Honourable Wally Oppal

Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Wally Oppal (right), Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, Dave Hayer, MLA Mary Polak and Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mike de Jong present a proclamation to the Khalsa Diwan Society on Oct. 8, 2006, honouring their centennial celebration.

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Premier Gordon Campbell, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal, and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Dave Hayer, were on hand Sept. 9 to open North America's only dedicated kabaddi stadium, located in Surrey. They are shown here congratulating members of the Western Kabaddi Association.

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VANCOUVER - Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal and Economic Development Minister, Colin Hansen, along with Federal Immigration Minister Monty Solberg, attended a roundtable discussion with the Joint Federal-Provincial Immigration Advisory Council on July 25, 2006. The council is composed of 18 members who represent the immigration sector from numerous perspectives. These include federal and provincial officials, and local government representatives, as well as sector members from health authorities, social research, legal services, settlement and integration, business, education, community development, refugees, and others.

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Attorney General Wally Oppal and Shuswap MLA George Abbott were in Salmon Arm today to celebrate with Mayor Marty Bootsma the opening of the new, state of the new art City Hall and Courthouse. The environmentally friendly construction features geothermal heating and cooling, and advanced audio-visual and communications systems.

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Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal was one of the guests celebrating the grand re-opening of the Italian Cultural Centre Society main hall On Saturday, May 6. The Cultural Centre was built in 1977 to maintain, promote and enhance the Italian culture in the fields of language, literature, art, and music, has now been completely renovated.

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On Friday, March 3, Attorney General Wally Oppal was the keynote speaker for the University of British Columbia Law Review Annual Lecture Series. The speech focused on confidence in the Canadian justice system and respect for the law and its institutions. The Attorney, a graduate of UBC Law School, also attended a Moot Court put on by students.

Pictured: Faculty of Law students Phil Dougan, Beth Regehr, Melanie Harmer, Megan Kammerer and Ada Lam with Attorney General Wally Oppal (second left). The students were all part of the Moot put on by UBC Law School Friday, March 3.

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Wally Oppal, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, recognized 31 new Queen's Counsel at a reception on Friday, February 17. The Queen’s Counsel designation is an honour conferred on members of the legal profession to recognize exceptional merit and contribution. New recipients were announced in December 2005. For more information see the news release and short biographies of the new Queen's Counsel.

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Grade 8 students from the Beattie School of the Arts in Kamloops were recognized by Attorney General Wally Oppal for producing an anti-racism commercial that shows true leadership, respect and multicultural awareness. Left to right: Katie Degroot, Max Favell, Hon. Wally Oppal, Lily Nichol, Sonnjea Chwyl and Jasper Krupp-Hunter.

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Attorney General Wally Oppal speaking at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, Thursday, February 2.

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Attorney General Wally Oppal speaks with students from the International Business School Wednesday, January 18, 2006. The students were touring the Vancouver Law Courts to learn about Canadian Justice and had a chance to speak to the Attorney regarding his thoughts on the Canadian Justice System, immigration and multiculturalism.

The discussion was filmed by a news documentary production team from Paris, France. Attorney General Oppal was interviewed as part of a documentary on immigration and multiculturalism to be shown across France during the summer of 2006.

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Attorney General Wally Oppal and MLA Richard Lee along with Albert Fok, chairman of Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association and association vice-president William Chu tour a back alley in Chinatown to get a first hand look at safety concerns in the neighbourhood. The Attorney General met with several prominent members of the Chinese community while touring Vancouver's Chinatown Friday, Nov. 25, 2005.

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Attorney General Wally Oppal announces that residents of six B.C. communities will be able to resolve disputes around parking tickets and other minor bylaw offences at the local level at the 2005 Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Vancouver. The program diverts cases from the courts and makes justice more accessible.

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Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal, John Nuraney, MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon and Dave S. Hayer, MLA for Surrey-Tynehead met with over 100 seniors Thursday, July 21, 2005, for tea at the Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors Society of Vancouver. The Society invited Minister Oppal for tea to celebrate his appointment as Attorney General of British Columbia. Photographs courtesy of Chandra Bodalia.

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Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal paints the dragon during the opening ceremony of the 20th annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Walk with the Dragon fundraiser in Vancouver, Sunday July 17, 2005.

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