Beyond Asylum: Refugee Claimants Accessing Higher Education
One of the toughest barriers is one that universities have control over: Classifying refugee claimants as international students who must pay fees over five times what they might pay if…
The Adventure Gap: Increasing Access to the Outdoors for Marginalized Communities
Tents, bikes, and stand-up paddleboards flew off the shelves and quickly became hard-to-find commodities. The BC Parks campsite reservation system crashed on the day it opened and over 35,000 bookings…
Status For All
Despite decades of how much migrants consistently contribute to the economy and labour market, they are not being treated with the humanity and dignity they deserve. The immigration system in…
It’s Time We Had “The Talk”: The Case for Comprehensive Sexuality Education Reforms in British Columbia
This policy ask proposes comprehensive reforms to British Columbia’s (BC’s) sexual education curriculum that emphasize consent, sexual well-being, gender-equitable relationships, and the full-inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity. Why?…
Restoring Quw’utsun Snuw’uy’ulh (Teachings, Traditions and Law) in Policy
As a Quw’utsun Sleni (Cowichan Woman), I have spent a lifetime grappling, journeying, and navigating the bureaucracies of policy, and the great limitations imposed under the Indian Act and the…
Housing for the Urban Indigenous Community
Following those recommendations is information on how these recommendations address the calls to action and justice found in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,…
Untold Stories – Addressing Environmental Racism in Canada
Now there is a proposed federal bill that aims to understand and tackle environmental racism in Canada. However, I believe that for it to be effective and truly center on…
Access to Traditional Foods: Clams
The CSSP manual is a reference document for monitoring, classifying, and controlling areas where bivalve molluscan shellfish (hereafter referred to as shellfish) are harvested. The federal policies and criteria in…
How Best to Develop a Collective, Provincial BC First Nations Water Declaration
Women and Two-Spirit individuals, youth, Elders and Knowledge Holders all hold important duties and responsibilities to water. Each of their voices and stories must be uplifted and empowered in any…
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