"Choosing to ensure that the process has integrity, accountability, and respect for survivors now requires that we withdraw from the government's report-writing process, said Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre). Survivors deserve to have their voices heard, Wong-Tam said. "Ontario's Official Opposition believes that we must now produce our own dissenting report to ensure that survivors' voices and calls for change are heard.""
"On Thursday, NDP MPPs walked out of the meeting, where work was underway on writing and reviewing its final report. These sessions are held in-camera, meaning they're private and MPPs can't disclose what happens behind the closed doors. The NDP members said they can't explain in detail why they are abandoning the committee work but they issued a statement and read it to reporters after leaving the meeting."
The intimate partner violence committee at Queen's Park stalled after NDP MPPs walked out of an in-camera meeting during final report drafting. The NDP members declined to disclose detailed reasons due to the private nature of the sessions but issued a public statement explaining their withdrawal. Kristyn Wong-Tam said the decision was driven by concerns about integrity, accountability and respect for survivors, and the NDP will produce a dissenting report to ensure survivors' voices and calls for change are heard. A government spokesperson said members will complete the study to honour victims and advocates who shared experiences. The study followed the NDP's Bill 173 proposal to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.
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