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From YouTube: OCT 4 2022 Statements Renee Merrifield
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
Speaker
she
did
so
now.
I.
Can
this
is
the
theme
of
this
year's
women's
History
Month,
as
we
take
the
month
of
October,
to
remember,
celebrate
and
Advance
the
achievements
of
women
and
girls
throughout
our
history,
whether
it's
Gene
Metz,
who
founded
Canada's
first
hospital
in
1645.,
Viola,
Desmond
Who,
challenged
segregation
practices
BC's
own
Emily
Carr,
whose
Legacy
continues
to
inspire
artists
across
this
country
or
Mary
Ellen
Smith,
the
first
woman
elected
to
serve
in
this
legislative
assembly
in
1918.
A
The
sacrifices,
passion
and
determination
of
these
women,
amongst
many
many
others
in
history,
have
allowed
generations
of
women
like
me
to
accomplish
what
would
have
otherwise
been
considered
impossible.
I
wear
a
ring
that
I
inherited
from
my
grandmother
with
pride
in
her
lifetime.
She
saw
her
granddaughters
become
school
principals,
business,
women
hockey,
players,
engineers
and
politicians.
A
A
What's
remarkable
about
each
of
the
women
that
I've
just
mentioned
is
not
what
they
thought
about,
but
what
they
did
their
work.
Their
action
on
making
the
world
better
for
all
women
this
month
is
a
time
to
reflect
on
what
more
needs
to
be
done
from
equal
pay
to
free
contraception.
Women
have
long
been
promised
significant
steps
towards
equality,
but
have
yet
to
see
those
results.
Women
from
vulnerable
groups
need
even
more
support
and
are
counting
on
each
of
us
in
the
house
to
make
it
happen.