British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6, 2001 (O.C. 1036/2001)

O.C. 1036/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

Executive Council Attorne1 General and Minister Presi ing Member of the Responsible for Treaty Negotiations PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. 1036 , Approved and Ordered DECdLt, — 3 2001 -17—=nGOvernor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that WHEREAS on December 6, 1989, 14 women died as a result of a massacre at L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, and WHEREAS this tragic occurrence reflects the pervasive violence against women in our society: • in which just over one-quarter (27%) of homicide victims in Canada in were female; • in which over half (55%) of female homicide victims in Canada in were killed by a person with whom they had an intimate relationship at one point in time, either through marriage or dating, compared to 7% of male homicide victims; • in which spousal homicide rates for BC women were generally higher in the 1990s than in the 1980s, while the rates for male victims have remained consistently low since 1995; • in which 90% of all BC spousal assault victims are women; • in which the percentage of BC female spousal violence victims between and who reported violence to the police increased from 36% to 43% and those who called on social services increased from 37% to 52%; • in which sexual assaults were the highest percentage of incidents - 78% - that were not reported to police in Canada; • in which 48,000 BC children, in households with spousal violence, heard or saw violence against their mothers and 21,000 BC children heard or saw assault on their fathers; and • in which female victims of spousal violence in BC were more than twice as likely as male victims to be physically injured by their partners, four times more likely to receive medical attention, and five times more likely to be hospitalized as a result of the violence; and WHEREAS the Government of British Columbia is committed to stopping violence against women, in order that NN omen may be safe in their homes, communities and workplaces; A Proclamation be issued designating December 6, 2001, as a "Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women" in the Province of British Columbia. (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) 8 110 /20 Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify): Prerogative

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 1036/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 1036 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	20c327823db9bafb3d3162dc9e64c1adc04d81b2

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