NDP MP Laurel Collins' bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence receives parliamentary support.
NDP MP Laurel Collins urges the House of Commons to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence. The bill aims to define coercive control as patterns of behaviors that isolate and instill fear in victims. Collins' private member's bill has received support from MPs across party lines, and was amended following a parliamentary committee study.
June 04, 2024
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