Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
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Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications
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Intended Outcomes
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Associated Subject Matters
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Communicating about taxes and royalties, including (i) the Deep-Well Royalty Credit Program, and (ii) the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP). The goal of these communications is to promote a competitive tax/royalty framework.
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- 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
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP) and the CleanBC Industry Fund (CIF), including (i) delaying benchmarking under CIIP, (ii) incorporating offsets into CIIP, (iii) altering sectoral targets under CIIP, and (iv) re-investing funds from CIF into research by the oil and gas sector.
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- Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the oil price shock and the COVID-19 pandemic, including (i) creating a Joint Task Force on COVID-19, (ii) designating the oil and gas sector an essential service, (iii) developing measures to minimize job losses and ensure liquidity, (iv) extending mineral tenure agreements, (v) reducing hydro rates and surface rental costs, (vi) delaying benchmarking of the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP), (vii) reducing or deferring carbon taxes, OGC levies, orphan levies, royalties and sales taxes, and (viii) advocating for a recovery fund for infrastructure projects.
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- 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
- Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Energy, Taxation and Finance
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