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Women’s Equality, Justice and Public Safety, February 16, 2017 - Fredericton
Legislation introduced to address intimate partner violence
New Brunswick today took a step in joining other Canadian provinces in establishing intimate partner violence legislation as Premier Brian Gallant tabled the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act. Front, from left: Jennifer Richard, Fredericton Regional Network and Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre; Chief Leanne Fitch, Fredericton Police Force; Premier Brian Gallant; Rina Arseneault, assistant director, Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research; Beth Lyons, executive director, NB Women’s Council. Back, from left: Miguel LeBlanc, president of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research and executive director of the NB Association of Social Workers; Tim McCluskey, president of the Fergusson Foundation; Assistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay, New Brunswick RCMP commanding officer; and Erin Whitmore, New Brunswick Women’s Council.