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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS MANUAL - 2015 THE 63rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONFERENCE OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAY 24th to 26th 2015 IN PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. * * IMPORTANT NOTICE * * The policy resolutions contained in this manual are for DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY at the plenary sessions of the Annual General Meeting and are NOT the official policy statements or positions of the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce until adopted by a two-thirds (67%) majority of the members. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 2015 The Proposed Resolutions Manual for 2015 contains policy resolutions to be discussed at the Policy Sessions at the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) on the [MORNING OR AFTERNOON] of Monday May 25th 2015 and on the [MORNING OR AFTERNOON] of Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 in Prince George, B.C. The proposed resolutions are not exhaustive of The Chambers policies, some of which are approved by our Board of Directors in the course of the year in order that The Chamber stay pro-active and be able to act in a timely and effective manner. The proposed resolutions were developed by our Member Chambers of Commerce, Chamber Task Forces and by the Policy Review Committee of The Chamber and submitted prior to the deadline of March 12, 2015. Prior to their acceptance for debate at the Annual General Meeting, the proposals were screened by the Policy Review Committee (PRC) chaired by David Craig and comprised of representatives from a wide range of sectors taken from the Chamber’s membership. The PRC was mandated to ensure that all matters to be discussed at the Annual General Meeting are timely, important to a significant number of members and provincial in scope. In retaining the most appropriate proposals, the PRC also attempted to ensure that the contents were substantive and accurate. The resolutions presented in this book are in the order in which they will be discussed at the Ple