We can vote to end GBV!
Ontario’s election day is February 27 – ask all candidates to commit to help Ontario end Gender-Based Violence.
62 lives were taken by femicide in Ontario last year, including the killings of Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people, which Indigenous leaders and a National Inquiry have named as genocide. Those are only the confirmed cases. It is unknown how many remain unconfirmed. Tragically, these are often preventable deaths.
Elections are your chance to tell political candidates what matters to you.
We need the political will and commitment of our elected leaders to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Economic prosperity and financial independence deeply influence a person’s ability to leave a violent situation, as does one’s social identity. When governments and policymakers address gender-based violence and intimate partner violence through meaningful investments into violence prevention, early intervention, and survivor support services, they are investing in a province where women, girls, and gender diverse people are able to thrive and live lives free from violence.
Through our collective commitment and action, we can end gender-based violence and intimate partner violence.
This election, let’s urge all political candidates to:
- Declare intimate partner violence an epidemic to acknowledge the public health and safety crisis.
- Establish an independent accountability mechanism to advance community-led long-term planning efforts to address and eradicate gender-based violence and to ensure leadership and accountability across parties and election cycles.
- Fund and sustain the solutions required to respond to and prevent gender-based violence.
On February 27, #VotetoEndGBV!
This campaign was created by a dedicated coalition of anti-gender-based violence advocates and survivors who have united to urge all political candidates in the Ontario election to commit to ending GBV. Learn more about the campaign.
