Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

In response to multiple media inquiries regarding the travel of parliamentarians, Alice Wong, Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre, made the following statement:

“Since the Government of British Columbia’s declaration of the state of emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have not left Canada or British Columbia. I continue to stay in Richmond, where I also continue to perform my parliamentary duties remotely until such time the pandemic is over. My office continues to operate, where constituents receive services by virtual means.

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s statistics to date, the City of Richmond has the lowest per capita cumulative COVID-19 cases in the Metro Vancouver region and I am proud of the community’s efforts to stay safe.

The pandemic has caused much hardship for many, and indeed for some it has cost their lives. I offer my condolences to those impacted.

To my fellow constituents – have hope. This pandemic storm too shall pass.”

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