Inuit women and children fleeing violence must have access to safe spaces within their communities

Including funding in Budget 2020 to enhance access to safety for Inuit women and girls would show tangible action from the federal government on the MMIWG report’s recommendations.

Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured speaking at a June 2019 conference in Ottawa, is tasked with helping to development a ‘distinctions-based urban Indigenous housing strategy.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY REBECCA KUDLOO

March 11, 2020

Inuit women experience the highest rates of physical violence and sexual violence in this country. In fact, they are 14 times more likely to be the victims of violence as compared to other women in Canada. A recent report from Statistics Canada reveals that in 2018, the rate of domestic homicide acr...

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