• My breasts and uterus count too!

    A video to raise awareness about the lack of access to specific health care for women living with disabilities.

    Women testify about the lack of adapted equipment for mammograms and ultrasounds, the lack of knowledge about parenthood among people with disabilities, and the lack of knowledge of (non-specialized) health care personnel about people with spinal cord injuries. They also denounce the condescension and ignorance of the medical profession towards their realities as women with disabilities.

    Watch the video (in French)

  • New Program: Costs of Illness

    Despite our public healthcare system, a serious illness almost always brings unexpected costs to individuals and families. We created a bilingual website that brings users through the range of financial impacts of a serious illness and how they can protect themselves depending on their situation.

    This project is a partnership with Breast Cancer Action Quebec, Proche Aidance Quebec, Relais-Femme, CIAFT and ACEF Rive-Sud - Funded by l'Autorité des marchés financiers

    Learn more about Cost of Illness

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REACH OUT TO YOUR MP FOR BETTER TOXICS REGULATIONS?

Nancy Guberman, retired university professor of social work and BCAQ activist has this message for you:

Françoise David, former spokesperson of Québec solidaire and former President of la Fédération des Femmes du Québec has this message for you (in French only):

BCAQ is concerned for CEPA Reform: OP-ED in the Montreal Gazette

Opinion: Canada needs stricter measures on toxic substances

"A bill before Parliament contains some positive elements, however some of its provisions should be strengthened."

"Without the proper legislative tools to tackle the most pressing environmental health issues, we are left to watch the resulting negative health impacts grow and environmental injustices flourish," Jennifer Beeman and Cassie Barker write in an op-ed piece that was published in the Montreal Gazette on Monday, May 9, 2022.

Read the op-ed

Preventing Breast Cancer by Decarbonizing Our Lives

Three Unique Perspectives

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 7pm

How can the complex links between climate change and illness, including breast cancer - that can be traced back to fossil fuels - be made clear?

 

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Looking Ahead in 2022

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