Policy and Rights

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Policy and Rights Indigeneous Rights July 9 2021 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Policy and rights Indian Residual School June 27 2021 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, according to WHO’s latest estimates, published today in “Suicide worldwide in 2019”. Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer - or war and homicide. In 2019, more than 700 000 people died by suicide: one in every 100 deaths, prompting WHO to produce new guidance to help countries improve suic...

“We call on partners and organizations working in Haiti to urgently reinforce the response to COVID-19,” Dr. Etienne said at her weekly media briefing. “The country will need additional health capacity, as well as support to embrace preventive measures required to curb transmission. Both will be decisive in the coming weeks. There is no time to waste. “Forests are at the heart of our identity here...

No travel from India and Pakistan. How do we help people in Gaza? Is signing a Bill enough to stop hate crimes when Government make Racism a strong part of program and systems. How will Africa find its way through the Pandemic Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: Communication tools essential to the public sector’s response to COVID-19 will remain available to staff on the front lines of the pandemic. Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, People living in nort...

Workers will soon have access to a made-in-B.C. paid sick leave program that will support workers to stay home when they are sick during the pandemic and afterward, including permanent paid sick leave, as a result of legislation tabled Tuesday, May 11, 2021. On Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) p...

The PM with Manitoba Nurse to open national Nurses Week WHO: Globally, we are now seeing a plateauing in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, with declines in most regions including the Americas and Europe, the two worst-affected regions. Is the BC Public Health Office really sharing all the data on Covid 19 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights...

Limiting intelectual property on Covid Vaccines Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

PM Trudeau investing young people President Joe Promising a fair tax plan for the working class Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

From WHO: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo From Health Canada During a virtual news conference, members of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) join Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, for an update on guidance regard...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, provide an update on COVID-19 in BC. On Parliament Hill, Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, conducts a technical briefing concerning Canada's distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. He is joined by Major-General Dany Fortin, the vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agen...

If passed, the accessible British Columbia act will allow government to establish accessibility standards aimed at identifying, removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and inclusion. Standards will be developed in a range of areas such as employment, the delivery of services and the built environment 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths reported globally last week happened in the Americas PAHO Directo...

A first-of-its-kind $500-million strategic investment fund will provide B.C.-based businesses with capital to position the province as a front-runner in the post-pandemic economy. The B.C. government has introduced legislation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Raising Our Climate Ambition President Biden and Vice President Harris will open the inaugural session of the Summit. This session will underscore the urgent need for the world’s major economies to strengthen their climate ambition by the time of COP 26 to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach. It will provide an opportunity for leaders to highlight the climate-rela...

Province supports Wet’suwet’en Nation MOU on title and rights negotiations People in British Columbia are visiting BC Parks in ever-increasing numbers, and the Province is increasing its investment to promote access and protect nature in some of the most beautiful Around the world, cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates. Globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly...

NPD Nation Covention Liberal Nation Convention What is happening in British Columbia Schools. Is the NPD bringing the schools a current National Level or are the falling behind Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: COVID-19 continues to surge through the Americas, PAHO Director reports “The response to COVID-19 is bigger than any one country or government can manage alone. The ‘Give a Breath for Health’ campaign is an...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care in Canada This week, more than 25 leaders from the G20, G7 and from every region, united behind the idea of a pandemic treaty. Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said PAHO has increased virus surveillance, vaccine procurement, and supply of equipment to help countries As Chief Medical Officers of Health, we take vaccine safety very...

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