gratitude. Today is the last day of the fall session, which means work continues in our communities and at the Legislature but the legislative assembly will not sit together again until early spring. I took this opportunity to thank so...Bill 6: My Statement on Electoral Reform amendment
Yesterday, I rose to speak against an amendment put forward by the BC Liberals on Bill 6. This bill is about setting up a conversation about whether our current electoral system is the best system to advance the values that British Columbians share. Transcript I...Introducing a Bill to Protect Sharks
Once in a while, it’s possible to learn a whole new way to understand something. This happened for me ten years ago when I saw the documentary film Sharkwater. All my life, I’d considered sharks to be terrifying creatures of the deep. I’d never...
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