Health committee  I don't know if there's one silver bullet on what that looks like. I think from a health perspective, I said there were some type of.... Maybe it's a training system, and that might be better for you to talk about to get that knowledge they need. Maybe there is some type of—I do

Health committee  Well, I'd say more of an online directory than anything, because then you could obviously search it. We talked earlier about the medical area changing and being able to do teleconference with practitioners. I think that's a great way for us to get that specialization that we nee

Health committee  Crystal said something earlier around a lot of pride organizations being cisgender, which is true. I think it's funding those organizations that are run by people with the actual lived experience in that situation. If we're talking about trans health, then it should be a transper

Health committee  I have a specific example from a recent refugee who joined us in Kelowna. He was our grand marshal last year. He'd fled Syria. Ever since he was in the news for being a grand marshal and sharing a story, he's been getting hate messages online from his own country and from his fam

Health committee  No, they don't, specifically for LGBT. I know they're really lacking in that sense. He didn't even go through the main organization that we have. He went through Rainbow Refugee.

Health committee  I was going to say that it starts with the trailblazers and fighters who are down on the street. The government will ratify it and make that the legal side of things, but it's the people on the street who are changing people's minds and fighting for what we need. That's really wh

Health committee  Sometimes the government is a little bit behind in some of that.

Health committee  You can choose X.

Health committee  I agree 100% with what she's saying.

Health committee  Thank you, Chair and all the members, for allowing me the opportunity to speak today. I'm honoured and humbled by your request. First, I do want to recognize that I live and work on the unceded territory of the Okanagan Syilx people. I also want to share that I use he/him pro