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On December 10, the assembly's final report, titled Making Every Vote Count: The Case for Electoral Reform in British Columbia, was presented to the BC legislature by the assembly. It recommended changing the electoral system to a localized version of STV called BC-STV. A separate final report on the work of the assembly was submitted to the ...
He was struck by the debate over access to government records, and questioned initial government rationale for refusing and restricting access to the flight logs. At this point there was no freedom of information law in BC and Evans thought, “Why not form a group to lobby campaign for a freedom of information act?" [5]
Longest-serving premier. Oversaw rapid expansion of the province's highway system and BC Rail, creation of BC Ferries, BC Hydro, and the Bank of British Columbia, hydro-electric dam-building projects on the Columbia and Peace Rivers and the creation of the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University. 26: Dave Barrett (1930–2018) 15 ...
No spending limits were imposed on referendum advertising sponsors" (Elections BC 2005: 36). Two groups did form in an attempt to fill the information gap and influence the outcome. In support of the STV proposal was a group called YES-STV led organizationally by a local advocacy group called Fair Voting BC.
The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (also known as DRIP or DRIPA) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, repealed in 2016.It received Royal Assent on 17 July 2014, after being introduced on 14 July 2014.
The Auditor General of British Columbia is an independent Officer of the Legislature of British Columbia, responsible for conducting audits of the government reporting entity (GRE) which consists of ministries, Crown corporations, and other government organizations such as universities, colleges, school districts, health authorities, and similar organizations that are controlled by or ...
The Conservatives, reunited under Frank Porter Patterson, form the Opposition. 31 8 7 – 2 48 1941: The Liberals, led by Premier Pattullo, win a plurality of seats and form a coalition, led by Liberal John Hart over Pattullo's objection, with the third-place Conservative Party. The CCF, under Harold Winch, form the Opposition. 21 14 12 – 1 ...
The assembly has 93 elected members [2] and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada. [3] The current parliament is the 43rd Parliament.