Equity & Belonging

Equity & Belonging
“A society must be equitable and inclusive, where people are embraced for their rich diversity, experiences and perspectives,” the party said in its platform. “We must cultivate a healthy environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and heard, where diversity is celebrated and where the doors are wide open to all. Everyone must feel safe, secure, and have resources to thrive.”
The PCs promised to:
Gender-Based Violence & Family Violence
- Prioritize community-led prevention initiatives and survivor support
- Ensure trauma-informed training for justice and law enforcement personnel so victims are treated with understanding and respect. We will conduct a trauma-informed review of the justice system to improve education, prevention, and reduce re-victimization
- Consult on establishing new legislative tools to give victims of family violence more ways to seek justice within the family law system
- Expand Family Justice Services to give survivors of family violence better access to legal help without further trauma
Other Equity-related promises:
- Create an independent, dedicated Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
- Implement multi-year core operational funding to community groups
- Fix the ineffective Liberal Pay Equity Legislation and replace it with legislation that will truly see pay equity in the province. We believe in equal pay for work of equal value
- Inform decisions with gender based plus analysis. We will develop a robust policy analysis tool which we will make publicly available.