This Charity Village article carries on a conversation that Board Voice has been working very hard to start and keep going, on the risk of governments inadvertently letting social care slip into the hands of multinationals instead of the community …
The Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod continues to write on issues important to our sector – one of the few BC journalists taking these issues on. Here he is in today’s Tyee writing about the stunning decision to use the $40 million …
For those seeking more understanding of the decision to return home support services to the provincial government’s health authorities, this morning’s Question Period is a must-read. It’s important for all of us to see how these issues that affect our …
Here’s our executive director Jody Paterson writing an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun on just how much is at risk in social care when we neglect to value the non-profit community-based organizations that do this work so well.
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Board Voice and other allies who have raised major concerns with the Work BC procurement process continue to be heard by BC political leaders. Here’s Green Party leader Andrew Weaver bringing up the issue in Question Period yesterday (March 4) …
The federal government has tabled planned changes to the Income Tax Act, including amendments that will allow charities to engage in advocacy and programs to influence public policy without risking their charitable status.
The changes follow controversy about past …
On September 1, the benefit rates for people with disabilities will increase by a paltry $77 per month. However, as Paul Willocks argues in The Tyee, this increase would not even keep up with inflation. When you add in the …
Founding member of the Northern Women’s Forum and Board Voice board member Dawn Hemingway helped organize the 13th annual Chili Blanket event in Prince George on Saturday. ChiliBlanket seeks to address poverty in the city and province, while helping those …
It appears the new federal government is moving to factor the social determinants of health into policy making across a range of issues:
A new report by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer examines the question, “How are our children doing right now?” While there have been some improvements, vulnerable children and youth, especially Aboriginal children and those …
