British Columbia

Ukuk peij kopa Chinuk Wawa: Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi

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 most 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
 * King's Privy Council for British Columbia
 * Executive branch (King-in-Council)
 * Prime Minister
 * Cabinet
 * Legislative branch (King-in-Parliament)
 * Council of Chiefs
 * House of Commons
 * Judicial branch - Courts of British Columbia
 * Court of King's Bench
 * Military Court
 * Tribal Courts
 * Court of Appeal
 * Dominion Court
 * Tax Court
 * British Columbia Defence Force
 * Royal BC Constabulary
 * British Columbia Coast Guard
 * Administrative districts of BC:
 * Indigenous Administrative Districts
 * Cymru Newydd
 * Regional Districts

Society and Culture

 * British Columbia English
 * Currency of British Columbia
 * Flags of British Columbia
 * Industry of British Columbia
 * Media in British Columbia
 * Royal Mail of British Columbia
 * Postal codes in British Columbia
 * Sport in British Columbia
 * Transportation in British Columbia