Convenience Industry Council of Canada
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COVID-19/Pandemic response - Discuss the affects of the government's response in regards to convenience stores and ensure that convenience stores are considered in government recovery plans moving forward.
Labour - Introduce/discuss the importance of frontline workers in convenience stores and ensure they are treated in the same category as other frontline workers.
Small business - Introduce/discuss issues related to small business such as social distance and other safety matters and other affects of a lockdown - such as business hours and business requirements when staying open.
All discussions with government officials with be centred about COVID-19 with the intended outcome of the convenience stores being part of the government's recovery plans.
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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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COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations, Small Business
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout. Ensure that convenience workers are treated as grocery store workers for vaccine rollout of essential workers.
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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
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COVID-19
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Introductory meetings with relevant Ministries to discuss the sale of alcohol and CBD products in convenience stores with the goal of having the government consider the benefits in regards to safety (adhering to strict government guidelines) and tax revenue.
Ministries include - Finance, Labour, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, Health, and Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
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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, 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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Cannabis, Labour/Labour Relations, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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