Response Letter to Minister Kahlon

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Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea 
Bowen  Denman  Hornby  Gabriola  Galiano Gambier  Lasqueti  Mayne  North Pender  Salt Spring  Saturna  South Pender  Thetis 
 
 
 
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May 21, 2025                      File No.: 400-30-MIN-MA  
 
Via email: HMA.Minister@gov.bc.ca  
 
The Honourable Ravi Kahlon 
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs 
PO BOX 9074 
STN PROV GOVT 
Victoria BC, V8W 9E2 
 
 
Dear Minister Kahlon:   
 
Re: Response letter 
 
I have received your response of April 28, 2025, declining our former Chair’s request on behalf of the 
Islands Trust Council for a meeting. Unfortunately, I did not receive the letter until May 7 because it was 
not sent to a working email address. I am grateful that our respective staff have worked together to 
ensure contact information is up to date. 
 
I appreciate that this is a challenging time for all levels of government. It is also extremely challenging 
for the Islands Trust, and has been for a long time, even before our first request of your government for a 
review of our mandate, governance and structure in 2022.  
 
While I respect your decision not to proceed with a review during this Trust Council term, I reiterate my 
predecessor’s request for a meeting with you as the Minister Responsible for the Islands Trust. Even if a 
review will not be initiated, there are important aspects of the context in which the Islands Trust works 
that would be valuable for us to discuss.  
 
I find it concerning that you met with and discussed the Islands Trust with MLA Botterell before he had 
met with any elected member of Trust Council to learn himself about our current work and priorities. 
MLA Botterell does not, of course, represent the Islands Trust or the entirety of the Trust Area.  
 
Therefore, I would respectfully suggest that it is in both of our interests as democratically elected 
leaders with direct accountability for the Islands Trust to instead ensure you have a current and 
accurate understanding of the Islands Trust’s priorities, challenges and goals.  
 
I make myself available to meet at your convenience either virtually or in person. 
 
 
 

Minister Kahlon 
May 21, 2025 
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Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea 
Bowen  Denman  Hornby  Gabriola  Galiano Gambier  Lasqueti  Mayne  North Pender  Salt Spring  Saturna  South Pender  Thetis 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
  
 
Laura Patrick 
Chair, Islands Trust Council 
 
cc: Islands Trust Council

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