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From YouTube: MARCH 7 2022 Statements Shirley Bond
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Leader
of
the
official
opposition.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Over
the
past
few
weeks
we
have
watched
in
horror
as
russian
forces
invaded
the
democratic
nation
of
ukraine.
We
have
seen
terrible
images
of
families
huddled
in
underground
subway
stations
and
bomb
shelters.
We
have
seen
catastrophic
discussion,
destruction,
millions
of
people
fleeing
for
their
lives
and
been
struck
by
the
overwhelming
devastation
of
war,
and,
while
we've
done
our
best
to
express
our
support
for
the
resilient
peace-loving
people
of
ukraine
and
worked
in
this
house
to
do
what
we
can.
We
have
also
struggled
with
feelings
of
powerlessness.
A
Imagine
being
a
ukrainian
student
athlete
at
the
university
of
northern
british
columbia
and
knowing
that
your
mother
and
father
and
other
family
members
are
in
imminent
danger.
That
is
exactly
how
volva
pluzhnikov
feels
as
he
shared
his
story
recently.
He
talked
about
the
feeling
of
helplessness
that
he
was
dealing
with
every
single
day
and
the
need
that
he
felt
to
do
something
to
show
his
support
and
provide
assistance
to
his
people.
A
His
country
tomorrow
in
the
city
of
prince
george
vova,
will
put
on
his
running
shoes
and
run
kilometers
one
for
every
million
people
who
were
in
ukraine
when
putin
invaded.
He
will
be
asking
people
to
donate
funds
to
the
canadian
red
cross.
Ukraine
humanitarian
crisis
appeal
vova
intends
to
complete
his
run
tomorrow
at
4
pm
at
prince
george
city
hall,
since
I
couldn't
be
there
to
support
you
in
person
vova.
A
I
am
inspired
by
vulva's
love
and
commitment
to
his
fellow
ukrainians,
and
today
I
ask
anyone
who
may
be
able
to
donate
to
his
fundraiser
to
do
that,
and
I
encourage
people
at
home
to
run
a
section
of
the
run
with
volva
tomorrow.
Thank
you,
volva.
We
are
so
proud
of
you.
We
stand
with
you
and
we
stand
with
ukraine.