Thanks for the question.
Yes, I agree. I think it is problematic enough if a woman finds herself in an abusive relationship, but as I tried to make clear in my comments, I think it becomes even more problematic if their whole life in Canada is threatened because of the relationship and because of the vulnerability in the relationship. Anything we can do to address that is going to make a huge difference. This is why I think women should have independent access to the possibility of entering the labour force.
They also should be supported. But as many of your witnesses said, sometimes they deal with women who are so isolated they don't even know how to board a bus. There's a lot of work to be done.
I think this is exactly what we need to do. We need to give them the security of knowing that they are welcome in Canada, and if they want to become productive members of society, they should be allowed to do so, instead of their trying to prove that they are innocent and shouldn't be deported.