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Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:06
Sure, I'd be happy to do that. Thank you for the question. It's great to see you again.
We have been one of the organizations working closely with Women and Gender Equality to provide funding to the sector. Back in April, we were able to secure $3 million that we provided specifically to sexual assault centres.
As you've probably heard, the increase in gender-based violence and violence against women, not just in Canada but certainly globally, has been documented far and wide. Women in Canada are similarly impacted. We've been able to distribute $3 million to 93 sexual assault centres across the country.
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CPC (ON)
Thanks very much.
Specifically on the 93 sexual assault centres—because I know that the money absolutely needs to go there—how were they eligible? How were they chosen to get this funding? I recognize that there wasn't a normal application or anything of that sort. I have heard from many sexual assault centres that were not eligible. Trust me, I know what a tremendous job you do there, but what does that mean? Were they not part of a network?
How did it work that those centres may have been chosen in places, but some organizations, such as the London Abused Women's Centre, would not have been able to receive funding like that? Can you share a little information on eligibility?
Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:07
We distributed funding to sexual assault centres throughout the country, those that were identified by us, but also through WAGE, so if there are those that we have missed that are not connected to hospitals, for example—
Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:07
Yes. If they're connected with hospitals, they were not on the list.
Mrs. Karen Vecchio: Okay.
Ms. Paulette Senior: I think it's important to note that.
Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:08
Women's College Hospital would be a good example of that, right? They did not make the list.
These were stand-alone sexual assault centres. However, we do have a bit of contingency, so if there are those that we have missed for some reason, we can actually turn around and make sure they get that funding.
View Karen Vecchio Profile
CPC (ON)
Absolutely. I just want to go on to that. Like I said, I've done a few different calls. The money had to get out, and I know that. Your organization as well as Women's Shelters Canada do fantastic jobs here in Canada, but not everybody's part of that network. I have spoken to many, many organizations that were not able to get this funding.
You're saying there's a $10-million contingency fund. How do people apply? How did they get their names into it? Places like the London Abused Women's Centre and others around the country, how do they now become eligible for it if they were not picked in the first place?
Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:10
First of all, let me say that shelters across the country, gender-based shelters or those dealing with violence against women, would have gotten funding through the national women's shelter, Women's Shelters Canada. That's not within our purview at this time.
View Karen Vecchio Profile
CPC (ON)
Yes, there was that money, and I note there were 400-some-odd that did, but there were about 500 that didn't.
Paulette Senior
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Paulette Senior
2020-06-15 14:10
Yes, and that was the $3 million. This $10 million is for organizations that are not sexual assault centres. We've been working with WAGE to develop that list. We have worked for weeks to refine the list. We even got information from all the provinces and territories to work on the list. The full list was 450 GBV organizations across the country. The intent is for these organizations to receive $25,000 each. If you do the math, you'll know that's more than $10 million. I believe that work is still being done at WAGE and other government departments to make sure that we can fund the full 450.
View Karen Vecchio Profile
CPC (ON)
In looking at this, then, specifically, I just want to fill in those gaps. The people who received funding from March 13 onward were only that initial group that would have received the money from Shelters, Indigenous Services, as well as the Women's Shelters Canada, the Women's Foundation and indigenous....
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CPC (ON)
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