A bill named for a slain Kelowna woman that supporters say would combat intimate partner violence has received unanimous second reading approval in the House of Commons.

Bill C-225 would automatically make the killing of an intimate partner an act of first degree murder. It would also allow judges to order up to a seven-day risk assessment for individuals who may pose a danger to their intimate partners, even if they have not breached bail conditions.

The Opposition Conservatives tout the proposed legislation as ‘Bailey’s Law’, after Bailey McCourt who was killed in Kelowna on July 4. Her estranged husband, who had been in court only hours earlier that day on a charge of assaulting her, has been charged with first-degree murder.

“Conservatives are encouraged to see our bill to stren

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