EDITORIAL · DATA · THE LOBBYISTS REGISTRY
Who do B.C.’s NDP MLAs really work for? Here is every lobbying record: 11,529 contacts, and only 51 from the people who use the backcountry.
We are releasing every registered lobbying record for every BC NDP MLA of the last parliament, searchable and downloadable below. Five associations for the businesses that sell B.C.’s backcountry, led by the heli-ski and cat-ski industry’s HeliCat Canada, filed 357 lobbying reports in the last parliament and recorded 76 meetings arranged with the NDP government or its MLAs. The three groups that speak for the public who hunt, fish and ride there filed 63 and recorded 3. In April 2026 the Province opened a $7.5-million hub to speed up heli-ski and cat-ski permits.
Backcountry Coalition is independent. This article is not authorized by any party or candidate.
Every paid lobbyist in British Columbia has to report each time they lobby a senior public office holder: when it happened, who they were working for, what they wanted, and whether they arranged a meeting. The reports are public.01 We read every one filed in the last parliament for the businesses that sell the backcountry and for the groups that speak for the people who use it,02 and then every report naming any of the 48 BC NDP MLAs of that parliament,03 from the swearing-in of the cabinet on 18 November 2024 to the dissolution of the Legislature on 22 September 2026.
We are releasing all of it: every record, searchable below and downloadable in full. Five associations for commercial backcountry operators recorded 76 meetings arranged with the NDP government or its MLAs. The three public recreation groups in the registry recorded three.
01 The operators’ lobby
Five associations speak for the businesses that sell access to the backcountry: HeliCat Canada Association for the heli-ski and cat-ski operators, the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia, the Commercial Bear Viewing Association, the Wilderness Tourism Association of BC and the Adventure Tourism Coalition of BC. In the last parliament they filed 357 lobbying reports naming 180 B.C. office holders. Their reports named a deputy minister 65 times and a minister or the Premier 54 times, and 76 of them record a meeting arranged with the NDP government or one of its MLAs.02
Three groups in the registry speak for the public who hunt, fish and ride on the same land: The B.C. Wildlife Federation, the Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia and the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation. In the same months they filed 63 reports naming 68 office holders, named a deputy minister 8 times, and recorded three arranged meetings. The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC holds an active registration and filed no report in the window. No four-wheel-drive, quad, hiking or mountain-club association had an active registration at all in those twenty-two months.02
The operators’ associations against the public recreation groups, 2024–2026
Every registered report for the five commercial backcountry-tourism associations and the three public recreation and access groups, naming any B.C. office holder, from 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026.
Lobbying reports
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations357
- Public recreation and access groups63
Meetings arranged with the NDP government or its MLAs
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations76
- Public recreation and access groups3
Reports naming a deputy minister
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations65
- Public recreation and access groups8
Reports naming a minister or the Premier
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations54
- Public recreation and access groups14
Office holders reached
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations180
- Public recreation and access groups68
Lobbyists
- Commercial backcountry tourism associations11
- Public recreation and access groups3
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Group | Lobbying reports | Meetings arranged with the NDP government or its MLAs | Reports naming a deputy minister | Reports naming a minister or the Premier | Office holders reached | Lobbyists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial backcountry tourism associations | 357 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 180 | 11 |
| Public recreation and access groups | 63 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 3 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
HeliCat Canada Association, the industry association for heli-skiing and cat-skiing, filed 63 of those reports, the first on 13 December 2024. Every one names provincial officials: 44 office holders in all, including the deputy ministers of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, of Environment and Parks and of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, the deputy minister in the Office of the Premier, and the ministers Randene Neill, Tamara Davidson, Anne Kang and Spencer Chandra Herbert. A deputy minister is named on 26 of them. The registered topics are “Land Management and adventure tourism policies and programs as they relate to the helicopter and snowcat skiing sector in BC” and, on 15 reports filed by its consultant lobbyists at CSG Canadian Strategy Group, Greg D’Avignon and Berit Beattie, “a streamlined and predictable permitting framework for the helicopter and snowcat skiing industry”. None of its reports records an arranged meeting.02
HeliCat Canada Association’s lobbying reports, month by month
Every report HeliCat Canada filed in the window, by the month of the activity, with the opening of its consultant registration and the launch of the Adventure Tourism Hub marked.
- HeliCat Canada reports
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- Marked events
- 1 14 July 2025. A consultant registration for HeliCat Canada Association opens with CSG Canadian Strategy Group, on a streamlined and predictable permitting framework.
- 2 9 April 2026. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship launches the Adventure Tourism Hub for heli-skiing, cat skiing and guided snowmobiling permits.
- 3 22 September 2026. The Legislature is dissolved.
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Month | Reports | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-02 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-06 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-07 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
The office holders HeliCat Canada’s reports named most often
Each person as the registry records them, with their title and ministry. Ranked by the number of reports naming them.
- HeliCat Canada reports naming the person
- 1Colin Ward17 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 2Lori Halls15 reports
Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 3Kevin Jardine15 reports
Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks
- 4Kim Richardson14 reports
Policy Specialist, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 5Nick Grant13 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
- 6Tracy Ronmark12 reports
Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 7Jim Standen11 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks
- 8Michelle Porter10 reports
Executive Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 9Logan Wenham9 reports
Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 10Sydney Martin8 reports
Executive Director, Stewardship, Planni, Environment and Parks
- 11Silas Brownsey5 reports
Deputy Minister, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
- 12Jennifer Psyllakis4 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 13John Hawkings4 reports
Executive Lead, Environment and Parks
- 14Celine Davis3 reports
A/Executive Director, , Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 15Joelle Ward3 reports
Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
- 16Rumon Carter3 reports
ED, Environment and Parks
- 17Anne Kang3 reports
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
- 18Chris Trumpy3 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks
- 19Jennifer Goad2 reports
Executive Director, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
- 20Tim Lesiuk2 reports
Assistant Deputy Minister, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | Office holder | Title and ministry | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Ward | Assistant Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 17 |
| 2 | Lori Halls | Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 15 |
| 3 | Kevin Jardine | Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks | 15 |
| 4 | Kim Richardson | Policy Specialist, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 14 |
| 5 | Nick Grant | Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | 13 |
| 6 | Tracy Ronmark | Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 12 |
| 7 | Jim Standen | Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks | 11 |
| 8 | Michelle Porter | Executive Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 10 |
| 9 | Logan Wenham | Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 9 |
| 10 | Sydney Martin | Executive Director, Stewardship, Planni, Environment and Parks | 8 |
| 11 | Silas Brownsey | Deputy Minister, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | 5 |
| 12 | Jennifer Psyllakis | Assistant Deputy Minister, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 4 |
| 13 | John Hawkings | Executive Lead, Environment and Parks | 4 |
| 14 | Celine Davis | A/Executive Director, , Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 3 |
| 15 | Joelle Ward | Director, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 3 |
| 16 | Rumon Carter | ED, Environment and Parks | 3 |
| 17 | Anne Kang | Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | 3 |
| 18 | Chris Trumpy | Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Parks | 3 |
| 19 | Jennifer Goad | Executive Director, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | 2 |
| 20 | Tim Lesiuk | Assistant Deputy Minister, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation | 2 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
On 9 April 2026, after 48 of those reports, the ministry that administers commercial recreation tenures launched an Adventure Tourism Hub: $7.5 million from Budget 2026, applications moved to a dedicated group, an initial focus on heli-skiing, cat skiing and guided snowmobiling, and a promise from Randene Neill, the Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, to make it “easier for businesses to get the permits they need.” HeliCat Canada thanked the Province in the Province’s own release, calling the hub “a pivotal step forward in creating the conditions for investment.” On 29 April the Province listed the hub in its update on Look West, the strategy it describes as making B.C.’s economy less reliant on the United States.04
Canadian Mountain Holidays, owned through Alterra Mountain Company in Denver, holds six commercial recreation tenures over 7,321 square kilometres of Crown land. HeliCat Canada’s own pages list it as a member and name a CMH representative on the association’s executive, as our piece on CMH documents. CMH’s own consultant registrations, through Global Public Affairs, ran for one year from January 2018 and record no activity report under its own name.05
Every operators’ association and public recreation group in the registry, ranked
Reports naming any B.C. office holder from 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, with the arranged meetings and the number of lobbyists each fielded. Ranked by reports, with arranged meetings as the second key.
- Lobbying reports naming any B.C. office holder
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- 1Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia198 reports · 51 meetings
Commercial operators · 1 lobbyists
- 2Commercial Bear Viewing Association76 reports · 18 meetings
Commercial operators · 3 lobbyists
- 3HeliCat Canada Association63 reports · 0 meetings
Commercial operators · 5 lobbyists
- 4Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia27 reports · 2 meetings
Public recreation · 1 lobbyists
- 5The B.C. Wildlife Federation26 reports · 1 meetings
Public recreation · 1 lobbyists
- 6Adventure Tourism Coalition of BC12 reports · 6 meetings
Commercial operators · 3 lobbyists
- 7British Columbia Snowmobile Federation10 reports · 0 meetings
Public recreation · 1 lobbyists
- 8Wilderness Tourism Association of BC8 reports · 4 meetings
Commercial operators · 4 lobbyists
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | Organisation | Group and lobbyists | Reports | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia | Commercial operators · 1 lobbyists | 198 | 51 |
| 2 | Commercial Bear Viewing Association | Commercial operators · 3 lobbyists | 76 | 18 |
| 3 | HeliCat Canada Association | Commercial operators · 5 lobbyists | 63 | 0 |
| 4 | Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia | Public recreation · 1 lobbyists | 27 | 2 |
| 5 | The B.C. Wildlife Federation | Public recreation · 1 lobbyists | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | Adventure Tourism Coalition of BC | Commercial operators · 3 lobbyists | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | British Columbia Snowmobile Federation | Public recreation · 1 lobbyists | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Wilderness Tourism Association of BC | Commercial operators · 4 lobbyists | 8 | 4 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
02 The most-lobbied MLAs
Across the whole BC NDP caucus the registry records 11,529 registered lobbying contacts in those 22 months, on 5,620 reports, from 1,842 lobbyists working for 711 organisations. In 2,595 of those contacts the lobbyist arranged a meeting. Each figure counts a report once for each MLA it names. Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy clients fielded 346 of those lobbyists. Recreation and access groups fielded three, and their 51 contacts with NDP MLAs include no meeting the lobbyist arranged.
David Eby heads the list, with 806 registered contacts and 109 arranged meetings, followed by Adrian Dix with 540 and Josie Osborne with 487. Ravi Parmar, the Minister of Forests, is number 8. Every one of the 48 New Democrats appears at least 72 times, a figure that lobby days and receptions, where one report names dozens of MLAs, push up for backbenchers too.
The chart highlights the eight New Democrats who hold or affect access to the backcountry: the Premier, the ministers responsible for forests, for Crown land and resource stewardship, for environment and parks, for rural communities, for jobs and economic growth in this parliament, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development. Brittny Anderson is number 24, with 205 registered contacts; our piece on her record follows the roads in her riding. Steve Morissette is number 28, with 196 registered contacts; our piece on Kootenay-Monashee sets out his record on the same roads.
Most-lobbied BC NDP MLAs, 2024–2026
Every BC NDP member of the 43rd Parliament, ranked by registered lobbying contacts naming them personally, with arranged meetings as the second key. The orange part of each bar counts the contacts in which the lobbyist arranged a meeting.
- Registered lobbying contacts
- Of which the lobbyist arranged a meeting
- 1
David Eby backcountry file806 contacts · 109 meetings - 2
Adrian Dix540 contacts · 109 meetings - 3
Josie Osborne487 contacts · 108 meetings - 4
Brenda Bailey backcountry file425 contacts · 110 meetings - 5
Randene Neill backcountry file385 contacts · 78 meetings - 6
Ravi Kahlon backcountry file373 contacts · 93 meetings - 7
Diana Gibson365 contacts · 91 meetings - 8
Ravi Parmar backcountry file350 contacts · 54 meetings - 9
Christine Boyle344 contacts · 80 meetings - 10
Niki Sharma318 contacts · 79 meetings - 11
Jennifer Whiteside316 contacts · 58 meetings - 12
Tamara Davidson backcountry file311 contacts · 68 meetings - 13
Lisa Beare286 contacts · 53 meetings - 14
Mike Farnworth264 contacts · 72 meetings - 15
Lana Popham253 contacts · 53 meetings - 16
Bowinn Ma249 contacts · 61 meetings - 17
Jagrup Brar238 contacts · 64 meetings - 18
Anne Kang232 contacts · 65 meetings - 19
Nina Krieger218 contacts · 54 meetings - 20
Spencer Chandra Herbert213 contacts · 42 meetings - 21
Sheila Malcolmson212 contacts · 56 meetings - 22
Jessie Sunner210 contacts · 64 meetings - 23GAGeorge Anderson206 contacts · 50 meetings
- 24
Brittny Anderson backcountry file205 contacts · 38 meetings - 25
Rick Glumac198 contacts · 58 meetings - 26SCSusie Chant198 contacts · 50 meetings
- 27
Terry Yung198 contacts · 47 meetings - 28
Steve Morissette backcountry file196 contacts · 51 meetings - 29SDSunita Dhir193 contacts · 51 meetings
- 30ASAmna Shah192 contacts · 56 meetings
- 31
Kelly Greene191 contacts · 36 meetings - 32
Garry Begg182 contacts · 50 meetings - 33PCPaul Choi173 contacts · 47 meetings
- 34JBJennifer Blatherwick172 contacts · 33 meetings
- 35JRJanet Routledge168 contacts · 38 meetings
- 36DTDebra Toporowski166 contacts · 42 meetings
- 37RARohini Arora166 contacts · 35 meetings
- 38DLDana Lajeunesse152 contacts · 37 meetings
- 39SHStephanie Higginson152 contacts · 37 meetings
- 40JPJoan Phillip149 contacts · 35 meetings
- 41
George Chow146 contacts · 29 meetings - 42HSHarwinder Sandhu140 contacts · 27 meetings
- 43DRDarlene Rotchford133 contacts · 25 meetings
- 44
Jodie Wickens127 contacts · 27 meetings - 45ABAmelia Boultbee98 contacts · 20 meetings
- 46RCRaj Chouhan89 contacts · 24 meetings
- 47
Grace Lore72 contacts · 17 meetings - 48MEMable Elmore72 contacts · 14 meetings
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | MLA | Role or riding | Contacts | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Eby | Premier and President of the Executive Council | 806 | 109 |
| 2 | Adrian Dix | Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions | 540 | 109 |
| 3 | Josie Osborne | Minister of Finance | 487 | 108 |
| 4 | Brenda Bailey | Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth | 425 | 110 |
| 5 | Randene Neill | Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | 385 | 78 |
| 6 | Ravi Kahlon | Minister of Health | 373 | 93 |
| 7 | Diana Gibson | Minister of Citizens' Services | 365 | 91 |
| 8 | Ravi Parmar | Minister of Forests | 350 | 54 |
| 9 | Christine Boyle | Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs | 344 | 80 |
| 10 | Niki Sharma | Deputy Premier | 318 | 79 |
| 11 | Jennifer Whiteside | Minister of Labour | 316 | 58 |
| 12 | Tamara Davidson | Minister of Environment and Parks | 311 | 68 |
| 13 | Lisa Beare | Minister of Education and Child Care | 286 | 53 |
| 14 | Mike Farnworth | Minister of Transportation and Transit | 264 | 72 |
| 15 | Lana Popham | Minister of Agriculture and Food | 253 | 53 |
| 16 | Bowinn Ma | Minister of Infrastructure | 249 | 61 |
| 17 | Jagrup Brar | Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals | 238 | 64 |
| 18 | Anne Kang | Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | 232 | 65 |
| 19 | Nina Krieger | Solicitor General | 218 | 54 |
| 20 | Spencer Chandra Herbert | Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | 213 | 42 |
| 21 | Sheila Malcolmson | Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | 212 | 56 |
| 22 | Jessie Sunner | Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | 210 | 64 |
| 23 | George Anderson | Nanaimo-Lantzville | 206 | 50 |
| 24 | Brittny Anderson | Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities | 205 | 38 |
| 25 | Rick Glumac | Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies | 198 | 58 |
| 26 | Susie Chant | North Vancouver-Seymour | 198 | 50 |
| 27 | Terry Yung | Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services | 198 | 47 |
| 28 | Steve Morissette | Kootenay-Monashee | 196 | 51 |
| 29 | Sunita Dhir | Vancouver-Langara | 193 | 51 |
| 30 | Amna Shah | Surrey City Centre | 192 | 56 |
| 31 | Kelly Greene | Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness | 191 | 36 |
| 32 | Garry Begg | Solicitor General | 182 | 50 |
| 33 | Paul Choi | Burnaby South-Metrotown | 173 | 47 |
| 34 | Jennifer Blatherwick | Coquitlam-Maillardville | 172 | 33 |
| 35 | Janet Routledge | Burnaby North | 168 | 38 |
| 36 | Debra Toporowski | Cowichan Valley | 166 | 42 |
| 37 | Rohini Arora | Burnaby East | 166 | 35 |
| 38 | Dana Lajeunesse | Juan de Fuca-Malahat | 152 | 37 |
| 39 | Stephanie Higginson | Ladysmith-Oceanside | 152 | 37 |
| 40 | Joan Phillip | Vancouver-Strathcona | 149 | 35 |
| 41 | George Chow | Minister of Citizens' Services | 146 | 29 |
| 42 | Harwinder Sandhu | Vernon-Lumby | 140 | 27 |
| 43 | Darlene Rotchford | Esquimalt-Colwood | 133 | 25 |
| 44 | Jodie Wickens | Minister of Children and Family Development | 127 | 27 |
| 45 | Amelia Boultbee | Penticton-Summerland | 98 | 20 |
| 46 | Raj Chouhan | Speaker of the House | 89 | 24 |
| 47 | Grace Lore | Minister without portfolio | 72 | 17 |
| 48 | Mable Elmore | Vancouver-Kensington | 72 | 14 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
03 Every lobbyist, searchable
This is the whole record. Choose an MLA to see who lobbied them, ranked by how many registered contacts each lobbyist made, then every contact with its date, firm, client, sector and subject matter. Or search the other way, from a lobbyist, a firm or a client to the MLAs they reached. Every name appears exactly as the registry publishes it, spelling included.
The record: every lobbyist, every NDP MLA
Pick an MLA to see every lobbyist who registered a contact with them, or search a lobbyist, firm or client to see which MLAs they reached. Every row links to its own report on the public registry.
| Subject matter | Report |
|---|
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, naming the MLA personally; names, firms, clients and subject matters as the registry publishes them. Sector is our classification of the client. “Meeting” means the registry records that the lobbyist arranged a meeting.
04 Who does the lobbying
Lobbying in British Columbia is done two ways. Organisations send their own staff, and the registry calls them in-house lobbyists. Or they hire consultant lobbyists, most of them working for government-relations firms. The busiest lobbyists in this record are in-house staff at large membership organisations whose lobby days reach most of the caucus at once, which is why Ryan Mitton, of Canadian Federation of Independent Business, tops the list with 313 registered contacts with NDP MLAs.
The 25 lobbyists with the most registered contacts with BC NDP MLAs
Each lobbyist as the registry names them, with the firm for consultants or the organisation for in-house staff. Ranked by registered contacts with NDP MLAs, with arranged meetings as the second key.
- Registered lobbying contacts with NDP MLAs
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- 1Ryan Mitton313 contacts · 4 meetings
In-house, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- 2Sharon Gregson298 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.
- 3Rob Nagai261 contacts · 253 meetings
Bluestone Government Relations (consultant)
- 4Alanah Duffy251 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, MS Canada
- 5Kalith Nanayakkara225 contacts · 2 meetings
In-house, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- 6Bridgitte Anderson205 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
- 7Joan King193 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Diabetes Canada
- 8Danielle Synotte140 contacts · 79 meetings
In-house, B.C. Agriculture Council
- 9jennifer lyle120 contacts · 48 meetings
In-house, Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon
- 10Ken Low120 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Montrose Industries Ltd.
- 11Lynn Bueckert116 contacts · 41 meetings
In-house, Hospital Employees' Union
- 12Emiko Newman111 contacts · 1 meetings
Consultant, David Suzuki Institute
- 13Barb Nederpel108 contacts · 38 meetings
In-house, Hospital Employees' Union
- 14Adrienne Montani107 contacts · 51 meetings
In-house, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
- 15Greg Moy106 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Insurance Bureau of Canada
- 16Carole Gordon105 contacts · 3 meetings
In-house, BC Teachers' Federation
- 17Colin Buschman104 contacts · 2 meetings
In-house, National Police Federation
- 18Brian Sauve101 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, National Police Federation
- 19Levi Minderhoud99 contacts · 1 meetings
In-house, Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada
- 20John Sikkema96 contacts · 0 meetings
In-house, Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada
- 21Fiona Famulak94 contacts · 79 meetings
In-house, BC Chamber of Commerce
- 22Sarah Herring94 contacts · 45 meetings
In-house, British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- 23Kim Barbero93 contacts · 41 meetings
In-house, Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia
- 24Lisa Matthaus90 contacts · 2 meetings
In-house, MakeWay Charitable Society
- 25Rebecca Frederick85 contacts · 7 meetings
In-house, Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | Lobbyist | Firm or organisation | Contacts | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Mitton | In-house, Canadian Federation of Independent Business | 313 | 4 |
| 2 | Sharon Gregson | In-house, Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. | 298 | 0 |
| 3 | Rob Nagai | Bluestone Government Relations (consultant) | 261 | 253 |
| 4 | Alanah Duffy | In-house, MS Canada | 251 | 0 |
| 5 | Kalith Nanayakkara | In-house, Canadian Federation of Independent Business | 225 | 2 |
| 6 | Bridgitte Anderson | In-house, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade | 205 | 0 |
| 7 | Joan King | In-house, Diabetes Canada | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | Danielle Synotte | In-house, B.C. Agriculture Council | 140 | 79 |
| 9 | jennifer lyle | In-house, Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon | 120 | 48 |
| 10 | Ken Low | In-house, Montrose Industries Ltd. | 120 | 0 |
| 11 | Lynn Bueckert | In-house, Hospital Employees' Union | 116 | 41 |
| 12 | Emiko Newman | Consultant, David Suzuki Institute | 111 | 1 |
| 13 | Barb Nederpel | In-house, Hospital Employees' Union | 108 | 38 |
| 14 | Adrienne Montani | In-house, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society | 107 | 51 |
| 15 | Greg Moy | In-house, Insurance Bureau of Canada | 106 | 0 |
| 16 | Carole Gordon | In-house, BC Teachers' Federation | 105 | 3 |
| 17 | Colin Buschman | In-house, National Police Federation | 104 | 2 |
| 18 | Brian Sauve | In-house, National Police Federation | 101 | 0 |
| 19 | Levi Minderhoud | In-house, Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada | 99 | 1 |
| 20 | John Sikkema | In-house, Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada | 96 | 0 |
| 21 | Fiona Famulak | In-house, BC Chamber of Commerce | 94 | 79 |
| 22 | Sarah Herring | In-house, British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 94 | 45 |
| 23 | Kim Barbero | In-house, Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia | 93 | 41 |
| 24 | Lisa Matthaus | In-house, MakeWay Charitable Society | 90 | 2 |
| 25 | Rebecca Frederick | In-house, Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon | 85 | 7 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
Of the 72 consulting firms in the record, Bluestone Government Relations registered the most contacts with NDP MLAs: 264, with 256 arranged meetings, for 14 clients.
The 25 consulting firms with the most registered contacts with BC NDP MLAs
Government-relations firms whose consultant lobbyists filed the reports, with the number of clients each carried in this record and the three it reported most. Ranked by contacts, with arranged meetings as the second key.
- Registered lobbying contacts with NDP MLAs
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- 1Bluestone Government Relations264 contacts · 256 meetings
14 clients, including Concrete Association of BC; Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia; CEFA Systems Inc.
- 2Counsel Public Affairs Inc.136 contacts · 91 meetings
17 clients, including Canadian News Media Association; Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. (formerly Adapt Pharma Canada Ltd.); Encorp Pacific (Canada)
- 3Enterprise Canada103 contacts · 95 meetings
12 clients, including British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres; Canadian Propane Association; Kids Help Phone
- 4Impact Public Affairs91 contacts · 56 meetings
12 clients, including Mortgage Brokers Association of British Columbia; The British Columbia College of Family Physicians (A chapter of the college of family physicians of Canada); British Columbia Construction Association
- 5StrategyCorp Inc.79 contacts · 35 meetings
5 clients, including Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy, DBA OsteopathyBC; Waymo LLC; Quebecor Media Inc.
- 6John Moonen & Associates Ltd.56 contacts · 0 meetings
3 clients, including Ecowaste Industries Ltd.; Montrose Industries Ltd.; TELUS Communications Inc.
- 7Global Public Affairs Inc.55 contacts · 44 meetings
18 clients, including Canadian Steel Producers Association; Vancouver Airport Authority; BC Funeral Association
- 8West Star Communications45 contacts · 5 meetings
8 clients, including CIRP Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan Inc.; Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association of Canada; HME Home Health
- 9Ascent Public Affairs36 contacts · 22 meetings
7 clients, including Canadian Men's Health Foundation; Jewish Family Service Agency of Vancouver; Vancouver Prostate Centre
- 10Cheema Strategies Incorporated35 contacts · 7 meetings
4 clients, including The Canadian Vaping Association; Metis Nation British Columbia; Shxwhá:y Village (Skway First Nation)
- 11Parhar Investments&Consulting Ltd27 contacts · 0 meetings
6 clients, including Wine Growers British Columbia Society; Saulteau First Nation Band; Shoppers Drug Mart Inc
- 12Crestview Strategy24 contacts · 11 meetings
8 clients, including Prince Rupert Port Authority; SenseNet Inc.; CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- 13Two West Strategy Group23 contacts · 12 meetings
1 clients, including Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
- 14Jangula and Company Consulting23 contacts · 8 meetings
3 clients, including Pacific Prawn Fishermen's Association; Underwater Harvesters Association; Deep Sea Trawlers Association
- 15Navigator Ltd.22 contacts · 21 meetings
1 clients, including Turo Canada Co. ULC
- 16Earnscliffe Strategies22 contacts · 10 meetings
5 clients, including City of Maple Ridge; Huu-ay-aht First Nations; Surrey Hospitals Foundation
- 17Falkirk Consulting20 contacts · 16 meetings
9 clients, including Flutter Entertainment plc; Coeur Silvertip Holdings Ltd.; Northisle Copper and Gold Inc.
- 18Strategies 360 Canada19 contacts · 4 meetings
8 clients, including Seaspan ULC; Harness Racing BC Society; Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of BC
- 19CSG Canadian Strategy Group LP18 contacts · 1 meetings
8 clients, including Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.; HeliCat Canada Association; PC Urban Properties Corp.
- 20Framepoint Public Affairs17 contacts · 16 meetings
7 clients, including Mining Association of British Columbia; British Columbia Guide Dog Services; Apple Canada Inc.
- 21Temple Scott Associates Inc.17 contacts · 8 meetings
5 clients, including Salesforce, Inc.; Defense Metals Corp.; Environmental Defence Canada
- 22Strategies North Advisory Inc17 contacts · 0 meetings
2 clients, including Village of Valemount; Spuzzum First Nation
- 23GT & Company Executive Advisors14 contacts · 6 meetings
7 clients, including Labatt Breweries of Canada; Global University Systems Canada Inc.; Global Relay Communications Inc.
- 24TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs Inc.12 contacts · 4 meetings
2 clients, including Honda Canada Inc.; Fertility Matters Canada
- 25Hilltop Public Affairs Corp.8 contacts · 8 meetings
2 clients, including MakeWay Charitable Society; WELL Health Technologies Corp
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | Firm | Clients | Contacts | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluestone Government Relations | 14 clients, including Concrete Association of BC; Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia; CEFA Systems Inc. | 264 | 256 |
| 2 | Counsel Public Affairs Inc. | 17 clients, including Canadian News Media Association; Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. (formerly Adapt Pharma Canada Ltd.); Encorp Pacific (Canada) | 136 | 91 |
| 3 | Enterprise Canada | 12 clients, including British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres; Canadian Propane Association; Kids Help Phone | 103 | 95 |
| 4 | Impact Public Affairs | 12 clients, including Mortgage Brokers Association of British Columbia; The British Columbia College of Family Physicians (A chapter of the college of family physicians of Canada); British Columbia Construction Association | 91 | 56 |
| 5 | StrategyCorp Inc. | 5 clients, including Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy, DBA OsteopathyBC; Waymo LLC; Quebecor Media Inc. | 79 | 35 |
| 6 | John Moonen & Associates Ltd. | 3 clients, including Ecowaste Industries Ltd.; Montrose Industries Ltd.; TELUS Communications Inc. | 56 | 0 |
| 7 | Global Public Affairs Inc. | 18 clients, including Canadian Steel Producers Association; Vancouver Airport Authority; BC Funeral Association | 55 | 44 |
| 8 | West Star Communications | 8 clients, including CIRP Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan Inc.; Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association of Canada; HME Home Health | 45 | 5 |
| 9 | Ascent Public Affairs | 7 clients, including Canadian Men's Health Foundation; Jewish Family Service Agency of Vancouver; Vancouver Prostate Centre | 36 | 22 |
| 10 | Cheema Strategies Incorporated | 4 clients, including The Canadian Vaping Association; Metis Nation British Columbia; Shxwhá:y Village (Skway First Nation) | 35 | 7 |
| 11 | Parhar Investments&Consulting Ltd | 6 clients, including Wine Growers British Columbia Society; Saulteau First Nation Band; Shoppers Drug Mart Inc | 27 | 0 |
| 12 | Crestview Strategy | 8 clients, including Prince Rupert Port Authority; SenseNet Inc.; CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 24 | 11 |
| 13 | Two West Strategy Group | 1 clients, including Canadian Institute of Steel Construction | 23 | 12 |
| 14 | Jangula and Company Consulting | 3 clients, including Pacific Prawn Fishermen's Association; Underwater Harvesters Association; Deep Sea Trawlers Association | 23 | 8 |
| 15 | Navigator Ltd. | 1 clients, including Turo Canada Co. ULC | 22 | 21 |
| 16 | Earnscliffe Strategies | 5 clients, including City of Maple Ridge; Huu-ay-aht First Nations; Surrey Hospitals Foundation | 22 | 10 |
| 17 | Falkirk Consulting | 9 clients, including Flutter Entertainment plc; Coeur Silvertip Holdings Ltd.; Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. | 20 | 16 |
| 18 | Strategies 360 Canada | 8 clients, including Seaspan ULC; Harness Racing BC Society; Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of BC | 19 | 4 |
| 19 | CSG Canadian Strategy Group LP | 8 clients, including Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.; HeliCat Canada Association; PC Urban Properties Corp. | 18 | 1 |
| 20 | Framepoint Public Affairs | 7 clients, including Mining Association of British Columbia; British Columbia Guide Dog Services; Apple Canada Inc. | 17 | 16 |
| 21 | Temple Scott Associates Inc. | 5 clients, including Salesforce, Inc.; Defense Metals Corp.; Environmental Defence Canada | 17 | 8 |
| 22 | Strategies North Advisory Inc | 2 clients, including Village of Valemount; Spuzzum First Nation | 17 | 0 |
| 23 | GT & Company Executive Advisors | 7 clients, including Labatt Breweries of Canada; Global University Systems Canada Inc.; Global Relay Communications Inc. | 14 | 6 |
| 24 | TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs Inc. | 2 clients, including Honda Canada Inc.; Fertility Matters Canada | 12 | 4 |
| 25 | Hilltop Public Affairs Corp. | 2 clients, including MakeWay Charitable Society; WELL Health Technologies Corp | 8 | 8 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
The 25 clients with the most registered contacts with BC NDP MLAs
The organisations that paid for the lobbying, with their sector, the number of lobbyists who reached NDP MLAs for them, and whether those lobbyists were consultants or their own staff. Ranked by contacts, with arranged meetings as the second key.
- Registered lobbying contacts with NDP MLAs
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- 1Canadian Federation of Independent Business316 contacts · 4 meetings
Business & commerce · 10 lobbyists (in-house)
- 2Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.299 contacts · 0 meetings
Health & social services · 2 lobbyists (in-house)
- 3MS Canada251 contacts · 0 meetings
Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house)
- 4MakeWay Charitable Society223 contacts · 43 meetings
Environment & conservation · 10 lobbyists (consultant and in-house)
- 5B.C. Agriculture Council221 contacts · 102 meetings
Agriculture, food & fisheries · 15 lobbyists (in-house)
- 6Greater Vancouver Board of Trade218 contacts · 0 meetings
Business & commerce · 5 lobbyists (in-house)
- 7Diabetes Canada193 contacts · 0 meetings
Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house)
- 8Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon185 contacts · 65 meetings
Health & social services · 8 lobbyists (in-house)
- 9National Police Federation162 contacts · 2 meetings
Labour unions · 7 lobbyists (in-house)
- 10Hospital Employees' Union158 contacts · 74 meetings
Labour unions · 15 lobbyists (in-house)
- 11Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited147 contacts · 96 meetings
Business & commerce · 5 lobbyists (consultant and in-house)
- 12BC Chamber of Commerce144 contacts · 80 meetings
Business & commerce · 3 lobbyists (in-house)
- 13Montrose Industries Ltd.143 contacts · 0 meetings
Real estate, development & construction · 3 lobbyists (consultant and in-house)
- 14Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia142 contacts · 88 meetings
Real estate, development & construction · 12 lobbyists (consultant and in-house)
- 15BC Teachers' Federation122 contacts · 5 meetings
Labour unions · 7 lobbyists (in-house)
- 16Concrete Association of BC120 contacts · 73 meetings
Real estate, development & construction · 2 lobbyists (consultant and in-house)
- 17First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society107 contacts · 51 meetings
Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house)
- 18BC Federation of Labour107 contacts · 19 meetings
Labour unions · 53 lobbyists (in-house)
- 19Insurance Bureau of Canada107 contacts · 0 meetings
Business & commerce · 3 lobbyists (in-house)
- 20Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada99 contacts · 1 meetings
Civil society, education & professions · 5 lobbyists (in-house)
- 21British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals98 contacts · 47 meetings
Environment & conservation · 6 lobbyists (in-house)
- 22BC Dental Association96 contacts · 0 meetings
Health & social services · 3 lobbyists (in-house)
- 23British Columbia Nurses' Union94 contacts · 1 meetings
Labour unions · 32 lobbyists (in-house)
- 24British Columbia Dairy Association88 contacts · 1 meetings
Agriculture, food & fisheries · 10 lobbyists (in-house)
- 25Jewish Seniors Alliance of British Columbia Society84 contacts · 65 meetings
Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house)
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Rank | Client | Sector and lobbyists | Contacts | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canadian Federation of Independent Business | Business & commerce · 10 lobbyists (in-house) | 316 | 4 |
| 2 | Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. | Health & social services · 2 lobbyists (in-house) | 299 | 0 |
| 3 | MS Canada | Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house) | 251 | 0 |
| 4 | MakeWay Charitable Society | Environment & conservation · 10 lobbyists (consultant and in-house) | 223 | 43 |
| 5 | B.C. Agriculture Council | Agriculture, food & fisheries · 15 lobbyists (in-house) | 221 | 102 |
| 6 | Greater Vancouver Board of Trade | Business & commerce · 5 lobbyists (in-house) | 218 | 0 |
| 7 | Diabetes Canada | Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house) | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon | Health & social services · 8 lobbyists (in-house) | 185 | 65 |
| 9 | National Police Federation | Labour unions · 7 lobbyists (in-house) | 162 | 2 |
| 10 | Hospital Employees' Union | Labour unions · 15 lobbyists (in-house) | 158 | 74 |
| 11 | Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited | Business & commerce · 5 lobbyists (consultant and in-house) | 147 | 96 |
| 12 | BC Chamber of Commerce | Business & commerce · 3 lobbyists (in-house) | 144 | 80 |
| 13 | Montrose Industries Ltd. | Real estate, development & construction · 3 lobbyists (consultant and in-house) | 143 | 0 |
| 14 | Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia | Real estate, development & construction · 12 lobbyists (consultant and in-house) | 142 | 88 |
| 15 | BC Teachers' Federation | Labour unions · 7 lobbyists (in-house) | 122 | 5 |
| 16 | Concrete Association of BC | Real estate, development & construction · 2 lobbyists (consultant and in-house) | 120 | 73 |
| 17 | First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society | Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house) | 107 | 51 |
| 18 | BC Federation of Labour | Labour unions · 53 lobbyists (in-house) | 107 | 19 |
| 19 | Insurance Bureau of Canada | Business & commerce · 3 lobbyists (in-house) | 107 | 0 |
| 20 | Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada | Civil society, education & professions · 5 lobbyists (in-house) | 99 | 1 |
| 21 | British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Environment & conservation · 6 lobbyists (in-house) | 98 | 47 |
| 22 | BC Dental Association | Health & social services · 3 lobbyists (in-house) | 96 | 0 |
| 23 | British Columbia Nurses' Union | Labour unions · 32 lobbyists (in-house) | 94 | 1 |
| 24 | British Columbia Dairy Association | Agriculture, food & fisheries · 10 lobbyists (in-house) | 88 | 1 |
| 25 | Jewish Seniors Alliance of British Columbia Society | Health & social services · 1 lobbyists (in-house) | 84 | 65 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
05 What the registry counts, and what it cannot
A Lobbying Activity Report is filed for each lobbying communication with a senior public office holder, a group that includes ministers, MLAs and their senior staff. It is due by the fifteenth of the following month.06 The report records that a communication happened, not how long it lasted or what was said. It also records whether the lobbyist arranged a meeting, and that is the only sense in which this article uses the word “meeting”.01
Two things follow. A minister attracts far more lobbying than a backbencher because of what the portfolio decides, so the fair comparison is between shares inside each person’s record. And the registry only sees paid lobbying. The Registrar’s own guidance is that volunteers do not register, because they are not paid to communicate.06 Most backcountry clubs are run by volunteers. Their letters and calls are real, and the registry records none of them at all.
06 Who gets through to the key ministers
Eight New Democrats hold the files our backcountry pieces follow. Ranked by registered contacts, here is who lobbied each of them, with the three Conservative MLAs who have raised these roads in the Legislature as a benchmark.07 Lobbying is lawful and registered, and nothing in these records suggests otherwise.
Who registered lobbying contacts with each key office-holder, by sector
Each bar is one person’s registered lobbying contacts, split by the sector of the client, most-lobbied first. Ministers attract more lobbying than backbenchers because of their portfolios, so compare the shares within each bar rather than its length.
- Forest industry
- Mining, oil, gas and energy
- Business, development, farming and tourism
- Unions, health, social and civic groups
- Environment and conservation
- Outdoor recreation and access groups
- David Eby806 contacts · 109 meetings · forest industry 3% · recreation groups 0.1%
- Brenda Bailey425 contacts · 110 meetings · forest industry 2% · recreation groups 0.5%
- Randene Neill385 contacts · 78 meetings · forest industry 8% · recreation groups 3.4%
- Ravi Kahlon373 contacts · 93 meetings · forest industry 2% · recreation groups none
- Ravi Parmar350 contacts · 54 meetings · forest industry 41% · recreation groups 1.4%
- Tamara Davidson311 contacts · 68 meetings · forest industry 4% · recreation groups 1.3%
- Brittny Anderson205 contacts · 38 meetings · forest industry 7% · recreation groups 1.5%
- Steve Morissette196 contacts · 51 meetings · forest industry 4% · recreation groups 1.0%
- Benchmark · the Conservative MLAs on the same files
- Scott McInnis194 contacts · 33 meetings · forest industry 7% · recreation groups 3.6%
- Donegal Wilson177 contacts · 33 meetings · forest industry 7% · recreation groups 4.0%
- Ward Stamer152 contacts · 29 meetings · forest industry 24% · recreation groups 1.3%
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Office-holder | Contacts | Meetings | Forest industry | Mining, oil, gas and energy | Business, development, farming and tourism | Unions, health, social and civic groups | Environment and conservation | Outdoor recreation and access groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eby | 806 | 109 | 25 | 130 | 231 | 341 | 78 | 1 |
| Brenda Bailey | 425 | 110 | 9 | 30 | 218 | 130 | 36 | 2 |
| Randene Neill | 385 | 78 | 29 | 43 | 106 | 43 | 151 | 13 |
| Ravi Kahlon | 373 | 93 | 6 | 33 | 202 | 110 | 22 | 0 |
| Ravi Parmar | 350 | 54 | 142 | 19 | 63 | 57 | 64 | 5 |
| Tamara Davidson | 311 | 68 | 12 | 37 | 124 | 57 | 77 | 4 |
| Brittny Anderson | 205 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 69 | 46 | 3 |
| Steve Morissette | 196 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 82 | 21 | 2 |
| Scott McInnis | 194 | 33 | 13 | 34 | 67 | 65 | 8 | 7 |
| Donegal Wilson | 177 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 80 | 43 | 18 | 7 |
| Ward Stamer | 152 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 4 | 2 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
- Registered contacts
- 806
- Meetings arranged
- 109
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 1
- Forest industry share
- 3%
- Recreation groups
- 1
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 0
- Registered contacts
- 425
- Meetings arranged
- 110
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 4
- Forest industry share
- 2%
- Recreation groups
- 2
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 0
- Registered contacts
- 385
- Meetings arranged
- 78
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 5
- Forest industry share
- 8%
- Recreation groups
- 13
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 9
- Registered contacts
- 373
- Meetings arranged
- 93
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 6
- Forest industry share
- 2%
- Recreation groups
- 0
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 0
- Registered contacts
- 350
- Meetings arranged
- 54
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 8
- Forest industry share
- 41%
- Recreation groups
- 5
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 6
- Registered contacts
- 311
- Meetings arranged
- 68
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 12
- Forest industry share
- 4%
- Recreation groups
- 4
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 3
- Registered contacts
- 205
- Meetings arranged
- 38
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 24
- Forest industry share
- 7%
- Recreation groups
- 3
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 2
- Registered contacts
- 196
- Meetings arranged
- 51
- Rank among 48 NDP MLAs
- 28
- Forest industry share
- 4%
- Recreation groups
- 2
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 1
- Registered contacts
- 194
- Meetings arranged
- 33
- Lobbyists
- 241
- Forest industry share
- 7%
- Recreation groups
- 7
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 5
- Registered contacts
- 177
- Meetings arranged
- 33
- Lobbyists
- 230
- Forest industry share
- 7%
- Recreation groups
- 7
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 3
- Registered contacts
- 152
- Meetings arranged
- 29
- Lobbyists
- 177
- Forest industry share
- 24%
- Recreation groups
- 2
- Asked for recreation or public access (any client)
- 2
The five clients with the most registered contacts with each key office-holder
The organisations that registered the most contacts with each person, coloured by sector, most-lobbied person first.
- Forest industry
- Mining, oil, gas and energy
- Business, development, farming and tourism
- Unions, health, social and civic groups
- Environment and conservation
- Outdoor recreation and access groups
David Eby
806 registered contacts · 109 meetings
- Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.79
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business21
- British Columbia Nurses' Union19
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade18
- BC Chamber of Commerce15
Brenda Bailey
425 registered contacts · 110 meetings
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business17
- Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.11
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade10
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers9
- STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.9
Randene Neill
385 registered contacts · 78 meetings
- MakeWay Charitable Society20
- Wildsight15
- The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals (The Fur-Bearers)13
- Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia10
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia10
Ravi Kahlon
373 registered contacts · 93 meetings
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business20
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade14
- Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.9
- Urban Development Institute8
- Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia8
Ravi Parmar
350 registered contacts · 54 meetings
- Council of Forest Industries25
- Western Canada Wilderness Committee18
- The Truck Loggers Association15
- Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation14
- Western Forest Products Inc.11
Tamara Davidson
311 registered contacts · 68 meetings
- Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited (Trigon)19
- Wildsight12
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia8
- The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals (The Fur-Bearers)8
- Encorp Pacific (Canada)7
Brittny Anderson
205 registered contacts · 38 meetings
- MakeWay Charitable Society10
- Youth Climate Corps BC8
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business6
- MS Canada6
- Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon5
Steve Morissette
196 registered contacts · 51 meetings
- Mortgage Brokers Association of British Columbia8
- Association of Interior Realtors6
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business5
- Teck Resources Limited5
- Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia5
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
07 The Minister of Forests
Ravi Parmar was sworn in as Minister of Forests on 18 November 2024. In the 43rd Parliament, 350 registered lobbying contacts name him, from 325 lobbyists, and 54 of those contacts were meetings the lobbyist arranged. 142 came from the forest industry, 41 per cent of the total, and 23 of those were arranged meetings. Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy clients together account for 46 per cent.08 Conservation groups, led by the Wilderness Committee, account for another 64.
Before July 2026 there were 326 registered contacts with him, 130 of them from the forest industry, and no recreation or access group lobbied him for access. The one contact in that time that asked about public access came from a forest company, Mosaic Forest Management, seeking a change to section 42 of the Transportation Act to “support and facilitate public access for local community groups” on its private managed forest lands.09 The BC Cattlemen’s Association lobbied him twice for the opposite, a regulation to restrict and enforce recreational off-road vehicle use on Crown grazing tenures.10
Then, between 6 July and 22 August 2026, the BC Snowmobile Federation lobbied him four times on “maintaining motorized recreation access to Crown land, including Forest Service Roads/resource roads, road deactivation, maintenance”. None of those reports records an arranged meeting.1112
Twenty months into the job, a recreation group asked the Minister of Forests for access for the first time.
08 The share, person by person
In every record below, the resource industry’s share is several times the share from recreation and access groups, and the recreation share never passes 4 per cent.
Registered contacts by month for each key office-holder
Each square is one month from November 2024 to September 2026, brighter for more registered contacts and yellow when a client asked the person for recreation or public access that month. Most-lobbied first.
- Registered contacts in the month
- Asked for recreation or public access
- David Eby806 contacts · 109 meetings · none asking for recreation or public access
- Brenda Bailey425 contacts · 110 meetings · none asking for recreation or public access
- Randene Neill385 contacts · 78 meetings · 9 asking for recreation or public access
- Ravi Kahlon373 contacts · 93 meetings · none asking for recreation or public access
- Ravi Parmar350 contacts · 54 meetings · 6 asking for recreation or public access
- Tamara Davidson311 contacts · 68 meetings · 3 asking for recreation or public access
- Brittny Anderson205 contacts · 38 meetings · 2 asking for recreation or public access
- Steve Morissette196 contacts · 51 meetings · 1 asking for recreation or public access
- Scott McInnis194 contacts · 33 meetings · 5 asking for recreation or public access
- Donegal Wilson177 contacts · 33 meetings · 3 asking for recreation or public access
- Ward Stamer152 contacts · 29 meetings · 2 asking for recreation or public access
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Office-holder | 2024-11 | 2024-12 | 2025-01 | 2025-02 | 2025-03 | 2025-04 | 2025-05 | 2025-06 | 2025-07 | 2025-08 | 2025-09 | 2025-10 | 2025-11 | 2025-12 | 2026-01 | 2026-02 | 2026-03 | 2026-04 | 2026-05 | 2026-06 | 2026-07 | 2026-08 | 2026-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eby | 15 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 65 | 50 | 57 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 7 |
| Brenda Bailey | 16 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| Randene Neill | 14 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Ravi Kahlon | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Ravi Parmar | 14 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Tamara Davidson | 15 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Brittny Anderson | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Steve Morissette | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott McInnis | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Donegal Wilson | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ward Stamer | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
Lobbying reports naming a BC NDP MLA, month by month
Each bar is one month, counting each report once however many MLAs it names. September 2026 is shown faded because its reports are not due until 15 October. The marked events are listed below the chart.14
- Reports naming at least one NDP MLA
- Of which a meeting was arranged
- Marked events
- 1 18 November 2024. The cabinet is sworn in and Ravi Parmar becomes Minister of Forests.
- 2 21 May 2026. The Minister of Environment and Parks signs the Province’s outdoor recreation strategy.
- 3 19 and 21 August 2026. Recreation Sites and Trails BC declines a resource road, and Forests confirms the Rady Creek deactivation.
- 4 22 September 2026. The Legislature is dissolved for the election.
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Month | Reports | Meetings arranged |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 135 | 41 |
| 2024-12 | 243 | 62 |
| 2025-01 | 324 | 64 |
| 2025-02 | 277 | 80 |
| 2025-03 | 421 | 101 |
| 2025-04 | 364 | 107 |
| 2025-05 | 329 | 60 |
| 2025-06 | 220 | 54 |
| 2025-07 | 214 | 44 |
| 2025-08 | 148 | 43 |
| 2025-09 | 271 | 49 |
| 2025-10 | 341 | 82 |
| 2025-11 | 415 | 56 |
| 2025-12 | 212 | 32 |
| 2026-01 | 207 | 41 |
| 2026-02 | 160 | 33 |
| 2026-03 | 253 | 62 |
| 2026-04 | 272 | 84 |
| 2026-05 | 254 | 52 |
| 2026-06 | 187 | 35 |
| 2026-07 | 185 | 42 |
| 2026-08 | 153 | 44 |
| 2026-09 | 35 | 11 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
09 Who has the access, and who does not
Put the groups side by side across the whole caucus. Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy clients fielded 346 lobbyists and registered 1,296 contacts, 244 of them arranged meetings. The forest industry alone fielded 83 lobbyists for 407 contacts and 97 meetings. Conservation groups fielded 140 lobbyists for 1,275 contacts and 242 meetings. Recreation and access groups fielded three lobbyists, for three organisations, with 51 contacts and not a single meeting the lobbyist arranged.
Who lobbied the BC NDP caucus: recreation and access groups against the resource industry
Four measures for each group of clients, across every BC NDP MLA: how many lobbyists the registry records for them, how many client organisations, how many registered contacts, and how many of those contacts were meetings the lobbyist arranged.
Lobbyists
- Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy346
- Forest industry alone83
- Environment and conservation groups140
- Outdoor recreation and access groups3
Client organisations
- Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy122
- Forest industry alone27
- Environment and conservation groups44
- Outdoor recreation and access groups3
Registered contacts
- Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy1,296
- Forest industry alone407
- Environment and conservation groups1,275
- Outdoor recreation and access groups51
Contacts with a meeting arranged
- Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy244
- Forest industry alone97
- Environment and conservation groups242
- Outdoor recreation and access groups0
The numbers behind this chart, as a table
| Group | Lobbyists | Client organisations | Registered contacts | Contacts with a meeting arranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest, mining, oil, gas and energy | 346 | 122 | 1,296 | 244 |
| Forest industry alone | 83 | 27 | 407 | 97 |
| Environment and conservation groups | 140 | 44 | 1,275 | 242 |
| Outdoor recreation and access groups | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 |
Source: Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for BC, Lobbying Activity Reports dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, including reports posted to the registry up to 9 October 2026.
Across the caucus, 24 contacts asked an NDP MLA for recreation or public access. Of those, 20 came from recreation groups, 12 of them from the snowmobile federation between July and September 2026, and 4 came from Mosaic Forest Management about access to its own private forest land.131209
10 The records
These are ten of the reports behind the numbers, exactly as the registry publishes them. Each image opens its public page on the registry.
11 Brittny Anderson’s record
Brittny Anderson, the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities, has 205 registered lobbying contacts in the 43rd Parliament, 38 of them arranged meetings. The only contacts that asked her for recreation or public access were two from the BC Snowmobile Federation, on 22 August and 2 September 2026, on road deactivation and access to Crown land.12 Our Sitkum Creek piece sets out what has happened to the forest service roads in her riding.
12 The benchmark: the Conservative MLAs on the same files
The same measure applied to the three Conservative MLAs who have raised these roads in the Legislature07 shows the pattern is not only a government one. Ward Stamer’s resource share, 29 per cent, is second only to Ravi Parmar’s 46, and Scott McInnis’s is 24. Their recreation shares run from 1.3 to 4.0 per cent, against 3.4 for Randene Neill, the highest among the New Democrats. The snowmobile federation lobbied all three this summer, and the cattlemen’s request to restrict recreational off-road use reached two of them.
13 Our view
Opinion
Nobody in this record has done anything wrong by being lobbied, and nobody who lobbied did anything wrong by registering. That is the system working as designed. The problem is what the design leaves out. The forest companies, the business associations and the large charities pay professionals to reach the people who decide what happens to the land base, and the registry shows them getting through thousands of times. The people who drive, ride, sled, hunt and hike on the forest service roads speak mostly through clubs run by volunteers, and the registry does not record volunteers at all.
The headline asks who these MLAs really work for. That is our question, and the record is the evidence for asking it: 11,529 registered contacts from people paid to reach them, 51 from the people who use the land they govern, and a permitting hub for the heli-ski industry after a year of its lobbying. The registry records access. It does not record a bargain, and no bargain is alleged here.
The operators’ record shows a pattern, and only a pattern. Their association asked the officials who issue tenures for a streamlined and predictable permitting framework, kept asking, and in April 2026 the Province opened a hub to speed up exactly those permits, inside a strategy sold as reducing reliance on the United States, for an industry whose largest operator is owned in Denver. Nothing in the registry shows that the lobbying caused the hub. What the registry shows is who was in front of the people who decided, how often, and who was there far less often.
One snowmobile federation should not have to carry that alone. A minister who wants to hear from the people who use the backcountry cannot wait for them to hire a lobbyist. They have to go and find them.
14 Ask your candidates who they will hear from
The election is on 24 October. Every candidate who wins will spend the next four years hearing from the organisations in these charts. Ask your candidates before 24 October: before a forest service road in your community is closed or removed, will the people who use it be heard as directly as the industry that built it?
The letter is already written. It goes to the candidates of the party you choose, it sends from your own email address, and nothing is stored on this site.
Backcountry Coalition is independent. This article is not authorized by any party or candidate.
Share this story
Seven images that carry the findings on their own: the operators’ lobby against the public recreation groups, HeliCat Canada’s record, the most-lobbied MLAs, the Minister of Forests and the share that matters. Made to be posted and shared.
Backcountry Coalition is independent. This article is not authorized by any party or candidate.
Suggested caption
Who do B.C.’s NDP MLAs really work for? We are releasing every lobbying record.
From November 2024 to September 2026 the BC Lobbyists Registry records 11,529 lobbying contacts with BC NDP MLAs. Only 51 came from the groups that speak for the people who use the backcountry.
We read the BC Lobbyists Registry for the last parliament, 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026. Five associations for commercial backcountry operators, led by HeliCat Canada for the heli-ski and cat-ski industry, filed 357 lobbying reports, reached 180 office holders and recorded 76 meetings arranged with the NDP government or its MLAs.
The three public recreation groups in the registry, the BC Wildlife Federation, the Wild Sheep Society and the BC Snowmobile Federation, filed 63 and recorded 3.
HeliCat Canada alone filed 63 reports, asking for a streamlined permitting framework. On 9 April 2026 the Province opened a $7.5-million Adventure Tourism Hub to speed up heli-ski, cat-ski and guided snowmobile permits, and HeliCat thanked it. The record shows the sequence; it does not show that one caused the other.
The article also lists every lobbyist who reached any of the 48 BC NDP MLAs, searchable by MLA, lobbyist, firm and client.
Lobbying is lawful and registered. The registry counts contacts, not time, and volunteers do not have to register.
Ask your candidates before 24 October: before a forest service road in your community is closed or removed, will the people who use it be heard as directly as the industry that built it? The letter is ready at backcountry.cx/email/local-access.
Backcountry Coalition is independent. This article is not authorized by any party or candidate.
backcountry.cx/editorials/lobbying-who-gets-the-ministers-ear/
#BCpoli #BCelection #PublicLand #ResourceRoads #Backcountry
Sources
- Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia, Open Data: the Lobbying Activity Reports dataset (ORL_LAR_Data.zip; files dated 20 September 2026; most recent posting 18 September 2026) and the Lobbying Registration Returns dataset (ORL_Registration_Data.zip, same date), with their data dictionaries, downloaded 10 October 2026 under the Registrar’s Open Data Licence. The dictionary defines the meeting field as whether the activity report represents arranging the meeting. Consulting firms are taken from each consultant’s registration return for that client. Link
- Every Lobbying Activity Report dated 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, naming any office holder, filed for HeliCat Canada Association, the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia, the Commercial Bear Viewing Association, the Wilderness Tourism Association of BC and the Adventure Tourism Coalition of BC, and for The B.C. Wildlife Federation, the Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia and the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation, from sources 1 and 2, published with this article as a spreadsheet with every office holder each report names. An arranged meeting is counted against the government when the report names a provincial official or a BC NDP MLA; three of the operators’ 79 arranged meetings named only opposition MLAs and are left out of the 76. Registrations checked in source 1: the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (active, no report in the window); Quad Riders ATV Association, the Federation of Mountain Clubs and the Four Wheel Drive Association (none active). Spreadsheet
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, member records for the 43rd Parliament (start 18 February 2025, end 22 September 2026), read 10 October 2026 from the Assembly’s members database, with each member’s party, riding and recorded roles: 48 members with the BC NDP. Portraits of ministers are the Province’s official portraits. Link
- Province of British Columbia, “Supporting adventure tourism in B.C. with new permitting hub”, release 2026WLRS0020-000388, 9 April 2026, with the quotations from Randene Neill and from HeliCat Canada; and “Look West Update”, release 2026PREM0020-000479, 29 April 2026. Both are reproduced and cited in our piece on CMH. Link · Look West update
- Canadian Mountain Holidays’ ownership, tenures, HeliCat Canada membership and executive seat, each documented with its source in our piece on CMH. Registry: Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) LP, consultant registrations 1592-787-1 and 2081-788-1, Global Public Affairs, 29 January 2018 to 29 January 2019; no Lobbying Activity Report under that client in source 1.
- Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia, Frequently Asked Questions, read 10 October 2026: a Lobbying Activity Report is required “for each lobbying activity involving senior public office holders” and is due by the 15th of the following month; “Volunteers are not required to register since they are not paid to communicate with public office holders.” Link
- The three Conservative MLAs’ record on forest service roads in the Legislature, set out with its Hansard citations in our pieces on Ward Stamer and on what an MLA can actually do; Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, indexes to the debate transcripts. Link
- Counts of registered contacts naming Ravi Parmar from 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, by client and sector, computed from sources 1 and 2 and published with this article as a spreadsheet. Spreadsheet
- Lobbying Activity Reports of Mosaic Forest Management Corporation: 2148-46242 (22 October 2025, Ravi Parmar), 2148-51982 (8 June 2026, Tamara Davidson), 2148-53915 (28 August 2026, Josie Osborne) and 2148-53980 (1 September 2026, Ravi Parmar): “Amendments to Section 42 of the Transportation Act to support and facilitate public access for local community groups on private managed forest lands.”
- Lobbying Activity Reports of the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association: 4384-43571 and 4384-43572 (6 May 2025, Randene Neill and Ravi Parmar) and 4384-52299 (5 May 2026, naming David Eby, Randene Neill, Ravi Parmar and other MLAs including Scott McInnis and Ward Stamer).
- Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia, “Recent Lobbying Activity Reports by Posted Date”, read 10 October 2026: 464 reports posted between 10 September and 9 October 2026. Every report not in the open-data export that names a member in scope with an activity date from 18 November 2024 to 22 September 2026, 37 in all, was read on its public page and added. Link
- Lobbying Activity Reports of the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation, associated registration 12527-572-4, all posted 25 September 2026: 572-54399 (2 July 2026), 572-54398 (6 July), 572-54397 (9 July), 572-54390 (21 July), 572-54395 (27 July), 572-54394 (17 August), 572-54391 and 572-54392 (22 August), 572-54386 (2 September) and 572-54393 (8 September). The registration has been active since its initial start date of 10 December 2015.
- Lobbying Activity Reports of The B.C. Wildlife Federation whose topics include “public access to public resources, especially Crown land”, naming NDP MLAs: 4448-42091, 4448-45478, 4448-47993, 4448-47994, 4448-52338, 4448-52340, 4448-52336 and 4448-53041.
- The marked events: the cabinet of 18 November 2024 (BC Orders in Council 595/2024 to 598/2024); the outdoor recreation strategy signed on 21 May 2026, the refusal by Recreation Sites and Trails BC on 19 August 2026 and the Ministry of Forests’ confirmation of the Rady Creek deactivation on 21 August 2026, each set out with its documents in our piece on the rest of the cabinet; and the dissolution of 22 September 2026 in the Legislature’s own record (source 4).