povertyandhumanrights.org » Submissions to Government http://povertyandhumanrights.org Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:39:27 +0000 en hourly 1 Letter to the Prime Minister and BC Premier on welfare time limits http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2004/02/letter-to-the-prime-minister-paul-martin-and-premier-gordon-campbell-regarding-the-human-rights-obligations-of-federal-and-provincial-governments-with-respect-to-social-assistance-endorsed-by-137-org/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2004/02/letter-to-the-prime-minister-paul-martin-and-premier-gordon-campbell-regarding-the-human-rights-obligations-of-federal-and-provincial-governments-with-respect-to-social-assistance-endorsed-by-137-org/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2004 03:43:44 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/?p=201 A letter written to Prime Minister Paul Martin and Premier Gordon Campbell, endorsed by 137 organizations, asking them to act immediately, together and separately, to ensure that legislation which imposes a twenty-four month time limit on eligibility for welfare in B.C. is rescinded before April 1, 2004, and that no similar provision is implemented in B.C. or any other province in future.

act immediately, together and separately, to ensure that
legislation which imposes a twenty-four month time limit on eligibility for welfare in
B.C. is rescinded before April 1, 2004, and that no similar provision is implemented in
B.C. or any other province in future.

Letter to the Prime Minister Paul Martin and Premier Gordon Campbell  (February 2004)

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spending priorities, must take into account 1) the negative impact on women of recent
cuts and changes to social programs and services made in the Province of British

The B.C. CEDAW Group’s submission to the Standing Committee on Finance, outlining that the federal government, when considering spending priorities, must take into account 1) the negative impact on women of recent cuts and changes to social programs and services made in the Province of British Columbia and 2) the domestic and international human rights law that guarantees equality to women in Canada.

Moving Forward on Women’s Equality, Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultation (September 2003)

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]]> http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2003/09/moving-forward-on-womens-equality-brief-to-the-standing-committee-on-finance-pre-budget-consultation-september-2003/feed/ 0 An Assessment of the Implementation of the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA) from a B.C. Perspective (October 2002) http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2002/10/an-assessment-of-the-implementation-of-the-social-union-framework-agreement-sufa-from-a-b-c-perspective-october-2002/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2002/10/an-assessment-of-the-implementation-of-the-social-union-framework-agreement-sufa-from-a-b-c-perspective-october-2002/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2002 03:54:18 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/?p=214 concerns that SUFA has not, to date, been implemented in a way
that improves social conditions and social protections for Canadians, or provides
meaningful dialogue between citizens1 and governments about the social union. The current
situation of the poorest and most vulnerable people in B.C. reveals the harm of this failure.
The purpose of this submission is to examine the promise that the SUFA holds out to
Canadians, and to recommend steps that will improve SUFA’s usefulness and effectiveness.

The Poverty and Human Rights Project’s submission to the Review of the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA) outlining concerns that SUFA has not, to date, been implemented in a way that improves social conditions and social protections for Canadians, or provided meaningful dialogue between citizens and governments about the social union.

An Assessment of the Implementation of the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA) from a B.C. Perspective (October 2002)

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]]> http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2002/10/an-assessment-of-the-implementation-of-the-social-union-framework-agreement-sufa-from-a-b-c-perspective-october-2002/feed/ 0 Recommendations to Heritage Canada regarding information that should be included in Canada’s 4th report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (October 2001) http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2001/10/recommendations-to-heritage-canada-regarding-information-that-should-be-included-in-canadas-4th-report-to-the-committee-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-october-2001/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2001/10/recommendations-to-heritage-canada-regarding-information-that-should-be-included-in-canadas-4th-report-to-the-committee-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-october-2001/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2001 04:01:55 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/?p=218 A letter from the Poverty and Human Rights Project to Heritage Canada on four issues which are of critical importance to the overall approach taken by Canada as a State Party to the implementation of economic and social rights in response to a request for input from non-governmental organizations into Canada’s fourth report on its compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

input from non-governmental
organizations into Canada’s fourth report on its compliance with the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Recommendations to Heritage Canada regarding information that should be included in Canada’s 4th report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (October 2001)

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