Mandatory inquests needed for women killed despite protection orders: advocates

“We are wanting to have a coroner’s inquest for every death, we want to have an investigation every time a woman is killed where a protection order, peace bond was sought or granted,” MacDougall told Stephen Quinn, host of CBC’s The Early Edition.

“Because we definitely want to uncover systemic failures and to drive those reforms.”

It also called for mandatory arrests for abusers who violate protection orders and peace bonds, as well as extending the duration of protection orders to two years for IPV cases. Link to full story here.