Of course, the pandemic was a contributing factor in slowing down the implementation of this legislation. That said, none of the stakeholders we spoke to said they would backtrack on criminalizing coercive control. They said it had brought about a major and essential change in the conversation and helped judicial actors better understand domestic violence.
Moreover, we need to understand all the danger associated with coercive control. This legislation is in fact a way for the system to respond to this danger.
So this measure has an impact. Of course, it's one tool among many others, like training, which will have an even greater impact over time. The more judicial actors are trained and have a good understanding of coercive control, the better they'll be able to detect the phenomenon and better welcome victims at the same time.
Victims also need to be aware of what coercive control is.
So it's all of these things that need to be put in place.
Indeed, on criminalizing coercive control, none of the players would change their minds.