Conservative MP’s bill on intimate partner violence becomes law
The law creates a new intimate partner violence offence and makes first-degree murder apply to coercive killings, while adding sentencing limits for manslaughter.
- On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Bill C-225 received royal assent in Parliament, amending the Criminal Code to allow first-degree murder charges for killings involving coercive or controlling conduct by Conservative MP Frank Caputo.
- The legislation is named Bailey's Law after Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old woman killed last year in a Kelowna parking lot by a former partner released on bail hours before the attack.
- Under the new law, judges must consider life sentences without parole for 10 to 25 years for intimate partner manslaughter, and it creates a specific offence to track intimate partner violence data.
- Caputo's private member's bill successfully navigated the legislative process—a rare achievement in Parliament—with measures coming into force 30 days after royal assent to appear in 2027 Criminal Code copies.
- The Liberals introduced Bill C-16, currently before the Senate, which includes similar measures to criminalize femicide, and Bailey's Law contains a provision replacing its measures if the government bill becomes law.
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Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official - Creston Valley Advance
After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot. Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover,…
Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot. Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover,…
Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official - Grand Forks Gazette
After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot. Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover,…
Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot. Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover,…
Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official - Northern Sentinel
After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot. Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover,…
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