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Letter to the Daily Courier

Dear Mr. Manchester Regarding “Girl Has Been in Trouble for Lying” December 1, 20011. I am concerned that the Kelowna Daily Courier is relying upon inflammatory and dangerous stereotypes about sexual assault victims to capture reader’s attention. Last week, the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society issued a joint press release in conjunction with the Ending [...]

Is Canada’s Economic Action Plan Leaving Women and Children Behind?

School boards making cuts. Government reduction to health and social services. What’s wrong with this picture? Canada’s Economic Action Plan commercials (see below) show people (mostly men) in hard hats keeping their jobs. While female dominated professions such as education, health care, and social services are recieving cut backs.  Add this to the elimination of [...]