I would rather speak to the scholarship I have reviewed rather than my own personal opinions. I think that the scholarship might help the committee in terms of evaluating the advisability of a broad offence that would capture this type of conduct.
I would bring your attention to sociologists who have supported the enactment of these types of laws, such as Evan Stark in particular. We also have a Canadian sociologist. An article published by the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime called “Understanding coercive control in the context of intimate partner violence in Canada” recommends the creation of that offence. In particular, it recommends consultation and study before such an offence is brought into effect for a lot of different reasons including difficulties with operationalization, training and evidentiary issues, etc.
Then there's another—