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B.C.'s Economic Plan: A Plan for Today, A Vision for Tomorrow Premier Horgan and Minister Kahlon speak about the StrongerBC Economic Plan with world renowned economist, Professor Mariana Mazzucato. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

The BCAAFC will manage the $5.34-million fund to help Indigenous communities and organizations expand safety planning capacity. Eligible projects include support for hosting planning sessions, culturally appropriate safety training as well as healing and cultural supports. The fund advances Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Wo...

“The nature of work has changed, with growing wealth inequality and new types of precarious and gig work,” Bains said. “Workers want to be valued and they want to have a say. This is about giving workers the choice to speak with a collective voice for fair working conditions.” The amendments to the Labour Relations Code will also affect construction sector unions by allowing workers annual opportu...

People who are clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) continue to be prioritized for their COVID-19 vaccinations. Those who have received their full three-dose primary series are eligible for their first booster dose about six months after their previous dose. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach respond to the report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) regarding the train derailment in 2019 near Field, B.C., that killed three CP Rail employees. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach respond to the report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada regarding the...

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit delegates speak with reporters in Rome, Italy, following a meeting at the Vatican in which Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system. Elders, knowledge keepers, and residential school survivors participated in a series of meetings with the Pope this week as part of an effort to secure the apology. Speaking at the ne...

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) delegates speak with reporters in Rome, Italy, following their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Speaking with reporters are Gerald Antoine (regional chief of the Dene First Nation), Wilton Littlechild (chief of the Ermineskin Cree Nation), Phil Fontaine (former national chief of the AFN), Fred Kelly (spiritual adviser and elder), Archbishop Richard Smith (a...

The Province is establishing an office to rapidly expand hydrogen deployment and to streamline projects from proposal to construction. The BC Hydrogen Office will work with federal and local governments Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

The Province is releasing the Declaration Act Action Plan, developed in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples, outlining 89 specific actions every ministry in government will take to create a Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Vancouver where he discusses his government’s new emissions reduction plan. The $9.1 billion plan was released earlier in the day by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and contains new measures to help Canada reach a 40 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, with a target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The prime minister is join...

Amendments to the Property Law Act introduced on Monday, March 28, 2022, will enable the creation of a new Homebuyer Protection Period to protect people buying a home in a challenging Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

“Today’s historic agreement with Ontario means that all families in Canada now have access to the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system. This is a momentous occasion based on the shared goal that every child deserves the best possible start in life. Our vision and objectives for early learning and child care are quite simple: reduce child care fees, create more spaces, ensure equitable...

Sunday Offering : My salvation and my honor depend on God Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

The Province is announcing that B.C.'s public auto insurer will provide a one-time relief rebate of $110 to customers to ease the financial burden of increased gas prices caused by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. This rebate will total more than $395 million and comes at time when the global increase in gas prices and other cost pressures have affected day-to-day life for British Columb...

A new $34-million fund for non-profit groups in British Columbia will provide much-needed support for organizations that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to struggle during recovery. The historic investment of $30 million from Budget 2022 includes an additional $4 million from Vancouver Foundation. The non-profit sector contributes $6.7 billion to the provincial economy and empl...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill about his party’s newly announced supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. The deal would see the NDP support the Liberals on confidence votes in the House of Commons for the next three years until June 2025 in exchange for the government's advancement of certain NDP policies, including pharmacare and dental care...

At an event in Huntsville, Ont., Scott Aitchison, the Conservative MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka, Ont., and former mayor of Huntsville, launches his campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Aitchison joins Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre and Leslyn Lewis, former federal Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest, Ontario independent MPP Roman Baber, and former Ontario Prog...

As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict enters its 4th week, the Russian president Putin delivered a stark warning to West and called for natural unnecessary cleansing of the Russian society. The Kremlin leader said the West was enforced using the fifth column to try and divide the Russian society. He accused the Western alliance of funding misinformation to cause civil friction so as to achieve the ult...

Today, there are thousands of people who have a home and the supports they need because of our government’s investments in supportive housing. But homelessness continues to grow and there’s much more work to do - even as we continue to try to catch up from the years of the old government not building enough adequate housing,” said David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing. “...

Afghanistan is facing a dire human rights emergency that is deteriorating by the day. Since the fall of Kabul in August, the Taliban have threatened fundamental rights and freedoms, with women, girls, and civil society among those most affected. A new UNAMA report shows the escalation of extrajudicial killings, the disappearance of former government employees, and the detention of women’s rights a...

Budget 2022 investments will better support them as they transition to adulthood.“Young people transitioning from government care deserve to have the same support, guidance and time to grow that their peers rely on,” said Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development. “That’s why we’re moving away from the broken system we inherited to support stronger transitions for all youth aging out...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made direct pleas to Canada to further assist his country in its fight against the ongoing Russian attacks during his straightforward and emotional address to Parliament on Tuesday. Appearing virtually, donning an army green sweater with a Ukrainian flag off to one side in his frame, Zelensky implored members of the House of Commons and Senate as well as the...

"B.C. had one of the lowest minimum wages in the country prior to 2017, but was one of the most expensive places to live,” said Harry Bains, Minister of Labour. "We do not want our lowest-paid workers to fall behind. The minimum wage increases tied to inflation are part of our plan to build an economy that works for everyone.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/de...

Premier Horgan, Media Availability, March 11, 2022 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

As of Friday, March 11, 2022, B.C.’s indoor mask order is being repealed along with eased restrictions on long-term care visitors, faith gatherings and overnight camps for children and youth. Today’s announcement also sets a pathway to lift additional COVID-19 restrictions, including the BC Vaccine Card requiring proof of vaccination, on April 8.               “British Columbians have made tremend...