Sault Ste. Marie City Council Supports Bill to Strengthen Laws on Intimate Partner Violence

Sault Ste. Marie City Council passed a motion on Monday to support a federal bill to strengthen laws in Canada around intimate partner violence. The Sault father of murder victim Caitlin Jennings says if the proposed law had been in place, he believes his daughter would still be alive today.

In a unanimous vote on Monday, city council agreed to lend its support to the bill while family members of victims affected by intimate partner violence watched from the gallery. “My little bit of being uncomfortable and my little bit of my pain doesn't compare to what Caitlin experienced her final moments. So I have to be strong for her," he said of the difficulty in sharing that story.

Brian Sweeney was also in attendance Monday with Renee Buczel, longtime friend of his slain daughter Angie Sweeney. Sweeney and the Angie's Angels group have been working hard in the past few months to advocate for the changes needed at every level of government to put a stop to intimate partner violence. He doesn't think it should be so difficult for governments to get behind such legislation.

On Monday, Sweeney addressed the fact the Ontairo PC party and Premier Doug Ford had so far not supported calling the issue an epidemic.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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