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Ontario’s family law takes a step forward in protecting the vulnerable
Saturday, November 28th, 2020
The new definition in the Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA) uses the language of coercive and controlling behaviour and includes sexual, psychological and financial abuse as well as threats of or actual harm to animals among the behaviours considered to be family violence. It also makes explicit that conduct need not constitute a criminal offence for it to be considered in a family law proceeding.
Tags: crime prevention, jurisdiction, mental Health, women, youth
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Women cannot afford another conservative government
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Saving money does not lead to increased safety for vulnerable populations; it leads to increased violence and the increased costs associated with that. Any cost savings are short-term… Women in Ontario are seeing firsthand what happens when politicians don’t include gender-based violence and women’s equality on their list of platform priorities.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, ideology, mental Health, participation, standard of living, women
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