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Recommendation 25:
Children in temporary care must be kept within an accessible distance to the parent with due consideration to the parents’ circumstances (financial etc). Where a child needs to be close to their home nation, parents must be given financial supports to ensure that there is adequate access to maintain family connection.
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Recommendation 9:
Children cannot learn on empty stomachs. It is recommended that the Provincial Government put in place healthy meal programs in schools.
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Recommendation 18:
Children are often not informed about their participatory rights in family law and in child welfare proceedings. Yet the UN Committee General Comments conclude that receiving this information is essential to implementing participation rights. The CBA 2020 Report recommends that in all cases where courts formally assess children’s best interests, children should be meaningfully informed about their participation rights, including their right to independent legal representation.
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The literature has noted a specific need to monitor children’s rights across Canada (Byrne & Lundy, 2019; Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, 2016; CBA, 2020; Collins, 2019). Options for effective monitoring include establishing regional institutions and a National Commissioner dedicated to regularly assessing children’s rights, conducting ongoing child rights impact assessments, and ratifying the Third Optional Protocol to provide a communications procedure for children and youth to directly contact the UN CRC Committee regarding child rights complaints (Byrne & Lundy, 2019; Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, 2012; CBA, 2020; Collins, 2019).
Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) should inform the development of policy on children’s rights, as well as aid in the assessment of the actual impacts of policies related to child rights (Byrne & Lundy, 2019; CBA, 2020). Following the UN CRC Committee’s recommendations, the CBA (2020) notes that CRIAs should involve perspectives from various stakeholders, including children. Currently, CRIAs are not systematically used in decision-making across any provinces and territories other than New Brunswick and Saskatchewan (CBA, 2020). Given their key role in ensuring adherence to children’s rights, CRIAs should receive adequate funding to function effectively (Martinson & Raven, 2020a).
Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) should inform the development of policy on children’s rights, as well as aid in the assessment of the actual impacts of policies related to child rights (Byrne & Lundy, 2019; CBA, 2020). Following the UN CRC Committee’s recommendations, the CBA (2020) notes that CRIAs should involve perspectives from various stakeholders, including children. Currently, CRIAs are not systematically used in decision-making across any provinces and territories other than New Brunswick and Saskatchewan (CBA, 2020). Given their key role in ensuring adherence to children’s rights, CRIAs should receive adequate funding to function effectively (Martinson & Raven, 2020a).
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Recommendation 13:
Change government definitions of social housing and affordable housing to mean rates that are affordable to people on social assistance, and rents that are income-geared not market-geared.
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Recommendation 91:
Change government definitions of social housing and affordable housing to mean rates that are affordable to people on social assistance, and rents that are income-geared not market-geared.
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Recommendation 3:
Ceremonies to support healing and wellness, re-establish traditional practices, and improve relationships and community safety.
Government of B.C. Reflection on Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls: A Statement on the Anniversary of the Release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
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2020
2020
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Recommendation 66:
Cease ticketing minors for fare evasion in all transit systems in BC.
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Recommendation 4:
Create education materials and training:
- For Indigenous Peoples, about the Code and BCHRT processes;
- Within the BCHRT, to develop cultural competency and safety among BCHRT staff and tribunal members;
- For the general public, through a proactive campaign to highlight specific areas of discrimination faced by Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 2:
- Strengthen Indigenous self-identity
- Provide a home, a safe environment – with love and no judgement
- Feast – eat together – share stories around the table, and feed the spirit
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