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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 23 2022 Statements Renee Merrifield
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kelowna
mission-
thank
you
honorable
speaker.
I
can
remember
the
exact
moment
the
exact
moment
that
I
fully
understood
bullying.
I
just
marched
in
the
women's
day
parade
in
downtown
manhattan
with
over
25
000
women.
As
I
was
the
canadian
delegate
to
the
un
for
the
status
of
women
conference.
A
A
It
was
at
that
moment
the
tears
started
streaming
down
my
face
hearing
about
the
common
signs
of
bullying
that
too
often
go
unnoticed.
Changes
in
sleep
patterns,
changes
in
eating
patterns,
frequent
tears
or
anger.
Mood
swings
feeling
ill
in
the
morning,
doesn't
want
to
go
to
school,
a
frequent
target
for
teasing
mimicking
or
ridicule
at
school
because,
as
mr
todd
spoke
of
his
daughter's
bullying,
I
could
have
put
my
own
child's
name
in
her
place
because,
yes,
my
child
was
still
alive,
but
I
recognized
that
they
were
being
bullied.
A
So
I
took
my
mama
bear
tears
and
I
started
working
on
making
sure
that
not
only
my
child
was
safe
but
that
all
children
would
have
the
opportunity
to
be,
but
bullying
is
still
going
on.
Today.
47
percent
of
canadian
parents
have
at
least
one
child
that
has
been
the
victim
of
bullying.
Around
one-third
of
teenagers
have
been
bullied
recently
and
40,
or
nearly
half
of
canadians
are
bullied
in
the
workplace
every
week.
A
We
must
all
stand
up
against
it,
so
whether
race,
gender,
sexual
orientation
or
identification,
religion,
age,
education,
background
abilities,
personal
beliefs,
medical
choices,
occupation,
bullying,
still
happens
today
and
regardless
of
age.
It
is
inappropriate,
damaging
and
discriminatory,
and
we
must
all
wear
our
pink
shirts
and
stand
up
against
it.
Thank
you.