Mr. Speaker, the findings of Statistic Canada's latest survey on violence against women cannot leave anyone indifferent.
More than one out of four Canadian women who are married or living common-law say that they have been assaulted by their spouse. At one time or another in their married life, they were physically or sexually assaulted and few of them reported these assaults to the police. Even fewer of them sought professional help to allay their suffering and the trauma resulting from these assaults.
To stop wife abuse, the federal government must introduce legislation to end violence against women.