Posts Tagged ‘Bill C-233’
Bill C-233: The need for judicial education on intimate partner violence
We continue to support Bill C-233 as it moves to Third Reading. Luke’s Place Legal Director, Pamela Cross, and Legal Services Director, Emily Murray, submitted a discussion paper to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding Bill C-233 and the importance of judicial education on intimate partner violence. Check out previous blog posts…
Read moreSubmission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women re: Bill C-233
Presented by Pamela Cross, Luke’s Place Legal Director, on May 10, 2022 at 3:30pm. Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you to talk about Bill C-233. I do so on behalf of Luke’s Place Support and Resource Centre in Durham Region, where I am the Legal Director. I’m happy to talk to you…
Read moreBill C-233 passes Second Reading and moves to debate at Committee stage
We are thrilled that Bill-C-233 passed Second Reading on Friday and has been referred to the Status of Women Committee for debate. As we explained in our previous blog post, a central component of this Bill involves judicial education on the issue of intimate partner violence. This aspect of the Bill honours Keira Kagan, a…
Read moreJudicial education on intimate partner violence
Bill C-233 is moving to Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday, April 29, 2022. A central component of this Bill involves judicial education on the issue of intimate partner violence. Known as Keira’s Law, this aspect of the Bill honours Keira Kagan, a four-year old girl killed by her father in an…
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