A01=George M. Abbott
Author_George M. Abbott
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- ISBN 9780774881159
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Sep 2025
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Paperback
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George M. Abbott is a BC treaty commissioner, appointed in 2025 to help guide treaty negotiations between First Nations, the province, and Canada. A former BC Liberal MLA and cabinet minister, he served in several prominent roles while in government, including as minister of aboriginal relations and reconciliation. He is an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Victoria, director and chair of Technical Safety BC, and the author of Big Promises, Small Government: Doing Less with Less in the BC Liberal New Era. He also served for seventeen years in local government as the director and chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and as a councillor in the District of Sicamous. He lives in Victoria, BC.
