Protect Healthcare Workers
Whereas there are an increasing number of incidents involving violence against persons who provide health services and first responders;
Whereas assaults on persons who provide health services and first responders have both a physical and a psychological impact;
Whereas persons who provide health services and first responders, who care for and protect others, deserve to feel protected and valued by the justice system.
Therefore, we the undersigned stand with the Conservatives in calling on the Liberal government to support Bill S-233 and recognize assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders as an aggravating circumstance under the Criminal Code.