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From YouTube: MAY 10 2023 Statements Ian Paton
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Delta
South,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker!
Well,
the
proverbial
phrase.
Where's.
The
beef
has
been
answered,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
happy
beef
day
at
the
legislature
today
we're
celebrating
the
hard-working
ranchers
who
provide
some
of
the
finest
feeder
and
cow
calf
operations
in
Canada
from
the
Lush
Green
Pastures
of
the
Fraser
Valley
and
Vancouver
Island
to
the
rugged
Hills
of
the
Caribou
chilcoten,
the
peace
country,
the
Kootenays
and
the
Nicola
region
are
BC.
Beef
is
known
for
his
exceptional
quality
and
flavor.
A
An
important
part
of
our
local
economy
are
farmers
and
ranchers
are
some
of
the
most
skilled
and
dedicated
agriculture
producers
in
the
province,
and
they
play
a
crucial
role
in
supporting
rural
communities
and
sustaining
our
food
supply,
and
they
are
also
some
of
the
most
resilient
people.
Mr
Speaker.
They
have
faced
many
challenges
over
the
years
from
fires:
floods
to
Drought,
flooding,
mudslides,
loss
of
grazing
tenures,
loss
of
water
rights,
loss
to
predators
and
skyrocketing
feed
prices.
Yet
they
continue
on
with
the
family
tradition
coping
with
your
profits.
A
Did
you
know,
Mr
Speaker,
that
a
beef
cow
produces
one
calf
per
year
and
Carries
that
pregnancy
like
humans?
For
nine
months,
most
calves
are
born
in
Spring
and
sold
off
in
the
fall
at
a
weight
of
around
600
pounds.
The
auction
may
get
the
Rancher
three
dollars
per
pound
in
the
fall
for
that
calf,
but
due
to
the
Myriad
of
input
costs,
the
ranch
are
really
only
Nets
about
75
cents
out
of
that
three
dollars
per
pound.
At
that
stage,
these
young
steers
make
the
journey
to
BC
or
an
Alberta
feed
lot.
A
That
is
why
it
is
so
important
to
support
these
folks
that
raise
and
feed
cattle
in
this
province
by
choosing
BC
beef
at
our
farmers,
markets
or
local
local
grocery
stores,
we're
not
only
getting
a
locally
grown
and
humanely
raised
product,
but
we're
helping
sustain
a
high-risk,
family-run
business,
but
today
Mr
Speaker
we're
not
just
celebrating
resilience.
We
celebrated
a
fabulous
lunchtime,
beef
barbecue.
So
let's
raise
a
glass
and
a
fork
to
the
hard-working
people
who
keep
our
plates
full
and
our
taste
buds
happy.
Thank
you
to
all
the
BC,
ranchers
and
Farmers
out
there.