Judy A. Sgro

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 15 wordsI rise today again, and as well, to support Bill C-16, the protecting victims act.Procedure Reasoning · 22 wordsThe bill is grounded in a simple but powerful principle: that abuse and harassment are not acceptable, no matter whom they target, Positioning · 10 wordsand we are not going to normalize that any longer.PositioningVague promise Claims · 27 wordsBill C-16 puts the safety and dignity of victims first, especially women, children and survivors, by modernizing the Criminal Code to address coercive control and online exploitation.¹ Reasoning · 15 wordsViolence and harassment seldom start with a single act. They emerge through patterns of intimidation. Claims · 72 wordsI have experienced personally, as have many of my colleagues, deliberate middle-of-the-night calls meant to intimidate, using a number shared widely by email with incitement to harass. That is not civic engagement. Bill C-16 recognizes those patterns and gives our justice system the tools to intervene earlier and to act.² It also strengthens victims’ rights and helps ensure that serious cases are not lost to delay.³ Bill C-16 helps ensure that safety—