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Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day urging criminal reform, prevention funding
Law reforms and increased funding urged to address stalled HIV prevention and prosecution issues affecting Indigenous and other communities, with 1,826 new diagnoses reported in 2024.
- On Monday, MPs and senators in the Global Equality Caucus urged Ottawa to boost spending for HIV treatment and prevention and called for promised legal reforms.
- Advocates say fear of prosecution discourages testing and treatment, undermining prevention, while the HIV Legal Network says more than 220 people have been charged since 1989 and Liberals promised reforms since 2016 but follow-through remains unclear.
- Public Health Agency of Canada data released last year recorded 1,826 new HIV diagnoses outside Quebec in 2024, and Sandra Ka Hon Chu said `We have failed to meet these targets by virtually every metric` at a news conference.
- UNAIDS last month urged reversal of Canada's aid cuts amid Ottawa’s statistics showing it trails most G7 countries on HIV indicators.
- Restrictions on harm-reduction programs in prisons and cuts to supervised injection sites undermine prevention, the HIV Legal Network says, while Service organizations report arrests for non-disclosure and possible National Sex Offender Registry placement.
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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MONTREAL — On World AIDS Day, activists urged the federal government on Monday to honour the Trudeau government's commitment to reform HIV disclosure laws and to provide the necessary funding to boost Canada's efforts to end the pandemic. The HIV Legal Network says that Canada's stagnant progress in preventing new HIV infections — particularly among Prairie Aboriginal people — is costing governments millions of dollars.
·Richelieu, Canada
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AIDS activists urge Liberals to honour Trudeau government's commitment to reform serological disclosure laws and reinvigorate Canada's efforts to end the pandemic
·Saint-Georges, Canada
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