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Recommendation 158:
Within the Nunavut Territory, we call upon the federal and territorial governments to fully implement the principles and objectives of Article 23 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Proportional representation is an imperative in the arenas of public services and, in particular, the child welfare system, social services, the criminal justice system, police services, the courts, and corrections throughout Inuit Nunangat.
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Recommendation 1:
Pay transparency would help promote pay equality in BC by highlighting pay gaps that exist within firms and encouraging them to close those gaps. Importantly, this type of legislation provides a foundation for further action by mandating the release of the data needed to identify pay discrimination. The information and data can then be used to inform future policies. In contrast, pay equity legislation would help to address the systematic undervaluation of women’s work by analyzing the pay and value of jobs traditionally segregated by gender. Proactive pay equity is a complementary policy to pay transparency and can further reduce the pay gap by ensuring that people working in female-dominated occupational groups are being paid the same as other occupations of equivalent value.
With that in mind, our research indicates that for any type of pay legislation that BC chooses to adopt, the effect on the gender pay gap is dependent on the details of policy design and adopted tools. Key elements include clear reporting requirements, sufficient guidance for businesses, and a well-funded oversight body.
With that in mind, our research indicates that for any type of pay legislation that BC chooses to adopt, the effect on the gender pay gap is dependent on the details of policy design and adopted tools. Key elements include clear reporting requirements, sufficient guidance for businesses, and a well-funded oversight body.
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Recommendation 7:
When Indigenous children are involved, parents, extended family, Elders, and trusted community members must be involved in guiding service providers, caregivers, and foster parents in the customary laws of the community and traditional Indigenous child rearing practices (including adoption).
Enhancing the Protective Environment for Children of Parents in Conflict with the Law or Incarcerated: A Framework for Action
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Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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2018
2018
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Recommendation 14:
We recommend that specialized Therapeutic Units address the unique needs of prisoners with mental health disabilities, and that they be adequately funded and sufficiently staffed with independent professionals including nurses, social workers, Elders, counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists as appropriate to provide robust and culturally appropriate treatment and high levels of meaningful human contact.
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Recommendation 18:
We recommend that meaningful human contact be defined in policy, and that it be acknowledged that it must be meaningful to the individual.
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Recommendation 10:
We recommend that legislation require any placements in observation cells for the purpose of monitoring prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide be authorized by independent registered mental health professionals, with reasons provided to the prisoner and their legal representative. Such placements must not exceed six hours and must be imposed only at treatment centres.
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Recommendation 6:
We recommend that legislation require any lockdowns to be approved by independent external decision makers if they are to be used for more than 24 hours, or if more than five lockdowns are imposed at a given institution within a year. A lockdown that is approved shall be independently reviewed every 24 hours. CSC must demonstrate that the lockdown is necessary according to legislative criteria, represents the least restrictive measure necessary and that the duration is for the shortest amount of time possible. Independent external decision makers must have the authority to make orders to end a lockdown and orders respecting conditions of confinement.
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Recommendation 3:
We recommend that legislation prohibit restrictive movement routines.
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Recommendation 7:
We recommend that legislation and policy require that for the duration of a lockdown, all prisoners be provided with a minimum of four hours out of their cell daily, including daily access to more than two hours of meaningful human contact, telephones, showers, and at least one hour of outdoor exercise (or indoor exercise in poor weather).
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Recommendation 5:
We recommend that legislation and policy limit lockdowns to truly exceptional emergencies and security incidents.
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