Marie-Gabrielle Ménard

Madam Chair, the logic is exactly the same as for the amendment I just talked about. This amendment is being proposed for coordination and clarification purposes in the event that one of the two bills passes before the other.

Thank you, Madam Chair. C‑225 C‑16 This amendment coordinates the amendments on intimate partner murder in Billwith similar amendments proposed in Bill, the protecting victims act. The proposed clause 21 clarifies which amendments will prevail if the relevant provisions of both bills come into force. That means this amendment is being proposed for clarification purposes.

Thank you. That's informative. Ms. Blinco, do you have any insight you'd like to share?

What does breaking the isolation and creating new connections counteract? What can it prevent?

C‑225 C‑16 LIB‑17 aligns the Billprovisions concerning the new specific offence related to intimate partner violence with those of Bill, the protecting victims act, to ensure a consistent approach to intimate partner violence in the Criminal Code.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The intent behind this addition is to require sentencing courts to impose specific periods of parole ineligibility in cases where a person is sentenced to life imprisonment. This amendment would require courts that impose a life sentence on a person convicted of manslaughter of an intimate partner, as defined in section 1.1, to also impose a parole ineligibility period of [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Witnesses, you are experts, and I thank you for making yourselves available. I would like to begin by saying that your opening remarks touched me deeply. These are the kinds of conversations I have every week in the riding of Hochelaga—Rosemont‑Est. I am very concerned about the situation of older women, and I think this committee is, as well. In any case, the committee [more]

Thank you very much. I'll turn to you now, Ms. Joudi. My time is a bit limited. In this study, we're talking a lot about financial vulnerability, but we are also interested in financial abuse. You used the term “coercive control”. So financial violence is part of this broad umbrella of various forms of abuse and violence and, indeed, it is recognized in our society. Minister of Justice C‑16 [more]

Thank you. That does indeed aggravate the issue. Ms. Côté, is there anything you'd like to add?

In that sense, the government has a strong interest in continuing to support community organizations, in particular, that can foster connections that may be lacking. In some cases, family ties are not always present.

You work with different populations. You explained very well that financial abuse often occurs within a relationship of trust. This abuse is perpetrated by people close to seniors. Can you tell us how we can better ensure that these people are able to report financial violence?