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Long-Awaited Roadmap Provides National Path to Ending Violence Against Women


Long-Awaited Roadmap Provides National Path to Ending Violence Against Women
The strategy could make a real difference for women and girls, but only if government keeps its promises, experts say.
Samantha McCabe is a Vancouver-based freelancer focused on politics, equity and sexual violence. Find her on Twitter @sam mccabage.
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‘There’s no time to waste here.’
Photo of Montreal protest against domestic violence by Mario Beauregard, the Canadian Press.
How can we make real headway on the issue of gender-based violence in Canada? It’s a complex question, but a new roadmap funded by the department of Women and Gender Equality and developed by Women’s Shelters Canada aims to provide holistic answers. ....

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B.C. rape crisis centres paying thousands to protect victims' confidential files in sexual assault trials


Posted: Jun 02, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: June 2
Hilla Kerner of Vancouver Rape Relief is pictured in her office in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, May 28, 2021.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
Rape crisis centres in B.C. say they are paying tens of thousands in legal fees to protect the confidential counselling files of victims requested by defence lawyers during sexual assault trials.
Last week, Battered Women s Support Services received a $20,000-invoice for legal fees incurred when they went to court last year to fight a request for their records made during a preliminary hearing for a sexual assault trial.
It s not the first time the Vancouver-based crisis centre has felt an obligation to protect its records. ....

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