441-02717 Justice
Petition to the Government of Canada
WHEREAS:
Amendments were made to the Criminal Code on June 23, 2022, allowing for extreme intoxication to act as a defense for violent crimes like assault and sexual assault where a "reasonable person would not have foreseen the risk of a violent loss of control";
The National Enquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found that rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls to be alarmingly higher than any other demographic in Canada;
First Nation communities are often in rural areas under-served by law enforcement creating longer response times and greater potential for violent acts of crime; and
Alcoholism and substance abuse is a rapidly growing issue leaving First Nations more vulnerable to acts of violence. According to the First Nation Health Authority, First Nations make up only 3.3% of British Columbia's population but a staggering 15% of toxic drug deaths.
THEREFORE:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Federal Government, to remove their amendments to the Criminal Code related to extreme intoxication and uphold their commitment to protecting First Nations safety and right to a justice system that honours victims by holding offenders responsible for violent crime.
WHEREAS:
Amendments were made to the Criminal Code on June 23, 2022, allowing for extreme intoxication to act as a defense for violent crimes like assault and sexual assault where a "reasonable person would not have foreseen the risk of a violent loss of control";
The National Enquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found that rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls to be alarmingly higher than any other demographic in Canada;
First Nation communities are often in rural areas under-served by law enforcement creating longer response times and greater potential for violent acts of crime; and
Alcoholism and substance abuse is a rapidly growing issue leaving First Nations more vulnerable to acts of violence. According to the First Nation Health Authority, First Nations make up only 3.3% of British Columbia's population but a staggering 15% of toxic drug deaths.
THEREFORE:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Federal Government, to remove their amendments to the Criminal Code related to extreme intoxication and uphold their commitment to protecting First Nations safety and right to a justice system that honours victims by holding offenders responsible for violent crime.