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Jodie WickensMinister of Children and Family Development

Since November 2024, organizations have reported 61 lobbying contacts with Jodie Wickens, most often by British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation (6) and Montrose Industries Ltd. (6). The most recent is dated August 27, 2026.

Organizations in contact

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In brief

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Party
British Columbia New Democratic Party
Riding
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Email
Jodie.Wickens.MLA@leg.bc.ca

Remarks in the chamber

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  1. Oral Questions — Funding for Services to Children and Families

    …are receiving more funding. We are building a stronger, fairer system for the future, and I am proud of that.

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  2. Oral Questions — Funding for Services to Children and Families

    We know that because on April 2, the Leader of the Opposition…

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  3. Oral Questions — Funding for Services to Children and Families

    …who are going to receive more funding and more support. Children with autism under our new system…

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  4. Oral Questions — Funding for Services to Children and Families

    … and members of the Conservative Party brought families here. They brought private, for-profit providers here, and they said they would reverse our decision. I want to know what they’re going to tell families who have…

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  5. Oral Questions — Funding for Services to Children and Families

    I have spoken to the member opposite several times about our change and our redesign to make our services for children and families fairer and stronger. There are no changes happening over this year to individualized aut…

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  6. Oral Questions — Service Model Change for Children with Support Needs and Funding for Autism Services

    I thank the member for the question. I visited the member’s local child development centre that delivers really important services in her community and does travel far in rural, remote communities to deliver early interv…

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  7. Oral Questions — Service Model Change for Children with Support Needs and Funding for Autism Services

    …as these changes are made.

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  8. Oral Questions — Service Model Change for Children with Support Needs and Funding for Autism Services

    …who has a child with significant disabilities living on the poverty line. Our current system is not working. Under the new system, funding will be delivered based on a functional need. So under our new system, individu…

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  9. Oral Questions — Service Model Change for Children with Support Needs and Funding for Autism Services

    I have spoken at length in this House about children with autism not needing a one-size-fits-all approach to the programs and services that they receive. I want the members to know that under our current system, you cou…

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  10. Introductions by Members

    In the Legislature today is my favourite person, my best friend and my husband, Brian Wickens. I’ve talked about him many times. He needs no introduction. People tell me all of the time how amazing he is and how lucky I…

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Lobbying meetings

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