Selected quotes from Statistics Canada, Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2005:

“Rates of spousal violence by a current or previous partner in the 5 year period were 7% for women and 6% for men,
representing an estimated 653,000 women and 546,000 men. While there was no statistically significant change in the
level of spousal violence against men since 1999 (7% versus 6%), there was a small but statistically significant decline
for women during this period (8% versus 7%).”

In spite of that, the federal Department of Justice Canada only focuses on violence against women: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/fm/familyvfs.html

... and the provincial government funds programs that specifically only discuss women as victims and men as perpetrators…

http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/owd/english/news/b220606-2.htm

There are over 300 shelters available to women, and zero available to men. What do men do when they are being abused by women? Where can they go with their children if mommy has a screw loose?

In case you’re wondering about the strength parity issue: Women level the playing field by using weapons.

“While women were more likely to say that they had been
bruised than men (96% versus 82%), men were more
likely to have been cut (56% versus 35%). These results
are consistent with police-reported data that reveal that
women in cases of spousal violence are more likely to
rely on weapons than men, while men are more likely
to use physical force against their spouse (Brzozowski,
2004).”

Comments welcome and encouraged. 6 years ago