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From YouTube: JULY 28 2020 Statements John Rustad
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Bernard
chocolates,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
A
constituent
to
mine,
laura
blackwell,
asked
me
to
read
this
statement
on
her
behalf
on
july
9th
my
85
year
old
grandfather,
robert
carroll,
had
a
fall
immediately.
He
pressed
his
lifeline
for
help
at
12,
03
pm
his
daughters
and
an
ambulance
were
notified
that
he
had
fallen.
His
daughters
went
to
his
rescue,
but
because
of
kova
19,
they
were
unable
to
enter
his
assisted
living
home,
which
is
the
meadows
located
in
smithers
bc
standing
outside
looking
through
the
window.
A
They
could
see
their
dad
lying
on
the
floor,
but
could
do
nothing
but
wait.
Meanwhile,
a
worker
in
the
home
sat
with
my
grandpa
while
waiting
for
an
ambulance
thinking
it
wouldn't
be
long
till
the
admits,
arrived.
Everyone
stayed
and
waited
to
ensure
that
there
was
no
serious
injuries
like
a
possible
broken
hip.
As
minutes
ticked
by
no
ambulance
arrived
after
an
hour
and
a
half
an
ambulance
arrived.
I'm
writing
this
statement
to
ask
why.
Why
did
it
take
an
hour
and
a
half
to
rescue
a
senior
citizen
from
a
fall?
A
I'm
call
I
called
the
smithers
advocates
to
see
what
took
them
so
long
and
they
told
me
that
they
were
that
there's
only
one
ambulance
scheduled
for
the
day
and
they're
out
on
a
cold
three
call,
which
apparently
is
has
a
higher
priority.
How
does
one
ambulance
serve
as
a
community
over
5000
people?
This
is
a
disgrace.
A
It
needs
to
be
fixed
today
not
later,
and
not
only
for
the
community
of
smithers,
but
for
every
northern
community
that
suffers
inadequate
health
care.
Have
you
heard
the
saying
in
the
north
there's
no
hope
past
hope,
whether
it
be
an
ambulance
or
other
medical
care.
This
statement
rings
true
every
day
for
us
northerners.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.