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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 28 2019 Statements Coralee Oakes
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 28 2019 Statements Coralee Oakes
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Unfortunately,
the
addiction
crisis
is
eroding
the
sense
of
community
as
often
the
spiraling
effects
of
addiction
lead
to
increased
criminal,
behavior
and
significant
self-harm
with
limited
recovery
beds
and
access
to
mental
health
services.
For
those
we
care
about
in
small
communities,
the
impacts
are
multiplied
in
response.
Members
of
my
community
are
banding
together,
because,
quite
simply,
police,
health
and
social
services
are
overwhelmed.
A
new
group
called
concerned.
Citizens
of
quenelle
have
pulled
together
because
of
this
increased
criminal
behavior
and
is
creating
an
environment
where
we
can
take
back
our
community.
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They
have
documented
hundreds
of
cases,
including
a
double
amputee
senior,
who
has
had
his
house
broken
into
no
less
than
four
times
while
he
was
in
the
home
sleeping
with
the
intruder.
Being
so
close,
one
victim
was
able
to
snap
a
photo.
This
is
just
one
example
that
Evelyn
good
and
Deb
McKelvey
and
their
fellow
citizens
of
concerned.
Citizens
of
Cornell
have
documented
and
no
less
than
two
thick
volumes
of
complaints
from
the
victims
of
crime.
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Many
seniors
no
longer
feel
safe
to
shop
downtown
at
a
time
when
business
owners
are
already
feeling
the
downturn
in
consumer
spending
as
a
direct
result
of
the
crisis
in
forestry.
What
is
required
here,
mr.
speaker,
is
leadership.
I'm
talking
about
leadership
from
northern
health,
the
RCMP,
the
court
system,
our
business
community,
but
most
of
all
all
levels
of
government
and
elected
officials.
This
cos
citizens
of
quenelle
deserve
leadership.
They
deserve
all
of
us.
Working
together.
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I
am
calling
on
everyone
to
come
to
the
table
to
look
at
how
we
can
access
increased
resources,
tear
down
the
silos.
Let
us
champion
a
northern
recovery
center.
Let
us
take
back
our
community.
Let
us
protect
our
citizens.
I
reject
the
Prem
that
this
is
happening
everywhere
and
nothing
can
be
done.
Let
us
lead
together
in
hope.