Mr. Speaker, according to section 36, I would like to present a petition from many people in northern Alberta. They believe that the provocation defence, as it is currently used in femicide and wife slaughter cases, inappropriately and unjustly changes the focus of the 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.
They are obviously asking and praying that Parliament review and change relevant provisions of the Criminal Code to ensure that men take responsibility for their violent behaviour toward women. That is only sensible.