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From YouTube: APRIL 24 2023 Statements Garry Begg
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
study
Guilford.
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker
for
hundreds
of
years,
vasaki
celebration,
so
Mark
the
coming
of
a
new
year
and
spring
Harvest.
More
recently,
it
has
become
a
day
to
Mark
the
birth
of
the
Khalsa,
a
community
that
considers
Sikhism
as
its
faith
and
the
tradition
was
initially
initiated
in
1699
by
the
10th
Guru
of
Sikhism
Guru
Gobind
Singh
I
was
there
with
more
than
500
000
others
in
Surrey
on
Saturday,
for
one
of
the
largest
vasaki
parades
in
Canada,
and
maybe
even
the
world.
A
A
portion
of
Surrey
streets
in
Newton
were
shut
down
for
This,
Magnificent,
Multicultural
Community
event,
as
thousands
from
all
over
partook
and
watched
this
colorful
parade
and
Festival,
which
took
place
for
the
first
time
since
2019..
It
was
truly
a
family
event
which
included
the
very
youngest
to
the
very
oldest
all
together
to
celebrate
the
core
values
of
Sikhism,
including
inclusivity,
dignity,
respect
for
all,
founded
on
values
of
righteousness,
protection
of
Human
Rights
equality
for
all,
regardless
of
race,
ethnicity,
religion
and
sexual
orientation.
A
within
its
first
few
years.
It
grew
to
60,
000
attendees
and
by
2019
it
was
attracting
close
to
500
000
participants
every
year.
I'm
sure
that
all
members
of
the
house
will
join
me
in
applauding
Mo
maninder
Singh
and
the
1
000
volunteers
from
Dash
masks
Darbar
for
all
their
hard
work
in
organizing
the
best
vasaki
ever.
Thank
you.