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Tories call on all parties to back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urges all parties to support Bill C-225, citing a 14% rise in intimate partner violence reports and the disproportionate impact on women.
- On Oct. 28, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on other parties in Ottawa to support legislation to combat intimate partner violence, urging cooperation to get Bill C-225 passed to protect people.
- Yesterday's Statistics Canada release showed a 14 per cent rise in reports from 2018–2024 and noted women and girls remain overrepresented, with 3.5 times more women suffering intimate partner violence in 2024.
- Conservative MP Frank Caputo introduced Bill C-225 to classify intimate-partner killings as first-degree murder and bar release for repeat offenders, developed with input from victims of intimate partner violence.
- Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals' lax approach to criminal justice for rising cases and said countless lives have been lost, demanding the government act immediately outside the House of Commons.
- The victims' families highlighted the personal toll and demanded reform as Debbie Henderson, family member of a victim, urged passage of Bill C-225 after her niece Bailey McCourt was killed in July.
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Tories Call on All Parties to Support Bill Toughening Sentences for Intimate Partner Violence
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Tories’ recently introduced private member’s bill would take steps to combat rising intimate partner violence, and is calling for other parties to support it. Statistics Canada released new data on Oct. 28 showing that reports of intimate partner violence increased by 14 percent between 2018 and 2024. The report said that in 2024, 28 percent of all victims of violent crime were victimized by an…
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