Last week, Ontario introduced legislation requiring judges to receive education on intimate partner violence.
While Attorney General Doug Downey debated the bill on Wednesday, he stood speechless for a full minute as he struggled to introduce Kagan and Viater."It's so important that we acknowledge this tragic story and take action.""It's critical because we want to make sure that the people who are making decisions understand what's happening in terms of the dynamics of intimate partner violence," he said.
Family violence has increased seven consecutive years, a report from last fall by Statistics Canada shows. Of the 788 homicide victims reported in 2021, 154 were killed by a family member, according to police-reported data. Sixty per cent of these victims were women and girls.Keira's Law, as it's become known, just received royal assent in Ottawa, meaning all federally appointed judges will receive that same training and education on domestic violence.
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