Working for better health outcomes for victims of gender-based violence.  

Last year we called for a national awareness & action strategy to address gender-based violence and sexual harassment, including health risks and neurobiological impacts. Immediately after the federal election, the Liberal government announced the creation of an action plan on gender-related health issues.  

Game-changing advocacy to engage lawmakers and public institutions in preventing avoidable harm.   

We’ve proposed trauma-informed training for legislators and public officials. We were the first to call for sunshine laws that will allow women to measure the progress of #MeToo reforms. Our road map for addressing gender-based violence calls for the creation of a gender related anti-violence Commissioner who would report to Parliament. 

Ending Non-Disclosure Agreements. 

Coming forward should never make things worse. But for too many victims, that’s been the outcome, especially when non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) force victims to remain silent. We call on all public institutions at every level of government, including the House of Commons, the Senate of Canada, all publicly funded hospitals, municipalities and universities, to end the practice of forced non-disclosure agreements and to release victims from existing agreements at their request.