e-2014 (Women's rights)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-130-07 Government Response to petitions concerning women's rights
- Associations, institutions and organizations
- Equal opportunities
- Women
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Feminist women’s organizations have been struggling for decades to keep the lights on and doors open due to a lack of federal core operations funding;
- Feminist women’s organizations are the most underfunded in Canada’s non-profit sector, yet they are the single most effective means to building better lives for women;
- Feminist women’s organizations need reliable, long-term, stable operational funding and direct investment to help women;
- The Government of Canada’s program funding is insecure, competitive, and takes workers’ time away from helping more women;
- Direct federal funding to women’s organizations represents less than 0.01% of total federal program spending; only about $1 for every woman in Canada; and
- The Government of Canada needs to dedicate the political and financial support, resources, and funding to meet Canada’s long-standing international and constitutional commitments on women’s equality;
- Open for signature
- January 24, 2019, at 2:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 24, 2019, at 2:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Sheri Benson
(Saskatoon West)
June 5, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04139) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019