The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition’s “Blueprint for Justice” released in 2020 describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified existing inequities and revealed the depth and breadth of the durable policy and investments needed to truly reduce poverty and inequality in B.C. It describes the concrete actions needed to ensure nobody is left behind during the pandemic and beyond it, centering its recommendations on four principles: economic security, universal basic services, equity and climate justice. The full blueprint can be found here.
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Recommendation 16: Amend the Commencement of Enrolment Policy (MOC 15-074) to remove the wait period for all new and returning BC residents coming from outside of Canada and ensure access to health care upon arrival.-
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Equity
Recommendation 18: Provide training for frontline ministry workers, judges, police, housing, and medical staff in trauma-informed service provision to ensure people who access services are treated with compassion, patience, and understanding.-
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Universal basic services
General health care
Recommendation 24: Provide universal coverage of basic dental care within our health care system.-
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Universal basic services
General health care
Recommendation 25: Increase investment and support for community health centres throughout B.C.Universal basic services
General health care
Recommendation 27: The federal government must implement universal Pharmacare that includes coverage of prescription drugs, vision care, and hearing aids.Universal basic services
General health care
Recommendation 28: Provide mandatory training for all health practitioners to ensure the rights and safety of LGBTQIA2S+ communities as they access health care.-
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Universal basic services
Mental health
Recommendation 29: Implement a trauma-informed, harm reduction, approach in the provision of all health care and related services.-
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Universal basic services
Mental health
Recommendation 30: Address the health and safety harms associated with substance use and provide equitable access to all forms of health care for those who use substances.-
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Universal basic services
Mental health
Recommendation 31: Install an independent Mental Health Advocate within the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.-
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Universal basic services
Mental health
Recommendation 32: Integrate no-to-low cost counselling and other evidence-based mental health therapies into primary care networks and community health centres to support people in accessing mental health care at the first sign of illness.-
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