A coalition of 200 civil society organizations says its wants all political parties to explain to voters how they will ensure that criticism and dissent of the government is not punished by those in power.
The groups paper …
Dawn Hemmingway, Board Voice Director and Chair of the School of Social Work at UNBC participated in the ‘Chili Blanket 12 Rally’ in Prince George on Saturday Dec. 6th, to bring attention to poverty and violence against women. Hosted by …
BoardVoice and the Social Policy Framework are in today’s Vancouver Sun: Social Policy Has Big Economic Implications…
The launch of the SFU School of Public Policy’s report Making the Case: a Social Policy Framework for British Columbia made it onto CBC Radio’s The Early Edition on Monday at 6:12 AM. You can listen to the clip here…
Two more cities have passed resolutions calling on the Premier to begin creating a Social Policy
Framework: Abbotsford and Victoria. Kudos to Rod Santiago in the valley and Doug Hayman on the island for moving these forward.
These follow on …
Social service agencies collective call for the Government of BC to begin developing a Social Policy Framework made the Opinion page of the Vancouver Sun today:
Family Services of Greater Vancouver Board Chair Joanne Haucsh and Lookout Society Director Jim Frankish have weighed into the media discussion on the audit scandal that has engulfed the Portland Hotel Society (PHS).
Hausch and Frankish spoke to the Globe …
BoardVoice Vice Chair Leslie Welin penned an article on why we need a Social Policy Framework in BC. It has run in the Parksville News, the Georgia Straight and a couple of other community papers.
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Former MLAs are getting a peek at BoardVoice’s Social Policy Framework initiative.
The newsletter that goes to all retired MLAs has published a story by Craig East, Treasurer of BoardVoce, on the signing of the “There Is A …
The City of Duncan’s decision to call for a province-wide Social Policy Framework is in the latest edition of the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial: Read it here
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