Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, has released the following statement in honour of Transgender Day of Visibility:

Indigenous women with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges in and around Surrey will soon have access to safe, culturally supportive housing and wraparound services to help them with their recovery. 

Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, has released the following statement in honour of Two-Spirit Celebration and Awareness Day:

More women living with substance-use challenges on Vancouver Island can benefit from more options to help them with their recovery through 20 newly opened substance-use treatment beds in Victoria.

As many as 250 people with addictions challenges in B.C. will have more options to help them move toward recovery with newly opened substance-use treatment beds in their communities.

Jennifer Blatherwick, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers:

Indigenous women and girls on Vancouver Island will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in northern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in southern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following joint statement in recognition of the annual Consent Awareness Week 2024: