Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 28, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Tories’ recently introduced private member’s bill would take steps to combat rising intimate partner violence, and is calling for other parties to support it.
Statistics Canada released new data on Oct. 28 showing that reports of intimate partner violence increased by 14 percent between 2018 and 2024. The report said that in 2024, 28 percent of all victims of violent crime were victimized by an intimate partner, and 78 percent of victims of were women and girls.
