May 12, 2014 at Ottawa’s City Hall, a seminar organised by Crime Prevention Ottawa, titled: Together We Can: Men Speak Out on Violence Against Women. The goal was to increase awareness among boys and men about violence against women. Participating in this honest and compelling discussion about positive masculinity and with the backdrop of recent events on Canadian university campuses, was a panel of speakers including: Glen Canning, whose daughter was brutally assaulted and murdered by a a gang of young men some years ago; Chief Charles Bordeleau, Ottawa Police Service; Caroline Andrew,Chair, University of Ottawa Task Force on Respect and Equality; Councillor Shad Qadri, Chair, Crime Prevention Ottawa Board of Directors, with host Adrian Harewood, anchor, CBC News Ottawa.
Among the diverse audience were Grades 11 and 12 students from Longfields-Davidson High School and students and staff from Carleton University, as well as representatives of First Nations and Ottawa’s ethno-cultural communities.
