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Stopping gender-based violence in Canada

By Luke's Place | October 30, 2024

Pam Hrick (Executive Director and General Counsel of LEAF), Deepa Mattoo (Executive Director of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic) and Dr. Amanda Dale (International Human Rights Activist, Scholar and Consultant) recently co-authored an incredible opinion piece about stopping gender-based violence (GBV) in Canada that we’d like to share. In the article, they suggest a GBV…

Joint statement on the release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

By Luke's Place | November 28, 2022

Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-based Violence

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 release on November 9, 2022, of its long-awaited National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which comes nearly two years after…

Initial reaction to the joint declaration and framework for action on gender-based violence

By Luke's Place | November 9, 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 sector have been taken into consideration in this joint declaration and framework for action. However, this document itself is not a National Action Plan…