A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence that may allow survivors to sue their abusers for damages.
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.
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.
Jessica was a beautiful young woman with a soul full of music and stories. A devoted mother to three small children, she filled their lives with lullabies and bedtime tales spun from her heart.
We are holding Erin Kern’s family in our thoughts. Erin was killed in her home earlier this year. Her father was attacked as well.
Until all homes are safe… we’re here.
