OTTAWA — The aunt of a Kelowna, B.C., woman killed in an intimate partner violence case is set to discuss a bill aimed at addressing such violence with Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Wednesday.

Debbie Henderson, whose late niece, Bailey McCourt, was bludgeoned with a hammer in a downtown Kelowna lot earlier this year, appeared in Ottawa on Tuesday, joined by Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.

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Henderson implored the federal government to pass Bill C-225 – also known as Bailey’s Law – a private member’s bill put forward by Conservative MP Frank Caputo.

Henderson, ahead of her meeting with Fraser, said she “hopes he listens to the cries of our family and that we have a productive conversation.”

The bill, if passed, would establish GPS monitoring and a registr

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