Parliamentary Secretary to Status of Women Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Man.) announced Government of Canada funding for a project that will help advance gender equality throughout Saskatchewan. Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan is receiving $395,000 in funding for a three-year project to improve access to support for survivors of sexual assault. The results of the project will be … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) announced It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence. Budget 2017 included $100.9 million over five years, and $20.7 million per year ongoing, to go towards the implementation of It’s Time. This will include a whole-of-government approach with new investments from: Status of Women Canada; the Public Health Agency of Canada; … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) tabled the Government of Canada’s response to the 7th Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women entitled Taking Action to End Violence Against Young Women and Girls in Canada. The Government’s Response to the Standing Committee’s report highlights a range of federal actions being undertaken, which align closely with … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced a project to engage Inuit men and boys in preventing and addressing violence against women and girls. Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is receiving $898,468 for a 36-month project to engage men and boys as agents of change in … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) announced the group of projects taking place in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. She was joined by local women’s leaders and representatives from: the Canadian College of Health Leaders, Harmony House, Lowertown Community Resource Centre, Métis Nation of Ontario, Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, and the Women’s … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) laid the framework that will define the Government of Canada’s strategy to address gender-based violence. Monsef took the opportunity to share this progress while human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai was in Ottawa to receive an honorary Canadian citizenship. Budget 2017 included an investment of $100.9 million over five years. The strategy will be based … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) issued the following statement on International Women’s Day: “As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we can be proud of the progress that Canada has made toward gender equality over the course of the last 150 years. But we must acknowledge that the struggle for gender equality continues. … Read more
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), with Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West–Nepean, Ont.) announced that Planned Parenthood Ottawa is receiving $285,000 for a three-year project to improve services for women in the Ottawa area who are experiencing gender-based violence, in particular, violence related to sexual and reproductive coercion. This project will build on the Government of … Read more
Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) issued the following statement on Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: “Today, Canadians remember the tragic murder of 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 who were killed because they were women.” She continued “The Government of Canada … Read more
Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) concluded her participation in the international Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville, France. Participating in this gathering of business, government, and community leaders, allowed the Minister to exchange ideas and best practices for empowering women economically, while highlighting actions taken by Canada to … Read more
