No to transfers of men to women's prisons in Canada

To the attention of: The Minister of Justice of Canada The Minister of Justice of Quebec

We, the undersigned, call for urgent reform of Canadian prison policies to protect the safety of women in prison.

Since the adoption of Bill C-16 in 2017, which amended the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, Canada recognizes gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination. Although this law was designed to protect the rights of transgender people, it has had unexpected repercussions on women's equality rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in several sectors, including the prison system.

Mr. St-Pierre-Plamondon,

On December 10, 2024 – International Human Rights Day, we congratulate you for tabling your joint motion with MPs from other political parties calling on the government to stop all public funding of organizations that promote forms of sexual exploitation of minors.

To the attention of the Members of the Canadian Parliament,

I represent a feminist universalist citizen organization, the Réseau Féministe Québécois, and we are deeply concerned by the current situation surrounding the Exploited Communities and Individuals Protection Act (ECPECA), which is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.