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From YouTube: OCT 26 2022 Statements Bruce Banman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker.
After
a
particularly
hot
dry
summer,
many
farmers
have
been
looking
forward
to
a
bit
of
rain,
but
with
heavy
downpours
expected
in
the
coming
days.
They
fear
a
repeat
of
last
year's
disasters
as
we
approach
the
anniversary
of
the
life
disrupting
floods
of
last
year,
which
left
large
portions
of
Abbotsford
underwater,
especially
the
agriculture
Rich
sumasbury
region.
Our
farmers
are
worried
that
this
year's
rains
will
wash
away
everything.
A
They've
worked
hard
to
rebuild
and
restore
they're
worried
that
the
promised
help
won't
come
in
time
to
avoid
the
type
of
disaster
we
saw
last
year,
they're
worried
that
the
repair
to
the
dike,
which
still
leaks,
won't
be
fixed
in
time
or
hold,
if
Waters
again
rise
to
last
year's
level
and
that
the
funding
promised
to
avert
the
Waters
of
the
Nooksack
won't
come
at
all.
Despite
these
challenges
and
worries,
what
are
farmers
doing?
A
Well,
Mr
Speaker
they're
doing
what
farmers
do
best
working
day
in
day
out
to
help
keep
British,
Columbians,
healthy
and
well
fed.
After
last
year's
devastating
storms,
they
got
to
work,
they
rebuilt
they
repaired
and
they
restarted
at
significant
personal
cost
and
continue
to
feed
us
each
and
every
day,
Farmers
kept
their
end
of
the
bargain
they're
doing
their
jobs,
putting
food
on
our
table
every
day.
It
is
my
hope
that
the
commitments
made
to
them
a
year
ago
will
be
fulfilled
to
protect
the
people
in
the
lands
that
grow
our
nutritious
and
delicious
food.
A
We
can't
let
last
year's
destructive
events
repeat
themselves,
and
such
consequences
must
be
prevented
on
what
is
the
most
productive
agricultural
land
in
Canada
on
a
per
hectare
basis.
Abbotsford
farmers
are
hard
at
work.
Producing
some
of
the
most
diverse
crop
yields
in
this
country.
They're
counting
on
us,
British
Columbians
are
counting
us
on
us
to
support
them
without
Farmers
Mr
Speaker.