Prince George Chamber of Commerce
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Topic: Accountable Municipal Government in Bc
Outcome: Returning the Office of the Municipal Auditor to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to ensure BC municipalities have access to the assistance required through major financial decisions of great impact to their local constituents.
Subject Matter: The BC Government formerly incorporated a municipal auditor to keep watch over municipal spending and major infrastructure processes. However, this was lobbied away in recent years and we have seen municipal spending come under greater question. Therefore, we are proposing a more collaborative approach in returning a similar office to the Minister of Municipal Affairs portfolio.
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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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Municipal Affairs
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Topic: A need for steady pricing in forestry, particularly stumpage rates
Outcome: Developing a comprehensive policy that, once again, makes BC the Canadian leader in forest product production and export
Subject Matter: Our variable rate stumpage process has create the unintended consequence of BC falling behind other provinces, most notably Alberta. This has led to a significant decline in BC’s export and numerous curtailments and shut downs.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to 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, 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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public
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Forestry
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Topic: Enhanced Connectivity in Northern/Central BC
Outcome: We would like to see Gov’t invest COVID19 economic development funding to increased connectivity and cost parity in rural and remote BC
Subject Matter: COVID19 and increased ‘work from home’ formats have exposed a) the lack of connectivity outside the Lower Mainland and b) the severity of cost increases to rural and remote BC for access
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to 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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, 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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Economic Development and Trade
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Topic: Equalize the investment to mental health and addiction counselling as is being invested in harm reduction.
Outcome: To see unused and under-utilized government spaces and facilities converted to treatment facilities
Subject Matter: The overdose crisis in BC continues and our communities are suffering as a result. There are not enough treatment spaces available and Crown continues to ignore prolific offenders.
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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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to 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, 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
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Health
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Topic: Increased investment in Northern BC highway infrastructure
Outcome: With increased large-scale industrial projects in Northern BC, our highway infrastructure will be heavily impacted. We need strategic reinvestment strategies to ensure save access, passing, stopping and load capacity is achieved
Subject Matter: These projects, while needed investments for the future of the entire economy of BC, cannot be blanketed under project labour agreements, which have shown to be counter-productive to budgeting, management and inclusive workforce
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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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to 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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Infrastructure
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Topic: Stop unfair tax systems that burden small and medium business.
Outcome: Remove the Employers Health Tax (EHT)
Subject Matter: In switching to the EHT, including subsequent revisions, we have seen businesses having to layoff team members due to employment thresholds, which then lessens the Provincial tax base. This is a regressive tax that has further been compounded by COVID19 and should not continue to impact any recovery.
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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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, 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, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Taxation and Finance
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