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80,000 reasons to act on homelessness in BC

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One of the major bridges (The Pattullo) that connects into Vancouver by going across the Fraser River was so badly burned last night that it will now be closed for up to one month while repairs take place.  This will inconvenience approximately 80,000 cars per day; which will now have to use one of the other already congested routes in and out of Vancouver. Obviously this is a very upsetting situation and will cause many challenges for people from all over the Lower Mainland.  

Yes it is a shame, however here is the bigger shame.  It appears fire was caused by the cooking fire of a homeless person who was living under the bridge.  Hmmmm….maybe this will be the final straw and all levels of government will finally realize it is HIGH TIME we truly ACT on the issues of poverty and homelessness in BC.  Yes, BC is the Best Place On Earth, unless of course you're homeless, cold or hungry.

Labour mobility across Canada – good news for ECE’s

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From December 2008 BC Gov Press Release


Full labour mobility between provinces was confirmed today by agreement among Canada’s 
labour and trade ministers, breaking down economic barriers and allowing Canadians and their families to move freely throughout the country, Premier Gordon Campbell said today.  

Negotiated as part of Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the new labour mobility 
provisions require that, effective April 1, 2009, people with a specific professional or occupational 
certification in one province or territory will be recognized as qualified to practise their profession in all provinces and territories where their profession or occupation is regulated.


I have previously written about the BC-Alberta Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Trade Agreement here.  ECE's were included in this agreement, so one can assume that this will also be the case for the new National agreement.  Therefore, so long as an ECE is certified in one Province it should eventually be fairly straightforward for their credentials to be accepted and recognized in all others as well.  This is very good news as it will assist with the current qualified staffing shortages across the country.  In addition, it should make the process to obtaining a license to practice much less challenging in certain Provinces, especially PEI.