I want to start by saying thank you to all of the witnesses. It's been informative and you've come here on a very cold evening. Thank you for doing that.
I will focus my questions with Ms. Ajibolade, partly out of gratuitous self-interest. I'm very proud of the work you do in the riding I represent, Parkdale—High Park, with The Redwood shelter for women and children. It's incredible the amount of support that you offer to the community and the entire city of Toronto. Thank you for that incredible work.
I'm splitting my time with Mr. Fraser, so I'll ask you a couple of questions consecutively. If possible, would you respond trying to leave him some time to also ask a question.
We've heard some discussion about equal parenting. There was a reference made to a 1998 report of the special joint committee called “For the sake of the children”. That actually didn't include a presumption on parenting, and as was noted by one of the other witnesses, there is no equal parenting presumption in this legislation. That was very deliberate.
First, I would like to hear your views, Abi, on how the work you're doing to combat family violence relates to equal parenting, because it is our view very clearly in this bill that equal parenting wouldn't account for the family violence that is involved in many of the domestic marital breakdowns that occur. You need to treat each case on a case-by-case basis. Is that important to address the family violence you're combatting?
Secondly, we had this on Monday. Do you feel that the definition of “family violence” as it currently stands is inclusive enough? I'm asking specifically because another witness raised this idea about harassment through cyber-bullying and things like threatening to post pictures on Facebook and spread rumours about a woman through social media. Would you comment on that? Do you think there needs to be a change in the “family violence” definition in the legislation, or is it broad enough, from your perspective?