Transforming Laws to Save Lives From Domestic Violence

Join Us in Advocating for Immediate Legislative Changes to Safeguard Survivors and Stop Preventable Deaths

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Our Purpose

Our purpose arose in the wake of a devastating tragedy: the preventable death of Bailey, mother of two young girls, who was murdered by her former partner.

We are calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address ongoing failures to protect domestic abuse victims and to prevent future deaths.

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Key recommendations that we feel need to be urgently implemented include the following:

Establish a Domestic Violence Offender Registry

British Columbia and Canada must implement a registry—accessible to police and/or the public—tracking individuals convicted of serious or repeat domestic violence offences. This will support early intervention, prevention, and allow survivors or potential partners to make informed decisions. This should build on existing disclosure tools like Clare’s Law and extend further in transparency and scope.

Reform Bail Policy for High-Risk Domestic Offenders

Bail must not be automatically granted to individuals charged with serious domestic violence offences, particularly where there is a known history of threats, coercive control, or physical violence. The onus must be placed on the accused to prove that they do not pose a continued risk. Furthermore, all high-risk accused persons must be fitted with GPS ankle monitoring devices upon release, and survivors must be notified before release is granted.

We have the technology through apps such as snap chat to be able to see where are friends are at any given time, how is it we don't have a way to monitor criminals that pose a risk to individuals such as Bailey. There has to be a way for a GPS monitoring system, along with alerts to the victim. It is unacceptable that Bailey was unaware of her abuser’s release and his whereabouts. A restraining order or court condition is meaningless without the means to enforce it.

Mandate First-Degree Murder Charges in Intimate Partner Homicide

Require Recognition of Lethality Risk Indicators in Bail Hearings

Bailey’s killer had previously assaulted her, including acts of choking—one of the most serious indicators of future lethal violence. Non-fatal strangulation is associated with a 750% increase in the likelihood of future homicide.

This fact is well established in research and must be integrated into the decision-making framework of all police, prosecutors, and judges involved in domestic violence cases. Risk assessment tools and judicial education must be mandatory.

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Supporting Data

In Canada, a woman is killed by her intimate partner every six days.
In British Columbia, domestic violence accounts for approximately one-quarter of all homicides.
In 2023, at least 184 women and girls were victims of femicide in Canada, according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory.
Over 60% of femicide victims had reported their abuser to police before they were killed.
Non-fatal strangulation is present in 43% of domestic homicide cases.

These numbers are not just statistics. They are lives lost. Bailey’s story illustrates a pattern: the legal system identifies a threat, documents abuse, yet fails to protect the victim from the ultimate act of violence.

This must change.

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“Bailey’s Law”—to Include

A provincial Domestic Violence Offender Registry
Mandatory GPS monitoring and victim notification monitoring system upon release of high-risk offenders
Presumptive first-degree murder charges in cases of intimate partner homicide with documented abuse history
Use of validated risk assessment tools and mandatory judicial training in coercive control and strangulation