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Government of British Columbia
Recommendation 25:
Provide a free medical accompaniment program where women are guaranteed rides and an accompaniment advocate for all medical appointments.
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Recommendation 26:
Provide a comprehensive program to supply assistive devices and personal equipment such as wheelchairs, mobility aids, communication aids, and respiratory devices for people living with those respective disabilities.
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Recommendation 36:
Provide a B.C. Technology Fund and non-repayable grants to all enrolled in the $10-a-month affordability initiative and increase digital literacy training province-wide to address online safety, security, privacy, and disinformation.
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Recommendation 80:
Provide 21 sick days a year for all workers regardless of their immigration status.
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Recommendation 9:
Promote family unity by collaboratively addressing colonial practices and policies that undermine First Nation families.
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Recommendation 8:
Promote child and youth mental wellness by breaking silos and grounding collaborative work in First Nation Health Authority’s Policy on Mental Health and Wellness.
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Recommendation 12:
Project participants also expressed the need for training to cover the following topics: genderbased violence; Indigenous rights, identities, and cultures; the role of ongoing colonialism on intergenerational trauma; the potential for communities and families to provide more appropriate solutions to family healing; and the importance of culture and connection to the child’s well-being.
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Recommendation 117:
Prohibit the placement of Indigenous children into non-Indigenous foster and adoptive families, and regularly report on how many Indigenous children are in government care and how many are being placed in non-Indigenous homes.
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Recommendation 55:
We call upon all levels of government to provide annual reports or any current data requested by the National Council for Reconciliation so that it can report on the progress towards reconciliation. The reports or data would include, but not be limited to:
- The number of Aboriginal children—including Métis and Inuit children—in care, compared with non-Aboriginal children, the reasons for apprehension, and the total spending on preventive and care services by child-welfare agencies.
- Comparative funding for the education of First Nations children on and off reserves.
- The educational and income attainments of Aboriginal peoples in Canada compared with non-Aboriginal people.
- Progress on closing the gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in a number of health indicators such as: infant mortality, maternal health, suicide, mental health, addictions, life expectancy, birth rates, infant and child health issues, chronic diseases, illness and injury incidence, and the availability of appropriate health services.
- Progress on eliminating the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in youth custody over the next decade.
- Progress on reducing the rate of criminal victimization of Aboriginal people, including data related to homicide and family violence victimization and other crimes.
- Progress on reducing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the justice and correctional systems.
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- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Indigenous issues in policing and justice ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Pre-natal care ,
- Public services
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Recommendation 22:
Prisoners who are repeatedly subject to force should have all subsequent uses of force automatically reviewed by the Force Options Coordinator and, if appropriate, by the mental health expert mentioned in recommendation 13.
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