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From YouTube: APRIL 27 2021 Statements Todd Stone
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
I
rise
today
in
search
of
hope,
amid
unimaginable
grief
for
far
too
many
bc.
Families
grief
caused
by
the
significant
rise
in
opioid-related
overdose
deaths,
and
I
believe
I
found
that
hope
in
the
unstoppable
spirit
of
two
mothers
who,
despite
living
their
worst
nightmares,
have
found
unrelenting
courage
to
make
a
difference
for
others.
A
Our
province
recently
marked
five
years
since
a
public
health
emergency
related
to
the
rise
of
overdose
deaths
was
declared.
British
colombia
was
in
fact,
the
first
province
in
canada
to
see
the
overdose
tragedy
for
what
it
was,
and
sadly
still
is,
with
an
average
of
five
people
dying
of
an
overdose
every
single
day
in
bc.
A
A
Thankfully,
however,
there
is
courage
and
tenacity
embedded
in
people
determined
to
change
the
narrative
sandra
tully
of
kamloops
and
helen
jennings
of
kelowna,
both
of
moms
stop
the
harm,
a
network
of
canadian
mothers
and
families
whose
loved
ones
have
died
due
to
substance,
use
a
network
fighting
back
against
the
stigma
of
opioid
overdoses,
calling
for
a
safe
drug
supply
and
advocating
for
a
new
approach
based
on
reducing
harm
and
ensuring
supports,
are
in
place
to
get
better
sandra's
son
ryan
died
of
an
accidental
overdose
in
january.
2016.