“Many women suffer from partners who control, isolate, and abuse them. I want the justice minister to explain how this bill protects people from that kind of abuse.”

“Mr. Speaker, coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviour used to isolate and intimidate, often before or alongside physical violence. In every one of our communities today, women are being subjected to humiliation, isolation and financial and verbal abuse, which often escalate to physical and sexual violence. Our government is taking action. Can the Minister of Justice tell the House how Bill C-16 would better protect our constituents from coercive control?”

“I want to congratulate my new colleague. Her work helped us bring in changes to stop intimate partner violence. Making coercive control illegal lets the law step in before abuse turns fatal.”

“Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity, for the first time, to formally congratulate my recently elected colleague on her presence in the House of Commons. This institution is better for her efforts. Through her advocacy, we have moved forward with reforms that are designed to tackle the scourge of intimate partner violence that is impacting women across this country. We know, when it comes to coercive control, that we have the opportunity to put rules in place that allow the legal system to intervene before a relationship becomes violent and before violence becomes fatal. We have worked with people who have dedicated their life and their career to understanding the predictive factors of what can lead to violence against women. With this codification of coercive control, we can make—”

“We need to put dangerous people in prison, but we also must stop the deadly opioid crisis. I want to work with all parties to make our communities safer and healthier.”

“Mr. Speaker, as we move forward with a public safety agenda that is designed to ensure that dangerous people are put behind bars, it is not lost on us that we also need to do everything we can to combat the deadly opioid crisis. I look forward to working with all members of the House as we promote policies that would lead to better public health outcomes, and at the same time pursue policies that would contribute to better public safety outcomes. I look forward to working with the member and with all members of the House in order to build safer communities right across this country.”

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