Paula Gallant, a N.S. school teacher, was killed by her husband 19 years ago. Her sister continues the fight to bring attention to violence against women.
WATCH: With fatal cases of intimate partner violence on the rise in Nova Scotia, one family is sharing their personal story in the fight for change. In 2005, Paula Gallant was murdered by her husband. Paula’s sister has now written a book to keep her sister’s memory alive and is calling on government to take action amid an epidemic. Ella MacDonald reports.It’s been 19 years since Paula Gallant — a new mother, loving sister and elementary school teacher — was murdered by her husband.
“I never wanted Paula to be remembered as the school teacher that was left in the trunk of her car, and we worked really hard since that time to let people know she was so much more than that small event that took her life.”However, nearly two decades later, Gallant-Blackburn says the epidemic of gender-based violence has only grown.
“We are not seeing any tangible commitments to epidemic-level funding — massive increases in funding,” said advocate Liz LeClair, who signed the letter.
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