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From YouTube: MAY 31 2022 Statements Ian Paton
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Well
I
scream
you
scream.
We
all
scream
for
ice
cream.
Today,
the
bc
dairy
association
is
holding
ice
cream
day
outside
on
the
front
steps
of
our
bc
legislature.
The
aim
of
this
fun
event
is
to
create
more
awareness
around
the
bc
dairy
industry.
It
gives
members
of
this
house
a
chance
to
meet
with
dairy
producers
and
learn
more
about
their
experiences
dealing
with
the
heat,
domes,
wildfires,
catastrophic
flooding
over
the
past
year.
Here
are
a
few
interesting
facts
about
the
industry.
A
There
are
470
dairy
farms
in
bc
alone,
there
are
averaging
about
150,
milking
cows
per
farm
over
12
000,
related
jobs
in
the
province
that
contribute
over
1.2
billion
dollars
to
bc's
gdp,
and
over
900
million
liters
of
milk
are
produced
annually
here
in
british
columbia.
As
a
proud
dairy
farmer,
I
know
well
as
a
proud
former
dairy
farmer.
I
know
well
the
importance
of
contented
cows
and
the
gruelling
lifestyle
of
milk
and
cows
twice
a
day
at
5,
00
a.m
and
5
p.m.
A
365
days
a
year,
all
this
work
translates
into
the
delicious
food
products
we
enjoy
on
a
daily
basis
from
the
milk
and
cream
you
put
in
your
cereal
and
coffee
to
the
cheese
melted
on
your
favorite
sandwich.
The
butter
used
on
your
pancakes
or
the
cold
ice
cream
you
enjoy
on
a
hot
summer's
day.
We
should
also
be
proud
of
the
fact
that
bc
dairy
farmers
are
on
the
cutting
edge
of
environmental
innovation.
A
The
code
of
practice
among
dairy
farmers
includes
strict
requirements
for
housing,
space,
bedding
feed
and
water,
health
and
welfare,
animal
handling
and
staff
training.
To
get
more
on
the
scoop
around
initiatives
like
these
and
other
important
work
being
done
by
the
bc
dairy
association,
please
join
them
outside
the
legislature
and
enjoy
some
bc
ice
cream
today.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.