B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the killing of Bailey McCourt has become a tragic turning point in the push to strengthen Canada’s response to intimate partner violence.

“It was a tragedy and I think it shook us all in B.C.,” Sharma said.

McCourt’s death has galvanized women across the province, including her aunt, Debbie Henderson.

“We will continue making noise until Ottawa hears us, until all parties hear us. Come together, work together, get this done,” Henderson said.

Sharma has sent a public letter to federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, urging a presumption of first-degree murder in certain cases of intimate partner violence.

“(We’re) just putting in these protections to make sure that all along the justice system, up to the murder charges, intimate partner violence is

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