Recently, EVA Canada submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code. EVA Canada members regularly hear from advocates, sexual assault crisis responders, and … Continue reading
Category Archives: In the News
Continuing the work to end violence in the wake of the NS mass killing
The tragedy that has unfolded in recent days in Nova Scotia reminds us of the urgent and vital work that must be done to prevent violence in all its forms, including violence against women and femicide. According to the most … Continue reading
EVA Canada submits letter in support of National Action Plan
Today, EVA Canada submitted letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister Maryam Monsef (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development), and Minister Bill Morneau (Minister of Finance) in support of the joint statement by Women’s Shelter’s Canada, … Continue reading
Government of Canada Announces Investment in Greater Vancouver Area Women’s Organizations
This morning, Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced that the government will invest $5.3M in organizations serving women from across the Lower Mainland to support sustainable women’s movement under the Capacity-building … Continue reading
Investigating Domestic Violence, With an Eye On Prevention
This Globe and Mail article spotlights a new national-scale research project, Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability, that aims to cultivate a more nuanced picture of violence against women – National-scale research project looks to better understand domestic violence and how … Continue reading
Be More Than A Bystander and the Grey Cup
The groundwork laid by EVA BC’s Be More Than a Bystander initiative led directly to the creation and implementation of the Canadian Football League’s Policy on Violence Against Women in 2015 that applies to all CFL players, coaches, officials, executives and … Continue reading
RCMP Seeks to Expand Third Party Reporting for Sexual Assault Cases
The RCMP are exploring ways to expand Third Party Reporting (TPR), a program that allows victims to report their sexual assault – and get the help they need – without having to go to the police and face their fear of not … Continue reading
More than a Footnote: National Policy Roundtable on Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women
DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN) /Réseau d’action de femmes handicapées (RAFH) Canada will be hosting a national policy roundtable called More Than A Footnote. The roundtable will be focused on the systemic violence that women with Disabilities and Deaf women continue … Continue reading
RCMP Seeks to Expand Third-Party Reporting for Sexual Assault Cases
The RCMP are exploring ways to expand Third-Party Reporting (TPR), a program that allows victims to report their sexual assault – and get the help they need – without having to go to the police and face their fear of not being … Continue reading
Tiger-Cats Should Never Have Hired Art Briles: Editorial
“An organization committed to fighting violence against women should have no place for such a person, as at least one of the team’s major sponsors seems to understand. Barry’s Jewellers quickly condemned the hiring, calling it out for what it … Continue reading