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From YouTube: APRIL 27 2023 Statements Adam Olsen
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Saanich
North
and
the
islands
yeah.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
statement
is
dedicated
to
my
sisters,
Joni
and
Heather,
my
nieces
nephews,
cousins
and
our
relatives
in
satanich
and
all
of
our
relatives
working
in
band
administrative
offices
in
First,
Nations
communities
across
the
province
and
Country
High,
School
cm,
but
first
Mr
Speaker
a
bit
of
business.
A
This
week,
I
became
agitated
in
committee
for
pay
transparency
legislation
and
for
that
I
apologize
to
the
chair
from
Richmond
Steveston
I
apologize
to
my
colleague
in
the
official
opposition
in
Kelowna,
Mission
and
I
also
apologize
to
the
Minister
of
Finance,
her
staff,
Hansard
staff.
Anyone
watching
any
of
my
colleagues
attending
to
their
house
Duty
I,
try
to
raise
my
points
without
raising
my
voice.
In
this
week,
Mr
Speaker
I
failed
I've
noted
several
times
the
administration
and
financial
burden.
This
government
puts
on
indigenous
communities
through
our
consultation
policies.
A
My
heart
here
is
for
my
relatives,
who
work
so
hard
on
behalf
of
our
communities,
one
or
two
often
showing
up
to
meetings
with
government
officials
sitting
across
the
table
from
a
half
dozen
technical
staff
from
the
ministry,
then
only
after
a
short
break.
They
find
themselves
at
yet
another
table
on
a
different
topic
and
with
a
new
group
of
government
workers,
always
outnumbered
always
out-resourced.
They
inspire
me
to
stand
and
hear,
and
demand
government
recognize
the
crushing
workload
that
we
are
creating
and
the
psychological
trauma
that
is
sustained
from
it.
A
We
love
our
communities
and
we
want
to
flourish.
We
are
proud
and
passionate
and,
as
the
government
refers
referrals
clog
our
inboxes,
it's
overwhelming
when
legislation
is
introduced,
it
creates
another
stream
of
consultation
referrals,
the
minister,
introducing
that
legislation
should
be
required
to
have
the
resources
that
can
be
provided
to
First
Nations
to
do
their
Technical
and
their
legal
work
Mr
Speaker,
because
it
makes
for
better
work,
High
School.