Even the system itself.... There is a court right now in Toronto, modelled after one in Buffalo, in which the criminal and family judges—there are a couple of judges—are hearing both sides. It's a domestic violence court. They're hearing both sides, so that they get the criminal case part and they get the family case part and then hopefully are able to make a more informed decision around the safety of the family, the safety of the children.
It has been around for two or three years now, but there are some flaws that they're trying to address. It originally was not a mandatory court, so I'm not sure who would offer to volunteer to go and say, “Yes, I'll absolutely have a criminal judge and a family judge hear my story”. When they were separate, neither knew what the other was doing, and that was a problem.
Then, when you try to speak with judges around understanding or educating around family violence, they have absolutely said that they are not allowed to be educated on such matters. It's kind of odd; I don't understand that process.