Centre for Family Equity
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Advocacy to ensure low-income female caregivers in BC can access adequate legal aid, legal support and access to justice in family law with a specific focus on access to justice for low-income female lone caregiver survivors of gender based domestic violence.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement, Poverty
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Advocacy to extend free and universally accessible transit access in BC from 0-12 up to age 18 inclusive of all youth up to age 18 in every transit system in the province.
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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, 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 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, Education, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Transportation
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Advocacy to extend free and universally accessible transit access in BC from 0-12 up to age 18 inclusive of all youth up to age 18 in every transit system in the province.
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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 or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, 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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Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Transportation
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Advocacy to secure a universal school food lunch system for BC within the Ministry of Education that provides a universally accessible, free, healthy meal every day for every child and youth in a BC public school.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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, 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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Agriculture, Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
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Advocacy to secure legislative, policy and program change and development to impact the building of a fully publicly funded, publicly provided $10-a-Day Child Care system in 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, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, 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
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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Taxation and Finance
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Advocacy to secure legislative, policy and program changes and development to end poverty and working-related precarity for low income female lone-caregiver led families in BC.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development, Telecommunications, Transportation, Workplace Literacy
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Advocacy to secure legislative, policy and program developments and changes to advance gender equality in BC.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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, 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, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development
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Lobbying regarding the development and expansion of TogetherBC, BC's poverty reduction strategy, and associated legislation.
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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, 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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Children and Families, Education, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Transportation
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Lobbying within our A Roof Over Our Heads focus area regarding access to appropriate, safe, and affordable housing within which all low-income families in BC can live, grow and thrive with a focus on justice for renters and the right to move.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, 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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Children and Families, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Poverty
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Lobbying within our Income Justice focus area regarding work, wages, quality jobs and job opportunities addressing solutions to low and unlivable wages, inadequate income and disability assistance rates, lack of access to higher paying work and quality, sustainable part-time and full-time jobs with benefits for families impacted by socio-economic inequality. Lobbying inclusive of the need for pay equity legislation and the entrenchment of intersectionally-marginalized parent and caregiver workers including trans and gender diverse parents, mothers, racialized parents and other equity-seeking parent-workers in sectors defined by low-waged and precarious labour.
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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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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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Children and Families, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Poverty
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Lobbying within our Priced Out focus area which includes addressing the rising cost of living and its impact on BC's marginalized families impacted by poverty, including solutions to rising costs and inflated food prices, lack of affordable and accessible child care and after-school care, access to affordable transit, and access to dental care, medication, vision care and counselling as extended health benefits included within MSP for families experiencing poverty in 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, 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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty, Transportation
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