Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Good morning to the witnesses. I thank you for being with us this morning.
I want to start with a couple of questions for Ms. Isshak, but first of all let me thank her for the front-line work her organization does, and of course that's common to all the front-line organizations across the country that work in difficult circumstances and are always under-resourced.
I also thank her for the kind remarks that she made at the beginning. I do want to stress that, while there is a specific bill, we're also looking in this study at other things that can be done to address the problem of intimate partner violence.
In your discussion, Ms. Isshak, could you tell us how often you run across the pattern of controlling and coercive behaviour in those clients who seek your services?