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  2. Achaemenid Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, [16] also known as the Persian Empire[16] or First Persian Empire[17] (/ əˈkiːmənɪd /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' [18] or 'The Kingdom' [19]), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the ...

  3. Musqueam First Nation - Wikipedia

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    The Musqueam Nation (Hunquminum: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ) is a First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It is governed by a band council and is known officially as the Musqueam Indian Band under the Indian Act. "Musqueam" (/ ˈmʌskwiəm ...

  4. British Columbia Investment Management Corporation - Wikipedia

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    British Columbia Investment Management Corporation which uses the trade name BCI, is a Canadian company established by way of the 1999 Public Sector Pension Plans Act to provide investment services to British Columbia ’s public sector pensions plans. It invests in multiple asset classes which are in both public and private markets.

  5. Wealth One Bank of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.wealthonebankofcanada.com. Wealth One Bank of Canada (stylized as WealthONE) is a Canadian federally chartered digital Schedule I bank, founded in 2016, to serve the Chinese Canadian community. The bank has been subject to regulatory and legal scrutiny due to national security concerns around its principal shareholders.

  6. Potlatch ban - Wikipedia

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    The potlatch ban was legislation forbidding the practice of the potlatch passed by the Government of Canada, begun in 1885 and lasting until 1951. [1] Some first Nations saw the law as an instrument of intolerance and injustice. [2] ". Second only to the taking of land without extinguishing Indian title; the outlawing of the potlatch can be ...

  7. Stʼatʼimc - Wikipedia

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    The Stʼatʼimc (IPA: [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼemx]), also known as the Lillooet (/ ˈlɪluɛt /), St̓át̓imc, or Stl'atl'imx (/ slætˈliːəm /), are an Interior Salish people located in the southern Whale Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Stʼatʼimc culture displayed many features ...

  8. Economic history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    With the outbreak of the Second World War came an increased demand for fishing industries of British Columbia to help relieve the war effort. [3] The ten-year average for total cases of canned salmon in British Columbia from 1910 to 1942 was 1.6 million, while the Second World War's average alone was more than 2 million, with a peak of 2.25 ...

  9. Financial disclosure of public servants - Wikipedia

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    The UNCAC states that the conflict of interest is a criterion which determines what information should be disclosed [citation needed].The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines conflict of interest as "a conflict between the public duty and private interests of a public official, in which the public official has private-capacity interests which could improperly ...