Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate

Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9.
Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate.
The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James Plover, has been charged with first-degr