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Keira’s Law

Bill C-233 is known as Keira’s Law and received Royal Assent on April 27 and became law in Canada on May 27, 2023. [1]

It proposes amendments to the Judges Act for continuing education for judges on intimate partner violence and coercive control. It also amends the Criminal Code by requiring a justice to consider imposing an electronic monitoring device for accused charged with offences against their intimate partner. [1]

The Bill is named after 4 year old Keira Kagan who was the victim of a murder-suicide in Ontario.

Learn More:

Special Event: Keira’s Legacy of Hope: Judicial Training on Family Violence – Learning Network

Footnotes:

[1] Ye, T. (2023). “Keira’s Law”: More Domestic Violence Training for Judges. But Is It Enough? Battered Women’s Support Services.  Retrieved from https://www.bwss.org/keiras-law/

Knowledge Mobilization

Knowledge mobilization refers to the meaningful use of evidence and expertise to align research, policy, policy and practice in order to improve outcomes. It is about making evidence accessible, understandable, and useful for knowledge users to empower them. [1]

 

Footnotes:

[1] Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions. (n.d.).  What is knowledge mobilization (KMb)? Retrieved from What is knowledge mobilization (KMb)? | Knowledge mobilization toolkit (kmbtoolkit.ca)