The Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region is making a profound impact in our community by breaking the cycle of abuse.
Their Engaging Men program, launched in 2023, has already helped over 80 men confront their actions and begin a journey of healing and accountability. This voluntary, free initiative focuses on counselling and support, helping men understand the roots of their abusive behaviour and choose a new path forward. As Det. Const. Andrea Gilker of the Waterloo Regional Police Service said, “When we help them, we help their partners. It’s good for everybody.”
This is the kind of community-based innovation that truly makes a difference.
At the federal level, Conservatives are also taking action to end domestic violence. My colleague Frank Caputo, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, has introduced a new private member’s bill C-225 that passed second reading. The bill would classify the murder of an intimate partner as first-degree murder in all cases, create a new offence for assaulting an intimate partner, and Allow judges to order risk assessments for individuals charged with intimate partner violence while on release.
These efforts, local and national, are working toward the same goal: breaking the cycle of domestic violence.
Solutions together will make a difference
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