The numbers are staggering. Women in Canada live at greater risk than men of domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, and sex trafficking.

Approximately every 2.5 days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner.

Violence against women costs taxpayers and the government billions of dollars every year: Canadians collectively spend $7.4 billion to deal with the aftermath of spousal violence alone.

It has a profound effect on children: Children who witness violence in the home have twice the rate of psychiatric disorders as children from non-violent homes.