Thank You for Speaking Up! You Helped Protect BC Societies

 

You did it. You joined your voice with thousands of other British Columbians to tell the BC government that societies should not risk being sued for speaking up about the issues they work on.

We’re pleased to confirm that Bill 24, the new Societies Act that was introduced in the BC Legislature yesterday, no longer contains the controversial Section 99, a proposal that would allow anyone who believes that a society is acting “to the detriment of the public interest” to file a court petition against that society. You can read more on the story here.

We were told by Finance Minister Michael de Jong that the concerns of hundreds of Societies and tens of thousands of British Columbians were heard loud and clear. Please take a moment to send him an email of thanks using our quick and easy tool, found here. 

Sincerely,

Andrew Gage
Staff Counsel
West Coast Environmental Law Association

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