Advocacy Letters

Read our letter to the Minister Lametti regarding the review of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and the recommendations put forth. CRCVC hopes that tangible, timely changes occur .

April 06, 2023

Community organizations from across the city are outraged, questioning the legitimacy of a recent sexual assault ruling and calling for an appeal. The Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC), Ottawa Victim Services (OVS) and the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) believe there was a significant error of law in the case of Edward ‘Eddie’ Ekiyor, who was acquitted on October 1, 2021, of overcoming resistance to commit an offence, kidnapping, and sexual assault. Read here.

October 26, 2021

Read our call to action asking Canada’s political party leaders about how they will support victims of crime in the upcoming election.

September 03, 2021

Read our letter to House Leaders to join our call to action and undertake a legislated review of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.

June 07, 2021

Given the five-year anniversary of Bill C-32: Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (CVBR), please read the letter we have sent to all MPs across Canada as we try to make sure the mandated Parliamentary review will take place.

February 18, 2021

We have responded to the Honourable Doug Downey, regarding VQRP+ cuts. Read it here. (Our original letter is here and his response can be found here.)

 

June 19, 2020

Read the response we received, regarding our letter to the Hon. Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Nova Scotia concerning support for victims of the mass shooting of April 18-19, 2020 in Portapique, NS.

May 28, 2020

Read the response from PBC Chairperson, Jennifer Oades, to our letter to the Hon. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in regards to the attendance of victims at parole hearings during COVID-19.

May 07, 2020

Read our letter to the Hon. Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Nova Scotia concerning support for victims of the mass shooting of April 18-19, 2020 in Portapique, NS.

April 24, 2020

Read our letter to the Hon. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in regards to the attendance of victims at parole hearings during COVID-19.

April 17, 2020

Read the response we received to our letter to the Honourable Doug Downey, the Attorney General of Ontario in regards to the cut to CICB and the switch to VQRP+.

February 19, 2020

Read our letter to the Honourable Doug Downey, the Attorney General of Ontario in regards to the cut to CICB and the switch to VQRP+.

January 08, 2020