Ford government votes down bill to strengthen sexual assault court cases
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Article Excerpt
An Ontario NDP MPP says it is “shameful” that the Ford government failed to support a now-defeated opposition bid to improve the tracking of sexual assault cases in court. Catherine Fife, the NDP MPP for Waterloo, saw her proposed law to mandate the government to pay closer attention to trends and outcomes in criminal sexual assault trials voted down by the Progressive Conservatives. The proposal — named Lydia’s Law — would have looked to strengthen accountability and transparency over how cases are handled, the NDP said, including enacting auditor general recommendations to better report on d…
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May 28, 2026