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From YouTube: APRIL 27 2021 Statements Roly Russell
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
boundaries
welcoming-
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
good
morning
to
the
house
and
good
morning
to
you,
mr
speaker.
Last
week
my
colleague,
the
the
member
from
burnaby
north
highlighted
to
me,
made
the
observation
that
I
can
use
my
privilege
in
this
house
to
give
somebody
else
my
voice,
that's
what
I'm
going
to
do
today.
A
I
took
this
photo
in
2000
20
years
ago.
These
kids
were
in
grade
one
and
three.
At
that
time
they
were
in
my
shop.
Often
they
were
part
of
a
larger
group
of
eight
kids
in
town
that
at
the
time
I
was
concerned
about
even
at
this
very
young
age.
I
knew
these
kids
needed
additional
support.
They
needed
our
help
and
our
love
as
a
community.
I
saw
it.
I'm
sure
teachers
saw
it.
Ea
sought
the
school
principal
saw.
A
A
After
finding
this
photo
again,
I
took
the
time
to
track
those
eight
kids
down
the
results
were
upsetting
one
drug
addiction
and
suffering
from
brain
damage:
two
deceased,
three
drug
addiction
living
on
the
streets,
four
jail,
five
jail;
six
in
and
out
of
jail,
seven
jail
to
a
halfway
house,
but
presently
not
reachable
and
number
eight
pulled
through
and
made
it
one
kid
out
of
eight.
I
wanted
to
know
how.