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House Hansard - 227

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville, CPC)
  • Sep/29/23 12:27:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is a real privilege to stand in this House and bring the concerns of Canadians to this place. I want to present this first petition on behalf of Canadians who continue with their concerns in this regard. It is well established that the risk of violence against women increases when they are pregnant. Currently, the injury and death of preborn children as victims of crime are not considered aggravating circumstances for sentencing purposes in our Criminal Code of Canada. Therefore, petitioners indicate justice requires that an attacker who abuses a pregnant woman and her preborn child be sentenced accordingly and the sentence should match the crime.
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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)
  • Sep/29/23 12:32:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the second petition notes the elevated risk of violence that pregnant women face, the absence of specific targeted protections for women in this situation and the fact that the current law does not recognize the impact if an active assault results in the death of the preborn child. Petitioners call on the House to legislate that the abuse of a pregnant woman or the infliction of harm on a preborn child is an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes in the Criminal Code.
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