Province plans for impending intimate partner violence law

From the Winnipeg Free Press–Women’s shelters, police and the province are preparing for a long-awaited law that aims to prevent Manitobans from becoming the next victim of an intimate partner.

Manitoba’s Disclosure to Protect Against Intimate Partner Violence Act, which will come into law March 1, will allow someone who believes they might be at risk of violence from a current or former partner to apply for verbal disclosure about the significant other’s documented history of violence.

“By allowing individuals to access information about a partner’s history of violence, people are able to better assess risk and make decisions that may prevent harm before it actually escalates,” Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters provincial co-ordinator Tsungai Muvingi Van Landeghem said.

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