GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TAKES ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
VICTORIA, June 29, 2012 – The Government of Canada today announced funding of $75,896 to the Mary Manning Centre to develop culturally sensitive victim services for children and youth of the Tsawout First Nation. The announcement was made by Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Q.C., M.P. for Delta-Richmond East and Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
“Our Government is committed to providing victims - especially children and youth - with the services that they need,” said Minister Nicholson. “I commend the Mary Manning Centre and Tsawout First Nation for this important collaborative venture to give young victims of crime a more effective voice in the criminal justice system.
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“Our Government places a high priority on protecting the youngest and most vulnerable members of our society,” said Ms. Findlay. “Through Economic Action Plan 2012, our Government is taking concrete action to ensure young victims in Victoria, and all over Canada, have access to high-quality programs.
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“It's been a blessing for us to work with the children in the Wish project in the Turtle Talk Program, and the Tsawout community of caregivers, teachers and elders,” said Sandra Bryce, Executive Director of the Mary Manning Centre. “It has been an enriching experience of reciprocal learning and teaching that honors and embraces their culture.
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The funding received by the Mary Manning Centre was made available through the Victims Fund, a grants and contributions program administered by the Department of Justice Canada. Funds are made available every year to provinces, territories and non-governmental organizations for programs and services that give victims of crime a more effective voice in the criminal justice system. To date, the Government has allocated more than $90 million for initiatives that benefit victims of crime, including funding for government programs.
Backgrounder: Federal Victims Strategy and Victims Fund
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