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Jennifer WhitesideMinister of Labour

Since November 2024, organizations have reported 162 lobbying contacts with Jennifer Whiteside, most often by BC Federation of Labour (18) and British Columbia & Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council (8). The most recent is dated August 17, 2026.

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In brief

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Party
British Columbia New Democratic Party
Riding
New Westminster-Coquitlam
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Email
Jennifer.Whiteside.MLA@leg.bc.ca

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Remarks in the chamber

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  1. Tabling Documents

    I have the honour to table the 2025 annual report and 2026-2028 service plan for WorkSafeBC.

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  2. Tributes — Rhonda Larrabee

    It is an honour to rise in this House on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking People of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations to pay tribute to Chief Rhonda Larrabee of the qiqéyt First Nation, who pass…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  3. Introductions by Members

    Today I am so thrilled that we have, joining us in the gallery, a whole group of shop stewards and representatives from the Compensation Employees Union. If you would like to rise, folks. The Compensation Employees Uni…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  4. Introductions by Members

    Thank you to my friend the Minister of Housing for allowing me to introduce the mayor of New Westminster, Patrick Johnstone, who joins his colleagues here this morning. In New Westminster, we are the second-densest city…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  5. Introductions by Members

    Thank you to my friend the Minister of Housing for allowing me to introduce the mayor of New Westminster, Patrick Johnstone, who joins his colleagues here this morning. In New Westminster, we are the second-densest city…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  6. Introductions by Members

    I wanted to send a big hello and shout-out to folks in my community at the Elizabeth Fry Society. This week is Elizabeth Fry Week. Since 1939, folks at EFry have been standing up for vulnerable girls and women. Their hea…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  7. Committee of Supply — Estimates: Ministry of Labour (continued)

    I think, perhaps, I can just go into the answer that we were preparing in regard to the member’s question about the forecasting of premium rates. There were just a few items in the member’s commentary with respect to tha…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  8. Committee of Supply — Estimates: Ministry of Labour (continued)

    There’s a lot in that question, so I appreciate that the member might want to come back and ask supplementary questions to it. It is, as I appreciate the member understands, a complex area. Just to, again, situate the c…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  9. Committee of Supply — Estimates: Ministry of Labour (continued)

    Yes, thank you very much, Chair. Thank you to the member for a good discussion and for his commitment to canvassing these issues — and to his team. I guess I will just say again that I deeply believe that we have a soc…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

  10. Committee of Supply — Estimates: Ministry of Labour (continued)

    Before I read the numbers into the record, just on the overall of what the member is characterizing as rate shock…. That term is just not a term that is in the WorkSafe lexicon. It isn’t an approach that they are conside…

    Legislative AssemblyOfficial text

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