Advocacy

May 2024- Letter to the Saskatchewan Minister of Education regarding education on healthy relationships and the current ban on third-party presenters

250+ Feminist Organizations Call for Legal Reform to Ban Parental Alienation Accusations

Open letter from the National Association of Women and the Law has brought together a coalition of over 250 organizations across Canada. PATHS has signed on to help advocate for one of the most pressing issues that women face in the courts today: accusations of parental alienation.

Submission to the Department of Justice Canada Regarding a Potential Coercive Control Offence in the Context of Intimate Relationships (October 2023).

Keira’s Law, Bill C-233 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner), which was introduced in the House of Commons as a private member’s bill in February 2022, passed third reading the Senate on April 18, 2023. PATHS has advocated for Keira’s law to pass, including meeting with Senators and MPs. Jo-Anne Dusel, PATHS Executive Director, was quoted during the third reading of the Bill.

March 2022- Letter regarding Bill C-233 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

July 2020- Letter to the federal government regarding the use of a restorative approach to an inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting

June 2019- Letter to the federal government regarding the need for coercive control legislation
January 2020- Letter to the federal government regarding the need for coercive control legislation
January 2020- Letter to the provincial government regarding the need for coercive control legislation
March 2020- Response from the provincial government regarding coercive control legislation