Newfoundland and Labrador has become the third province to enact Clare's Law, which allows police to tell people if they are at risk of domestic violence from a current or former partner.
The federal government has committed to giving $700,000 in funding over three years to Newfoundland and Labrador to bolster its gender based violence support organizations and crisis hotlines though some details are thin.
Tuesday marks the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, when 14 female students in Montreal were shot and killed by a man who said he hated feminists.