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Home/British Columbians and our governments/Strategies, plans and initiatives/Gender equity factsheets and opinion editorials

Gender equity factsheets and opinion editorials

View opinion editorials: 

  • December 10, 2020: Ending gender-based violence: inaction is not an option
  • June 16, 2020: Pride 2020 reimagined but not forgotten during COVID-19
  • May 20, 2020: Safe spaces available for people leaving violence at home
  • March 8, 2020: On International Women’s Day, government stands with those who need it most
  • November 25, 2019: Ending inequality and violence against women
  • September 22, 2019: #EveryoneBenefits with gender equality
  • July 15, 2019: Celebrating B.C.'s LGBTQ2S+ community

View factsheets:

  • Gender-Based Analysis Plus (PDF)
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Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement in response to the introduction of new, proposed Criminal Code amendments by the federal government to protect victims of gender-based and intimate-partner violence:

Minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statement on new federal gender-based violence bill

Tuesday, December 09, 2025

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Joanne Whittier
Joanne.Whittier@gov.bc.ca
250 893-5650

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