Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-12
Registrant: Susan Somogyi
Client: Family Service Ontario
Targeted institutions:
Justice Canada (JC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Health Canada (HC)
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence: To ensure that the plan includes early intervention services, including counselling for men and couples, to address escalating conflict. To ensure that the plan includes how to support families when a woman chooses to stay in a relationship where situational couple violence exists, supporting all parts of the system with individual, couple and family counselling. To ensure that adequate support exists to support women and men recovering from historical experiences of abuse.
Federal Health Strategy for Men and Boys: The creation of a single access point, a helpline and counselling service to help men address issues with relationships, escalating conflicts and the risk of intimate partner violence. The service would ensure that men are able to engage in healthy relationships, free of violence, enhancing their overall mental health and wellbeing.