Bilateral agreement signed for funding to help end gender-based violence
The provincial and federal governments have signed a bilateral agreement on implementing the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. The agreement commits $16.3 million over four years. From left: Social Development Minister Jill Green; Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin; Hamilton Mountain MP Lisa Hepfner, who is parliamentary secretary to the federal minister for women and gender equality and youth; and Sherry Wilson, the minister responsible for women’s equality.