(Manitoba) Human Rights Awards Recipients Announced
Press Release The Manitoba Human Rights Awards 2017 Selection Committee announced this year’s recipients today. The award recipients will be honoured at a reception to celebrate International Human Rights Day, on Thursday,…
Purple Ribbon Flag Raised at Confederation Building to Create Awareness about Violence Against Women
Press Release November 27, 2017 The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, today participated in a flag raising ceremony and proclamation signing at Confederation Building to…
NWAC: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Press Release November 25, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) continues to call for…
Pauktuutit Deeply Disheartened by National Inquiry’s Postponement of Rankin Inlet Inquiry Hearing
Press Release November 24, 2017 OTTAWA – Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is deeply disheartened that the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has suddenly postponed…
Sixteen days to stop gender-based violence – Government of AB
Press Release November 24, 2017 Status of Women Minister Stephanie McLean issued the following statement to mark the United Nations 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence, Nov. 25 –…
Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Government of ON
Press Release November 25, 2017 Today, Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister of the Status of Women, and Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, issued the following statement: “Sexual violence…
Statement from Premier Horgan on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Press Release November 25, 2017 VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in recognition of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:…
MMIWG – Media Advisory: Accreditation and Scheduling of Community Hearings in Maliotenam, QC
Press Release November 24, 2017 Vancouver BC- The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls will hold Community Hearings at the Maliotenam Community Centre, located at 5 Pien…
Statement by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett and the Honourable Jane Philpott on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Press Release OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 25, 2017) – The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, and the Minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott, issued the following statement…
The Government of the Northwest Territories proposes a way forward for the legalisation of cannabis in the NWT
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (NOVEMBER 24, 2017) – Minister of Justice Louis Sebert released the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) proposed plan for legalizing cannabis in the NWT today. This is…
