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Élisabeth Brière

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 3, 2023
Context: Committee Evidence - JUST-75 (JUST) - Oct/3/23
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Lib.)
  • 05:39:40 p.m.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Congratulations on your election. Good afternoon, Minister. Thank you for joining us and congratulations on your new appointment. It would appear that in practice, it can take a long time before victims can meet a judge or a justice of the peace and obtain all relevant information about their right to lift a publication ban. Not only that, but neither the court nor the attorney is required to inform victims that a publication ban has been imposed. It is therefore difficult for victims to comply with a ban when they don't even know that it has been imposed. In your opening address, you pointed out that the sentence for failing to comply with a ban is sometimes harsher than the offender's sentence. Who informs victims of their right to request a publication ban, and when is that done?
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Context: Committee Evidence - JUST-75 (JUST) - Oct/3/23
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière
  • 05:42:34 p.m.
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Thank you very much. During the victim rights study, you were asked to make the publication ban request process much easier. When the ban continues, does it also apply when the person is in therapy or speaking with friends, for example? In other words, are victims required to comply with the ban when they are in therapy or engaging in personal discussions?
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Context: Committee Evidence - JUST-75 (JUST) - Oct/3/23
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière
  • 05:44:09 p.m.
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Thank you.
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Context: Committee Evidence - JUST-75 (JUST) - Oct/3/23
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière
  • 05:44:33 p.m.
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Thank you. Can someone other than the victim also request the lifting of a publication ban, like a spouse, a relative or, in the event of death, a victim's adult child?
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