Advocacy

WATER PETITION

Our club is currently active in sharing and promoting the petition that declares “Canada Needs Legally Enforced Drinking Water Regulations”. SIWCR is a sponsor of this petition along with 13 other groups and a minimum of 500 signature are required to be eligible for presentation in the House of Commons. The deadline to accumulate enough signatures is Dec. 7, 2024. To date, November 18, there are 800 signatures. Lori Idlout, NDP MP for Nunavut will present the petition to the House. Prior to that she is writing to all MPs asking that they put aside partisanship and inviting them to join in support for this issue.

SIGN e-5164 (Health) to the Government of Canada

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING

We currently have no specific project but are monitoring on an ongoing basis the reports and information that comes from The All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Human Trafficking which is non-partisan and includes both MPs and Senators.

PERIOD POVERTY

This is our newest advocacy project which will begin in January 2025. We will be approaching public places, ie. Museums, libraries, restaurants, health offices, gas stations, hair dressers, gyms, schools, or literally anywhere the public may use the public facilities, to encourage them to place free menstrual supplies in their washrooms. These are as essential as toilet paper. A handout with pertinent information will be left with proprietors to explain the benefits. We will provide updates as the project moves along. Because our club has members from across Canada this will have nationwide coverage.