Centre for Family Equity
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Advocacy for child, youth, and family-family, accessible, affordable, and safe transit systems in BC including free transit for all youth 13-18 in every transit system in the province.
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Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to 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, 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
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Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Regional Development, Transportation
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Advocacy to build and complete a universal school food lunch system for BC within the Ministry of Education that provides healthy meals every day for every child and youth in a BC public school.
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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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Agriculture, Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
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Advocacy to ensure low-income parents and caregivers in BC can access adequate legal aid, legal support, and access to justice in family law with a specific focus on lone mother survivors of family violence living below the poverty line.
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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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Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement, Poverty
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Advocacy to secure legislative, policy, and program changes to address lone mothers' economic inclusion 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, 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, 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 change to impact the development of BC's publicly funded, publicly provided $10 a Day Childcare BC Centre system to serve all 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 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
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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 developments and changes to advance gender equality 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, 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
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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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Lobbing to expand BC's public health care system to include counselling as an MSP-billable service with a minimum of 24 hours per year of counselling for low-income parents and caregivers.
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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, 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
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COVID-19, Children and Families, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
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Lobbying for law reform to ensure BC's School Act explicitly addresses and refers to racism and racial equity to ensure the province's K-12 public education system reflects BC's Anti-Racism Act and Anti-Racism Strategy.
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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 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
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Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
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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, 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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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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