Wanda Thomas Bernard

Advocate for the renewed and long-term funding of the Canada Black Justice Strategy.

Seeking funding to provide education and information about Canada's human and physical geography.

Social innovation projects to better understand Canada's changing social landscape Proposal to develop new science and technology funding initiatives related to institutional research strengths Canada's Science and Technology Strategy as it relates to financial support for Science and Technology initiatives Canada's innovation strategy and initiatives as they pertain to agriculture, ocean and blue/green economy opportunities in the post secondary sector.

Funding for Canada's Black Justice Strategy Funding for the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and the Federal GBV Strategy Bill C-9, with respect to gender-based hate Bill S-205, with respect to judicial oversight for segregation/isolation, and eligible community-based supports for prisoners facing systemic discrimination Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements), with respect to the second-generation cut-off, the 1985 cut-off; and the two-parent rule Supports for workers in the care economy in Canada Establishment of a guaranteed livable basic income Artificial intelligence, including legal and policy responses and a range of legal and non-legal survivor-centred tools to intervene and remedy AI harms Bill C-225 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code), regarding criminalization of acts related to gender-based violence Provision of operational funding of $50 million over five years, starting in 2026-27, to support national gender equality organizations advancing systemic change for women, girls, trans and non-binary people in Canada Bill C-223 (Keeping Children Safe Act), with respect to precluding reliance on myths and stereotypes, replacing the maximum contact assumption, modifying the best interests of the child test, and the need for judicial education Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act), with respect to access to testimonial aids, restorative justice, deepfakes, coercive control, femicide, mandatory minimum penalties, procedural rules in sexual assault trials, criminal harassment, and delays in the criminal justice system Bill C-14 (Bail and Sentencing Reform Act), including effects on women, trans, and non-binary people Bill C-12 (Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act), including proposed section 101(1)(b.1) and explicit exemptions for survivors of gender-based violence and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals facing persecution Restorative and transformative justice for sexual violence - increasing access and support for initiatives Creation of a federal Gender-Based Violence Commissioner Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), including the creation of an independent regulator and the enactment of obligations for technology companies in addressing TFGBV Addressing gender-based discrimination in the Employment Insurance Act