BC Liberals
- Increase the supply of fully-accessible housing units for persons with disabilities in newly-built multi-unit residential buildings.
- Modernize the BC Building Code to address accessibility.
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Human Rights & Equality platforms
Here's what the candidates in Peace River North, and their parties, are promising.Accessibility
BC NDP
Work with people across the province to develop and bring in comprehensive accessibility legislation.
Diversity in government
BC Liberals
Adopt and ensure diversity commitments for hiring in the public service and for government-appointed boards.
BC NDP
Support increased representation of Indigenous, Black, and people of colour within government, and set targets for representation in the public sector.
Gender pay gap
BC Liberals
Require companies with at least 50 employees to report the compensation paid to categories of male and female employees, via the Equal Pay Reporting Act.
BC NDP
Introduce new pay transparency legislation in an attempt to move towards equal pay for equal work.
Gender-based violence
BC Liberals
- Extend the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act beyond public post-secondary institutions to all of government.
- Adopt Clare's Law, making violent criminal histories open to those at risk, esp. potential partners.
BC NDP
- Develop an action plan to end gender-based violence, including minimum standards for sexual assault response.
- More training for police, crown council and justices.
- Establishing core funding for sexual assault centres.
Immigration
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Immigration.
BC NDP
Streamline foreign credential assessments processed by various regulatory bodies and health-related Colleges to make sure immigrants can access job opportunities in their field.
Period poverty
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Period poverty.
BC NDP
Create a multi-sector Period Poverty Task Force to develop a long-term response to period poverty.
Policing
BC Liberals
- Establish more Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Teams to respond to mental health calls.
- Require police services to adopt anti-racism & anti-discriminatory conduct policies.
- Establish standards to eliminate arbitrary racial-profiling.
- Increase use of non-armed police patrols.
BC NDP
Modernize the Police Act based on the recommendations of the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act, prioritizing tackling systemic racism, creating a dedicated hate crime unit within local forces, and reviewing training and procedures for "wellness checks".
Racism
BC Liberals
Ensure all government services are free of racism and prejudice, and require all government offices to follow anti-racism policies.
BC NDP
Conduct a full review of anti-racism laws in other jurisdictions and launch a full stakeholder consultation leading to a new Anti-Racism Act.
Systemic discrimination
BC Liberals
Require every provincial employee to undertake cultural safety and humility training.
BC NDP
Work with BC's Human Rights Commissioner and stakeholders to introduce legislation to collect race-based data on policing, health care, and education.