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Shared Perspectives

1 May 2018

In 2016, following two high-profile sexual assaults on the campuses of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) and the University of Victoria (UVic),12 pressure from both students and the public intensified for the government to implement stand-alone sexualized violence policy. [...] It also grants the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training the ability to request surveys to assess the efficacy of the policy and procedure at any time.14 Although the Bill does not specify a procedure for reporting and follow-up, recently the Minister of Advanced Education, Melanie Mark, and some Members of the Legislative Assembly have reached out to organizations and institutions r [...] After the associations argued sexual violence, prompted the Minister that such a ban would result in a non- responsible for Higher Education accountability on the part of the institutions in Quebec to engage with these rather than offer a solution to the problem, organizations and act on this issue in the the Minister responsible for Higher Fall of 2016. [...] The Quebec Student Union was actively involved in these meetings, which were held across the province, by presenting a brief of the Union’s recommendations.66 25 Following the consultations for Bill 151 by the committee, the National Assembly adopted the Act to Prevent and Combat Sexual Violence in Higher Education Institutions on December 8, 2017.67 Throughout the process, the parliamentary commi [...] The government faces three objectives were used to inform the the tough reality of an election that offers Alliance’s 2017 Advocacy Document, which less than certain victory, and the inability was presented to nearly all members of the to seize on the opportunity to support Legislative Assembly, senior civil service, and protect students through legislation and various external stakeholders at the
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49
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Ottawa, ON, CA

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