Position Papers
The following documents were prepared by POSITIVE LIVING BC’s Board of Directors to offer the Society’s official public stance on important issues affecting our community.
| Year | Title | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | HIV Disclosure and Criminalization | On Friday, October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada, in its decisions in R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C. made some important judgments about the law in Canada concerning HIV disclosure.... | Download |
| 2010 | Pre- and Post-Test Counselling and Disclosure Directives | On November 18, 2010, the part of the Communicable Disease Regulation (CDR) that required written consent before information about a person’s positive HIV-test results could be disclosed to anyone... | Download |
| 2007 | National Pharmacare | This document was presented to the Canadian Health Coalition National Drug Plan Hearings (Vancouver) on December 10, 2007. It discussed how the current Pharmacare program covering full cost of... | Download |
| 2006 | HAART as Prevention: A Positive Perspective | This position statement supports the provision of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapies (HAART) to all who want it and would benefit from its use. It states that the eradication of the HIV epidemic... | Download |
| 2003 | Addressing the Epidemic of HIV and Hepatitis Co-Infection in British Columbia | This document was prepared for Prepared for the Minister of Health Services in March 2003. It states that although British Columbia is currently facing the beginning of a dual epidemic with a high... | Download |
| 2002 | Presentation to the Reference Drug Program Consultation Panel | This document is a presentation to the Reference Drug Program Consultation Panel made on January 28, 2002. | Download |
| 2002 | Response to proposed Blood Samples Act | This document was presented to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-217, the Blood Samples Act, on February 19, 2002. The submission states that the proposed law is... | Download |
| 1998 | Vocational Rehabilitation in the context of HIV Infection | This document covers the issues and guiding principles for return to work, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation services in the context of hiv infection It states that the opportunity to go... | Download |
| 1994 | Choices: a Position Paper on Euthanasia | This document claims the current laws governing euthanasia are compromising the safety of individuals who choose to end their lives and placing in legal limbo those people providing assistance. It... | Download |
