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{
"time": "2026-01-29 12:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime), Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Ruby Sahota (secr\u00e9taire d\u2019\u00c9tat (Lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9), Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9124857\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, violence driven by control and fear leaves deep and lasting harm, and too many women and children are living with the consequences. That is why we have introduced one of the largest Criminal Code updates in generations to confront modern threats and to protect victims from domestic violence, keep our children safe, address Jordan court delays and strengthen victims' rights. We are also cracking down on coercive control before violence turns lethal; increasing protections against sexual exploitation, including AI deepfakes; and reinforcing mandatory jail time for child predators.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124858\" data-originallang=\"en\"> These reforms will allow our justice system to act faster and deliver stronger protections for Canadians.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9124857\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la violence motiv\u00e9e par le contr\u00f4le et la peur laissent des traces profondes et durables, et trop de femmes et d'enfants en subissent les cons\u00e9quences. Voil\u00e0 pourquoi nous avons propos\u00e9 l'une des plus importantes r\u00e9visions du Code criminel depuis des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations afin de lutter contre les menaces d'aujourd'hui et de prot\u00e9ger les victimes de la violence familiale, d'assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de nos enfants, de rem\u00e9dier aux retards qui suscitent l'invocation de l'arr\u00eat Jordan et de renforcer les droits des victimes. Nous s\u00e9vissons \u00e9galement contre le contr\u00f4le coercitif avant que la violence ne tourne au drame. Nous renfor\u00e7ons les protections contre l'exploitation sexuelle, y compris les hypertrucages cr\u00e9\u00e9s par l'intelligence artificielle. De plus, nous renfor\u00e7ons les peines d'emprisonnement obligatoires pour les pr\u00e9dateurs d'enfants.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124858\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ces r\u00e9formes permettront \u00e0 notre syst\u00e8me de justice d'agir plus rapidement et de mieux prot\u00e9ger les Canadiens.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/1/29/ruby-sahota-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ruby-sahota/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4731/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13322791",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Justice",
"fr": "La justice"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/1/29/",
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}
}