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Recommendation 11:
Immediately commit to establishing an effective substance use system of care and involving families in all stages of development and planning. This includes family involvement in the new Overdose Emergency Response Centre (OERC), as promised at the OERC announcement on December 1st, 2017.
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Recommendation 95:
Immediately build 10,000 affordable social housing units per year in B.C., with an additional 1000 units each year. These units must be self-contained units of at least 400 square feet with bathrooms and kitchens.
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Recommendation 63:
We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including:
- Developing and implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve curriculum and learning resources on Aboriginal peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of residential schools.
- Sharing information and best practices on teaching curriculum related to residential schools and Aboriginal history.
- Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. iv. Identifying teacher-training needs relating to the above.
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Recommendation 9:
Identify, implement and sustain effective services and promising practices related to the prevention and ending of youth homelessness:
- Prevention and early intervention;
- Housing;
- and Supports and services.
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Recommendation 13:
Identify and systematically remove the structural, racialized barriers of social and economic exclusion of Indigenous people. Set out specific targets, timelines and accountabilities.
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Recommendation 196:
Hospitals including security guards need to be welcoming and supportive—not judgmental and criminalizing—in their interactions with Indigenous patients.
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Recommendation 12:
High risk cases (e.g., high conflict, presence of violence, allegations of parental alienation) pose a threat to children’s legal right to participation (Martinson & Raven, 2020b; Morrison et al., 2020). As such, safeguards must be put into place that ensure children’s rights are respected and that their access to justice and best interests are advanced in high-risk cases.
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Recommendation 123:
Guarantee free individualized support such as culturally appropriate parenting programs; detox on demand; and counselling for mothers with mental health diagnoses, learning disabilities, drug use dependence, and who are survivors of domestic violence.
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Recommendation 85:
Guarantee free and extended transportation:
- Free transit pass for children ages 0-18 years old, all youth transitioning out of government care till the age of 25 years old, and for all adults on pensions, income assistance, and disability assistance.
- Expand public transit, including HandyDart and community-based passenger van programs.
- Access to free transportation to and from medical appointments, especially for those with disabilities and the elderly.
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Recommendation 122:
Guarantee free and culturally appropriate child care and early childhood education for all children on and off reserve, with adequate staffing ratios and support for children with special needs.
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