Mr. Speaker, Ivonne Hernandez, a victim of domestic abuse, spoke out against her attacker.
He allegedly demanded that she keep quiet and threatened to have her deported. Ms. Hernandez does not have status in Canada. She has a Canadian child with her husband. After March 6, she could be deported and have her child taken away, because she dared to speak out against her abusive husband.
Will Canada protect this women, or will it send a message to all women without documentation that they are at the mercy of their abusive spouse?