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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 26 2020 Statements Janet Routledge
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember
for
Burnaby
North
Thank
You
mr.
speaker,
one
day
when
I
was
a
child.
My
mother
came
home
from
the
doctor
and
said
I'm
getting
a
job.
The
doctor
told
me
if
I
don't
I'm
going
to
die,
and
so
she
became
the
only
mom
on
our
block
to
work
outside
of
the
home.
Now
she
was
recovering
from
multiple
potentially
paralyzing
spinal
surgeries,
and
our
doctor
knew
her
well.
He
knew
what
she
needed
to
heal
the
trauma
to
her
body
and
her
mind
was
a
bigger
life,
so
he
prescribed
employment.
A
Today
in
Burnaby
alone,
60,000
people
don't
have
a
family
doctor.
They
have
no
choice
but
to
go
to
ER
or
a
walk-in
clinic
where
they
will
be
treated
by
someone
who
probably
has
never
seen
them
before
or
will
ever
see
them
again.
Having
a
family
doctor
is
really
important
if
you
suffer
from
chronic
or
complex
illnesses.
Like
my
constituent
barb,
who
has
dementia,
her
wife
called
my
office,
quite
distressed,
they'd,
even
considered
uprooting
themselves
to
move
away
to
find
a
family
doctor.
A
We
told
them
about
the
newly
opened
Edmonds,
urgent
and
primary
care
center,
where
they
are
now
regular
patients.
Edmonds
offers
a
new
kind
of
health
care,
it's
open
evenings
and
weekends
staffed
by
a
rotating
team
of
local
doctors,
as
well
as
nurses,
clinical
counselors,
social
workers,
chiropractors,
physiotherapists,
massage
therapists,
nurse
practitioners,
care
for
new
immigrants
and
refugees.
A
One
is
dedicated
to
the
homeless
community
groups
and
patients
themselves
have
a
say
in
how
the
center
is
governed
and
soon
a
wellness
coach
will
be
joining
the
team,
the
Edmonds.
U
PCC
has
attached
300
patients
in
the
last
three
months
alone
and
have
recruited
11
new
family
doctors
to
Burnaby.
We
won't
be
returning
to
the
days
when
dr.
Stephens
saved
my
mother's
sanity,
giving
her
permission
to
get
a
job,
but
I
think
the
edmonds,
urgent
and
primary
care
center
is
onto
something
even
better.
Thank
you.