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This article focuses on rape crisis centers in Canada. In June 2004, as women arrive at the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape, they are invited to sign a large strip of brown paper that marks various dates in the center's 30 years of feminist rabble-rousing. Other crisis centres like it have weathered many changes, both in the anti-rape movement and in society in general. One of the most controversial changes in the anti-rape movement has been a shift toward professionalization. Many feminists believe that moving away from a collective, peer-counseling environment means watering down the feminist principles that nurtured the growth of rape crisis centres.

Reports on the release of a consultation paper entitled 'Custody, Access and Child Support in Canada: Putting Children's Interests First,' by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Family Law Committee. Neglect of the issue of violence against women and children; Omission of gender-based analysis of family law.

Reports that Federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Lucienne Robillard has released a paper on proposed changes to Canada's immigration and refugee legislation.

Discusses the Chretian government's Green Paper, a blueprint for dismantling the social services that benefit those who have the least economic security in Canada, the unemployed, newly arrived, unskilled workers, students and the poor. Proposal for radical changes in the areas of employment, post-secondary education and income security.

The article reports that women, Aboriginals, and minorities are noticeably not present from the new banknotes released by the Bank of Canada. It notes that the new polymer bills was designed to discourage counterfeiting but it accused of racism in connection with a design change to the 100 bill. It mentions that the Bank of Canada is responsible in proposing changes in Canadian currency.