Advocate hopeful coercive control will be criminalized in Canada

Update: 2024-06-13

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Members of the Canadian Parliament have voted unanimously to criminalize coercive control — a step towards protecting people from non-physical abuse, such as threats and financial manipulation. With the bill now going to the Senate, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Andrea Gunraj with the Canadian Women's Foundation, to learn more about what it would do.

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Advocate hopeful coercive control will be criminalized in Canada

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Advocate hopeful coercive control will be criminalized in Canada

Advocate hopeful coercive control will be criminalized in Canada