Not Much Has Changed Since The Ecole Polytechnique Massacre
As we head into an election year, now is the time for political parties to commit to ending violence against women in their electoral platform On December 6 every year, Canadians remember the 14 women killed [...]
Hopeful to Hear More Indigenous Women’s Voices
The last scheduled meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s study of VAW shelters/transition houses took place on Monday, November 19. It was split into two one-hour slots: the first saw witness [...]
Where Is the Representation?
This week was scheduled to be the last week for witness statements on the study of VAW shelters and transition houses. Witnesses are listed at the end of this post. However, due to scheduling issues [...]
A Problem with Language
Two more meetings occurred this week for the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s study on VAW shelters and transition houses with several witnesses, listed at the end of this blog. Women’s Shelters Canada [...]
Are Shelters Merely “Band-Aid Solutions”?
This week saw two more meetings of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for its study on VAW shelters and transition houses. The third meeting, on Monday, October 22, was broken into two [...]
Federal Study of the System of Domestic Violence Shelters and Transition Houses
[vc_column_text el_class="leading-men-buttons"] Read WSC's Statement Here [/vc_column_text] Welcome to our new blog! We plan to post several times a month about the work we are doing and the projects, studies, and conferences we’re involved in. [...]