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Juanita Nathan Liberal
“This bill changes how we handle criminal harassment. Victims will not have to testify in court to prove they were scared. It also makes sure the law covers harassment done using modern technology.”
“Madam Speaker, criminal harassment is a very big and important part of the bill. The bill would remove the subjective requirement to prove a victim’s fear for their safety and replace it with the requirement to prove that the harassing conduct could reasonably be expected to cause a victim to believe that their safety is threatened, thereby removing the victim’s need to testify. This would allow victims to better trust our system and ensure that the proposed offence captures harassing conduct committed through modern technology.”
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Madam Speaker, criminal harassment is a very big and important part of the bill. The bill would remove the subjective requirement to prove a victim’s fear for their safety and replace it with the requirement to prove that the harassing conduct could reasonably be expected to cause a victim to believe that their safety is threatened, thereby removing the victim’s need to testify. This would allow victims to better trust our system and ensure that the proposed offence captures harassing conduct committed through modern technology.