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Queen’s Park Report Noel Duignan MPP Halton North The second annual Provincial Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was held on December 6th to pay trib- ute to the fourteen women massa- cred in Montreal and to all female victims of violence. On that date, three years ago, a man shouting “You're all a bunch of feminists”, shot and killed four- teen students at L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. The act shocked and saddened Canadians across the count While some saw it as the act of a deaths as an extreme manifestation of the violence that affects women in all aspects of their lives. Marc Lepine was a product of a society which directly and indirectly con- dones or supports attitudes which allow violence against women to continue. How big a problem is violence against women? I’ve told you about some of these facts before, but I believe they’re worth repeating. Figures recently released by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics indicate that 121 women were killed by their current or estranged male partners in Canada since 1991. This is a 33% increase over the Previous year. Rail -nine of those women lived in - Conservative ies indicate that one in four women will be sex- ually assaulted in her lifetime. - One in five men living with a woman admits to using violence against her. - A survey done in 1991 by the Ontario Women’s Directorate found that six out of ten Ontarians know either a man who assaults a woman or a woman who is assault- ed. What are we doing about it? - Violence against women, chil- ANY PICTURE ~ ANY SIZE ON A COLOUR PHOTO MUG Original picture retumed untouched 78 Main St. South Old Bank Building, Downtown 92 877-67 will look after your pets/plants/home. Daily, weekly or monthly rates. Bonded & reliable. = Residential cleaning fo) also available. (o¥ Call 877-0950 dren and the vulnerable is a priority issue for our government. Since 1990, we’ve increased funding aimed at the prevention of wife assault and sexual asst by $25 million to $88 mil - The first Baal Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was marked the Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, Marion Boyd, leading an all-party statement on December Sth, 1991 in the Legislature. December 4th was the date for this year’s state- ment. We've also moved toward mak- ing health care safer for patients with the introduction of legislative amendments aimed at aes, sexual abuse in health Health Minister aed Lankin announced the changes to the Regulated Health Professions Act by saying that people seeking health care have the right to expect that the treatment they receive from these providers is going to be car- ing and not damaging. The amendments contain very tough penalties to deter health pro- SLV-494HF Hi-Fi VHS VCR BY -Dual Azimuth 4- ties *Hi-Fi Sound '+Dual- tee =n irieal Eee Meare $-Front ities Inputs EE Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, December 12, 1992 = Page: 25 : fessionals from abusing their power and breaking the relationship of trust. There will be one level of sexual offence, called sexual abuse, and it will cover sexual relations, touching sts a uel nature, and improper behavior or remarks. The penalty for aia intercourse or other act of sexual violation is a minimum five-year revocation of the professional’s license and a fine of up to $35,000. Please call my Milton office at 878-1729 for more information about the amendments. Family history research The Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society’s regular meeting willbe at Chinguacousy Branch Library, lower level, 150 Central Park Dr. Brampton on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. Visitors are welcome. 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