“In Canada, a woman is killed every two days by their intimate partner or ex-partner,” she said before the protest. “We’re also facing a pandemic, but it’s a shadow pandemic. We’re not addressing it directly and openly.”
Monastesse, one of the organizers of the event in Montreal, said the 36 shelters in her organization are at 97 per cent of their capacity.
She said the effort to fight violence against women will need serious action from the provincial government, pointing to several government reports that outline steps that need to be taken to fight violence against women.
“We need a clear response and not just talking,” she said.
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