UVic Students' Society
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Advocacy regarding changes to provincial policies impacting post-secondary students in BC.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
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Seeking additional mental health supports for post-secondary students. Ensure that students are able to access free- to low-cost, multi-session counselling through new investments in e-health and other remote technologies, either through investments in the existing Here2Talk service, or through newly developed programs.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Mental Health and Addictions
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Seeking greater supply of affordable housing options and renter protections at the provincial level. Increase the supply of a variety of social and non-profit housing options, including co-ops;
Offer rent-debt forgiveness for those who were unable to make rent due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; Enact protections for students living in residence by capping student housing cost increases at the rate of inflation through 2021 onward; and as a short term goal, ensure that students living in residence are eligible for the income-tested $400.00 renter’s rebate program; and as a long term goal, increase the renters rebate to an amount that will ensure households are not required to spend more than the 30% threshold of their income on sheltering costs.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Colleges & Universities, Housing, Municipal Affairs
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Seeking greater support for sexualized violence prevention for BC campuses from the provincial government. Advocated for the BC government to: Renew the $760,000 to address campus sexualized violence on an annual basis, with the next instalment being allocated towards developing online consent and sexualized violence prevention education that is tailored to online learning environments; Amend the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act to include standardized requirements as to what a sexual violence and misconduct policy should have; Ensure that the provincial government, in the time between a potential amendment, encourages PSIs to create comprehensive policies that include acknowledgements of rape culture, survivor-centric approaches, affirmations of consent culture, intersectionality, and more; Adopt into regulation the 11 minimum standards identified by Students For Consent Culture regarding the Sexualized Violence and Misconduct Policy Act; Require institutions to submit annual public reports on their policy implementation progress as well as data on the usage of the policy; Review and revise other legislation in light of our current understanding of sexualized violence, its impacts, and survivor-centred approaches, such as privacy legislation and Worksafe BC legislation.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
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Seeking student representation on transit decision-making boards. Advocating for the amendment of the BC Transit Act to include a voting student seat on the Victoria Regional Transit Commission.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Transportation
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