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Access to justice
Recommendation 12:
When, following the procedures described in paragraphs 4 and 5, the Branch is not satisfied that it has received the additional information and/or materials required, the Branch shall advise the investigating officer that a charge assessment decision cannot be made.
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Recommendation 11:
When, following the procedures described in paragraph 4, Administrative Crown Counsel is not satisfied that he or she has received the additional information and/or materials required, Administrative Crown Counsel may ask Regional Crown Counsel to assist in resolving the matter with the police.
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Recommendation 22:
When determining funding levels for public interest or community interveners at a public inquiry, a rough balance should be struck between the legal resources available to government and non-government interests represented. The principle of the indivisibility of the Crown should govern when evaluating the amount of public funding dedicated to protecting and promoting government and government agent interests as compared to public funding dedicated to particular community or public perspectives.
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Recommendation 71:
When an officer fails to follow policy on use of force, review subsequent uses of force by that officer at the regional or national level.
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Recommendation 10:
When a Report to Crown Counsel does not comply with these standards, Crown Counsel shall communicate with the investigator respecting the additional information and/or materials required and may, where appropriate, seek guidance or assistance from Administrative Crown Counsel.
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Recommendation 20:
When a public inquiry targets in whole or in part the activities of the police, current or former members of the police should not be hired to organize or coordinate the inquiry, or be retained to prepare supposedly “independent” reviews of the evidence that will be heard at the inquiry.
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Recommendation 23:
Weighing the discussion, I hold the view that enabling the commission to intervene in human rights matters with a systemic aspect will result in forward-reaching outcomes and lead to broader societal change. I recognize that considerable policy work needs to be done to address such matters as the criteria for intervention.
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Recommendation 1:
We urge the government of BC to support a rights-based framework for survivors of sexual assault by committing to provide dedicated, secure, and sustainable funding for community-based assault crisis response teams and integrated sexual assault clinics across British Columbia. We support the submissions made by VASC and WAVAW and encourage the government of BC to implement their recommendations by way of both an increase in funding and a legislated right to a community-based assault crisis services.
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Recommendation 29:
We call upon the parties and, in particular, the federal government, to work collaboratively with plaintiffs not included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement to have disputed legal issues determined expeditiously on an agreed set of facts.
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Recommendation 42:
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to commit to the recognition and implementation of Aboriginal justice systems in a manner consistent with the Treaty and Aboriginal rights of Aboriginal peoples, the Constitution Act, 1982, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, endorsed by Canada in November 2012.
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