REGINA — Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that would give victims of domestic violence 10 days of unpaid leave to seek help or to move. “We know that Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates of police-reported interpersonal violence across Canada,” Justice Minister Don Morgan said Wednesday. The Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan said surveys and focus group interviews it conducted indicate that 83 per cent of victims say domestic violence affected them at work. Dusel said women’s shelters in Saskatchewan, especially in urban areas, are often full. A YWCA domestic violence shelter in Regina turned away 4,000 women over the past year, she said.

Source: National Post December 06, 2017 23:15 UTC