Battered Wives 81.5 Battered Wives Whereas, Thousands of Canadian women are battered by their spouses every year; and, Whereas, The majority of women do not seek formal aid for the problem, nor do they press charges... Battered Wives
Battered Women’s Defense 93.10EM Emergency Resolution: Battered Women’s Defence [Whereas,] Rationale: NCWC recognized the inequalities of Canada’s justice system for women in resolutions passed in 1989 and 1991. In 1989, it s... Battered Wives
Domestic Violence – Shared Parenting 2002:07PU Domestic Violence – Shared Parenting Whereas: in 1998 the National Council of Women of Canada urged the Government of Canada to ensure that legislation relating to custody and access of chil... Battered Wives
Canadian Broadcasting 87.2 Canadian Broadcasting Whereas, Canada and Canadians need a unifying national system of communication to preserve Canadian autonomy and sovereignty by maintaining and developing Canadian culture; ... Broadcasting
Canadian Broadcasting – Policy Update 91.12PU Canadian Broadcasting [Whereas,] Rationale: NCWC has had a long history of support for public broadcasting in Canada. In 1987, the NCWC brief outlined its concern for Canadian broadcasting as ... Broadcasting
Concentration of Ownership of the Media 2000.04EM Concentration of Ownership of the Media Whereas: the Special Senate Committee on Mass Media chaired by Senator Davey in 1970, and the Kent Royal commission on Newspapers in 1980 proposed mea... Broadcasting
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 99.1 PU UPDATE THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Whereas, Over the years, (1976, 82, 87 and 91) the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) has urged the Government of Canada to financially sup... Broadcasting
Support for a Basic Income Guarantee 2016.01EI SUPPORT FOR A BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE Whereas #1 income insecurity and poverty in Canada continue to grow as, social assistance rates across Canada fall far short of income adequacy, precario... Basic Income Guarantee
Begging as an Offence 73.11 Begging as an Offence Whereas, Begging was removed as an offence under the Vagrancy Section of the Criminal Code in 1972; and, Whereas, Begging youth groups are harassing and intimidating pedest... Begging
Increased Emphasis on Research into the Causes of Breast Cancer 94.8 Increased Emphasis on Research into Causes of Breast Cancer Whereas, The risk to a Canadian woman of contracting breast cancer in her lifetime is one in nine; and, Whereas, One in twenty-three wi... Breast Cancer
Bullying and Cyber Bullying National Prevention Strategy 2013:07 BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING NATIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGY Whereas 1 many provinces do not have specific legislation to combat the effects of all bullying, including cyber bullying; and Whereas ... Bullying
Broadcast Imports Whereas, (By virtue of the British North America Act) each Canadian citizen is ensured of the freedom of choice in thought, religion, work and leisure time; Whereas, The federal government through Bil... Broadcasting