Brant council votes to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
Councillors voted to declare gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic in Brant County, following sobering presentations
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Councillors voted to declare gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic in Brant County, following sobering presentations
Councillors voted to declare gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic in Brant County, following sobering presentations
Three London, Ont., women were among 62 victims of femicide in Ontario over the past year, something a local abused women's shelter said is further evidence that gender-based violence needs to be treated as the epidemic that it is.
Dominique O'Rourke said her motion is more than just a symbolic gesture. She believes the only way to eliminate intimate partner violence is through community action.
Nov. 28 vote was the latest of dozens of similar motions passed by municipal councils across Ontario in recent months