Justice committee  The $20 million is not even enough for existing organizations across the country, as I said—we heard from the London Abused Women's Centre earlier this week that their budget alone for a year $800,000. It won't be enough. But what I think is completely missing is the comprehensiv

Justice committee  I think I'll just be repeating what I've said, but I think we do have to send a very clear message to men that it's not acceptable to buy women, at all. But I think equally that women shouldn't be criminalized. It will be the same message I've already said. I do think that the ju

Justice committee  Hi. I'll start, and then I'll be followed by my co-worker Hilla. Good morning. My name is Keira Smith-Tague, and I'm a front-line anti-violence worker at Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter. Vancouver Rape Relief is Canada's oldest rape crisis centre. Since opening in 1973