Policy and Rights

The Province is making changes to help keep British Columbians safe, launching a new Safer Communities Action Plan with immediate steps that will strengthen enforcement to keep those who commit repeat violent offences off our streets, and strengthen services to build safe, healthy communities for everyone. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339...

Our guests today will be Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, along with Ib Petersen, the Deputy Director for Management at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. They will...

Auditor General Karen Hogan speaks with reporters in Ottawa following the tabling of her latest reports to the House of Commons. Her office's four performance audit reports looks at chronic homelessness, Arctic waters surveillance, the cybersecurity of Canadians' personal information in the cloud, and emergency management in First Nations communities. She also discusses the results of the special...

President Joe Biden Remark on Asia and recent Mid-Term Election results that leave Republican confused Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

By the terms of the text, titled “Furtherance of remedy and reparation for aggression against Ukraine” — adopted by a recorded vote of 94 in favour to 14 against, with 73 abstentions — the Assembly recognized that the Russian Federation must be held to account for any violations of international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law in or against Ukraine. The Assem...

At an event organized by the Public Policy Forum (PPF) in Toronto, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem delivers a speech and participates in a discussion on the evolution of Canadian labour markets. Following his address, Macklem takes questions from reporters. Also taking part in the event are Edward Greenspon (president and CEO of the PPF) and Mohamed Lachemi (president of Toronto Metropolitan...

I have done many things in my life, however the thing I love the most is learning new things. I feel everyone should remember to keep learning. I am over the age of 55 and I have found that you will never know everything and you should be a life-long learner. I went through a couple of life changing injuries that forced me to leave the life of physical labor that I had done all of my life. I had n...

In recent weeks, we have spoken about a surge in cholera outbreaks around the world. The latest country to be affected is Lebanon, which is now suffering a severe outbreak after nearly 30 years without cholera. Since the first case was confirmed just over one month ago, the outbreak has spread across the country. There are now more than 2,700 cases, with 18 deaths. The outbreak reflects the ongoin...

In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce provide an update on negotiations with the education workers' union. This comes a day after the premier offered to rescind his government's back-to-work legislation and return to the bargaining table if CUPE called off the walkout by 55,000 education workers. Become a supporter of this podcast: htt...

Provincial and territorial health ministers met on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, to discuss priority work they are leading to improve and transform Canada’s health-care systems for Canadians. “Health ministers discussed important issues, including their respective provincial and territorial action plans on addressing health human resource shortages and sharing innovative practices in mental-health and sub...

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather togeth...

People living in long-term care (LTC) homes will have more input into issues that affect their daily lives as the result of changes to resident and family councils.“Long-term care residences are people’s homes and it’s important that residents and family members have a place to share concerns and ideas when it comes to decisions about how the homes are operating,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Heal...

However, the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic. As I have said before, the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Since the beginning of the siege, food, medicine and other basic services have been weaponised. It has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray. But even before th...

**International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Today is the Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists. In his message to mark the Day, the Secretary-General reminds us that a free press is vital to a functioning democracy, to expose wrongdoing, to navigate our complex world, and to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As we mark the tenth anniversary of th...

The Security Council’s programme of work for November will feature two signature events, which will build on the “clear African focus” towards addressing threats against peace and security of the just-concluded Gabonese presidency, its President for the month told a United Nations Headquarters press conference today. Harold Adlai Agyeman (Ghana), holding the Council’s rotating presidency for Novem...

The new payment model, co-developed by Doctors of BC, BC Family Doctors and the Province, will be available to family doctors beginning February 2023. It provides another option for family doctors that marks a departure from the fee-for-service model under which doctors are paid based primarily on the number of patients they see in a day. The new model takes into account factors including: the tim...

Ryanair flight 4978 was transiting Belarus airspace en route from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania, when, according to the airline, air-traffic controllers told the flight crew that there was a bomb Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Press Conference by Mr. Petteri Taalas (WMO), on the launch of the WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Addressing journalists in New York today (26 Oct), on the WMO Gree...

On Parliament Hill, representatives from the LGBT Purge Fund commemorate the 30th anniversary of their court challenge to the federal government’s policy of discrimination toward LGBT people in the public service. They discuss their report on the state of inclusion in the federal workplace and recommendations for improvement. Taking part in the news conference are board members Michelle Douglas an...

Premier-designate David Eby meets with Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

British Columbia is changing provincial legislation to remove barriers for Indigenous Peoples exercising jurisdiction over child and family services, becoming the first province in Canada to expressly recognize this inherent right within provincial legislation. “This is a pivotal shift toward real and meaningful change that respects Indigenous rights and improves services and supports for Indigeno...

Our MP's discussing carbon taxes and inflation. How is the average family going to afford to heat there homes this winter. The Conservative Party the Liberals are tripling the cost to live. The Liberals are saying the program will rebate more than the average person will be spending in taxes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

These actions will help ensure all health-care employees have safe and healthy workplaces, and that the patients who count on them are accessing care in a safe environment. Ensuring our health-care facilities are free of violence will not only help us recruit and retain health-care workers, but it will also improve patient care and continuity,” https://Depictions. Media Become a supporter of this...

WHO appreciates the broad range of views on the ACT-Accelerator (ACT-A) setup, operations and results that are captured in the External Evaluation, which was commissioned by the ACT-A Facilitation Council. Of particular value in this report are the perspectives expressed by a number of countries in Africa, South America and Asia that used ACT-A processes and services during the pandemic, but whose...

Congratulation to David Eby on becoming the next BCNDP Leader. David Eby is a hard-working individual who cares very much for our community. Residents of British Columbia are questioning the process of David Eby finding his way into the leadership position. Anjali Appadurai was disqualified leaving Mr Eby uncontested for the position. Appadurai brought a number of new members willing to vote for h...