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Speaking Notes for Caryn Duncan, BC Report, CEDAW Press Conference January 17, 2003

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
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Agency: 
BC CEDAW
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
7
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
Speaking notes for Caryn Duncan, Executive Director of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective and member of the BC CEDAW Group. The speech argues that the BC government has put Canada's compliance with the United Nation's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in jeopardy by cutting health care funding and services, and increased user fees.
Keywords: 
Caryn Duncan; Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); United Nations; women and health; women's health; user fees; Be health system; gender inequality; Medical Services Plan (MSP); Pharmacare; seniors; residential care; assisted living; home care; health care workers; Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); funding cuts

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