Peel Region has declared gender and intimate-partner violence an epidemic and is calling on Ontario to do the same in the hope of legislation that targets family violence.
At a meeting Thursday, the region unanimously voted in favour of the term in an attempt to raise awareness on the issue and more funding to address it.
“What we really need in this declaration of this epidemic is funding for these agencies so that they can be there for the women that need it the most,” said Peel regional and Brampton councillor Rowena Santos.
In 2021 alone, Peel police responded to more than 17,000 incidents of family and
