Mulcair visits Saskatoon, pledges more help for women’s shelters
Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Thomas Mulcair was in Saskatoon on Monday to announce his party’s position on violence against women.
Speaking at Saskatoon’s Station 20 West building, Mulcair promised a crowd of supporters that, if elected, the NDP would create a national strategy to ensure women and children in need aren’t turned away from shelters.
“In April of 2014, on just one night, 338 women and 201 children fleeing violence were turned away from shelters because there weren’t enough spaces. That’s unacceptable in a country like Canada,” Mulcair said.
“I’m committing today that under an NDP government we will take action to ensure that never again will a woman in need be turned away from a shelter.”