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From YouTube: OCT 18 2022 Statements Niki Sharma
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
today,
I
rise
in
honor
of
co-walk
week
in
British
Columbia
taking
place
October
16th
October
22nd.
There
are
about
700
cooperatives
in
BC
that
contribute
2.7
billion
to
BC's
economy
and
control.
More
than
48
billion
dollars
in
assets,
two
million
British
Columbians
40
percent
of
the
population.
Remember
of
at
least
one
cooperative
cooperatives
do
business
in
a
way
that
is
good
for
people.
They
are
democratic,
collaborative
and
work
for
the
greater
good
by
investing
in
the
communities
they
serve.
A
Reducing
costs
for
their
members
and
providing
Services
people
count
on
cooperatives
in
BC
are
some
of
the
most
diverse,
creative
and
successful
Enterprises
in
the
world.
This
includes
solid-state
Community
industries
that
incubates
cooperatives,
founded
by
racialized,
youth
in
Surrey
or
moto
car
share
or
BC
tree
fruits.
The
BC
Cooperative
housing
Federation,
the
Kootenai
store,
County,
Store,
Cooperative
or
river
select
an
indigenous
fishing
Cooperative
in
Williams
Lake.
These
organizations
build
housing,
create
jobs,
contribute
to
the
economy,
promote
reconciliation
and
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
A
In
July
we
invested
2
million
in
the
BC
Cooperative
Association
to
expand
opportunities
for
people
to
access
the
kind
of
Cooperative
Services.
They
count
on
now
and
in
the
future.
Part
of
my
mandate
is
part
of
my
true
secretary
for
Community,
Development
and
nonprofits
is
to
support
the
modernization
of
the
Cooperative
sector.
That
is
work
we
are
committed
to
seeing
through.