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Government of British Columbia

The Government of British Columbia is the governing body for the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is made up of the executive branch, the Legislature of British Columbia and the Crown.

History

The Government of British Columbia purchased airtime from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2020-2022.[1]

On March 2, 2022, the province announced "nearly $195 million in grant funding" to Michael Smith Health Research BC and Genome British Columbia to "support research in health, agriculture, clean technology and climate change, while also strengthening B.C.’s pandemic and emergency preparedness."[2]

In October 2022, the Government of British Columbia published advertisements for COVID-19 vaccines featuring Titus Wong on Twitter.[3]

On October 30, 2023, BC Public Service (BCPS) employee Jason Baldwin filed a notice of civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the Government of British Columbia and Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry under the Class Proceedings Act related to the province's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.[4] The class action suit was announced on November 29, 2023 by Angela Cardoso, vice president of BCPS Employees for Freedom Society.[5][6]

Organization

The Government of British Columbia is a paying member of Ad Standards.[7] It is also a steering member organization of the Trust Over IP Foundation.[8]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Ryan Bonneux Director of Software Engineering (November 2019-November 2020)[9] International Health Brands, Stardust Group, TELUS, Integrated Cadastral Information Society

Subsidiaries

The Government of British Columbia is made up of various ministries and agencies:

Freedom of Information

The government publishes a variety of datasets and documents:

  1. Final Release Package A-2023-00059 CBC, Advertising Companies. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://archive.org/details/final-release-package-a-2023-00059-cbc-advertising-companies ↩︎

  2. Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation. (2022, March 2). New life sciences investment helps build stronger B.C. | BC Gov News. Government of British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.09.02-035113/https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022JERI0007-000280 ↩︎

  3. BC Government News [@BCGovNews]. (2022, October 12). “Boosters are the most effective way to restore your immunity and help prevent serious illness. Keep your vaccinations up-to-date.” [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BCGovNews/status/1580267215798272001 ↩︎

  4. Notice of Civil Claim - Baldwin v. Province of British Columbia and Bonnie Henry. (2023, October 30). BCPS Employees for Freedom; Supreme Court of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130194255/https://bcpsforfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023.10.30-BCPS-Class-Action-NOCC.pdf ↩︎

  5. Manchester, J. (2023, November 29).Fired BC public service workers launch lawsuit against Bonnie Henry over vax mandate - BC News. Castanet.http://archive.today/2023.11.30-194251/https://www.castanetkamloops.net/edition/news-story-459839-3-.htm ↩︎

  6. Burns, I. (2023, November 29).Bonnie Henry named as defendant in class-action lawsuit over her role in COVID-19 vaccine mandate. KamloopsBCNow.http://archive.today/2023.11.30-212728/https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/Bonnie_Henry_named_as_defendant_in_class_action_lawsuit_over_her_role_in_COVID_19_vaccine_mandate/%23fs_131841 ↩︎

  7. Member Logos. Ad Standards. Retrieved September 17, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210917052119/https://adstandards.ca/about/membership/member-logos/ ↩︎

  8. Members. Trust Over IP Foundation. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230607133113/https://trustoverip.org/about/members/ ↩︎

  9. Ryan Bonneux. LinkedIn. Retrieved June 4, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-bonneux-5ab0b62/ ↩︎