I appreciate that, on average, a peace bond is 12 months, but it can be extended or reapplied for. There is value in having longer durations for peace bonds available when they are needed.
As I mentioned earlier, especially in cases where an individual—a dependent victim—chooses to stay with their partner or, for some reason, there is something connecting them and keeping them together, and they need those additional supports in place, it can take an extended period of time to work through counselling, housing and financial stability, or to work through programs the offender may be going through as well, such as anger management. Being able to have an extended peace bond to cover that duration of time, especially when it's potentially being monitored through early intervention programs, would be of huge value.