B.C. Woman’s Family Takes Fight for ‘Bailey’s Law’ to Ottawa

B.C. woman’s family takes fight for ‘Bailey’s Law’ to Ottawa

The family of a Kelowna, B.C., woman allegedly murdered by her estranged husband in July continued its push for stricter laws in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’ - Okanagan

Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.

Family of slain B.C. woman to discuss intimate partner violence bill with justice minister

OTTAWA — The aunt of a Kelowna, B.C., woman killed in an intimate partner violence case is set to discuss a bill aimed at addressing such violence with Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Wednesday.

Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has thrown his support behind a grief-stricken family’s push for stronger judicial changes to protect victims of intimate partner violence. “Bailey’s story is really one of tragic heartbreak,” Poilievre said at a news conference on Parliament Hill Tuesday morning. Bailey McCourt, a mother of two young children, was killed in Kelowna, B.C., in July. Her ex-husband, James Plover, is facing charges of second-deg…