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Montrealers march against conjugal violence in honour of 24-year-old Romane Bonnier | CBC News
Nearly 1,000 people took to the streets of downtown Montreal to call for an end to conjugal violence. Romane Bonnier, 24, was fatally stabbed earlier this month by an ex-partner, police say. Advocates say there are concrete steps that can be taken to reduc
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Montrealers march against conjugal violence in honour of 24-year-old Romane Bonnier
Bonnier believed to be Quebec's 17th death linked to intimate partner violence this year
Earlier this month, 24-year-old Romane Bonnier was killed in a brazen daylight stabbing in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal neighbourhood in what police believe to be the province's 17th death linked to conjugal violence this year.
"What's happening in Quebec right now is disastrous, and we are tired of going through that," said Anne-Sophie Julien, a family friend and organizer of a march for action and remembrance for Bonnier on Saturday afternoon.
"There's so many things that we can do and we have to start right now to prevent other events like that."
Nearly 1,000 people packed into the courtyard of Bonnier's former high school in downtown Montreal before taking to the streets to march against conjugal violence and to honour the young woman, remembered as a talented actor, singer and musician.
'A spectrum of services to address the issue'
Quebec has committed millions of dollars to tackle conjugal violence and recently created an emergency fund for victims who want to escape violent situations quickly.
But one advocate says there needs to be more education and follow-ups with victims as part of a global approach to combating the issue.
"We have to start from the beginning...It's really important to teach young boys, young girls about respect, about boundaries, what is right to do in a relationship," said Maud Pontel, a co-ordinator with Alliance MH2, a network of second-stage shelters in the province.
Pontel says Quebec needs to move quickly with their plans to address conjugal violence as well as offer better support for youths to nip the problem in the bud.
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in hounour of sb/sth : in order to celebrate or show great respect for someone or something
mourner : a person who is feeling or expressing sadness, or who is a t a funeral
conjugal : connected with marriage or the relationship between two married people, especially their sexual relationship
disastrous : extremely bad or unsuccessful
rally : a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion
address (verb) : to speak or write ot someone / to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
advocate : to publicly support or suggest an idea, developemnet, or way of doing something