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Recommendation 157:
Legislation should require Gladue factors to be used as mitigating factors only, unless the victim is an Indigenous woman in which case her wishes should take precedence over an offender.
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Recommendation 57:
Legislate BC’s Permanent Residents’ right to vote in municipal elections in BC.
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Recommendation 107:
Legalize tent cities and mobile home parks.
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Recommendation 104:
Landlords and property managers must be licensed and make licenses revocable in cases of significant misconduct.
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Recommendation 21:
Require that all police-imposed conditions are electronically registered, including:
- the date of imposition;
- the date or causal mechanism by which the condition will expire;
- the specific content of the condition; and
- the underlying reason for imposing the condition.
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Recommendation 5:
It is recommended that the Provincial Government immediately fund MNBC to create a Cultural Wellness and Safety curriculum on the Métis population in BC. This curriculum will be a part of San’yas Indigenous Cultural Competency training, and Provincial Government employees and health authority staff will be taught Metis curriculum, to decrease the misconceptions and increase understanding of the unique and distinct Culture of the Métis people.
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Recommendation 55:
It is important that any dedicated anti-racism action plan emphasizes the need for evaluation and assessment systems that consider and account for conscious and unconscious biases. Such biases on the part of students and members of review committees tend to work against the career advancement of academics and administrators of African Descent, and of other racialized groups.
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Recommendation 48:
We call upon the church parties to the Settlement Agreement, and all other faith groups and interfaith social justice groups in Canada who have not already done so, to formally adopt and comply with the principles, norms, and standards of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a framework for reconciliation. This would include, but not be limited to, the following commitments:
- Ensuring that their institutions, policies, programs, and practices comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- Respecting Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination in spiritual matters, including the right to practise, develop, and teach their own spiritual and religious traditions, customs, and ceremonies, consistent with Article 12:1 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- Engaging in ongoing public dialogue and actions to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Issuing a statement no later than March 31, 2016, from all religious denominations and faith groups, as to how they will implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 4:
ISPs could consider partnering with RRIs communities to develop alternatives so that communities have increased choices. This could work in conjunction with increased affordable internet and phone plans, as well as related equity and accessibility reviews (Organizations such as Pathways to Technology and The First Nations Technology Council are working in this field).
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Recommendation 60:
Involve healthcare leadership in selecting and training officers for all treatment centres and mental health units.
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