| Commitment |
Details |
| Pass a Domestic Violence Act that
will enhance protection and reduce domestic violence, especially
for women and children |
• Cross-jurisdictional review completed.
• Work continues with the ministries of Public
Safety and Solicitor General and Community, Aboriginal and
Women's Services (lead) to examine policy, programs and
legislative responses to crimes of domestic violence
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| Protect private property rights and prevent
government from expropriating assets without fair compensation. |
• Policy options under consideration
• New Era Review6 reports that
the Protected Areas Forests Compensation Act, passed
in May 2002, ensures compensation for the establishment
of parks and protected areas.
|
| Seek clear direction from the Supreme
Court of Canada on constitutional questions about Aboriginal
self-government. |
• Decision made to consider participating in
litigation only when an appropriate case arises.
|
| Amend the recall and initiative legislation
and make it more workable for British Columbians to hold MLAs
more accountable and initiate referendums on issues of provincewide
concern. |
• Under way
|
| Citizens' Assembly will hold public hearings
throughout B.C. and if it recommends changes to the electoral
system, that option will be put to provincewide referendum. |
• Ministry role in initial project analysis stage
is complete. Further ministry involvement to be determined.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Fully protect private property rights and resource tenure
rights in treaty negotiations.
|
• Principle was ratified during referendum, and
this position is used in ongoing negotiations.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Insist on equal, non-discriminatory voting rights for all
Canadians in respect of governments that rule their lives.
|
• Ongoing; policy options have been developed
to meet this priority.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Work to ensure that all Aboriginal governments have the
same legal status in B.C. as they do in every other province.
|
• Ongoing; delegated self-government arrangements
are under discussion.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Work to expedite interim measures agreements with First
Nations to provide greater certainty during treaty talks.
|
• Ongoing; New Era Review reports the
government entered into 47 interim measures agreements by
December 2002. The Treaty Negotiations Office continues
to work with First Nations to accomplish this goal.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Fast track treaty talks to conclude fair settlements.
|
• Breakthrough table strategy implemented to
increase negotiation effort at key tables.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Offer to negotiate a delegated, municipal style of self-government
with any First Nation that wants to move beyond the Indian
Act.
|
• Ongoing; a new framework for negotiation of
self-government arrangements was presented in open cabinet
November 2002.
|
| (Treaty Negotiations Office)
Introduce a legislative framework for legally respecting
Aboriginal rights protected under the Constitution in the
absence of treaties.
|
• Implementation of this commitment is under
consideration in light of recent court decisions that may
affect the province's ability to enact such a framework.
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