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From YouTube: JUNE 24 2020 Statements Doug Routley
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember
for
Burnaby
North
Thank
You.
Mr.
speaker,
it
is
a
privilege
to
rise
in
this
house
to
make
a
statement,
one
shared
only
by
a
select
few
and
mr.
speaker.
Privilege,
is
what
I
want
to
talk
about
today.
My
white
privilege
is
something
I've
been
thinking
about
a
lot
lately
after
watching
some
terrible
images
on
TV
and
as
have
many
others,
I've
been
wondering.
How
can
I,
as
a
privileged
white
person,
be
an
ally
in
the
movement
to
end
anti
black
racism?
A
Well,
one
way
is
to
use
my
voice
in
this
chamber
to
amplify
the
voices
of
those
who
have
been
muted
before
now,
voices
like
that
of
my
constituent,
Marc
Gill
Simpson.
Never
in
my
life
have
I
ever
been
asked
by
the
police
to
prove
that
I
hadn't
stolen
the
car
I
was
driving.
Mark
heel
has
three
times
and
he's
only
25,
the
third
time
he
was
parked
in
front
of
his
own
house.
A
Looking
for
a
pen
in
the
back
seat,
the
officer
said
that
looked
suspicious
I've
never
had
to
worry
that
a
family
member
could
die
as
a
result
of
an
interaction
with
the
police,
never
gave
it
a
thought.
Mark
heel
has,
in
fact
his
brother
was
having
lunch
with
co-workers
on
a
park
bench
when
police
officers
tackled
and
assaulted
him
from
behind.
As
a
result,
he
has
suffered
adverse
long-term
trauma
all
because
of
a
mistaken
identity.
A
It
was
experiences
like
this
that
motivated
mark
Hill
to
organize
against
anti
black
racism,
he's
been
working
to
get
Canadian
black
history
taught
in
BC
schools
as
part
of
the
core
curriculum.
He
joined
the
BC
Community
Alliance,
an
organization
dedicated
to
combating
the
structural
inequities
that
create
anti
black
racism,
but
it
wasn't
until
the
very
public
murder
of
George
Floyd
that
mark
Hills
voice
has
been
heard
by
so
many
today
in
this
house.
I
add
my
voice
to
his
not
to
speak
on
his
behalf,
but
to
make
his
voice
louder.
Thank
you.