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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 13 2020 Statements Jinny Sims
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Number
four
Surrey
panorama:
everyone
of
us
knows
that
small
and
medium-sized
businesses
are
the
backbone
of
our
economy,
and
many
of
these
are
the
result
of
the
enterpreneur
real
spirit
of
immigrants
who
chose
to
make
Canada
their
home.
Today.
Let
me
share
with
you
one
of
these
stories
at
the
age
of
10,
Tony
Singh
and
his
family
moved
from
Fiji
and
came
to
make
Canada
their
home
in
1992.
A
trip
from
Montreal
to
Surrey
to
visit
family
would
alter
his
path
and
change
his
life
forever.
A
Twenty-Five
years
later
there
are
18
locations
throughout
BC
and
Alberta
that
employee
hundreds
of
local
residents
throughout
the
years
tony
has
been
recognized
locally
and
internationally
as
a
successful
business
person
and
has
received
many
awards
recognizing
his
contributions
both
to
business
and
his
community
Tony
takes
very
seriously
his
responsibility
to
give
back
to
the
city,
to
the
province
and
to
the
country
that
has
given
him
so
much.
He
has
donated
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
charitable
efforts.
He
helps
food
banks,
schools
and
other
programs
that
support
children
and
youth.
A
He
is
an
ardent
supporter
of
the
Surrey
Memorial
and
BC
children's
hospitals
and
run
fundraisers
throughout
his
stores.
Every
year.
There
are
many
stories
of
such
entrepreneurs
in
all
our
communities
before
I
end
I
want
to
share
a
special
story
with
you
when
Tony
came
to
Canada
with
his
family
at
the
age
of
10,
a
stranger,
a
neighbor
invited
them
to
their
house
on
the
very
next
day.
This
showed
him
that
what
it
meant
to
be
Canadian.
A
He
says
because
of
that
gesture
Tony
has
ensured
that
over
500
Syrian
refugees
received
free
grocery
baskets
to
welcome
them
and
help
them
adjust
to
their
new
life
in
Canada
Tony
and
his
team
play
an
integral
role
in
building
inclusive
communities.
Thanks
to
a
chance
visit
two
three
many
years
ago,
Tony
sinks
craft
changed
forever.
Our
community
has
benefited
greatly
thanks
to
his
vision,
his
commitment
and
his
generous
nature.
What
was
the
flight
industry's
loss
is
our
gain.