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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Jane Thornthwaite
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Jane Thornthwaite
A
Thank
You
mr.
speaker
today,
I
rise
with
women
around
the
world
to
commemorate
the
International
Day
for
the
elimination
of
violence
against
women,
an
important
landmark
to
recognize
the
enormous
amount
of
work
that
still
needs
to
be
done
to
combat
the
tragic
epidemic
of
physical
and
sexual
violence
occurring
in
British,
Columbia
and
all
over
the
world.
Every
minute
of
every
day,
one
in
three
women
and
girls
will
experience
physical
or
sexual
violence
in
their
lifetime.
A
Most
frequently
by
an
intimate
partner
in
British
Columbia,
one
in
five
women
will
be
sexually
assaulted
during
their
time
attending
post-secondary
a
statistic
that
has
not
changed
for
over
30
years.
We
simply
cannot
stand
for
these
statistics
to
continue.
We
live
in
a
rape
culture,
we
don't
have
enough
services
for
victims
and
survivors
of
sexual
assault
on
the
North
Shore.
If
a
woman
arrives
at
Lions,
Gate
hospital
after
being
raped,
she's
turned
away
and
told
to
go
to
VG
h
at
her
own
expense.
A
There
are
no
services
to
help
her
at
Lions,
Gate
Hospital
and
it
gets
worse.
Only
20
of
the
hundred
hospitals
in
BC
have
trained
and
ready
sexually
assaults.
Sexual
assault
services.
Just
20,
province-wide,
plus
training
for
every
profession
that
comes
in
contact
with
a
victim
is
key
to
ensuring
we
are
not
revitalizing
women
with
the
second
rape,
all
healthcare
providers,
police
lawyers
and
judges
need
training
in
trauma-informed
care
to
properly
support
victims
and
I.
Recommend
everybody
in
this
house
watch
unbelievable
on
Netflix.