Don't be fooled by cabinet shuffle spin: 15 reasons why Harper is a fake feminist | rabble.ca

30.7.13

Don't be fooled by cabinet shuffle spin: 15 reasons why Harper is a fake feminist | rabble.ca: In 2010-2011, Status of Women Canada spent just over $10 million on violence against women -- an inadequate response to a serious problem which directly affects about one in six Canadian women. A Department of Justice study revealed that spousal violence alone costs the economy $4.8 billion a year in missed work, medical services, policing and justice. Advocates have called on the Harper Cons to work with the provinces and territories to develop a national strategy and action plan to combat violence against women. The plan should include: national consultation on the effectiveness of efforts to increase the safety of women and children (Canada falls far behind other countries in funding such research), holding perpetrators to account, violence awareness and prevention programmes, a national 1-800 hotline for abused women, sustainable support for homeless women's shelters, second-stage and transitional housing units, sustainable funding for legal aid, and increased training for court officials and law enforcement officers.