====== Mark MacKinnon ====== **Mark R. MacKinnon** is a Canadian government official based in [[canada:british_columbia:Victoria]], [[canada:British Columbia]]. He is the Executive Director of Professional Regulation and Oversight at the [[British Columbia Ministry of Health]]. ===== History ===== ==== Education ==== MacKinnon attended the [[University of Victoria]] from 1983-1986 for his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and 1987-1990 for his Bachelor of Law.((//Mark MacKinnon.// LinkedIn. Retrieved April 15, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.04.15-030014/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mackinnon-a7ba0525/?originalSubdomain=ca)) ==== Career ==== MacKinnon began working at the [[British Columbia Ministry of Employment and Investment]] in 1996 in the Gaming Project Office, and then Director of Gaming Policy Development and Coordination on the Lotteries Advisory Committee. He then worked as Executive Director for the Gaming Policy Secretariat, then the British Columbia [[Information, Science and Technology Agency]] from 1999-2001. He fulfilled further roles at: * [[British Columbia Ministry of Management Services]] (2001-2004) * [[British Columbia Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services]] (2004-2006) From June 2007 to October 2013, MacKinnon served as Executive Director of Business Development at [[HealthLinkBC]] under the [[BC Public Service Agency]]. In May 2014, he became Executive Director of Professional Regulation and Oversight at the [[British Columbia Ministry of Health]]. === Regulatory college overhaul === On October 15, 2014, MacKinnon and [[Laurianne Jodouin]] participated in a meeting with an osteopathic practitioner named [[Anthony Mathews]]. Mathews brought several unexpected guests with him: a lobbyist named [[Michael Geoghegan]], another osteopathic practitioner named [[Howard Dieno]], and an unnamed notetaker. Geoghegan had previously registered as a lobbyist on behalf of Mathews for the purpose of establishing "recognition of UK trained Osteopaths."((Geoghegan, M. (2012, August 8). //11714235 - Review Registration - Consultant.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-210712/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/vwRg?cno=1279®Id=11714235)) The topic of discussion was not disclosed in advance, but the group wound up proposing changes to how [[osteopathy|osteopathic]] practitioners are regulated. MacKinnon and Jodouin noted in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202717/http://docs.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/D18698215A_Response_Package_HTH-2015-00014.PDF|minutes from the meeting]] that the group raised some "interesting points in respect of the overall approach to professional regulation and oversight" that they intended to "give some thought to over the coming year." Specifically, the "notion of an over-arching body/council to oversee all colleges" and "how to address public safety most effectively in relation to health occupations which are not subject to college oversight, and which do not warrant self-regulation." The guests did not disclose whether they sought the meeting on their own behalf or on behalf of an outside interest.((MacKinnon, M., & Jodouin, L. (2015). //FOI Request - HTH-2015-00014// (pp. 2–3). Government of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202717/http://docs.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/D18698215A_Response_Package_HTH-2015-00014.PDF)) MacKinnon was scheduled to attend a September 2017 meeting of the [[College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia]] to provide board training.((//CMTBC Board Meeting Minutes Public Portion.// (2017, June 23). College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415075426/https://www.cmtbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-06-23-Board-Meeting-Minutes.pdf)) In January 2018, MacKinnon met with the board of directors of the [[College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia]] (COTBC) to "discuss regulatory governance and role clarity."((//Ministry Meets With COTBC Board.// (2018, January 26). College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-051135/https://cotbc.org/library/cotbc-news/more-news/ministry-meets-with-cotbc-board/)) In May 2018, MacKinnon asked [[Brian Westgate]] to prepare guidance for how to deal with a regulatory college that "is not meeting its legal obligation" in response to so-called "anti-vaccination" statements by [[Avtar Jassal]], [[Parm Rai]] and [[Gil Desaulniers]], all chiropractors.((Lindsay, B. (2019, March 18). //Ministry considered options for handling “dysfunctional” chiropractors college after CBC report, FOI shows.// CBC News. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-082009/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chiropractor-college-health-ministry-complaint-vaccination-1.5058659)) MacKinnon received a letter on June 24, 2019 from [[Doctors of BC]] President [[Kathleen Ross]] providing feedback on the so-called “[[Cayton Report]],” noting the “relatively short timeframe for providing comments,” preventing the organization from canvassing its membership for input.((Ross, K. (2019, June 14). //Re: Cayton Report.// Doctors of BC. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415055137/https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/2019-06-14_-_submission_to_steering_committee_on_cayton_report.pdf)) ===== Activities ===== ==== Lobbying target ==== ^ Date ^ Lobbyist ^ Organization ^ Topic ^ Intended Outcomes ^ Associated Subject Matters ^ | September 23, 2020((//415-3717 - Lobbying Activity Report.// (2023, February 6). Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-182214/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=3717)) | [[Agnieszka Knott]] | [[British Columbia Chiropractic Association]] | Advocacy related to health professional regulatory changes | Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly | Health | | December 2, 2020((Bailey, M. (2023, February 6). //3249-4822 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-182722/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=4822)) | [[Michael Bailey]], [[Western Policy Consultants]] | [[Beauty Council of Western Canada]] | Conference call to advocate for a policy or regulation to govern the Personal Services Industry. | Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity | Health | | January 14, 2021((//415-5984 - Lobbying Activity Report.// (2023, February 6). Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-054523/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=5984)) | [[Agnieszka Knott]], [[Liza Kallstrom]] | [[British Columbia Chiropractic Association]] | Advocacy related to health professional regulatory changes | Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly | Health | | January 15, 2021((//415-6002 - Lobbying Activity Report.// (2023, February 6). Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-054041/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=6002)) | [[Agnieszka Knott]] | [[British Columbia Chiropractic Association]] | Advocacy related to health professional regulatory changes | Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly | Health | | February 12, 2021((//197-6646 - Lobbying Activity Report.// (2023, February 6). Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-052651/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=6646)) | [[Michael Sandler]] | [[Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia]] | Advocacy on behalf of nursing in British Columbia. | Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity | [[COVID-19]], Health, [[Mental Health]] and [[addiction|Addictions]] | | March 1, 2021((Bailey, M. (2023, February 6). //3249-8251 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-184905/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=8251)) | [[Michael Bailey]], [[Western Policy Consultants]] | [[Beauty Council of Western Canada]] | Advocating for the development of a policy to govern the Personal Services Industry | Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity | Health | | June 1, 2021((Valensky, L. (2023, February 6). //444-9773 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-185739/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=9773)) | [[Lorne Valensky]], [[Strategies West Consulting]] | [[British Columbia Dental Association]] | Discussing the process that the Ministry of Health will be following to amalgamate current oral health care colleges into one oral health care college. | Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity | Health | | June 18, 2021((Heath, D. (2023, February 6). //3716-10572 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-190607/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=10572)) | [[Dianne Health]] | [[British Columbia Association of Social Workers]] | Seeking inclusion of social work in the new Health Professions Act. Communications with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Ministry of Health | Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly; Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation | Health, Infrastructure | | June 29, 2021((Heath, D. (2023, February 6). //3716-10571 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415190935/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=10571)) | [[Dianne Heath]] | [[British Columbia Association of Social Workers]] | Advocacy regarding changes to the Social Workers Act/inclusion in the new Health Professions Act; Seeking inclusion of social work in the new Health Professions Act. Communications with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Ministry of Health | Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly; Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly; Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation | Children and Families, Health, Infrastructure | | January 6, 2023((Wignall, A., Arndt, A., & Hansen, R. (2023, February 6). //197-23847 - Lobbying Activity Report.// Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists British Columbia. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-191342/https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=23847)) | [[Angela Wignall]], [[Alix Arndt]], [[Regan Hansen]] | [[Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia]] | Advocacy on behalf of nursing in British Columbia; NNPBC will seek to change and/or update policy in areas that impact nursing, that include but may not be limited to the areas of mental health and addictions, changes to nursing regulatory scope, areas focused on social determinants of health, nursing education and other areas of nursing policy. As a result of such lobbying activities we would hope to see either changes to regulations, expanded scope for nursing providers and/or increased nursing involvement in mental health and addictions resources. We may also at some point request funding from government to help fund supplemental nursing education. As the professional association that represents all four of BC’s nursing designations, we have an opportunity to advocate to government to allow us to administer educational funding dollars (perhaps in the areas of nursing leadership, cultural sensitivity and Indigenous nursing) that can benefit nursing on the whole; To increase awareness of the nursing association and to ensure that the nursing 'voice' is embedded at a policy level. | Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity; Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly; Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly; Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation; Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity | COVID-19, Health, Mental Health and Addictions; Advanced Education, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Mental Health and Addictions; COVID-19, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Health, Hospitals, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | ==== Letters received ==== * September 13, 2021: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230415074747/https://portal.oralhealthbc.ca/Documents/Board-Package-Sept2021/11-2.-CDSBC-Letter-to-Ministry-of-Health-Re-Action-Plan-Completion-13-Sept-2021.pdf|College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia]] ===== External links ===== * [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mackinnon-a7ba0525/|LinkedIn]] * [[https://opengovca.com/british-columbia-employee/mark-r-mackinnon|OpenGovCa]]