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From YouTube: APRIL 13 2021 Statements Bob D'Eith
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
maple
ridge
mission
well,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker.
I'm
pleased
to
rise
in
the
house
to
celebrate
creative
industries
week
in
british
columbia
from
book
publishing,
magazines,
interactive
and
digital
media,
music
and
motion
pictures.
We
will
highlight
bc's
creative
talent
all
week
in
house.
I've
worked
for
30
years
in
the
music
industry
and
I
have
three
adult
children
working
in
music
and
video
games,
and
I
absolutely
love
this
week
in
the
legislature.
A
A
In
fact,
bc
has
the
largest
motion
picture
hub
in
canada
and
the
third
largest
motion
picture
hub
in
all
of
north
america,
the
second
largest
largest
aqueous
language
book
publishing
market
in
canada.
The
third
largest
center
for
music
in
canada
and
bc,
is
the
home
to
one
of
the
world's
largest
animation
visual
effects
clusters
and
has
the
second
largest
video
game
workforce
in
canada.
A
The
creative
industries
are
true
economic
engines
in
bc,
in
2019,
20,
the
creative
industry
sector
contributed
4.85
billion
dollars
to
total
gdp
to
bc's
economy
and,
of
course,
the
creative
industries
have
had
such
an
important
impact
on
bc
during
the
pandemic.
Whether
it's
telling
stories
on
screen
on
page
or
through
music,
they
provided
comfort
when
we
needed
it
most
we're
proud
of
creative
industries
like
music,
because
we
know
they
create
jobs
in
our
communities
and
support
local
businesses.
A
In
fact,
I
had
the
honor
of
announcing
22.5
million
dollars
of
funding
to
amplify
bc
for
multi-year
funding.
This
is
the
first
time
the
industry
had
asked
for
that
to
recover
and
thrive,
and
we
listened,
and
this
week
you'll
hear
how
creative
industries
are
adapting
to
the
challenges
and
continuing
to
create.