M-444 National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Motion Text
That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop, in collaboration with the provinces, territories, civil society and First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and their representatives, a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women which would include: (a) initiatives to address socio-economic factors contributing to violence against women; (b) policies to prevent violence against women and policies to respond to survivors of violence; (c) benchmarks for measuring progress based on the collection of data on levels of violence against women over time; (d) independent research on emerging issues that relate to violence against women; (e) a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls; (f) strategies that address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of different communities including specific attention to Aboriginal women, women with disabilities, women from minority groups and young women; (g) participation by community and other civil society organizations, including support for those organizations to participate in the implementation of the national action plan; and (h) human and financial resources earmarked specifically to carry out the program of action set by the plan.
Latest Activity
- May 27, 2015
- Decision Made - Negatived
History
- October 16, 2013
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Reinstated from the Previous Session
- April 1, 2015
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Placed in the Order of Precedence
- April 28, 2015
- Debated
- May 13, 2015
- Debated
- May 27, 2015
- Decision Made - Negatived