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B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
Eby said the Vancouver-Strathcona MLA is undergoing treatment and asked British Columbians to pray for her recovery.
- On Wednesday, British Columbia Premier David Eby announced that New Democrat MLA Joan Phillip is "very ill," asking British Columbians to pray for her recovery.
- A member of the Penticton Indian Band, Phillip has represented Vancouver-Strathcona since 2023 and is married to Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
- In December, the New Democrat caucus disclosed that Phillip was dealing with an illness requiring testing, and she has been voting virtually in recent months.
- Phillip was absent Wednesday when the Opposition Conservatives introduced a bill to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which failed with 44 votes in favour.
- Premier Eby recently abandoned a plan to suspend parts of 2019 legislation after Phillip indicated she could not support the move, choosing instead to focus on "moving forward together.
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The Toronto Star+6 Reposted by 6 other sources
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is ‘very ill’
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her."
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Winnipeg Free Press+22 Reposted by 22 other sources
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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