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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 24 2020 Statements Tom Shypitka
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember
for
Kootenai
East
Thank
You
honorable
speaker,
while
today
is
mining
day
in
British
Columbia
and
my
chance
is
mining
critic
to
brag
about
the
importance
that
mining
brings
us
all
here
in
British
Columbia,
the
BC
mining
industry
is
foundational
to
the
province
and
a
key
component
of
our
economy.
Some
say
it's
a
sunset
industry
and
part
of
the
old
economy.
To
those
folks,
I
would
say
they
are
terribly
misinformed.
I
am
proud
to
say
that
our
provinces,
mining
sector,
is
a
key
part
of
our
transition
to
a
cleaner
economy.
A
Electric
vehicles,
alternative
energy
sources
like
solar
and
wind
all
require
mine
materials.
Our
technology
sector
does
not
move
without
industry.
Mining
must
be
at
the
forefront
of
this
innovation
to
create
a
greener
tomorrow.
Technology
such
as
smart
shovel
technology,
autonomous
vehicles
and
3d
virtual
mapping
are
all
developed
on
the
backs
of
our
industry.
A
We
are
capable
of
sustainably
developing
these
better
than
anyone
else
in
the
world.
We
simply
cannot
let
it
sit
in
the
ground
if
I
was
asked.
If
I
was
to
ask
you
what
is
B
C's
largest
mining
community,
you
would
be
correct
if
you
said
Metro
Vancouver
many
would
not
think
of
Vancouver
as
a
mining
town,
but
it
truly
is
more
than
700.
Mining
and
mineral
firms
are
based.
A
In
Vancouver
alone,
approximately
one-third
of
BC's
based
businesses
that
supply
materials,
goods
and
services
to
the
mining
industry
are
located
in
2000
a
pallet
ease
in
the
Metro
Vancouver
area.
This
amounts
to
about
a
billion
dollars
annually.
Mr.
speaker,
Vancouver,
all
Vancouver
Island
also
benefits
economically
from
the
mining
sector.
So
to
say,
mining
is
a
rural
industry,
and
the
interior
of
the
province
would
be
a
big
mistake.
A
We
are
world
leaders,
an
environmental
assessment
and
protection,
and
yet
some
of
us
would
sooner
drive
global
demand
to
countries
that
have
abysmal
human
rights,
environmental
and
safety
standards.
We
are
becoming
our
own
worst
enemy
Tech's.
Recent
decision
to
pull
their
application
for
the
frontier
frontier
project,
as
well
as
a
devastating
effects
of
the
illegal
blockades
on
the
kenten
Canadian
economy,
blatantly
illustrate
this
point.