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TAG: Canada

Canada’s Lost Women

An investigation into the abuse and exploitation of aboriginal women in Canada and the authorities’ failure to stop it. 10 Jun 2015 15:03 GMT | Human Rights, Women, Canada, US & Canada, Law  Canada’s aboriginal women make up a small fraction of its population, yet for decades they have suffered disproportionally from abuse, exploitation and […]

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No Province Should Deny Women Abortions

Abortion is legal in Canada and has been for over 30 years. There are no criminal laws restricting access to abortion or post-abortion care in Canada and it is a recognized essential medical procedure, required to be fully accessible and financially covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans under the Canada Health Act.

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Canada’s Flawed Sex Trade Law

By JULIE KAYE JAN. 20, 2015   Photo CreditMark Blinch/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — In December, a new prostitution law came into force in Canada. The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, or Bill C-36, criminalizes the purchase (but not the sale) of sexual services, and restricts the advertisement of sexual […]

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The whole (legal) truth: Bill C-36 will have far-reaching implications for Canadian Communities

Sex workers organizations from Canada are mobilizing supports to battle against a bill aimed at criminalizing prostitution and a wide range of activities related to it. Click here to read Reckless Endangerment, a collaborative public education effort intended to highlight the danger of the bill.

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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Biblical speech opposing homosexual behavior is essentially a hate crime

Canada: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Biblical speech opposing homosexual behavior, including in written form, is essentially a hate crime. Read more.

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SlutWalk

Global: Women from Toronto started to organize the Slut Walk against all expressions of sexist violence as a response to a policeman statement that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”. Brazil, UK, US, Australia and India joined the movement. Read more.

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