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Woman Right to Abortion – 1988

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada under Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ensure

Child Care Initiatives – 1988

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada strongly urges the Government of Canada to:1. Define a national qualification standard for child care workers;2. Ensure that

Abortion Rights – 1988

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Resolutions 86/26 and 82/54 on abortion carried at the 1986 Annual Conventions are inappropriate and should be rescinded.Note: Resolution 86/33

Meech Lake Accord – 1988

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to amend the Constitution Act of Canada in view of the Meech Lake

Shelters for Women in Need – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to make ongoing financial commitments to the provincial governments in order to:1. Ensure

Child Care Act – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to encourage Provincial Governments to create controlled comprehensive Day Care Program funded

Sexual Harassment – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada strongly urges the Government of Canada and the Department of Labour to:(a) Ensure that employers institute programs of

Pornography and the Media – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada:1) Re-affirm the intent of controlling the increase of pornography in our society as evidence by Emergency Resolution #1/83

Safety on the Streets – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THATBPW Canada urges the Minister of Justice to review the power granted under the prison system and the Parole Act to

Funding Women – 1990

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Provincial BPW Organizations to strongly urge their provincial governments to provide funds to the Women’s Centres

Canadian Census – 1992

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to recognize and calculate the value and worth of unpaid work performed by

Family Violence – 1992

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that BPW Canada petition the Federal Government to undertake an evaluation of the wife assault policy of the various Provinces to

Incest – 1992

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada asks the Government of Canada to make the population more aware of the problem of incest by providing

Estate Tax Act – 1963

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to amend Section 47, Sub-Section (3) of the Estate Tax Act by deleting

Situs of Asset – 1966

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada petitions the Government of Canada to amend Section 9 of the Estate Tax Act so that the estate