►
From YouTube: APRIL 29 2021 Statements Jennifer Rice
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
driving
to
terrace
from
prince
rupert
in
the
summer
of
2014,
I
pulled
over
on
the
side
of
the
road
and
took
my
dog
out
for
a
pee.
I
also
accidentally
locked
my
keys
in
my
truck
there.
I
was
at
this
pull
out
on
the
highway
of
tears,
locked
out
of
my
vehicle
alone
in
the
woods
along
the
river,
with
nothing
but
trees,
rocks
and
river.
A
A
My
friend
marlene
swift
drove
track
taxi
in
prince
rupert.
She
was
once
held
at
knight
point
and
kidnapped
in
her
cab
where
she
was
brutally
raped.
She
was
left
for
dead
in
a
ditch
in
the
woods
along
the
highway
of
tears,
naked
and
bleeding
she
crawled
through
that
ditch
until
she
felt
far
enough
away
from
danger
to
flag
a
passing
vehicle.
A
through
provincial
and
federal
government
investments.
The
entire
725
kilometer
route
from
prince
rupert
to
prince
george,
will
soon
be
serviced
by
cellular
solving
the
cellular.
Solving
the
problem
of
cellular
gaps
between
communities
along
highway
16
was
recommended
in
2006
for
enhancing
safety
for
indigenous
women
and
girls
at
the
highway
of
tears
symposium.
A
Rural
connectivity
is
important
for
everyone
traveling
northern
highways,
but
this
investment
is
key
to
ensuring
women,
especially
indigenous
women,
are
safer.
Thank
you
to
all
the
partners
and
the
ministry
of
citizen
services
for
finally
filling
these
important
gaps
for
us
in
the
north.
Our
lives
depend
on
it.
Thank
you.