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House Hansard - 25

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Ms. Anju Dhillon (Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Lib.)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner). She said: Mr. Speaker, it is with immense gratitude that I introduce my very important bill to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act. I want to thank my colleague from Oakville North—Burlington for supporting it. This bill would protect women against intimate partner violence. In Canada, a woman is murdered every two and a half days, and of the women murdered, 50% are killed by intimate partners. Of those women, 22% are killed within 18 months of the separation. This bill would amend the Criminal Code to require a justice to consider whether it is desirable to include as a condition, before making a release order, that the accused wear an electronic monitoring device when the offence they are charged with is against their intimate partner. This bill would also amend the Judges Act to provide for continuing education seminars for judges on matters related to intimate partner violence and coercive control. It is our duty to protect these vulnerable Canadians and allow them to feel safe. I call on all parliamentarians to support this vital initiative and send the message that violence against women will not be tolerated.
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