BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240416T150000Z DTEND:20240416T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Political Breakfast: Post-Budget with Shirley Bond and Mike Morris DESCRIPTION:Presented by: TC Energy & Coastal GasLink\n\nPolitical Breakfast Series: \n\nBC Budget Update with Shirley Bond & Mike Morris\nJoin us April 16th to hear our local MLAs Shirley Bond (Prince George-Valemount) and Mike Morris (Prince George-Mackenzie) discuss the BC Budget.\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nMLA Prince George-Valemount: Shirley Bond\n\n\n\nShirley Bond was first elected in 2001 as the MLA for Prince George-Valemount. She currently serves as the Shadow Minister for Health\, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care.\n\nShirley has extensive experience serving as Minister of Jobs\, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour\, Deputy Premier\, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure\, Minister of Education\, Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy\, Minister of Advanced Education\, and Minister of Health Services. She was the first female to hold the position of Attorney General in British Columbia's history\, a title she held while Minister of Justice. She has been honoured as a trailblazer in the B.C. justice system.\n\nShirley also served as the Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy\, Vice Chair of the Treasury Board\, as a member on the Priorities and Planning Committee and the Cabinet Committee on Climate Leadership and worked directly with the Premier's Women's Economic Council.\n\nIn Opposition\, Shirley has served as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Official Opposition Finance critic.\n\nBefore her election to the Legislative Assembly\, she served three terms on the Prince George School Board\, the last as chair. She also worked with the continuing education department of the Prince George School District\, becoming its business manager. She was given the B.C. Interior\, North & Yukon Woman of Distinction Award for her work in public education.\nShirley and her late husband Bill were married for 41 years. Shirley lives in Prince George and loves spending time with her family\, especially her twin adult children\, and grandsons Caleb and Cooper.\n\n \n\nMLA Prince George-Mackenzie: Mike Morris\n\nMike Morris was elected MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2013\, 2017 and 2020.\n\nToday\, Mike uses his extensive knowledge from his prior experience as an RCMP Officer and Minister to lead a critic role as the Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Solicitor General. In the past\, Mike has served on the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform\, Ethical Conduct\, Standing Orders and Private Bills and the Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner\n\nPreviously\, Mike served as Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General\, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests\, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Mike was also the Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Independent Investigations Office\, and has served on other Selected Standing Committees including Finance and Government Services and Public Accounts\, along with the Cabinet Committee for Environment and Land Use.\n\nBefore being elected to the B.C. Legislature\, Mike had a 32-year career in the RCMP\, retiring in 2005 as the Superintendent for the North District. Mike has also been an adjudicator and mediator with the Health Professions Review Board\, has served on the Drug Benefit Council for BC since 2009\, and is the Past President of the BC Trappers Association.\n\nMike has lived in Prince George for nearly two decades\, and spent the majority of his RCMP career in northern communities. He and his wife Chris have been married for more than 35 years. They have two sons and five grandchildren.\n\nSponsored By: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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BC Budget Update \;with Shirley Bond &\; Mike Morris

\nJoin us April 16th to hear our local MLAs Shirley Bond (Prince George-Valemount) and Mike Morris (Prince George-Mackenzie) discuss the BC Budget.
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MLA Prince George-Valemount: Shirley Bond

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Shirley Bond was first elected in 2001 as the MLA for Prince George-Valemount. She currently serves as the Shadow Minister for Health\, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care.

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Shirley has extensive experience serving as Minister of Jobs\, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour\, Deputy Premier\, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure\, Minister of Education\, Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy\, Minister of Advanced Education\, and Minister of Health Services. She was the first female to hold the position of Attorney General in British Columbia'\;s history\, a title she held while Minister of Justice. She has been honoured as a trailblazer in the B.C. justice system.

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Shirley also served as the Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy\, Vice Chair of the Treasury Board\, as a member on the Priorities and Planning Committee and the Cabinet Committee on Climate Leadership and worked directly with the Premier'\;s Women'\;s Economic Council.

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In Opposition\, Shirley has served as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Official Opposition Finance critic.

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Before her election to the Legislative Assembly\, she served three terms on the Prince George School Board\, the last as chair. She also worked with the continuing education department of the Prince George School District\, becoming its business manager. She was given the B.C. Interior\, North &\; Yukon Woman of Distinction Award for her work in public education.

\nShirley and her late husband Bill were married for 41 years. Shirley lives in Prince George and loves spending time with her family\, especially her twin adult children\, and grandsons Caleb and Cooper.
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MLA Prince George-Mackenzie: Mike Morris

Mike Morris was elected MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2013\, 2017 and 2020.

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Today\, Mike uses his extensive knowledge from his prior experience as an RCMP Officer and Minister to lead a critic role as the Shadow Minister for Public Safety \;and Solicitor General. In the past\, Mike has served on the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform\, Ethical Conduct\, Standing Orders and Private Bills and the Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner

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Previously\, Mike served as Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General\, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests\, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Mike was also the Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Independent Investigations Office\, and has served on other Selected Standing Committees including Finance and Government Services and Public Accounts\, along with the Cabinet Committee for Environment and Land Use.

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Before being elected to the B.C. Legislature\, Mike had a 32-year career in the RCMP\, retiring in 2005 as the Superintendent for the North District. Mike has also been an adjudicator and mediator with the Health Professions Review Board\, has served on the Drug Benefit Council for BC since 2009\, and is the Past President of the BC Trappers Association.

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Mike has lived in Prince George for nearly two decades\, and spent the majority of his RCMP career in northern communities. He and his wife Chris have been married for more than 35 years. They have two sons and five grandchildren.

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Political Breakfast Series:

BC Budget Update \;with Shirley Bond &\; Mike Morris

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MLA Prince George-Valemount: Shirley Bond

MLA Prince George-Mackenzie: Mike Morris

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