2023-11-21 Executive Summary

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Federal and provincial governments consider funding
the installation of school bus stop-arm cameras to
enforce school bus-related infractions and collect
better data on incidents.
Community services raise awareness among drivers
by increasing the number of public safety messages
on local media around school bus safety rules prior
to the start of the school year.
All levels of government continue working towards
a Vision Zero and Safe Systems approach to road
safety including safe speeds, road design, vehicles,
land use planning as well as post-crash care.
Province should improve educational curricula
around healthy relationships, gender expression and
what constitutes violence, risk factors and warning
signs, particularly to reach youth early in life.
Provincial and municipal governments should
provide sustainable funding for advocacy, education
and coordination of VAW services and among
systems which survivors frequently interact with.
Municipal leadership in Perth-Huron, in
partnership with other municipalities and regional
community services, support the development of
a discrimination reporting and referral tool geared
towards recording and reporting accounts of
discrimination, as well as directing people affected by
discrimination to community resources and supports.
Workplaces, local government, non-profits and
community organizations engage in diversity
education and training focused on reducing and
preventing discrimination with an emphasis on
countering stereotypes, encouraging perspectivetaking
and finding common ground.
The provincial government funds the implementation
of Community Safety and Well-Being Plans.