As the executive director of Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services (PATHS), Dusel is an advocate for victims of domestic violence. According to Statistics Canada data from 2019, Saskatchewan has the highest rate of reported intimate partner violence among all provinces and more than double the national rate. "The message that's sent out to victims of intimate partner violence and to survivors of intimate partner violence is that what happened to them doesn't matter," she said. Taylor, the executive director of the Regina Transition House, runs an emergency crisis shelter for women and children in the city. The high level of concern with Thatcher's presence in the legislature highlights the seriousness of the issue of interpersonal violence, said STOPS to Violence executive director Tracy Knutson in an email to CBC.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2022 21:29 UTC