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From YouTube: APRIL 20 2023 Statements Megan Dykeman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Langley
East
I.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
It's
a
privilege
today
to
rise
in
the
house
in
recognition
of
creative
Industries
week
in
British.
Columbia
this
week
celebrates
the
contributions
of
our
province's
creative
Industries,
which
include
the
motion
picture
industry,
music,
interactive
and
digital
media
and,
of
course,
book
and
magazine
publishing.
We
are
fortunate
to
have
a
wealth
of
creative
talent
and
infrastructure
to
support
a
thriving
creative
sector
here
in
British
Columbia,
which
makes
us
a
global
leader
in
a
sector
that
drives
our
economy
and
creates
prosperity
for
everyone.
A
We
are
one
of
the
largest
Motion
Picture
hubs
in
Canada
and
North
America.
We
are
the
second
largest
English
language
book
publishing
market
and
the
third
largest
Center
for
music
in
the
country.
We
are
also
home
to
one
of
the
world's
largest
animation
and
visual
effects
cluster
and
the
second
largest
video
games
Workforce
in
Canada.
All
of
this
with
the
support
of
creative
BC,
which
is
BC's
independent,
not-for-profit
agency,
that
has
been
developing
our
creative
sector
for
10
years
and
that's
why
we're
so
pleased
to
support
the
continued
growth
of
British
Columbia's
creative
Industries.
A
With
the
announcement
yesterday
of
a
historic
investment
of
42
million
dollars
every
year,
the
industry
associations
come
together
to
celebrate
the
people
who
work
in
BC's
creative
sector
offer
a
range
of
entertaining
activities
and
raise
awareness
about
the
valuable
work
that
they
do.
Over
the
past
week,
the
building
was
filled
with
energy
and
I've,
had
a
fantastic
time
attending
events
and
learning
more
about
local
artists
and
businesses.
A
Special
thanks
to
our
key
Partners
Canadian
media
producers,
Association
BC,
brunch
motion
picture
production,
industry
association,
association
of
book,
publishers
of
BC
digibc,
the
VFX
and
animation
Alliance
of
BC
music
BC,
and
the
magazine
Association
of
BC
I,
asked
the
house
to
join
me
today
in
celebrating
creative
Industries
week
to
my
colleagues,
I
encourage
you
to
check
out
bccreates.com,
which
includes
an
interactive
map
that
allows
you
to
identify
local
creators
in
your
region
and
I,
encourage
everyone
to
buy,
promote
and
share
the
work
of
BC's
creators.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Member.