Governments across Atlantic Canada have formally declared gender-based violence an epidemic. The declarations carry real symbolic weight — but symbolic weight does not fund shelters or shorten waitlists.
Ricochet asks whether these proclamations are translating into anything that measurably reduces violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people in the region.
Originally published by Ricochet Media.
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