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A coalition of gender justice and anti-violence organizations in B.C. is pushing the federal government to save funding for Women and Gender Equality Canada and commit to efforts to end gender-based violence.

Representatives from 13 organizations met with federal Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez on Monday, Aug. 25 to express their concerns surrounding intimate partner violence and femicide and the proposed federal budget cuts that could impact their work.

The 2025-26 departmental plan from the Women and Gender Equality Plan (WAGE) , released in June, noted that its budget would decline by 80 per cent between 2024-25 and 2027-28.

Surrey Women's Centre, which was at the discussion, stated in a post on social media: "We join our fellow s

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