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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 back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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