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Access to justice
Recommendation 16:
These issues are multi-faceted and many hold strong opinions. The commission will be well-placed to examine the various perspectives and considerations important to all stakeholders and, if appropriate, to make recommendations that will help advance these issues and our understanding of them.
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Recommendation 3:
The trafficking provisions found in the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act should be maintained as laws of general application and applied in all situations of labour exploitation. Sex work (the consensual exchange of sexual services for money) is not trafficking, and trafficking laws should not be used as a reason to investigate sex workers and sex work businesses unless there is compelling evidence of debt bondage, violence, deprivation of liberty, or similar exploitation.
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Recommendation 11:
The possibility of amnesty for witnesses must be considered and publicly debated in the context of each individual inquiry.
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Recommendation 1:
The PCEPA is an unconstitutional set of laws that imposes more danger and more criminalization on sex workers and leaves them with fewer safe options. We recommend repealing all criminal laws that prohibit the purchase or sale of sexual services by adults and that limit adults selling sex from working with others in non-coercive situations. This includes the PCEPA and provisions such as Section 213(1)(a) and (b), which were not constitutionally challenged in Bedford.
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Recommendation 17:
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has addressed the “Canadian experience” barrier in a policy published on its website dated February 1, 2013. It has set out a series of best practices for employers and regulatory bodies, with a focus on facilitating newcomers’ integration into and contribution to Canadian society.
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Recommendation 10:
The Ministry of Justice should work with disability, women-serving and antiviolence organizations to develop and deliver training for professionals working in the child protection system, including lawyers, social workers, mediators, and parenting assessors, on the impact (or lack thereof) of disability on parenting capacity. Professionals working in the child protection context must be guided by the principle underlying BC’s child protection legislation that families should receive the support services they need to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 11:
The majority of Canadian provinces have separate government bodies in place that provide legal counsel to children… B.C. must also assume the responsibility for providing funding and personnel to secure legal representation for children in all guardianship and family law cases.
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Recommendation 16:
The literature has long supported specific incorporation of the CRC in all legislation relevant to children. It is particularly important in family law and child welfare cases but has not happened in B.C.
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Recommendation 2:
The importance of a National Action Plan cannot be overstated in terms of establishing national standards and strengthening the systems that respond to gender-based violence. However, at the same time, a key element of success will be ongoing engagement, collaboration and knowledge sharing with regions and communities, to reflect the diversity of needs, challenges and efforts across the nation. To do this, it will be important to link with and build on the work and expertise of existing provincial not-for-profit organizations in engaging and supporting local communities and in developing provincial-level strategies.
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Recommendation 19:
The Human Rights Tribunal had made significant advancements in the effectiveness of its early mediation procedure, resulting in many complaints being resolved before going to formal adjudication. There may even be potential for further improvements around alternative resolution practices by embracing the concepts found in restorative justice. While use of a restorative justice model will be limited to appropriate cases, a restorative justice dialogue between parties can be expanded to include a discussion of their perspective of the harms and the impact on the parties, the issues, and what parties are seeking as an outcome. Restorative justice processes are holistic in nature and can facilitate a move toward resolutions that are cost effective, time effective and lasting.
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