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A sprawling bill creating many new crimes and penalties, especially around 'intimate partner' violence, sexual offenses, and offenses against children. The bill text also details many other changes like new rules for court delays and trial procedure, use of restorative justice, considering lower sentences than mandatory minimums, and amending victim rights laws. In debate, two Liberal MPs spoke in support, citing the need to protect women and children from violence and to update the justice system.

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