Marjolaine Étienne, President of Quebec Native Women (QNW), will be at a hearing today at 3:00 p.m. before the Commission des institutions at the Quebec National Assembly on Bill 24, An Act to amend the Act respecting the Québec correctional system to provide for the power to require that an offender be connected to a device that allows the offender’s whereabouts to be known. The purpose of this bill is to provide that a judge may require that an offender be bound to an electronic tracking bracelet to promote the safety of a person who is a victim of violence.
In order to take part in this hearing by videoconference, please consult the National Assembly’s website live.
“QNW is committed to addressing domestic violence. Our objective is to protect Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ who are victims of violence in all its forms and who are disproportionately vulnerable to their non-Indigenous sisters. Domestic violence is a real societal problem that must be addressed with concrete and tangible actions in order to find solutions. Upstream consultations must therefore be held with Indigenous communities and organizations in order to take into account their particularities,” says Marjolaine Étienne, President of QNW.
