British Columbia

Okook pej kopa Chinook Wawa: Kinchoch Kolompi Illahee

British Columbia, officially the Dominion of British Columbia (Kinchoch Kolompi Illahee in Chinook Wawa), is a country on the northern west coast of North America. It is one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms.

History

 * 1875: passing of the Constitution Act, establishment of the Dominion of British Columbia
 * 1931: passing of the Statute of Westminster, making BC an independent dominion of the British Empire
 * 1957: passing of the British Columbia and Canada Act in BC and Canada, removing all trade and movement barriers between the two
 * 1969: passing of the Commonwealth Realms Act in BC, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Malta; other Realms passed this act in later years.
 * 1983: the Accidental War
 * 1989: passing of the British Columbia Act, making BC a fully independent country as one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms within the Commonwealth of Nations, equal in status to the United Kingdom.

Government and Politics

 * HM Dominion Government
 * Sovereign
 * Governor General
 * Queen's Privy Council for British Columbia
 * Executive branch (Queen-in-Council)
 * Prime Minister
 * Cabinet
 * Legislative branch (Queen-in-Parliament)
 * Council of Chiefs
 * House of Commons
 * Judicial branch - Courts of British Columbia
 * Court of Queen's Bench
 * Military Court
 * Tribal Courts
 * Court of Appeal
 * Dominion Court
 * Tax Court

Society and Culture

 * Currency of British Columbia
 * Flags of British Columbia
 * Industry of British Columbia
 * Sport in British Columbia
 * Transportation in British Columbia

British Columbia Defence Force
The British Columbia Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of British Columbia. It consists of the BC Naval Service (consisting of the Royal BC Navy (RBCN) and the Royal BC Marines, (RBCM)) the BC Army, and the Royal BC Air Force (RBCAF).

The Commander-in-Chief is the reigning British Columbian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as represented by the Governor General Tyee Sir Steven Point.