This is a page from the 2020 British Columbia general election.
Human Rights & Equality
Accessibility
Conversion therapy
Diversity in government
Gender-based violence
Gender pay gap
BC NDP
81
Introduce new pay transparency legislation in an attempt to move towards equal pay for equal work.
Immigration
BC NDP
81
Period poverty
BC NDP
81
Policing
BC NDP
81
BC Greens
83
- Restart the Police Act review.
- Review procedures for wellness checks in consultation with BIPOC and health professionals, with a goal of expanding use of integrated mental health crisis teams.
Restart the police act review [...] This would include a review of: all provincial police force contracts, a comprehensive analysis of funding, the depth of policing activity in BC and the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement.
Review procedures for wellness checks in consultation with Indigenous and BIPOC organizations, with a goal of expanding the use of integrated mental health crisis teams in BC for mental health wellness checks.
Invite the BC Human Rights Commissioner to do a study on the impact of police violence and racial discrimination on Indigenous peoples in BC.
— From _The BC Greens' Plan for a More Equitable and Sustainable BC_.
Racism
BC NDP
81
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 NDP
81
Work with BC's Human Rights Commissioner and stakeholders to introduce legislation to collect race-based data on policing, health care, and education.