This report examined how the legal system responds to family violence, with a focus on the family court system since the enactment of the FLA. It proposes recommendations to make systemic and cultural change to the ...
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This project will examine whether Part 3 of the Family Law Act is meeting it's goals in providing a complete scheme that addresses children equally, no matter whether the child was born through natural or assisted ...
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In order to better support the practice of all health care professionals and staff, best practice guidelines should be developed which addresses how to: Engage people who are living with dementia in health care ...
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Research project on tribunals that review assessments of mental incapability to give or refuse consent to health care or admission to a hospital or other care facility, and that resolve disputes related to substitute ...
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This report reaffirms the calls to collect disaggregated data to advance human rights. It offers a framework for disaggregated data collection that is grounded in “the grandmother perspective”. The framework defines the ...
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This Report Card assesses the BC government’s progress on human rights and gender equality between December 2018 and early April 2020. It explores access to justice; economic security; gender-based violence; health; ...
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This report, written for the Victoria Fire Fighters Association, is about improving flame retardant regulations in Canada.
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The COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card assesses BC’s pandemic response in terms of impacts for gender justice. It explores access to justice; economic security; freedom from gender-based violence; health care; ...
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Report prepared for the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable (CRWR) to support their work developing standards for the Northwest Burke area.
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This report documents federal government actions that subsidize the fossil fuel industry and enable greenhouse gas emissions.
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