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From YouTube: JUNE 8 2021 Statements Niki Sharma
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
vancouver
hastings-
thank
you,
mr
speaker
june
is
filipino
heritage
month.
It's
a
time
for
us
to
celebrate
one
of
the
fastest
growing
populations
in
our
country
within
the
last
five
years.
The
philippines
remains
one
of
the
top
five
sources
of
immigrants
to
my
riding
of
vancouver
hastings
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
their
mla
and
represent
them.
A
Filipino
canadians
are
a
prominent
force
in
our
province
in
cultural,
social,
artistic,
economic
and
volunteer
contributions
to
every
part
of
our
society.
During
this
pandemic,
we've
seen
their
significant
contributions
to
every
sector,
including
child
care
and
health
care
sectors,
where
many
have
been
on
the
front
lines,
keeping
people
safe
and
healthy.
A
Unfortunately,
filipino
canadians
have
been
on
the
receiving
end
of
senseless
acts
of
hate
crimes
that
are
on
rise
in
this
city.
In
august
2020,
a
61-year-old
dave
mary
lou
was
shoved
against
her
car
outside
of
vancouver's
supermarket.
By
a
stranger,
even
more
recently
in
may
of
this
year,
a
filipino
man
was
assaulted
by
a
stranger
who
followed
him
off
a
bus,
the
perpetrator
cut
his
eyebrow
and
destroyed
his
cell
phone.
A
We
must
all
stand
in
solidarity
against
these
crimes.
Nobody
should
feel
unwelcome
or
unheard
in
bc
or
fear
the
threat
of
violence,
because
of
who
they
are.
They
are
this
month
and
every
month
we
look
forward
to
connecting,
with
and
celebrating
the
filipino
community
of
vancouver
hastings
and
honoring
them
for
all
that
they
bring
to
our
neighborhood.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.