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Ontario is proposing legislation that, if passed, would impose stiffer penalties for those who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs – including a lifetime licence suspension for those convicted of impaired driving causing death. Learn more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

#DYK Every 14 minutes a vehicle is stolen in Ontario? That’s why the Ontario government is cracking down on auto theft by introducing legislation that, if passed, would suspend driver’s licences for people convicted of the crime. Learn more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

📷 Looking for new Board members victim-services.org Interested candidates, please complete the following application: surveymonkey.com/r/VH35MW2 by May 23, 2024. Thank you for your interest in Kawartha Haliburton Victim Services Board of Directors.

It’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week. The Victim Services Directory connects victims with local supports so they can get the help they need to heal and recover. For more info: ovss.findhelp.ca #VictimsWeek #VictimsWeek2024

From all of us at North Simcoe Victim Services we want to say thank you to the Ontario Provincial Police for helping keep our communities safe and for working alongside NSVS in order to help victims of crime and tragic circumstances. We greatly appreciate every single one of you!

To kick off #VictimsWeek, we’re proud to highlight our diverse range of programs and services to support those affected crime & tragedy. For more information, please visit vspeel.org To reach our crisis line, please call (905) 568-1068. #VictimsWeek2024 #GBV

(1/3) For #VictimsWeek 2024, I want to thank the dedicated advocates, professionals and volunteers who help support victims, survivors and their families all year long.

Today I tabled Lydia's Law, legislation that seeks to bring accountability & transparency to the handling of sexual assault cases in ON. In 2022, there were 1,326 cases of SA withdrawn or stayed before trial. These survivors deserve to have their day in court. #Bill189 #onpoli

“Victims, and families who support them, they are losing faith in the justice system”. In 2022, there were 1,326 cases of sexual assault withdrawn or stayed before trial. This is not justice. @CREVAWC @LukesPlace1 @SASCWR

@VicServPeel is incredibly grateful for @WAGE_FEGC investment to the This Way Out Project, aimed at building promising practices to prevent and respond to Human Trafficking in the Peel Region in collaboration with @PeelPolice.

Thank you @kernaghant & @jennkfrench🙌 The 48 victim services providers across Ont repeatedly highlight to govt the lack of sustainable funding & the negative impact this will have on already vulnerable victims. We provide 24/7 support. Proper funding is needed. #ONpoli #GBV #IPV

OAITH’s Annual Media Analysis of mainstream news coverage of femicides over the last year in Ontario is now available. Developed in partnership with Dr. Mavis Morton & the @uofg, the analysis reviews 150 articles reporting on femicide cases in #Ontario: vist.ly/pnfb

Reforms to strengthen Canada’s bail system and help keep communities safe to become law ow.ly/ReHG1054MVQ

Today we #RememberThe14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique in 1989 whose lives were lost simply because they were women. Every 6 days a woman dies at the hands of an abusive intimate partner. We can't allow this violence to continue any longer. #takeaction #GBV #December6

Today @ONgov introduced proposed legislation, that, if passed, would update the Victims’ Bill of Rights, 1995 to make it easier for victims of crime to sue an offender for emotional distress and related bodily harm. #victimsrights news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

The #GoC with @camhnews are proud to announce the launch of 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline across the country. This easy-to-remember number will connect anyone in Canada to free 24/7 #SuicidePrevention support by phone and text. ow.ly/CP4350QcSwe #988Canada

The Governments of Canada and Ontario sign bilateral agreement to end gender-based violence @WAGE_FEGC ow.ly/mH6n1051YxZ

"It's time to talk about the services available to victims of #intimatepartnerviolence Let's be proactive and not have another newspaper article, another vigil. " Sudbury & Area Victim Services #GenderBasedViolence #domesticviolence cbc.ca/news/canada/su…

Blackstock sees 'imbalance' between $55M lawyers' bill, welfare victims' compensation. Click on the image below to read more ↓ ctvnews.ca/canada/blackst…

Greater Sudbury has declared #intimatepartnerviolence an epidemic - 43 Ont municipalities, as well as several associations, have already declared epidemics of #genderbasedviolence and IPV. @SudburyStar #domesticviolenceawareness #victims #survivors thesudburystar.com/news/local-new…