Niki Sharma, Attorney General; Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in response to the BC Coroners Service report Our Time to Act: A Review of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Deaths in British Columbia, 2016-2024:

Updated pension standards improve choices, outcomes for employers, members

The Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) has reached three tentative agreements with members of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA).

Niki Sharma, Attorney General; Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in recognition of Prevention of Violence Against Women Week:

The K-12 Provincial Bargaining Council, which represents the K-12 education sector’s support staff unions, and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) have endorsed a provincial framework reached between the parties.

Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, has released the following statement in honour of Transgender Day of Visibility:

Members of the Professional Employees Association (PEA) have voted to ratify a renewed collective agreement.

Members of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new agreement reached with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC).

Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, has released the following statement in honour of Two-Spirit Celebration and Awareness Day:

Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance, is initiating an investigation under the Societies Act related to the Kwantlen Student Association.