Our Response to the Tragedy in St Albert
We are absolutely heartbroken to hear the news out of St Albert yesterday of the death of 23-year old Ayla Egotik-Learn and that her nine-month-old daughter is missing and presumed dead. Our hearts and thoughts are with Ayla and Braylee’s loved ones, the St. Albert community, and our frontline partners who are also grieving and […]
Alberta’s 10 Year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence
This week, the Alberta government released the long-awaited 10-Year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence. This is a made-in-Alberta response to Canada’s National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which launched in 2021. Overall, this strategy and comments from Arts, Culture, and Status of Women Minister Tanya Fir make it clear that gender-based violence is not […]
Gender-Based Violence & the 2025 Election
On Sunday, March 23, Prime Minister Mark Carney dissolved parliament and set a new election for April 28, 2025. JMMF’s mission includes advocacy as a key activity to break the cycle of domestic violence. We are firmly bipartisan, but our work is innately political as we advocate for changes to the system that will help […]
Update on James Urbaniak
On April 29, 2009, James Urbaniak murdered Jessica Martel as she tried to leave their abusive relationship. He was granted a life sentence for second-degree murder, without parole for 10 years. In 2019, he was granted day parole, where he hid a romantic relationship with a staff member who worked at the halfway house where […]
Advocate for More Responsive Legal and Justice Systems, with Partnership at the Federal Level
This blog is part of a series where we explore the top recommendations from the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) in response to the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence: Amid the news of the horrendous tragedy in Calgary, Edmonton Police Services (EPS) announced that domestic and interpersonal violence has become their […]
