The Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance held its annual Centre for Civic Governance Forum in Harrison Hot Springs from Friday, March 29 to Saturday, March 30. The theme of the 2019 event was “High Ground: Rising to the Challenge.”

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Presentations

Conference Opening

• Stratcom’s BC Public Opinion Poll Results

Poverty Reduction and Income Inequality in BC

• Iglika Ivanova – Tackling Poverty and Inequality
• Adrienne Montani – First Call Poverty Report Card 

Child Care: Next Steps in Growing the Public System

• Minister Katrina Chen – Child Care BC
• Sharon Gregson – $10aDay Child Care Plan

Planning for BC’s Natural Hazards

• Richard Boase – Planning for BC’s Natural Hazards

Leveraging Research and Digital Technology to Increase Citizen Engagement

• Stephanie Lynn and Matt Smith

We’ve had the Katowice Climate Talks, Now What?

• Catherine Abreu – The Paris Agreement and Canadian Municipalities
• Christine Boyle – Climate Emergency
• Amy Lubik – Climate Action Planning

The Opioid Crisis: What You Need to Know

• Mary Clare Zak – Working in Partnership on the Overdose Crisis 

Jobs for Tomorrow and Net Zero Emissions

• Micah Lang – Retrofits, Green Jobs & Responding to the Climate Emergency
• George Benson – Green Economy

Food Security 

• Laurel Burton – Household Food Insecurity

Budgeting 101 

• Gaetan Royer – Budgeting 101