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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 24, 2021 /CNW/ - To continue to advance gender equality and women s empowerment, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that focus on important issues like encouraging leadership and democratic participation among women and girls. Investments like these will help give them the tools they need to succeed.
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced more than $1.6 million for three projects that will accelerate progress on gender equality by empowering women.
Canadian Partnership for Women and Children s Health (CanWaCH) will receive $498,390 to generate pan-Canadian partnerships and develop a platform to facilitate connections and collaborations among civil society, including frontline service providers to advance gender equality in Canada.
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Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 12, 2021 • 2 minute read • There are 1,500 grocery hampers being packed this week at the Benson Centre, and to be delivered to seniors in Cornwall and across the region.The Regional Emergency Response Council (RERC) is spearheading the project, and those pictured include RERC co-chairs Carilyne Hebert and Juliette Labossiere, RERC members and hamper distribution leads Debbie de Wit, Terry Muir and Dianne Kuipers, and volunteers Joanne Bornais, Natalie Lauzon and Tina Barr.Photo on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Cornwall, Ont. Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Todd Hambleton /Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder
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Minister Chagger and Minister Monsef announce funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada.
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to better supporting LGBTQ2 individuals in Canada and building a society where everyone has equal rights and opportunities to be their true, authentic selves. Along with LGBTQ2 communities across Canada, we are working to strengthen LGBTQ2 organizations and support the critical work they do to create an equitable and consciously more inclusive Canada. That s why Budget 2019 allocated funding for the first ever Government of Canada fund for LGBTQ2 organizations.
Today, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, along with the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced approximately $15 million in funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada through the LGBTQ2 Community Capa