This amendment is based on a recommendation from the National Association of Women and the Law to ensure that victims are not at risk of criminalization for breach of a publication ban whose purpose is to protect the victims themselves. While past legislation has responded to concerns raised by survivors about this issue, experts tell us that these measures have proven to be overly narrow and that this remains a major risk for victims.
With this in mind, I urge colleagues to vote in favour of this amendment to uphold victims' rights and to ensure that survivors of violence are not criminalized due to the same publication bans that are supposed to protect them.