NEW DEMOCRATS MARK NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
December 6th, 2011
VICTORIA—Tuesday, New Democrat MLAs gather at events across B.C. to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
“Twenty- two years ago today, 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered because of their gender. It was a shocking act that forced our nation to face the harsh reality of violence against women,” said New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix.
“On Dec. 6, we honour these women by observing a National Day of Remembrance. But we must do more than remember them: we must stand united and work for changes to our society for a future free of violence against women," said Michelle Mungall, chair of the New Democrat Women's Caucus.
In British Columbia today, 83 per cent of domestic violence victims are women. Women are three to four times more likely than men to be murdered by their spouses. And half of all Canadian women have experienced at least one instance of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16.
"This brutal massacre opened many people's eyes to the cold reality of violence against women. Marking the anniversary helps ensure it will never happen again," said Kathy Corrigan, New Democrat women's issues critic.
New Democrats join with all British Columbians today in observing a moment of silence to honour the memory of: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.
“Twenty- two years ago today, 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered because of their gender. It was a shocking act that forced our nation to face the harsh reality of violence against women,” said New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix.
“On Dec. 6, we honour these women by observing a National Day of Remembrance. But we must do more than remember them: we must stand united and work for changes to our society for a future free of violence against women," said Michelle Mungall, chair of the New Democrat Women's Caucus.
In British Columbia today, 83 per cent of domestic violence victims are women. Women are three to four times more likely than men to be murdered by their spouses. And half of all Canadian women have experienced at least one instance of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16.
"This brutal massacre opened many people's eyes to the cold reality of violence against women. Marking the anniversary helps ensure it will never happen again," said Kathy Corrigan, New Democrat women's issues critic.
New Democrats join with all British Columbians today in observing a moment of silence to honour the memory of: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.
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