Guaranteed public services

Recommendation 34: Establish free public bus transportation between each town and city located along the entire length of Highway 16 and all other highways, with a number of safe homes and emergency phone booths along the length of all the highways.

Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES

Employment security

Recommendation 81: Enact stand-alone proactive pay equity legislation that requires public and private sector employers to pay women equal pay for work of equal value.

Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES

Universal public services

Recommendation 88: Adoption of low-income customer rates and rules by BC Hydro and all energy providers including waiver of security deposits, late payment fees, and reconnection fees; more flexible payment arrangements; and suspension of disconnections during cold weather and for people with medical conditions.

Recommendations to keep Indigenous families together in the DTES

Accountability

Recommendation 129: Train and hire more Indigenous social workers and ensure that all social workers are culturally-competent, committed to decolonizing practices, have better communication skills, and are educated about and sensitive to the intergenerational trauma of family separation.