Health committee  Recently in B.C. they have started a community health network, and for me that's a really great first step. MOSAIC has been really active in working with partner organizations and groups to be able to do that. I encourage the federal government to work closely with the provinces

Health committee  At MOSAIC we do our best to raise awareness around issues of racism that people are targeting. I think recently the provincial government, for example, started Resilience BC, and there are many initiatives that are coming. I encourage the federal government to do the same, to wo

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Davies. We did issue the survey, and the response was really great from the refugee claimant population. Throughout the province of B.C., we tried to reach out to as many people as possible. As you know, refugee claimants are still not eligible for ser

Health committee  Thank you for the opportunity. This is one of the challenges when we are told to maintain physical distancing. For you and me, it's easy to do. We stay indoors from our offices. For migrant workers that's not a possibility because they tend to live in group settings, and the ac

Health committee  Honourable Ron McKinnon, chair of the Standing Committee on Health, and honourable members, it's an honour to appear before this esteemed committee. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I am speaking today from the unceded ancestral territories of the Coast Salish pe