Jill Andrew, Ontario NDP critic for Women\u2019s Issues, called on the Ford government Thursday in question period to reverse cruel cuts to funding that helps survivors of crimes access therapy. Andrews\u2019 call comes after some survivors of crimes, including survivor of historical sexual abuse Kelly Grenier, revealed that the Ford government abruptly cut off their therapy and other awarded services on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n
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Conservative cuts to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board have taken the compensation they were already awarded away from many survivors, according to a CBC News report.<\/p>\n
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\u201cVictims of crime \u2014 especially sexual abuse survivors and survivors of childhood abuse \u2014 have endured unthinkable pain and trauma that no one should ever have to go through,\u201d said Andrew. \u201cMy heart aches for people like Kelly Grenier, and other survivors like her, whose therapy was ripped away because of Doug Ford\u2019s callous cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Andrew, also a survivor of child sexual abuse herself, reminded everyone in the legislature that gender-based violence disproportionately impacts women-identifying people and one in three women will experience some form of sexual violence throughout their lifetime.<\/p>\n
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Grenier has a signed settlement with the board entitling her to funding to access therapy. Now, the government is refusing to honour what she was promised and won\u2019t take her phone calls.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s shameful for the Conservatives to re-victimize survivors by making it harder for them to heal,\u201d said Andrew. \u201cI am urging this government to reverse its cruel cuts to these critical supports immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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