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Provincial and territorial governments (General)
Recommendation 112:
All levels of government, including Indigenous governance structures, should: clearly outline the measures taken to address the problem of violence against Indigenous women in Canada in reports to relevant UN human rights bodies, including the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Human Rights Committee. (p.64)
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Recommendation 413:
All levels of government should work with Indigenous peoples to strengthen and expand public education programs, including within the…school system, that acknowledge and address the history of dispossession and marginalization of Indigenous peoples and the…reality of racism in Canadian society. (p.67)
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Recommendation 391:
All levels of government must make funds available for education programs developed by Transition House workers (and others who have expertise in working with battered women)…for…the general public, to advance understanding of wife assault and support for policies and services to deal this the problem. (p.130)
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Recommendation 331:
All levels of government must make funds available for education programs developed by Transition House workers (and others who have expertise in working with battered women)…for…professionals, to enable them to respond more effectively to battered women…(p.130)
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Recommendation 34:
We call upon the governments of Canada, the provinces, and territories to undertake reforms to the criminal justice system to better address the needs of offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including: i. Providing increased community resources and powers for courts to ensure that FASD is properly diagnosed, and that appropriate community supports are in place for those with FASD. ii. Enacting statutory exemptions from mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for offenders affected by FASD. iii. Providing community, correctional, and parole resources to maximize the ability of people with FASD to live in the community. iv. Adopting appropriate evaluation mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of such programs and ensure community safety.
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Recommendation 5:
Adequate, sustained, and long-term funding to ensure the provision of culturally relevant services to meet the needs of Indigenous women and girls at risk of violence or in contact with the police and justice system, including emergency shelters, court workers, services for survivors of violence and specific programs to assist women and girls who have been trafficked within Canada.
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- Access to justice ,
- Alternative solutions ,
- Courts ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Emergency response ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Human rights system ,
- Indigenous issues in policing and justice ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Policing ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Racism ,
- Sexism
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Recommendation 3:
Additional resources should be used to encourage employers to make their workplaces accessible, to educate employers in order to increase their understanding of what accessible and inclusive workplaces are, to encourage and fund additional on-the-job accessible training, and to establish meaningful and comprehensive Assistive Devices Programs in all provinces and territories.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 1:
A commitment to address violence against Indigenous women and girls on the basis of the protection and full realization of their human rights as set out in Canadian law and international human rights standards, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 21:
The BCHRT should discuss with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) a coordinated process for sorting jurisdictions between the federal and provincial bodies when Indigenous Peoples bring a human rights complaint. An agreement to triage claims between the CHRC and BCHRT would assist Indigenous complainants.
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Recommendation 18:
4.4 RESTRUCTURE FAMILY COURTS Locate all of the aspects of family law in the same place, including separation, custody and access, and divorce, ideally under one judge.
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