“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from my colleague. This is a first-of-a-kind legislation on the whole issue of coercive actions, femicide being advanced to first-degree murder and the reinstatement of a number of mandatory minimums. These are all important things that will make our communities healthier. Could the member expand on why it was important that the government bring in not only this legislation, but a series of pieces of legislation to make the communities we represent safer for all?”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 104 wordsI was recently in Strasbourg as part of a parliamentary delegation, 1Partly on pointand one of the issues that we were exploring was around gender violence and the need to take more explicit actions.I am very proud to be part of a government that has recognized femicide as part of the wave of violence that women experience in our communities.2What we are achieving here with this legislation, alongside a whole host of other interventions and changes to our criminal system, is a balanced approach.There are really important measures that also think about prevention and culture change.This work is happening across several pillars, Positioning · 13 wordsand it is work that I am very proud to be speaking to.PositioningPartly on point