News releases — 2006
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October 13, 2006
B.C. RAISES PROFILE OF LITERACY FOR FRANCOPHONES
VICTORIA - Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations John van Dongen brought the priorities of the B.C. francophone community to the table at a recent meeting of the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie.
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July 26-28, 2006 - Council of the Federation - St. John's, NL
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Communique (PDF - 223KB)
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Competing for Tomorrow (PDF - 351KB)
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Territorial Formula Financing (PDF - 93KB)
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Literacy Award Winners (PDF - 175KB)
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2007 COF Meeting (PDF - 115KB)
July 14, 2006
OPEN, SECURE BORDERS VAN DONGEN'S FOCUS AT PNWER
VICTORIA - Balancing the need for border security with increased regional trade, tourism and economic development opportunities will top the agenda for Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations John van Dongen as he represents B.C. at the annual meeting of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), July 16 to 20 in Edmonton.
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June 20, 2006 
PREMIER AND GOVERNOR CALL FOR PASSPORT REQUIREMENT DELAY
VANCOUVER - At the first ever high level dialogue between the governments of B.C. and Washington, Governor Chris Gregoire and Premier Gordon Campbell signed a joint letter to the U.S. President and the Canadian Prime Minister calling for a delay in the proposed passport requirements for people crossing the Canada-U.S. Border.
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May 29-30, 2006 - Western Premiers' Conference
April 28, 2006
B.C. AND ALBERTA CABINETS 
HOLD 4TH JOINT MEETING
EDMONTON - Premier Gordon Campbell and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, along with members of the B.C. and Alberta cabinets, met in Edmonton to discuss opportunities for co-operation on economic, education, park management and energy issues.
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Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility (PDF - 215KB)
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Charter Buses (PDF - 54KB)
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Energy (PDF - 43KB)
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Interprovincial Parks (PDF - 28KB)
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Post-Secondary Education (PDF - 30KB)
April 11, 2006 - ADDRESSING CANADA'S FISCAL IMBALANCE
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Communique (PDF - 40KB)
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Report (PDF - 2.37MB)
March 20, 2006
B.C. CELEBRATES FRENCH LANGUAGE
VICTORIA - Today the provincial government and British Columbia’s francophone community celebrated the importance of the French language in the province with the proclamation of la Journée de la Francophonie (Francophone Day) at a reception in the parliament buildings in Victoria. [News release]
March 4, 2006 - BLOY, VAN DONGEN CELEBRATE FRENCH CANADIAN CULTURE
MAILLARDVILLE – John van Dongen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, and Harry Bloy, MLA for Burquitlam, congratulated the city of Coquitlam and Mayor Maxine Wilson for their continued support of British Columbia’s dynamic French community. [News release]
March 1, 2006 - B.C. TO ATTEND WASHINGTON STATE CEREMONY
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON – John van Dongen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, is attending a ceremony in Olympia, Washington, today to acknowledge the historic injustices surrounding the events of the 1884 lynching death of Louie Sam, a 14 year old member of the Sto:lo Nation. [News release]
February 22, 2006 - B.C. AND MONTANA WORKING TOGETHER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
VICTORIA – John van Dongen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, announced British Columbia has invited Montana to participate in the Environmental Assessment review process of the Lodgepole coal mine project and a comprehensive review of existing environmental data and research available on the Flathead Basin. [News release]
