e-3508 Justice
Jacques Gourde
Domestic violence,Victims of crime,Violence against women
September 14, 2021, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)
Petition to the Government of Canada
  Whereas:
  
    According to the 2019 Statistics Canada report on family violence, 30% of violent crimes reported to police were perpetrated by an intimate partner, and 79% of victims were women;
    In 2020, the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability has reported 160 homicides of women and girls, 50% of which are attributed to family violence;
    In September 2019, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime said the criminal justice system needs essential changes regarding perpetrators of violence and urged the various levels of government to act on the urgency of crime against women;
    The criminal justice response appears to be inadequate in light of the increase in violence against women and related homicides;
  
  
    We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Support and endorse bills in the House of Commons and Senate of Canada that relate to amendments to the Criminal Code that will address the issues discussed above, particularly Criminal Code amendments regarding conditions for judicial interim release (s. 515) and peace bonds (s. 810); and
    
    2. Act on the means to guarantee the physical safety of victims and on information and prevention resources to address family violence and apply the principles of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, regardless of political affiliation.