Lobbying Activity Report

504-12884

Organization: B.C. Pharmacy Association
Associated registration: 2214-504-24
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-09-02
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2021-09-24

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Geraldine Vance
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Greg Kyllo, MLA for Shuswap
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocating for pharmacists' role in Suboxone therapy and renewing opioid agonist treatments to help in B.C's response to the opioid overdose crisis.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Mental Health and Addictions
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Finances and Budgets
Meetings with the Ministry of Health and MLAs to provide updates on B.C.'s community pharmacists' work in the province on immunizations, opioid agonist treatment, COVID-19 impacts and all services provided by pharmacists.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Health, Mental Health and Addictions
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Geraldine Vance
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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