B.C. government reviews controversial home-sharing program practices
Monday, June 2, 2025, 7:21 pm
In the wake of a tragic inquest involving a woman’s starvation death and concerns over its use by adults with developmental disabilities, British Columbia has commissioned an independent review of its home-sharing program. Officials promise a deep dive into the oversight of this contentious initiative—bureaucracy at its finest!
The British Columbia government is commissioning an independent review of the province's home-share program, months after an inquest into the starvation death of a woman with Down syndrome in a Port Coquitlam share home.
The British Columbia government is commissioning an independent review of the province's home-share program, months after an inquest into the starvation death of a woman with Down syndrome in a Port Coquitlam share home.
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