Member for vancouver hastings. Thank you, mr speaker. Today. I rise to acknowledge the loss of catherine ludgate and send our thoughts to her family and friends. Catherine will be remembered for the impact she made on the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our province through her community leadership.

Her ability to ask hard questions and commitment to advocating for disadvantaged people in bc and canada. Her work contributed to bc and canada's first poverty reduction strategies.

She served with great integrity and commitment as chair of the poverty reduction advisory committee, the poverty reduction advisory forum and the canadian ministerial advisory committee on poverty.

Catherine worked at vancity for 14 years, most recently as a senior manager for community investment at economic inclusion. This is where I had the privilege of seeing her dedication, creativity and drive firsthand through her work. Katherine was persistent in pushing government to rethink how we approach social services.

It is no small task to bring together 13 people with different backgrounds and have them work as a cohesive unit to advise on some of the most challenging issues. Our province faces in 2020 catherine, tragically shared with the ministry staff that she was diagnosed with a terminal illness, but she was eager and willing to continue chairing the committee as long as she could, because that is who catherine was for those of you who know.

Catherine, I encourage you to make a donation in catherine's name to the welcome center at the immigration immigrant services society of bc.

The center serves over 600 people a day and provides a very variety of crucial services for vulnerable populations rest in peace, catherine, your impact on the lives of british columbians will be felt for years to come. Thank you, mr speaker.