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An advocacy group is warning that a growing number of children and youth are being killed in femicides in Ontario, with nearly one in five victims reported to be under 18 the past eight months.Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses , recorded 42 confirmed femicides in Ontario from the end of November until the end of July, with 21 per cent of victims being minors.
The report adds that on average, more than five femicides happen in the province each month. Seven women and girls were killed in July alone, it says.The report notes that femicide cases across all ages have been steadily rising since the pandemic, with more than 50 victims recorded each year from the end of November 2020 to the same time in 2023.
"There's so much we can do. There are so many recommendations that have come out over decades. And to me, it's about a lack of implementation and a lack of attention." Deepa Mattoo, the executive director of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, is also part of the committee. She says that "if all of were held, if they were all acted upon by now, so many of these problems would already be resolved."
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