'Grief Made Public in Service of Others' Pushes Bailey's Law Through Second Reading in Senate
The bill would reclassify some coercive intimate partner killings as first-degree murder and raise manslaughter penalties, Manning said less than 10% of cases are reported.
- On Wednesday, the Senate passed the second reading of Bill C-225, known as Bailey's Law, to overhaul the Criminal Code and address intimate partner violence following the fatal 2025 attack on Bailey McCourt.
- Named after the Kelowna woman fatally attacked on July 4, 2025, the legislation honors McCourt, whose estranged ex-husband, James Plover, remains charged with first-degree murder for her death.
- Bill C-225 introduces four major reforms to the Criminal Code, including specific intimate partner violence offences, extended evidence retention from 90 to 180 days, and stricter reverse onus bail provisions.
- Senator Baltej Dhillon and Senator Fabian Manning advocated for the bill, citing national data showing less than 10 per cent of intimate partner violence cases in Canada are reported and 100 deaths occurred in 2024.
- Bailey's Law now proceeds to the next stage in the Senate for further study before a final vote, with supporters emphasizing the bill as both legal reform and a tribute to victims.
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Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate - Creston Valley Advance
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate - Grand Forks Gazette
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate - Northern Sentinel
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
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Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate
Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James P…
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