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#Women4GunControl
Open Letter: #Women4GunControl To: Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May CC: Ron McKinnon, Raquel Dancho, Kristina Michaud, Paul Chiang, Pam Damoff, Iqwinder Gaheer, Peter Julian, Dane Lloyd, Glen...
That’s a wrap
December 16, 2022 - As the year wraps, we wish everyone a safe holiday season and thank you for supporting our work throughout the year. Before we close our doors for a much-needed and well-deserved break, I want to leave you with my final thoughts...
In solidarity with Indigenous families
December 6, 2022 – As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on GBV and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on VAW, the announcement of charges in the murder of four Indigenous women at the hands of an alleged serial killer linked to white...
Joint Statement on the Release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
24 November 2022 – As advocates who developed a Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, we have been anxiously waiting for the release of this 10-year plan. This statement is our joint reaction to the federal government’s...
Initial Reaction to the Joint Declaration and Framework for Action on Gender-Based Violence
9 November 2022 – Today, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments recognized the importance of the issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW). We appreciate that some of the recommendations from the GBV...
$100,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant Builds on
Barbra Schlifer Clinic Resiliency
August 12, 2022, Toronto, ON – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic was honoured to receive a transformative $100,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in late 2020. The grant was used to focus on the...