We mention this in the brief. In the past, we have taken part in hearings for the Plan d'action gouvernemental en matière de violence conjugale 2018-2023, which is a provincial initiative.
Spousal violence, or domestic violence in the broader sense, must be everyone’s business, both at provincial/territorial level and at federal level.
While respecting constitutional jurisdictions, each level of government should take measures to facilitate this. It can be either by funding groups or through more structural measures such as Bill C-78, which amends the Divorce Act and contains a whole section on domestic violence. That is a federal government measure in an area of law other than criminal law. But the fact remains that the federal level certainly has its place together with the provinces and territories.