Retail Council of Canada
| Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications | Intended Outcomes | Associated Subject Matters |
|---|---|---|
|
Achieve amendment of Section 8 (2) (f) of the Recycling Regulation to clarify that all producer responsibility agencies with approved stewardship plans are required to publish independently audited financial statements.
|
Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
|
Environment
|
|
Address inequity (and free-riders) in the extended producer responsibility regime (under the Recycling Regulation) by increasing compliance and enforcement, and changes to policy directives from the Ministry of Environment and Parks.
|
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
|
Environment
|
|
Amendment Bicycle Safety Helmet Standards Regulation to include relevant European Union standard
|
Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
|
Transportation
|
|
Ensure that the extended producer responsibility regime (part of the Recycling Regulation) is affordable to consumers and businesses and that operating impacts to businesses do not continue to substantially increase the cost of doing business in British Columbia. Achieve amendments to the Recycling Regulation that: (a) require all Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to publicly report financial and non-financial results, (b) achieve a level playing-field by increasing compliance by those businesses not registering, reporting and remitting for the packaging and products that they introduce to the British Columbia market (principally foreign-based entities), and, (c) require that all recyclable products and packaging either be managed consistently with best environmental outcomes, or, returned to the PRO with an approved extended producer responsibility plan for processing consistent with the approved plan.
|
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
|
Environment
|
|
Increase government action to address retail crime and safety including organized retail crime. This includes: (a) more resources for policing, (b) speedier, more impactful prosecution of offenders to end the plague that the same store employees being victimized multiple times in short time spans, (c) significantly more effort to stem organized retail crime and the resale of goods including through unregulated online marketplaces.
|
Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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
|
Justice and Law Enforcement
|