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 11: Implement all 46 articles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.-
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Recommendation 12: Address the unique needs of systemically disadvantaged groups to access all services, including targeted measures to remove barriers to access and tailored supports.-
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Recommendation 13: Implement stigma auditing within all provincial ministries to address stigma in service delivery throughout government.-
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Recommendation 14: Amend the B.C. Human Rights Code, RSBC 1996, c210 to prohibit discrimination and harassment based on social condition.-
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Recommendation 15: Guarantee access to income and disability assistance for all regardless of immigration and citizenship status.-
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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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Recommendation 17: Establish stand-alone pay equity and pay transparency legislation.-
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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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Recommendation 19: Implement investments and policies to target LGBTQIA2S+ poverty.-
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Recommendation 20: Implement a National Action Plan for Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence, and a provincial sexual assault policy, with mandatory training and increase investment in services and supports for those escaping domestic violence.-
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