Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
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Advocacy for funding to support the economic recovery of BC book publishers through the COVID-19 crisis.
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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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Arts and Culture, COVID-19, Small Business
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Advocacy for increased funding to the BC Arts Council and Creative BC to support BC book publishers through their respective programs.
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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, 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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Arts and Culture, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy for increased support for small-to-medium enterprises in the domestic and international business development through funding and economic development programs.
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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, 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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Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, International Trade, Small Business
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Advocacy for programs that support Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through writing, publishing, and education.
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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, 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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Arts and Culture, Education, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Advocacy for the maintenance and extension of the British Columbia Book Publishing Tax Credit, including the elimination of its sunset clause.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
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Advocacy for the Ministries of Education to enter into a print and digital licence with Access Copyright to ensure creators are fairly compensated for the use of their material in classrooms.
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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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Advanced Education, Education, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy to incentivize the purchase of BC-published books for K–12 schools and mandate their inclusion in the BC curriculum.
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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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Education, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy to support the purchase of BC-published content by public libraries.
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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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Education, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy to urge the BC Ministry of Education to resume paying copying tariffs to the Access Copyright collective to compensate creators for the use of copyrighted material in K–12 classrooms.
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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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Education
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