{"id":15547,"date":"2026-05-14T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plaidoyervictimes.ca\/?p=15547"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:01:34","slug":"bill-no-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidoyervictimes.ca\/en\/bill-no-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release | Bill No. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15547\" class=\"elementor elementor-15547 elementor-15546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58ea2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b58ea2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117b53b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"117b53b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22efe95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22efe95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Press Release | May 14, 2026<\/p><p>Plaidoyer Victimes welcomes the introduction of Bill No. 4, the Act respecting the disclosure of information for the purpose of protection against intimate partner violence and amending various legislative provisions, which was presented yesterday to the National Assembly of Quebec by the Minister of Internal Security, Ian Lafreni\u00e8re.<\/p><p>This bill aims to enable a person concerned about the risk posed by their intimate partner to obtain certain confidential information in order to make an informed decision regarding their own safety or that of their children. 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