Status of Women committee  It's through a court order. Therapy must have conditions, as is the case for drugs or alcohol when people are released. People who have been released can be required, on 48 hours' notice, to undergo a urine test to determine whether they have been using intoxicating substances. T

Status of Women committee  When the justice system is dealing with a perpetrator, whether of spousal or sexual violence, the zero-tolerance message has to be clear. When someone abuses his wife and is sentenced to two years less a day to be served at home, without therapy, a very poor message is being sent

Status of Women committee  I've always believed that justice has to be done at two levels: rehabilitation and incarceration. They are not incompatible. Incarceration is a period during which perpetrators are told to think about their behaviour and make an effort to control it. In incidents of spousal viole

Status of Women committee  You are absolutely right. A judge must show extreme sensitivity in cases of domestic violence, violence against children and sexual assaults. A bully, when in the presence of the victim in court, continues to bully. The perpetrator establishes a power relationship through which

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question. To begin with, the government acknowledged this. There is a government bill whose intent is to withdraw this privilege from those who were discharged and then reoffended. The basic principle is fairly straightforward: when the justice system

Status of Women committee  You began by quoting a sentence that I wrote several years ago, in which I said that Julie would be the judge of my actions. There are also hundreds of dead women whose lives could have been saved who will be judging not only my actions but yours too. Time is running out to prote

Status of Women committee  Thank you for your questions. This bill would accomplish two things: it would tell victims that we are protecting them and tell men that enough is enough.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that very important question. Electronic bracelets are not the only way to protect women. It's one of several options. Therapy for men is a way of protecting women. Aggressive men won't assault just one spouse, but two, three or four. There will be a series of vict

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for your question. We had some very productive discussions with indigenous communities, particularly in western Canada. Yes, it's a concern. In many instances, young people and adults live in very unfortunate socioeconomic circumstances. There is an isolation

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that question. It's a good one. The federal government has to be involved, as it was for women's shelters. The federal government spent millions to support these shelters. In connection with therapy for men, it's important not to leave the provinces to their own de

Status of Women committee  I don't want to brag, but Bill 24 was adopted in Quebec one year after we sat down with Minister Guilbault, who was public safety minister at the time , and Mr. Barrette, who was minister of justice. We worked closely with both of them on the electronic bracelet issue. We begged

Status of Women committee  That's the advantage of Senator Dalphond's amendment. If Bill S‑205 is adopted, there will be a correlation between the two bills. Combining the two would expand the use of electronic bracelets. However, it must never be forgotten that only a justice can order the wearing of an e

Status of Women committee  Initially, the scope of the bill was somewhat broader. The Senate cut it back with a number of amendments, in an effort to make sure that the bill would be adopted. The goal was not really to put forward a version of the bill that would include all my aspirations for the protecti

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. That leads me into a discussion of my second career, which consists of giving talks at elementary and secondary schools. There is indeed a problem between girls and boys, particularly when they are involved in their first emotional experience. I'm not

Status of Women committee  The message has to be clear. We can no longer release men under a recognizance order pursuant to section 810 of the Criminal Code when 50% of them don't comply with their conditions. When that happens, the message being sent is that they are entitled to reoffend. Justice has to b