Surrey Board of Trade
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A letter to Minister Bains requesting an extension to the temporary layoff provision for at least a further 13-week period through to August 31, 2020, to provide employers with certainty during this tenuous economic recovery period.
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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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COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
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A letter was sent to Attorney General David Eby requesting for Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce to be exempt from submitting lobbying activities as it is our mandate to lobby on behalf of the business community. Included in the letter was an ask to streamline and simplify the registration process. The result was that request one was declined and the registration system was enhanced ever so slightly.
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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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Justice and Law Enforcement
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A meeting with MLA Bruce Ralston occurred with Anita and other business organizations in Surrey to discuss the response to COVID-19. During the meeting, Surrey's importance in the province's economy was discussed. An ask for a delay of the RCMP transition in Surrey was discussed. The need for detailed plans that also afford businesses with the flexibility to adjust the requirements based on their operations was discussed.
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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
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COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement
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A meeting with MLA Garry Begg occurred with Anita and other business organizations in Surrey to discuss the response to COVID-19. During the meeting, Surrey's importance in the province's economy was discussed. An ask for a delay of the RCMP transition in Surrey was discussed. The need for detailed plans that also afford businesses with the flexibility to adjust the requirements based on their operations was discussed.
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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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COVID-19, Justice and Law Enforcement
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A meeting with MLA Harry Bains occurred with the Anita and other business organizations in Surrey to discuss the response to COVID-19. During the meeting, details about the return to work plans and Worksafe BC guidelines were discussed and the need for detailed plans that also afford businesses with the flexibility to adjust the requirements based on their operations.
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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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COVID-19
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Anita met with Stephanie Cadieux to discuss Surrey's economic recovery plans and needs as a result of COVID-19.
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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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COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade
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Anita spoke with MLA Tracy Redies to discuss the cumbersome and complicated reporting mechanism as a result of the Lobbyist Transparency Act. The ask was to exclude Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce from needing to register all activities on a monthly basis.
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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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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Anita to meet with Rachna Singh to discuss Surrey's economic recovery plans and needs as a result of COVID-19.
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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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COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade
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In a Digital Town Hall Anita met with the Hon. Judy Darcy - Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Discussed was the need for more mental health supports in Surrey and for housing to be a priority of the government to be the basis of a mental health support strategy.
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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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Mental Health and Addictions
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The lobbyist will be and has been meeting with the Premier of the BC Government and Minister Carole James on a weekly basis to discuss the COVID19 response, and assist in formulating an economic recovery plan that is science-based and ensures that a resurgence of COVID19 is limited.
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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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COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
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