BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
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Advocacy for a COVID-19 Emergency Response for Justice that addresses housing, low-wage and precarious workers, migrant workers, vulnerable neighbourhoods, homeless populations, vulnerable families, children and youth, and everyone below the poverty line including those sheltering in crowded shelters. Focus on a suite of 7 main policy solutions plus 33 policy solutions proposed by a range of BCPRC members to tackle the necessary emergency policy response to safeguard vulnerable populations as the pandemic hit BC.
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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, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Children and Families, Employment and Training, Housing, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
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Advocacy for increased investment in, and expansion of, our existing Poverty Reduction Strategy for BC. Advocacy for public policy that targets poverty and related health and economic inequities across multiple government ministries and crown corporations in the areas of universal basic services, economic security, equity and 'just transition'.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Housing, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty
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Canada Disability Benefit
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Health, Human Rights
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Ending immigrant detention in BC
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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
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Children and Families, Human Rights
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Need for a pan-provincial COVID-19 homelessness strategy that would aim to house those who are homeless throughout the province
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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COVID-19, Housing, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
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