It's really a significant point, the lack of funding across the country for civil society that works on human rights issues and more particularly on women's issues. You can see the lack of national women's organizations. There are very few left. That didn't use to be the case. This is important for protecting women's interests. It's really important that the federal government move into this space, but it's also really important that the federal government support dissenting voices. That's what makes a healthy democracy and it's what protects minorities and protects vulnerable people, protects women. I think that's a really key point to come out of this study.
On November 27th, 2014. See this statement in context.