OTTAWA — It’s time for the Liberals to crack down on intimate partner violence.

Speaking to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre decried Liberal inaction on crime, specifically against intimate partners.

“So far he has done nothing, he’s passed no laws to reverse the Liberal crime wave that his party has unleashed over the past decade,” he said.

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“And unfortunately we see the results in intimate partner violence.”

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN CANADA

According to Poilievre, 2024 saw 128,000 victims of intimate partner violence in Canada, with reported instances of family violence seeing a 17% increase over the past six years.

As well, 79% of those killed by t

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