International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the human rights of all women and their full, equal and meaningful participation in economic, political, social and cultural life, at home and abroad.
Day: March 8, 2021
The Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, issued the following statement for International Women’s Day
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, today issued the following statement on International Women’s Day during Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Summit. “A year ago, in 2020, we were gearing up for a milestone year in the movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality here in Canada and around the world. Canada marked the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Three major unions say health-care workers across Ontario still struggle to obtain personal protective equipment to shield them from COVID-19.
This installment of Player’s Own Voice In Studio features Canadian Marathon record holder Malindi Elmore and Olympian, Hall of Famer, and advocate for indigenous sport, Waneek Horn-Miller. The pair describe how they defied national trends to make sports a regular part of their lives.