e-3508 (Justice)
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- According to the 2019 Statistics Canada report on family violence, 30% of violent crimes reported to police were perpetrated by an intimate partner, and 79% of victims were women;
- In 2020, the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability has reported 160 homicides of women and girls, 50% of which are attributed to family violence;
- In September 2019, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime said the criminal justice system needs essential changes regarding perpetrators of violence and urged the various levels of government to act on the urgency of crime against women;
- The criminal justice response appears to be inadequate in light of the increase in violence against women and related homicides;
- Open for signature
- June 16, 2021, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 14, 2021, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)