Bailey’s Law receives royal assent, brings reform to intimate partner violence laws

Bailey’s Law introduces several changes to the Criminal Code, including the creation of a distinct offence for intimate partner violence, allowing incidents to be tracked separately from general assaults.

The legislation also creates new provisions that allow killings linked to a pattern of coercive or controlling behaviour in intimate relationships to be treated as first-degree murder.

“Bailey did everything that was asked of her by the system, and this system failed her, and it fails many others,” Henderson said.

She said the strengthened sentencing provisions will provide some reassurance to families affected by intimate partner violence.

“With that comes along a sentence that is 25 years to life and gives families an opportunity to breathe, not having to worry about attending parole hearings anytime soon,” she said.

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