Toronto council passes Chow motion to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic – Winnipeg Free Press
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City council has declared gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic in Toronto Thursday — the same day Toronto police announced the arrest of a man who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted an "underhoused" woman whom he had offered help.
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The declaration was the result of a motion from newly-minted Mayor Olivia Chow and came just weeks after the province declined to make the same move.
Toronto city council has declared gender-based violence and intimate partner violence an epidemic in the city.