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
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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
Art Briles, Coach Fired in U.S. Rape Scandal, Won’t Join Ticats After Outrage
This article spotlights the Hamilton Tigercats’ decision around the hiring of Art Briles, a former Baylor University head coach who was fired in the wake of a sexual assault scandal, announcing early Monday that he would be joining the club … Continue reading
Roughriders Cutting Cox the Right Move, Says Anti-Violence Crusader
This CBC article spotlights an interview with EVA BC’s Executive Director about the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ decision to release defensive back Justin Cox after being informed of an incident involving domestic violence: Roughriders cutting Cox the right move, says anti-violence crusader.