West Coast Environmental Law Association
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Advocacy for a new BC strategy and law to protect and better manage BC coastal and marine areas.
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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 of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Environment, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy for greater provincial climate preparedness in relation to development and implementation of the Province’s Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy
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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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Environment
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Advocacy for provincial land use planning principles, policy and processes that are ecosystem-based, uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and meaningfully involve the public and civil society groups.
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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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Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Advocacy to ensure that COVID-19 stimulus spending supports environmental and community resilience and is aligned with CleanBC commitments.
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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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Environment, Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy via social media for a new BC strategy and law to protect and better manage BC coastal and marine areas.
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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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Environment
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Advocate for full and effective implementation of Old Growth Strategic Review recommendations, including old growth deferrals and a new provincial law for biodiversity protection and ecosystem health.
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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, 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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Environment, Forestry
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Advocating for reforms to the Mineral Tenure Act to establish common sense restrictions on where mineral claims and mining leases are allowed; ensure that the provincial and First Nations governments, private land owners and the public have a meaningful role in decisions about mineral tenure and limit the cost to taxpayers of Mineral Tenure Act modernization.
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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, 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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Environment, Mining
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Arrange introductory meetings with environmental organizations
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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, 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
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Environment
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Conversations about best practices in measuring government progress towards achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, as adopted in CleanBC, including which measures should be enshrined in legislation. Integration with such planning with budget process.
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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 of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Energy, Environment
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Discussion of legal liability issues related to the costs of climate change and options for recovery of climate costs from large scale GHG emitters.
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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 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
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Environment
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Ensuring that COVID stimulus funding for flood management infrastructure protects and restores fish habitat.
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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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Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries
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Letter to the Premier regarding the province's climate preparedness
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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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Environment
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Participating in discussions related to regulations and policy under the Environmental Assessment Act including in relation to regional assessment, community engagement, participant funding, and implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with its sustainability and reconciliation purposes.
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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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Environment
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