Honourable Michael de Jong |
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October 2010
COPS FOR CANCER WEEK PROCLAIMED
Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, shown with the Tour de Valley team captain Ken Usipiuk, Delta police officer, proclaims Cops for Cancer Week during Oct. 17 to 24. In 2010, Cops for Cancer tours raised $2.2 million for pediatric cancer research and support programs in British Columbia.
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Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, pays tribute to key organizers with Cops for Cancer (CFC) in the Lower Mainland, along with representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society, Langley RCMP and Delta municipal police.
Seated with the Attorney General, from L-R, is: Kathryn Seely of the Canadian Cancer Society, Delta police officer Ken Usipiuk, RCMP constable Karen Cryer and CFC organizer Amrik Sangha. Other key CFC organizers are Sarup Mann (standing behind Officer Usipiuk) and Barj Dhahan (back row, fifth person from right).
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July 19, 2010
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES FAMILY LAW WHITE PAPER
Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, briefs members of the bar and stakeholders about the Family Relations Act white paper.
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June 16, 2010
CRANBROOK SHERIFFS RECEIVE EXEMPLARY SERVICE AWARDS
Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, recently visited the Cranbrook law courts and presented three local sheriffs with exemplary service award medals and certificates. The three sheriffs bring a combined 70 years of experience to the B.C. sheriff service.
(Front row L-R) Kootenay East MLA and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Bill Bennett, Deputy Sheriff Fern Sweeting, Deputy Sheriff Steven Newhouse, Sergeant Boyd McNamar and Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC.
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April 17, 2010
LAW WEEK PROCLAIMED
Justice for All begins with reading of the Law Week proclamation by Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC. The forum organized by the Canadian Bar Association was held in Vancouver April 17. The attorney general joined a discussion panel to talk about justice issues and answer questions from the public. [Read more]
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March 27, 2010
10th YEAR OF PROVINCE’S REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT ACT
Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, celebrates the 10th anniversary of B.C.'s Representation Agreement Act that allows adults to choose a person to make or help them make decisions about their health care, personal and financial affairs for a time when they may not be capable of making these decisions independently. [Read more]
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Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, thanks entrepreneurs who joined him for the Jan. 22 official opening of the BC Opportunity Office in Chandigarh, India. Trade between B.C. and India, one of the world's largest and fastest growing Asia-Pacific markets, reached over $410 million in 2008.
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Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, and predecessor Wally Oppal, QC, add Oppal's photograph to the gallery of attorneys general at the legislature during a Nov. 2 ceremony. [Watch the video]
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Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, chats with Sam George, a Coast Salish elder, during first-year anniversary celebrations at Vancouver's Downtown Community Court. George delivered a traditional prayer and song during ceremonies Sept. 25 marking the anniversary.
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Attorney General Michael de Jong greets B.C. sheriff service competitors in 2009 World Police & Fire Games.
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Attorney General Michael de Jong (lower left) passed on greetings and encouragement to members of the B.C. sheriff service participating in the 2009 World Police & Fire Games July 31 to Aug. 9. The attorney general met some of the 89 participants prior to the opening ceremonies.
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B.C. sheriff services staff show off the World Police & Fire Games flag and some of the uniforms they will be wearing as they compete. The games run July 31 to Aug. 9 at locations in and around Vancouver. (From L-R): Deputy sheriff Tyler Lorenz, inspector Brad Messenger, staff sergeant Steve Jervis and deputy sheriffs Stacey Foster, Tom Warwick, Katie Nielsen, Bob Azimi and Carla TenBrink.
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Attorney General Michael de Jong (third from left) announces new Supreme Court civil and family rules at a July 7 news conference. He was joined at the announcement by members of the B.C. Justice Review Task Force and predecessors who had a hand in creating the rules. From L-R: Task force chair William Everett, B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Brenner, de Jong and former attorneys general Geoff Plant and Wally Oppal.
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Premier Gordon Campbell (right) presents the provincial seal to Attorney General Michael de Jong during the June 10, 2009 swearing in ceremony for the Province's new cabinet.
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Hon. Michael de Jong (pictured front row, far right) was appointed Attorney General by Premier Gordon Campbell June 10, 2009, as the Premier announced his cabinet for the upcoming 39th sitting of the B.C. legislature.
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