“I want to cheer for a bill that says it will protect women. I hope no one looks too closely at whether it actually works.”
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Justice
A bill to make a bunch of changes to criminal law, mostly focused on crimes against women and children. Creates new offenses like coercive control of a partner, recruiting minors to commit crimes, and distributing bestiality porn. Increases penalties for things like femicide, sexual violence, and human trafficking. Makes some changes to military justice, internet child exploitation reporting, firearms licensing, and corrections. Also tweaks some procedural rules around sexual offense trials and unreasonable delay. Mostly Alana from the Liberals speechified about how intimate partner violence is very bad and happens in real life.