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From YouTube: MARCH 17 2021 Statements Todd Stone
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kamloops
south
thompson-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
A
Not
all
heroes,
wear
capes
emerge
from
a
bat
cave
spin
webs
or
are
able
to
leap
from
tall
buildings
in
a
single
mount
after
a
year
of
unspeakable
trauma,
anxiety,
frustration
and
anguish.
For
far
too
many
british
columbia
families,
we
note
with
tremendous
pride
and
appreciation
the
efforts
of
our
real-life
heroes,
all
of
those
women
and
men
who
stepped
up
to
the
forefront
during
the
pandemic,
to
be
there
for
the
rest
of
us.
A
Those
who
have
selflessly
served
so
many
in
so
many
ways
to
stand
tall
with
their
fellow
british
columbians
in
our
greatest
hour
of
need
over
the
course
of
the
past
year.
That
selflessness
has
manifested
itself
in
many
different
forms:
people
stepping
up
and
volunteering
at
their
food
banks,
neighbors
looking
after
each
other
from
shoveling
driveways
to
picking
up
groceries
to
simply
checking
in
on
each
other
families
pulling
together
to
care
for
parents
and
grandparents.
A
And
mr
speaker,
there
are
quite
simply
no
words
to
describe
the
resilience
of
british
columbia's
frontline
workers
or
to
express
our
heartfelt
appreciation
for
all
that
they
have
done.
Doctors,
nurses,
other
health
care
professionals
and
first
responders,
who
have
experienced
firsthand
the
worst
of
this
pandemic
and
the
worsening
overdose
crisis.
At
the
same
time,
people
like
camelot's
firefighter
chris,
who
lives
in
my
neighborhood
or
teachers
like
those
who
have
been
there
day
in
day
out
for
my
daughters
and
children
across
our
province,
grocery
store
clerks,
who
have
shown
up
to
do
their
jobs.
A
Like
my
friend
crystal
at
the
grocery
store,
I
go
to
most
often
back
home
truck
drivers
who,
without
hesitation,
have
risen
every
day
to
hit
the
road,
often
having
nowhere
to
get
a
warm
meal
or
a
shower
for
hours.
On
end,
mr
speaker,
thankfully
there
appears
to
be
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
and
a
promise
of
better
days
ahead.
A
Although
what
normal
looks
like
in
the
future
remains
to
be
seen,
how
we
thank
frontline
workers
for
all
they
have
done,
will
be
a
discussion
for
another
day.
But
if
there
is
one
thing
this
past
year
has
taught
us,
it
is
that
cream
really
does
rise
to
the
top,
and
we
are
fortunate
in
each
and
every
one
of
our
communities
to
live
among
real-life
heroes.
Thank
you.