Board Voice and other allies who have raised major concerns with the Work BC procurement process continue to be heard by BC political leaders. Here’s Green Party leader Andrew Weaver bringing up the issue in Question Period yesterday (March 4) …
Board Voice continues to have many concerns with the WorkBC procurement process, which led to a fairly significant change in employment-training providers throughout BC as regions went from 73 to 45 and a number of high-performing non-profit providers lost their …
Board Voice executive director Jody Paterson is featured in this Jan. 31 news story in The Tyee about the many concerns in the non-profit sector over how the procurement process unfolded for WorkBC employment training contracts. Here’s an excerpt:
…Paterson …
Board Voice executive director Jody Paterson was invited by the Hon. Shane Simpson to meet Jan. 23 with the minister and the ADM in charge of the recent WorkBC procurement process, Chris Brown.
Board Voice has many concerns about the …
Board Voice was delighted to see budget recommendations from the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance that came out Nov. 14.
The all-party committee held online consultations and hearings around the province this fall to gather input for Budget …
The federal government has tabled planned changes to the Income Tax Act, including amendments that will allow charities to engage in advocacy and programs to influence public policy without risking their charitable status.
The changes follow controversy about past …
Many thanks to MLA Linda Reid for her statement in the BC Legislature on Oct. 23 about Board Voice and executive director Jody Paterson. In September we had sent around packages on our There is a Better Way social policy …
Board Voice executive director Jody Paterson gave this oral presentation Oct. 9 to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance today in Esquimalt. We also put in a written submission as well that follows the government’s format for those …
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given direction to his new Revenue Minister, Diane Lebouthillier, with regard to Canadian charities and political activity. Not only has he disbanded the former government’s ‘anti-charity hit squad’ that focused on charities and political activity …
