Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, has released the following statement for Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day:

Nearly 336,000 parents have benefited from the free supports offered by the BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA), which helps facilitate child or spousal support payments.

Indigenous Peoples will have access to better legal supports and healing opportunities with the opening of a new Indigenous Justice Centre in Chilliwack and $10 million in funding to support First Nations’ community-based justice programs.

People are encouraged to share their thoughts through an online questionnaire about how government can best address systemic racism.

Health-care workers will benefit from new protections when bringing forward concerns about serious wrongdoing as the scope of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) expands to people working at health authorities, Providence Health, and BC Emergency Health Services as of Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Ten new sheriff recruits will soon begin their careers in Prince George, Kelowna and the Lower Mainland.

As the next step in preventing the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has issued a letter to technology companies advising them of the newly enacted Intimate Images Protection Act and their responsibilities under the law.

New legislation will make it easier for people to get money owed to them following a civil court decision.