More than 100 organizations called on Ford to declare domestic violence against women an epidemic

More than 100 organizations that support people who have been victims of domestic violence have called on the province to declare domestic violence against women an epidemic on National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Violence Against Women. The organizations wrote in a letter to Premier Doug Ford. They announced that they raised this issue to honor victims of domestic violence, including three women who were killed by their partners. In this letter, 86 recommendations are given to prevent similar deaths. The first was to declare IPV, or domestic violence against women, an epidemic.

Social Services Minister Michael Parsa on Tuesday announced $18.14 million in grants to 400 domestic violence service providers, but did not respond to a question about whether the province plans to declare IPV an epidemic. announced. So far this year, 62 femicides have been registered. Femicide, defined as the killing of women, children, trans women, two-spirit people, is usually perpetrated by a current or former partner.

The letter states: "As service providers and activists, we see firsthand the increasing number of women and children who suffer from domestic violence, and we know how critical it is to support this group right now." These activists, across Canada, about 699 women and 236 children go to emergency shelters every night, but due to the lack of enough beds, they cannot enter the shelters.

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