High Ground Archives - Columbia Institute

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

On the occasion of High Ground 2018, we presented the first public screening of the documentary Women Bending the Curve on Climate Change in Vancouver on Thursday, March 22. Set in the context of the Paris climate change agreements, the new film tells the stories of climate change leaders from Canada’s West Coast working in renewable energy, city government, energy conservation, community engagement, sustainable food, finance and indigenous land stewardship. Their inspiring stories explore how climate science, meaningful action and women’s collaborative leadership intersect to bend the curve on climate change.

The sold out screening was followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Dr. Joanna Ashworth, Tzeporah Bergman and Tessica Truong, as well as Irene Lanzinger. Charley Beresford facilitated the discussion.

High Ground

2019 High Ground: Centre for Civic Governance Forum

A Screening of Women Bending the Curve on Climate Change