Montrealers gathered at Parc-Extension Metro Friday to denounce intimate partner violence amid the wave of slain women in Quebec. Dozens gathered at Parc-Extension Metro to draw attention to domestic abuse following the death of Rajinder Prabhneed Kaur. Legislation is essentialFor advocate and domestic abuse survivor Svetlana Chernienko, only legislative changes could significantly protect potential victims of intimate partner violence. Mental health advocate Svetlana Chernienko says legislative changes are needed for social programs to adequately support survivors of intimate partner violence. "We need to change it at that [legislative] level so we don't have anymore women die."

Source: CBC News July 31, 2021 00:11 UTC