Sure, I can try.
I think we have to be careful in our definitions. The proposed bill has the concept of close relationships and not this.... It encompasses family members who may not be in an intimate relationship, so I think that's something that has to be considered, as you suggest, perhaps with aunts or mothers, and that sort of thing, who may be experiencing this as well.
Yes, we have to examine this carefully and look at what the lived realities of people are. That's why it's so important to keep hearing from those experts on the front lines, like Andrea, who are responding to this every day. Who is coming to them for assistance? Who is experiencing the bulk of coercive control in relationships? Are they spousal relationships?
We know that a lot of coercive control happens in dating relationships as well, so that can't be overlooked, and in same-sex relationships as well. We have to look at all of these contexts. If we're creating a law, it has to be able to respond to the Canadian context and what we're seeing all across the country.