FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   A slap on the wrist does not equal a slap in the face   Winnipeg, MB, January 30, 2019 – People First of Canada (PFC) members across the country were appalled when a Gr... Continue reading

    Read the newest e-blast from the Vulnerable Persons Standards, "Third Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada Yields no Insights about Protections from Abuse”. More here: https... Continue reading

Sadly, Christine Nieder, a member of the National Educational Association of Disabled Students’ (NEADS) board of directors and a dedicated advocate for the rights of post-secondary students and g... Continue reading

May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres has launched a campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. “Draw the Line” . Draw the lin... Continue reading

To mark the launch of this year’s 1 Day in May awareness campaign, the MS Society is releasing Action on MS.  Action on MS details what impacts the quality of life for Canadians affected by MS an... Continue reading

November 25th / Ottawa – To mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses is launching its first national shelter da... Continue reading

In 2010, there were 593 shelters for women survivors of abuse and their children operating in Canada with a total of 11,461 beds. That’s the kind of undiminishing reality that prompted the Canadi... Continue reading