Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Congratulations!
Congratulations are in order for Mr. Fin Donnelly, who has won the New Westminster Coquitlam by-election for the NDP. Well done Mr. Donnelly, bring the BC values we all cherish to Parliament and hold our government accountable to the people, not the special interests!
Early Childhood Development
Early child development in British Columbia
Whereas child poverty in British Columbia remains the highest in Canada
And Whereas poverty creates an unnecessary burden upon the state
And Whereas ensuring all British Columbians should have a minimum standard of living
Let it be resolved that a BC NDP government will create a task force devoted to erasing poverty within fifteen years
Let it be further resolved that a BC NDP government will adopt policies and ideals that protect lower income citizens from opression by the state or by corporations
Let it be further resolved that a BC NDP government will devote significant time and funds towards building AND maintaining low income housing for use by homeless persons and recovering addicts
And Let it be finally resolved that a BC NDP government will urge the federal government to work in conjunction with a BC NDP government to provide early childhood education and aid in the elimination of the causes of poverty, which are including but not exclusively limited to drug addiction, mental or physical disability or forced emancipation from the home
Resolution 1; creating a task force devoted to erasing poverty within fifteen years
• This task force should focus mainly upon mitigating those causes which are likely to exacerbate the problems of poverty both within children and within the adult population
• This task force should provide support to the Ministry of Child and Family Development in order to improve the quality of life for lower income families and individuals
Resolution 2; adaptation of policies and ideals that protect lower income citizens from opression
• The BC NDP shall oppose the HST, which disproportionately harms lower income citizens and those on a fixed income, for whom the increasing price of goods will most greatly affect
• The BC NDP shall advocate for an increase of the minimum wage to at least ten dollars per hour, in order to allow wages to increase enough to purchase the absolute needs of a citizen in British Columbia
• The BC NDP shall advocate that wages automatically increase at a level at least comparable to inflation for that budget year, in order to ensure that purchasing power for lower income citizens does not suffer through inflationary effects
• The BC NDP shall advocate for greater tenents rights for renters and shall allow a short grace period on rent payments for those in government subsidized housing
• The BC NDP shall restore funding to aid organizations that work in local communities in order to aid those who are most at need
Resolution 3; devotion of funds for low income housing
• The BC NDP should spend money to provide three thousand rooms of low income housing, spread through the major urban centers of British Columbia
• These low income housing spaces would be owned and operated by the provincial government, and any rent would be paid directly to the provincial government to reduce cost
• These low income housing spaces shall be used specifically for those persons who are either recovering from addiction, or are otherwise forced into a position of poverty and/or homelessness
Resolution 4; cooperation with between the federal and provincial governments regarding a poverty elimination strategy
• Federal and provincial governments can work together to provide housing and daycare programs to impovershed families, so that parents can return to work instead of losing wages watching their children
• Federal and provincial governments can share information from front line workers and prevent overlapping ministries from expending resources outside their jurisdiction
Whereas child poverty in British Columbia remains the highest in Canada
And Whereas poverty creates an unnecessary burden upon the state
And Whereas ensuring all British Columbians should have a minimum standard of living
Let it be resolved that a BC NDP government will create a task force devoted to erasing poverty within fifteen years
Let it be further resolved that a BC NDP government will adopt policies and ideals that protect lower income citizens from opression by the state or by corporations
Let it be further resolved that a BC NDP government will devote significant time and funds towards building AND maintaining low income housing for use by homeless persons and recovering addicts
And Let it be finally resolved that a BC NDP government will urge the federal government to work in conjunction with a BC NDP government to provide early childhood education and aid in the elimination of the causes of poverty, which are including but not exclusively limited to drug addiction, mental or physical disability or forced emancipation from the home
Resolution 1; creating a task force devoted to erasing poverty within fifteen years
• This task force should focus mainly upon mitigating those causes which are likely to exacerbate the problems of poverty both within children and within the adult population
• This task force should provide support to the Ministry of Child and Family Development in order to improve the quality of life for lower income families and individuals
Resolution 2; adaptation of policies and ideals that protect lower income citizens from opression
• The BC NDP shall oppose the HST, which disproportionately harms lower income citizens and those on a fixed income, for whom the increasing price of goods will most greatly affect
• The BC NDP shall advocate for an increase of the minimum wage to at least ten dollars per hour, in order to allow wages to increase enough to purchase the absolute needs of a citizen in British Columbia
• The BC NDP shall advocate that wages automatically increase at a level at least comparable to inflation for that budget year, in order to ensure that purchasing power for lower income citizens does not suffer through inflationary effects
• The BC NDP shall advocate for greater tenents rights for renters and shall allow a short grace period on rent payments for those in government subsidized housing
• The BC NDP shall restore funding to aid organizations that work in local communities in order to aid those who are most at need
Resolution 3; devotion of funds for low income housing
• The BC NDP should spend money to provide three thousand rooms of low income housing, spread through the major urban centers of British Columbia
• These low income housing spaces would be owned and operated by the provincial government, and any rent would be paid directly to the provincial government to reduce cost
• These low income housing spaces shall be used specifically for those persons who are either recovering from addiction, or are otherwise forced into a position of poverty and/or homelessness
Resolution 4; cooperation with between the federal and provincial governments regarding a poverty elimination strategy
• Federal and provincial governments can work together to provide housing and daycare programs to impovershed families, so that parents can return to work instead of losing wages watching their children
• Federal and provincial governments can share information from front line workers and prevent overlapping ministries from expending resources outside their jurisdiction
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