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This statement was prepared by a victim we support for her offender’s parole hearing.  He remains incarcerated for first-degree murder since 1985.

Twelve years ago today, thousands of lives were lost, including 24 Canadians, in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania following the terrorist attacks.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Canadians to remember those who lost their lives, honour those who fight terrorism and live by the example of those who offered aid on that horrifying day.

Read our letter to Public Safety Canada regarding the proposed framework for RCMP to make referrals to victim services where there is no consent.

Twenty-eight years ago today, terrorists set off a bomb on Air India Flight 182 that killed all 329 passengers and crew members aboard, 280 of them Canadians.  We remember those who lost their lives in this attack, and also to pay tribute to the memory of victims of other acts of terrorism, including the Sept. … Read more

Read our presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder).

Register for the Men’s Project Summer Institute on Men, Trauma & Recovery, 5 days of workshops for service providers working with male survivors from June 10 – 14, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario.  See the attached brochure or contact: The Men’s Project 180 Argyle Ave., Suite 321 Ottawa,ON K2P 1B7 Tel: 613.230.6179 www.themensproject.ca

Read our letter in support of the “The Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act“.

Check out this newly published resource from the National Office for Victims at Public Safety Canada entitled “Preparing Victims for the Release of a Federal Offender”Consultez cette ressource qui vient d’être publié par le Bureau national pour les victimes d’actes criminels, Sécurité publique Canada intitulé « Préparer les victimes d’actes criminels à la mise en liberté d’un délinquant … Read more

Read our letter in support of Private Member’s Bill C-478.

Read this 2012 publication by Dr Jo-Anne Wemmers, professor at School of Criminology, University of Montreal.