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Positions on Selected Provincial Issues

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

• Aboriginal Issues: Achieving Certainty (2011)

• More Secure Property Rights on Reserve Lands (2010)

Advanced Education

• Addressing British Columbia’s Technology and Engineering Skills Shortage (2012)

Agriculture

• Aquaculture In British Columbia (2012)

• Providing The Resources To Grown The Agriculture Industry In Bc (2011)

Community, Sport and Cultural Development

• Measures to Address the Issue of Derelict Buildings (2012)

• Provincial Role in Municipal Amalgamations (2012)

• Supporting Accountability and Transparency for Local Government (2012)

• Call for Premiers Council on Municipal Infrastructure (2011)

• Improving the Efficiency and Accountability of Local Government in BC (2011)

• Review of Regional Governance Model in Urban Areas (2011)

• The Need for a Business Vote in BC (2011)

• Creating Equity in the Property Tax System of British Columbia (2010)

Education

• Getting the Most From Our Education System (2012)

Energy and Mines

• Investing in the Infrastructrue Required to Capitalise on BC’s Mineral Resources (2012)

• Uranium and Mineral Exploration (2012)

• Using Financial Mechanisms to Develop BC’s Mineral Resources (2012)

• Mineral Exploration Investment and Permitting (2011)

• Protecting Our Environment And Our Competitive Edge (2011)

• Support For BC Geological Survey (2011)

• Time for a Review of the Clean Energy Act (2011)

• Dependable Power for the Asia Pacific Transportation Corridor (APTC) (2010)

• Providing a Platform for the Expansion of the Mining Industry In BC (2010)

Energy and Mines - Housing

• Consistent Processes for Disclosure and Remediation of Buildings (2012)

• Rental Apartment Owners In BC (2011)

Energy and Mines – Liquor Control and Licensing

• Levelling The Playing Field For Liquor Retailing In BC (2011)

• Liquor Distribution Branch Changes To Support Industry Choice For British Columbia (2010)

• Liquor Reform Policy (2010)

Environment

• Fraser River Flood Management (2012)

Finance

• BC’s Costly Carbon Tax (2012)

• Exploring Public Engagement on Major New Taxation Initiaitves (2012)

• Changes to the Property Tranfer Tax (2012)

• A Sustainabile Fiscal Policy for British Columbia (2010)

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

• Amend the Wood First Act (2012)

• The Future of the Forest Industry (2010)

Health

• Health Crisis – Canada Needs Thousands Of New Doctors Now (2011)

• The Need For A Comprehensive Chronic Disease Strategy (2007)

• A New Vision For Health Care (2002)

Jobs, Tourism and Innnovation

• Attracting Global Talent Key to Canada’s Economic Future (2012)

• Economic Gardening – Growing Business (2012)

• Foreign Worker Protection (2012)

• Growth Engine BC Digital Media Industry (2012)

• Ensuring That The BC Investrment Board Leads To Improvements For Proponents (2011)

• Filling Labour Shortages In Northern BC – Obstacles To International Hiring (2011)

• Further Improvements To The Provinial Nominee Program (PNP) (2011)

• Mobile Business Licence for All Municipal Governments in British Columbia (2010)

• Predictability For Provincial And Regional Destination Marketing Organizations (2010)

Justice

• Revise Government Funding of Human Rights Complaints (2012)

• Organized Crime Task Force (2012)

• Enhancing BC’s Charitable Gaming Policy (2011)

• Equitable Police Funding (2011)

• Police Amalgamation (2011)

Labour, Citizens Services and Open Government

• Labour And Employment (1998 - Revised 2011)

Office of the Premier

• Border Pact: Beyond the Border Action Plan (2012)

• Improving Consumer Choice: Removing Inter-Provincial Trade Barriers to Sale of 100% Canadian Wine (2012)

• Online Provincial and Municipal Voting (2012)

• Principles for Program Review (2012)

• Levelling The Playing Field For Oil And Gas Companies (2010)

Transportation and Infrastructure

• Charting a Sustainable Course for BC Coastal Ferry Services (2012)

• Consultation on Provincial Transportation Projects (2012)

• Improvements to Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway 16 (2012)

• Provincial Leadership for Low Level Road Needed to Enhance BC’s Export Capacity (2012)

• Truck Driver Training for the Road Ahead (2012)

• Commercial Designation of Aldergrove Port of Entry Essential for Future Cross Border Transportation Needs (2011)

• Highway Transportation in the North East Region of BC (2011)

• Improvement to Trans Canada Highway (2011)

• Provincial Airport Infrastructure Investment Plan (2011)

• Quality Of Service Standards And Enforcement For The Taxi Industry (2011)

• Southern BC Transportation Infrastructure: Highway 3 (2011)

• The Need for an Innovative Approach to Transportation for an Increasingly Urban Province (2011)

• A Long Term Strategic Approach To Transportation In The Southern Interior Of British Columbia (2010)

• Capital Funding Stability For Bc’s International Airports (2010)

• Coordinating Highway Incidence Management (2010)

• East-West Connector Between Abbotsford and Highway 99 (2010)

• Extension To Victoria International Runway (2010)

• Kootenay Columbia North-South Connector (2010)

• Moving Forward On Open Skies (2010)

• US Customs Pre-Clearance - Belleville International Terminal Security (2010)