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Poverty and economic inequality
Recommendation 113:
What is required is on-going funding to support culturally relevant Aboriginal programming and services that are designed, delivered and implemented by healthy, Aboriginal women, Elders and community workers…Recognition of and changes to…”power dynamics” that support the continuation of violence against Aboriginal women will aid in shaping a community-based response…Advocating for Aboriginal women’s safety includes the establishment of on and off reserve safe houses or shelters, counselling programs and victim assistance programs. (p.17)
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Recommendation 49:
We recommend the wife assault coordination committee system be used as a model to develop a similar coordinated response team approach to addressing the needs of adult victims of sexual assault. The sexual assault coordination committees in each community would be responsible for assisting in the development of police and Crown policies for adult sexual assault occurrences. (p.7 – 76)
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Recommendation 309:
We recommend the provincial government, Ministry of the Attorney General establish a special court for family violence, based on the Winnipeg model, and called Criminal Court – Family Violence Division” as a pilot project in Vancouver and, if successful, expand the designated court to other centres, wherever possible. (p.7 – 55) [a subsequent recommendation on p.7 – 88 suggests considering an expansion of this court to include sexual assault if the wife assault project is successful]
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Recommendation 226:
We recommend the police [and Crown] review and amend existing [sexual assault]…policies, in consultation with the expanded wife assault coordination committees…(p.7 – 76)
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Recommendation 402:
We recommend the Ministry of the Attorney General fund public education programs developed through local organizations to address violence against women. These programs should be sensitive to the social, cultural, and language needs of the multicultural population of British Columbia. These programs must also address the special needs of lesbians and women with disabilities who have been victims of violence. (p. 7 – 131)
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Recommendation 296:
We recommend the Ministry of the Attorney General evaluate the counselling services available for sex offenders and victims of sexual abuse or assault and endorse the recommendations of the British Columbia Task Force on Family Violence in this regard. We believe priority should be given to the treatment of young offenders because counselling in the early years has proven to be more successful. (p.7 –100)
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Recommendation 401:
We recommend the Ministries of Education and Advanced Education ensure the Learning for Living schools program specifically addresses the social causes and consequences of relationship violence, family violence, and sexual assault and that teachers are properly trained to educate students about these important issues. (p.7 – 131)
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Recommendation 336:
We recommend police, Crown, victim services, and Corrections staff be given joint training in the dynamics of sexual assault, the physical and psychological impact of abuse upon the victim, and the need for a gender sensitive approach to these cases. This training should be standardized and delivered province-wide to ensure accountability. It should also address the special cultural, social and language needs of immigrant women, women of colour, aboriginal women, lesbians, and women with disabilities, and involved service providers and victims from the community as resource persons, wherever possible….(p.7 – 131)
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- Corrections ,
- Courts ,
- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Representation and leadership
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Recommendation 44:
We endorse the $10-a-day Child Care Plan and recommend government cease income-testing and continue to build and support our emergent $10-a-day plan for B.C.
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Recommendation 22:
We call upon those who can effect change within the Canadian health-care system to recognize the value of Aboriginal healing practices and use them in the treatment of Aboriginal patients in collaboration with Aboriginal healers and Elders where requested by Aboriginal patients.
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