Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present petitions from over 900 Yukoners who are concerned and want to draw to the attention of the House that these citizens believe that the provocation defence as it is currently used in wife slaughter cases inappropriately and unjustly changes the focus of a criminal trial from the behaviour of the accused and his intention to murder to the behaviour of the victim, who from then on is identified as the one responsible for the accused's violence.
The undersigned request that Parliament review and change the relevant provisions of the Criminal Code to ensure that men take responsibility for their violent behaviour toward women.