On National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, advocates are speaking up, as gender-based violence continues to climb in Manitoba.
families experiencing abuse, told Global Winnipeg it’s an issue that hits much closer to home than some might think.of his common-law partner, their three young children, and his teenage niece, a series of events described by premier Wab Kinew as a “dark time” for Manitoba .
“At this point, we’re talking about every other day. Every other day, a woman or girl is murdered in Canada by somebody that she should be able to trust,” Braun said.Breaking down the financial impacts of the Canada Post strike“Those statistics are astonishing when you hear them. You think we must be talking about a different country. That can’t be Canada, but it is — it’s right here.”
“A lot of our shelters, they’re operating at overcapacity. We’re seeing average stays in our shelters that, you know, before the pandemic, it was an average of nine nights. Now we’re seeing, you know, a month or more,” she said. Manitoba families minister Nahanni Fontaine said Friday that while the provincial government has made strides toward improving the situation for women and girls in the province, there’s still a lot to be done.
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